Obituary of Surekha Dwivedi MD

Dr. Surekha Dwivedi, 42, of Colts Neck passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, after a courageous battle with cancer. Dr. Dwivedi was born in Mainpuri, India, and came to the U.S. at the age of one, settling in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was raised in Randolph, NJ, and lived in Freehold Twp. before moving to Colts Neck in 2009. Dr. Dwivedi was a graduate of Douglass College, Class of 1990, where she was a Douglass Scholar. She earned her M.D. at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson in 1994. Dr. Dwivedi worked as a family physician at Monmouth Family Medicine, Freehold, and thoroughly enjoyed caring for her patients. Surekha met and fell in love with her husband of 14 years, Dr. Jonathan Briggs. Together they welcomed their two sons, Jonathan Mirjoon Briggs, 6, and Shaun Jeungmin Briggs, 4. Above all else, she was a devoted and loving mother. In addition to excelling as a family doctor, she cared deeply for animals, especially her cats. She was fascinated by space and the universe, Buddhism, Huskers football, watching movies and laughing with friends. Dr. Dwivedi is survived by her husband, Jonathan, and sons, Jonathan and Shaun; her parents, Bosant and Pratibha Dwivedi of Randolph; a sister, Tara Matthew and her husband, Arun, of New York City; her in-laws, David and Beverly Briggs of Somerset, NJ, and several nieces and nephews. Visiting at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Twp. on Friday, September 2, 2011, from 2-4 and 7-8:30 PM, with her celebration of life at 8:30 PM at the funeral home. Interment will be private. For those who desire, memorial contributions in memory of Dr. Surekha Dwivedi may be made to the Monmouth County SPCA, 260 Wall Street, Eatontown, NJ 07724 or to the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad Street, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702. For directions, information or condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com.