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OBITUARY: Beatrice A. "Betty" Hawkins McConnell

Beatrice A. "Betty" Hawkins McConnell, 81, died Thursday, July 05, at home.

Beatrice A. “Betty” Hawkins McConnell, 81, died Thursday, July 05, at home.

Born in Jersey City, she resided in East Brunswick since 1969. She was a communicant of Corpus Christi RC Church, South River.

She was predeceased by her husband, David McConnell in 2008.

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Surviving are three sons, Thomas and his wife Carol McConnell of Milford, Conn. William and his wife Laurie McConnell of Toms River, and David and his wife Nancy McConnell of East Brunswick; four daughters, Sharon Woods of Atlanta, Karen Perry and Ken Fowler of Barnegat, Valerie Jean and her husband Mack MacCurry of Nesbitt, Mo., and Donna Marie and her husband David Hala of Colington, N.C.; three sisters, Elizabeth White of Florida, Viola Palangio of Toms River, and Anna Corrado of Spotswood; 23 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in the Rezem Funeral Home, 457 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Corpus Christi RC Church, South River.  Burial was at Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.  

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