Obituary of Margaret Begley

Margaret Rita Begley (nee Campbell), age 94 years, of Brooklyn, NY passed away on December 31, 2023. Rita was born on January 10, 1929 to Meredith and Agnes Campbell, in Lawrencetown, Co. Down, No. Ireland. In 1958, Rita moved to San Francisco where she lived until the mid-1970's before moving to New York City. In 1980, she married her husband, Thomas, and settled in Brooklyn. Rita was a devout Catholic, she was a daily communicant and an active member at her parish, St. Rose of Lima. She loved to travel back to her family in Northern Ireland, where she spent nearly every summer. Rita will be dearly missed by her brother Dan and her sister Kathleen (McEvoy), as well as her stepsons and their spouses, Kevin and Maureen (nee Cusack) and Brian and Karen (nee Cassone). She is also survived by six grandchildren, Kerry (Amit Mehta), Heather (Richard Brennen), Kevin (Jessica), Courtney, Christopher, and Patrick (Krista), and six great-grandchildren, Nora, Teddy, Maeve, Tara, Rory and Grace of whom she was immensely proud. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas, her siblings, Patrick, Phyllis, Mary Rose, Dympna, Jim and Michael, her stepson, Dennis, and her grandson, Jonathan. Rita will be buried at St. John's Cemetery in Queens, NY on Saturday, January 6,2023. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Rose of Lima Parish at 11AM.