HALLAHAN, MARGARET
(nee Sweeney), On November 25, 2008; of Collingswood, NJ; age 87 years.
Beloved wife of the late Charles; Devoted mother of Michael J. (Erika), Rev. Dr. Kenneth P., Lawrence E. (Mary), Thomas J. (Lauren), and the late Charles J. and Regina McBride Macrina; Dear mother in law of Barbara Hallahan, John McBride and Richard Macrina; Loving grandmother of Jason, Brendan, Corinne, Rozalind, Alexis, Margaux, Sosanna, Alison, Seamus, Liam, Hana and Sofia; great grandmother of Sofia; Dear sister of Janet Quinn, Ellen Anastasia, John Sweeney, and the late Bernard and Lawrence Sweeney.
Prior to her retirement; Mrs. Hallahan was employed as a French teacher at Highland High School in Blackwood for 16 years. She graduated first in her class from Hallahan High School in Philadelphia in 1939; and was a member of Rosemont College Alumni Association, and St. Peter Celestine's Church Choir. After bringing 6 children into the world, she explored it herself, traveling throughout Europe and honing her knowledge of French and Spanish. Her love for ideas, literature and conversation continued throughout her life and as well as her daily newspapers, she read the New Yorker, Harpers, Saturday Evening Post and Atlantic Monthly religiously, loved mystery books and was a fan of crossword puzzles. She followed politics closely and was pleasantly surprised at recent events. She has left her love for ideas and storytelling with the generations that follow.
Relatives and friends are invited to the Visitation and Funeral on Saturday from 8:30 to 10:15 AM at the Church of St. Peter Celestine, 402 Kings Highway North in Cherry Hill, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM.
Mrs. Hallahan donated to a host of charities and organizations, but her favorite was Maryknoll Missions.
Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Cherry Hill.
(nee Sweeney), On November 25, 2008; of Collingswood, NJ; age 87 years.
Beloved wife of the late Charles; Devoted mother of Michael J. (Erika), Rev. Dr. Kenneth P., Lawrence E. (Mary), Thomas J. (Lauren), and the late Charles J. and Regina McBride Macrina; Dear mother in law of Barbara Hallahan, John McBride and Richard Macrina; Loving grandmother of Jason, Brendan, Corinne, Rozalind, Alexis, Margaux, Sosanna, Alison, Seamus, Liam, Hana and Sofia; great grandmother of Sofia; Dear sister of Janet Quinn, Ellen Anastasia, John Sweeney, and the late Bernard and Lawrence Sweeney.
Prior to her retirement; Mrs. Hallahan was employed as a French teacher at Highland High School in Blackwood for 16 years. She graduated first in her class from Hallahan High School in Philadelphia in 1939; and was a member of Rosemont College Alumni Association, and St. Peter Celestine's Church Choir. After bringing 6 children into the world, she explored it herself, traveling throughout Europe and honing her knowledge of French and Spanish. Her love for ideas, literature and conversation continued throughout her life and as well as her daily newspapers, she read the New Yorker, Harpers, Saturday Evening Post and Atlantic Monthly religiously, loved mystery books and was a fan of crossword puzzles. She followed politics closely and was pleasantly surprised at recent events. She has left her love for ideas and storytelling with the generations that follow.
Relatives and friends are invited to the Visitation and Funeral on Saturday from 8:30 to 10:15 AM at the Church of St. Peter Celestine, 402 Kings Highway North in Cherry Hill, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM.
Mrs. Hallahan donated to a host of charities and organizations, but her favorite was Maryknoll Missions.
Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Cherry Hill.
HALLAHAN, MARGARET
(nee Sweeney), On November 25, 2008; of Collingswood, NJ; age 87 years.
Beloved wife of the late Charles; Devoted mother of Michael J. (Erika), Rev. Dr. Kenneth P., Lawrence E. (Mary), Thomas J. (Lauren), and the late Charles J. and Regina McBride Macrina; Dear mother in law of Barbara Hallahan, John McBride and Richard Macrina; Loving grandmother of Jason, Brendan, Corinne, Rozalind, Alexis, Margaux, Sosanna, Alison, Seamus, Liam, Hana and Sofia; great grandmother of Sofia; Dear sister of Janet Quinn, Ellen Anastasia, John Sweeney, and the late Bernard and Lawrence Sweeney.
Prior to her retirement; Mrs. Hallahan was employed as a French teacher at Highland High School in Blackwood for 16 years. She graduated first in her class from Hallahan High School in Philadelphia in 1939; and was a member of Rosemont College Alumni Association, and St. Peter Celestine's Church Choir. After bringing 6 children into the world, she explored it herself, traveling throughout Europe and honing her knowledge of French and Spanish. Her love for ideas, literature and conversation continued throughout her life and as well as her daily newspapers, she read the New Yorker, Harpers, Saturday Evening Post and Atlantic Monthly religiously, loved mystery books and was a fan of crossword puzzles. She followed politics closely and was pleasantly surprised at recent events. She has left her love for ideas and storytelling with the generations that follow.
Relatives and friends are invited to the Visitation and Funeral on Saturday from 8:30 to 10:15 AM at the Church of St. Peter Celestine, 402 Kings Highway North in Cherry Hill, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM.
Mrs. Hallahan donated to a host of charities and organizations, but her favorite was Maryknoll Missions.
Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Cherry Hill.
(nee Sweeney), On November 25, 2008; of Collingswood, NJ; age 87 years.
Beloved wife of the late Charles; Devoted mother of Michael J. (Erika), Rev. Dr. Kenneth P., Lawrence E. (Mary), Thomas J. (Lauren), and the late Charles J. and Regina McBride Macrina; Dear mother in law of Barbara Hallahan, John McBride and Richard Macrina; Loving grandmother of Jason, Brendan, Corinne, Rozalind, Alexis, Margaux, Sosanna, Alison, Seamus, Liam, Hana and Sofia; great grandmother of Sofia; Dear sister of Janet Quinn, Ellen Anastasia, John Sweeney, and the late Bernard and Lawrence Sweeney.
Prior to her retirement; Mrs. Hallahan was employed as a French teacher at Highland High School in Blackwood for 16 years. She graduated first in her class from Hallahan High School in Philadelphia in 1939; and was a member of Rosemont College Alumni Association, and St. Peter Celestine's Church Choir. After bringing 6 children into the world, she explored it herself, traveling throughout Europe and honing her knowledge of French and Spanish. Her love for ideas, literature and conversation continued throughout her life and as well as her daily newspapers, she read the New Yorker, Harpers, Saturday Evening Post and Atlantic Monthly religiously, loved mystery books and was a fan of crossword puzzles. She followed politics closely and was pleasantly surprised at recent events. She has left her love for ideas and storytelling with the generations that follow.
Relatives and friends are invited to the Visitation and Funeral on Saturday from 8:30 to 10:15 AM at the Church of St. Peter Celestine, 402 Kings Highway North in Cherry Hill, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM.
Mrs. Hallahan donated to a host of charities and organizations, but her favorite was Maryknoll Missions.
Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Cherry Hill.
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