Margaret J Martin

February 10, 2015

Margaret Jeannette Martin (nee Schoeffling) born September 15, 1941, passed away peacefully on the morning of February 10, 2015. Margaret, also known to friends and family as Peggy, was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School. In November 1959, she married and became the loving wife of the late Joseph Edward Martin. The couple spent most of their married life in Moorestown, NJ where they raised their five children. Margaret also devoted over 20 years of service to the Moorestown Public Library. Margaret loved to read, work in her yard, and spend time with her grandchildren. She was at the center of every family gathering, loved and respected by all who knew her. Margaret was the mother of the late Joseph E. Martin Jr. and is survived by her children and their spouses: Peggy and Kevin Fecher of Vienna, Virginia; Bonnie and Ronald Hill of Moorestown, NJ; John and Denise Martin of Doylestown, PA; and Mary and Philip Corradino of Delran, NJ. Margaret was the proud grandmother of 11: Nicholas, Shauna, Christopher, Michael, Melissa, Matthew, Sean, Connor, Anna, Alaina, and Johnny, her living legacy. A service will be held on Saturday, February 14 from 9:00-10:00 AM at the Lewis Funeral Home, 78 East Main Street Moorestown, NJ. This will be followed by a 10:30 mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 42 West Main Street Moorestown, NJ. In lieu of flowers, please kindly make donations to The Friends of the Moorestown Library, 111 West Second Street Moorestown, NJ.