Joan Ruth Higgins Obituary (1930

Joan R. (Garrison) Higgins, 82 of Monroe Twp. died Saturday August 31st at her home. Born and raised in Jersey City, Mrs. Higgins lived in Old Bridge for 40 years before moving to the Rossmoor community in Monroe Twp. in 2002. She was employed for 23 years as a social studies teacher at the Old Bridge High School, retiring in 1998. Previously she was an elementary school teacher at St. Thomas the Apostle School in Old Bridge and the Sacred Heart School, New Brunswick. Mrs. Higgins was a congregant of St. George's Anglican Church, Helmetta and a member of the church vestry. She was also a member of the Alpha Delta Kappa (International Teachers Sorority), Zeta Chapter, Old Bridge. Mrs. Higgins was predeceased by her husband Lindley R. Higgins in 1994 and her brother and his wife Richard and Helen Garrison. Surviving are her daughter Elizabeth H. Coffin and her husband William of Basking Ridge, her son Lindley R. Higgins Jr. and his wife Rebecca Bond of Washington, DC and two grandchildren Caroline and Nicholas Coffin. A memorial service will be held on Friday September 6th at 10 a.m. at St. George's Anglican Church, 56 Main St., Helmetta, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Memorial Fund at St. George's Anglican Church 56 Main St., Helmetta, 08828 or to the World Wildlife Fund at www.worldwildlife.org.