Eleanor J. Morgenstern, 97, of Phillipsburg, NJ passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Warren Campus, Phillipsburg, NJ.
Born April 4, 1917 in Easton, PA she was the daughter of the late Mathias Frank Fegley and Jennie L. (Bieber) Fegley. Her husband John E. Morgenstern, Sr. died in September of 1971.
A 1934 graduate of Wilson High School, she was a lifelong member of First Moravian Church, Easton where she had served as a Sunday School teacher, choir member and on the Guild. She was also named Member of the Year by the church in 2010. Eleanor was devoted to her family, her church and her church family.
She is survived by three children: John E. Morgenstern, Jr. and his wife Patricia Hanzsek of Hampton, NH, Wendy J. Mamana and her husband James, Robert M. Morgenstern and his wife Patty all of Bangor, PA; six grandchildren: Lisa Bath, Chris and John Mamana, Amanda Duane, Jared and Christian Morgenstern; and ten great-grandchildren: Sarah, Grace, Ella, Jenna, Jackson, Claire, Aiden, Amelia, Tias, and Aurora. Her brother Robert Fegley preceded her in death.
Services will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 1) in the First Moravian Church, 225 N. 10th Street, Easton, PA 18042 with visitation from 1 to 1:30 p.m.in the church. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton, PA is handling the arrangements. Interment will be in Easton Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
