Obituary of Helen Margaret Nagel

H. Margaret (Peg) Nagel, nee Branch, age 87, died peacefully, Friday, December 26, 2008, at The Masonic Home of NJ in Burlington, New Jersey. She was born August 29, 1921, in Jersey City, New Jersey, daughter of Millard and Kathryn Branch, Sr. and graduated from Dickinson High School. Peg married Warren H. Nagel, Sr. in 1944 and moved to Denville in 1947. They relocated to the Indian Lake area in 1957 and lived there until relocating to the Masonic Home of NJ in 2004. She was retired from the Denville A&P. Peg was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for over 60 years and was active with the Denville Seniors. Peg is predeceased by her parents; husband; son, Warren H. Nagel, Jr.; sister, Elizabeth H.; and brother, William H. Branch, Sr. She is survived by her two daughters: Elizabeth (Seymour) Herskovitz and Joann (Floyd) Nesbitt; four grandchildren: Michael J. (Kristin) Ramos, Beth (Randy) Scioli, Alison Magnotti-Nagel and Michelle Magnotti-Nagel; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Millard R. Branch, Jr. and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Masonic Foundation of NJ, 902 Jacksonville Road, Burlington NJ 08016 or Hunter's Hope Foundation, P O Box 643, Orchard Park NY 14127 or visit www.huntershope.org, which was set up to increase public awareness of Krabbe's disease. One of Peg's great-grandchildren suffers from this nervous system disease. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 am, Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Denville Community Church, Diamond Spring Rd, Denville, NJ. Norman Dean Funeral Home, Denville, NJ is assisting the family. Condolences to the family may be sent to www.normandean.com.