Muriel Geraghty, 97, passed away on March 2, 2025. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, to parents Joseph and Catherine DeGorter. Muriel grew up in Brooklyn before moving to Staten Island, where she lived until 1981, when she relocated to Whiting, NJ.

Muriel worked as a school aide for the NYC Board of Education in Staten Island before retiring in 1981. She loved watching birds and was an excellent knitter and crocheter. She made baby blankets for every new member of the family. She also enjoyed spending her summers at Harry Wright Lake.

She is predeceased by her husband, Paul J. Geraghty; her parents, Joseph and Catherine DeGorter; and her siblings, Pauline Protentis, Joseph DeGorter, Janet Montgomery, Theodore DeGorter, and George DeGorter.

Muriel is survived by her children, Jo-Ann Loiacono and Muriel Geraghty-Cinque(Dr. Joseph Cinque, 2001); her brother, Edward DeGorter; her grandchildren, Ted Kucharski (Cara) and Sean Kucharski; her great-grandchildren, Ava, Mya, and Nicholas Kucharski; her step-grandchild, Erin Warman; and her great-great-grandchild, Aubrey Jean.

Friends and family will be received at Manchester Memorial Funeral Home from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Visitation will also be held on Monday, March 10, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial will follow at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, 350 Province Line Rd, Wrightstown, NJ 08562.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Muriel's name to the Humane Society or the Popcorn Park Zoo.

Online condolences can be made at www.manchestermemorialfh.com.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Manchester Memorial Funeral Home, 28 Schoolhouse Road, Whiting, NJ 08759, (732) 350-1950.