Cecelia D.M. Riddell Obituary (1920

Cecelia Dorothy Mae Riddell, 101 of Monroe Township passed away Friday April 22nd at her home. Born in Jersey City, Mrs. Riddell lived in Belford , NJ for 38 years before moving to the Clearbrook community in Monroe Township in 1983. She was a parishioner of Nativity of Our Lord RC Church, Monroe Township and a member of the church Prayer Shawl group who contributed 150 shawls to their cause. She loved gardening (vegetable and flowers,) baking and knitting. Mrs. Riddell was an overall handyman around the house. She also enjoyed ballroom dancing and visiting the casinos in Atlantic City. She was predeceased by her husband Francis X. Riddell in 2006, her son Raymond, her grandson Harold, her great grandson Kristofer, her two sisters Irene Klump and Dorothy Fullam and her two brothers John and Bobby Stevens. Surviving are her two daughters Lorraine Riddell of Monroe Township, and Cecelia Meyers and her husband Harold of Hilton Head, SC, her son Andrew and his wife Carole of Sanford, Maine, eleven grandchildren Michael, Dennis, Gregory, Cynthia, Kevin, Michele, Matthew, Raymond, Patrick, Christopher and Megan and twenty two great grandchildren Jack, Christian, Ryan, Grace, Connor, Caroline, Katherine, Brendan, Nolan, Brenna Rose, Ryane, Ryan, Brady, McKenzie, Curran, Delaney, Baker, Marley, Michele, Carol Ann, Jessica and Cassandra. Funeral services will begin 9:15 a.m. Tuesday April 26th at the Lester Memorial Home 16 W. Church St., Jamesburg followed by a 10:00 a.m. funeral liturgy at Nativity of Our Lord RC Church, Monroe Township. Burial will be at Holy Cross Burial Park, East Brunswick, NJ. Visiting hours for family and friends will be Tuesday April 26th 8:15-9:15 a.m. at the funeral home.