PRASCH, MAUREEN A. (nee: Connors)

86, passed away on April 28 at the Center for Hope Hospice in Elizabeth, NJ, surrounded by her family. Maureen was born and raised in Bayonne. She moved to Highlands, NJ where she lived until her retirement in 1989. Before eventually settling in Lakewood, NJ, she spent her early retired years extensively travelling the U.S. and lived briefly on Whidbey Island in Washington State, and in Venice, Hollywood Beach and West Palm Beach, FL. She was a retired Scheduler for NY and NJ Port Authority for over 21 years. Mother of James A. Prasch, Jr., Theresa Prasch Ward, Robert C. Prasch, & Sandra O’Connor Carey. Grandmother of Beth Miel, Eli Prasch, Kieran Prasch, Ashlyn Ward & Rhiannon O’Connor. Great-Grandmother of Joshua Miel. Sister of Catherine Connors and the late Michael, Charles, Brian, Francis, and Cornelius Connors, Theresa Boyle, Anne Halecki, and Margaret Carstens. Sister-In-Law of Peter Halecki. She is also survived by many nieces & nephews. Funeral arrangements by G. KEENEN O’BRIEN Funeral Home, 984 Avenue C.