Obituary of Agnes C. Allen

Agnes C. Allen, 106, of Jackson Township, died on the morning of Monday, April 9, 2018 at her grandson’s home in Clarksburg. She was born in Jersey City, the daughter of Edward and Catherine Barnes MacRae. Mrs. Allen was a violations clerk for the Jersey City Police Department, retiring several years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, John E. Allen, in 1953; and her sons-in-law, Joseph DeJacomo, James Gillespie, Sal Giordano, and Tony Figliola. Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, John and Mary Eleanor Allen, Jackson Township, and Richard M. and Susan Allen, San Diego, California; four daughters, Agnes DeJacomo, North Arlington, Regina Gillespie, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and Rosemary Giordano, Calabasas, California; and Patricia Figliola, Ave Maria, Florida; 21 grandchildren; and 26 great grandchildren. Visitation will be held at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold, on Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Friday at 10:00 A.M. at St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church, Freehold. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.