Obituary of Rona Siegel-Martucci

Rona Sue Siegel-Martucci, 69, of Freehold Township passed away Sunday May 29, 2016 after a long and very brave battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn on October 15, 1946, Rona graduated from Hunter College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology. Her professional services included teaching elementary school in New York and Atlanta as well as in Child Support for the State of New Jersey retiring in 2008 as a Master Probation Officer for over 20 years. She truly loved life and as shown in recent weeks left a profound and lasting effect on nearly everyone she came in contact with. Family and friends meant the world to her and not only treasured traveling with them and shopping whether locally or in far off places but just generally having fun, laughing and talking with people. Her greatest pleasure was being a mom and a Grammy and spending as much time as possible with her children and grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nathan and Rose Siegel and brother, George Siegel. Rona is survived by her husband of 47 years, James C. Martucci; her beautiful children, Neil and Dana, and Neil's wife, Maria; as well as her awesome and amazing grandson, Zachary Elway. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Township on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 8:30 AM until her 9:30 AM funeral service. Interment will follow in Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent. The family will be sitting Shiva at their home with dates and times to be announced. In lieu of flowers, Rona requested memorial contributions be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065 or Plant a Tree for Israel, c/o Jewish National Fund,42 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021. For information, directions or condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com.