Margaret Mary "Mag" McCarthy

Margaret Mary “Mag” McCarthy, 71, of South Amboy died on Sunday February 3, 2019 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. Born in South Amboy she lived there all her life. Before retiring she was the owner of Mag’s Subs, South Amboy and was previously employed by E.I. DuPont, Parlin. A member of St. Mary’s R. C. Church, South Amboy she was a retired member of the South Amboy First Aid Squad and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Enterprise Hook & Ladder. She served as Board of Education president in 1980.

Daughter of the late James J. and Caroline McLaughlin McCarthy she is also predeceased by her brothers John J. McCarthy in 1996 and Dennis R. McCarthy in 2018; her sister Carolyn “Pinky” Kubinak in 1998; her sister-in-law Pat McCarthy in 2015 and her nephews Sean and Robert. She is survived by her brothers James F. McCarthy and Michael J. McCarthy and his wife Mary; her sister Jane McCarthy; her brother-in-law Robert J. Kubinak; her sisters-in-law Florence and Maribeth McCarthy; 7 nieces, 3 nephews, 6 great nephews and 4 great nieces.

Cremation was private. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday March 2, 2019 at 11am at St. Mary’s Church, 256 Augusta Street, South Amboy. Arrangements are under the direction of The Gundrum Service “Home For Funerals” 237 Bordentown Avenue, South Amboy. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to South Amboy First Aid Squad, PO Box 328, South Amboy, NJ 08879.

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