Obituary of Margaret Firstbrook

Firstbrook, Margaret (nee Lavorgna) age 98 of Paterson at rest in Paterson on March 19, 2022. Beloved wife of the late George Firstbrook (2010). Loving mother of Joyce Weiss and her husband David, George Firstbrook and his wife Olga and Craig Firstbrook and his wife Debra. Dear grandmother Melissa Weiss Deacon and her husband Paul, David Weiss and his wife Nicole, Thomas Firstbrook, Bethany Svoboda and her husband Jon, Ashley Firstbrook and Kaitlin Firstbrook. Great-grandmother of Ava Weiss, Giana Weiss, Harry Deacon, Elias Firstbrook, Nate Firstbrook, Cora Deacon and Loretta Svoboda. Also survived by her caretaker, Andrea Cousins and predeceased by her brothers and sisters. Born in Paterson, she lived most of her life in Paterson. She was a Homemaker. She was a member of St. Gerard's Senior Citizens, Paterson and a member of Our Lady of Pompeii Senior Citizens, Paterson. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa, on Friday at 11:00 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. Gerard R.C. Church, Paterson at 11:30 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may visit Thursday 4:00-8:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to UNICEF USA, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038 and/or Doctors Without Borders USA, PO Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030, would be appreciated.