Sheila M. Wille

| 02 May 2016 | 12:56

    Sheila M. Wille(nee Monaghan), 69 years old, died Thursday, April 28, 2016, at her home after a long illness. Born to Pat and Delia Monaghan in Belmullet Hospital, County Mayo, Ireland, originally from Village of Blacksod, County Mayo, she moved to New York City in 1962. She worked for the New York Athletic Club, in an accounting department on Wall Street and as a child minder in Riverdale, N.Y. She moved to Barry Lakes in 1982 and operated her own cleaning business and worked part time for the United States Postal Service in Highland Lakes, N.J. She was an avid fan of the New York Yankees and New York Giants and loved all sports. She had many interests, including travelling and most important to her was her family and neighbors especially her close friend, Tina.
    Sheila is predeceased by her husband, Bert Wille (2013) and her brother, Patrick Monaghan (2001) and was the devoted mother of Sheila Dejonghe and her husband, Rick of Chicago, Ill. Loving grandmother of Rick Dejonghe. Dear sister of Henry Monaghan and his wife, Winnie, of Kinnelon, N.J., Kevin Monaghan and his wife, Susan, of Bronx, N.Y., Brendan Monaghan and his wife, Geraldine of Hartsdale, N.Y., and Rita Harkin and her husband, Jim, of Ireland. Cherished by several nieces and nephews. Dear friend of Tina Sweetman of Barry Lakes, N.J.
    The family will receive their friends at Ferguson-Vernon Funeral Home, 241 Route 94 (1 Vanderhoof Court for GPS), Vernon, N.J., on Sunday, May 1, 2016, from 6-8 p.m. Funeral Mass was Monday, May 2, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima RC Church, Highland Lakes, N.J. Cremation is private. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Avenue, Newton, NJ 07860 or a favorite charity would be greatly appreciated. Information and condolences can be found at www.fergusonvernonfuneralhome.com.