Obituary of Carol J. McGrath

Carol J. McGrath, 72, of Colts Neck, passed away unexpectedly on December 13, 2016, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Carol was a Senior Associate with Robert DeFalco Realty of Colts Neck. She was a member of the National Association and N J Association of Realtors. She obtained the GRI designation as well as achieved numerous awards and recognitions in her long and storied real estate career. In addition, Carol was an organ donor to the NJ Sharing Network. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who loved art, cooking, plants, and animals. The light of her eyes were her ten grandchildren. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, John (Jack) W. McGrath; her children and their spouses, Dr. John and Eileen McGrath, Michael and Debbie McGrath, Colleen and Carmine DeCorso, and Keith and Kimberlie McGrath; her ten grandchildren, Marissa and Chris North, Casey and Meaghan DeCorso, Alexa, Rachel and Hailey McGrath, Jesse, Kevin and Allison McGrath, and Ava McGrath; her siblings, Faith Caggiano, Marilyn and Robert Mount, Bob and Ellen Messina, and Gary Messina. Visitation will be held at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold on Monday, December 19, 2016 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Denis Church, 90 Union Avenue, Manasquan. In lieu of flowers a donation to the American Diabetes Association in memory of Carol would be greatly appreciated.