Birth date: Feb 4, 1942 Death date: Jan 17, 2021
Margaret “Margie” McErlean (nee Reed), of Moorestown, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA to the late Thomas and Elizabeth Reed, she was 78 years old. Margie was the beloved wife of Joseph H. McErl Read Obituary
Margie was always smiling and so pleasant. She will be missed by everyone she touched.
I knew Margie all of my life. We grew up together on Fairhill St. in Olney, Philadelphia when she was Margie Reed. She was a few years older than Sue McErlean and I and the first one of us to have access to a car, so we all went to drive in movies, swimming pools, the bowling ally and never forget “Greenwood Dairy “. Margie went with me when I passed my driving exam when I was 16! Then she started dating Joe and the friendship shifted a bit. I was a bridesmaid in their wedding and honored to be young Margie’s godmother. I watched her as a young mother, then doting grandmother and saw her happiness revolve around her enlarging family.
When I moved to Boston we saw less of each other but our meetings then occurred in our “happy place”, Wildwood, NJ. I have lots of restaurant photos with the McErlean’s, the McCaffrey’s and sometimes lots of extended family members at our annual dinners there.
I’ve lost a dear friend and I mourn with her entire family, RIP, Margie.
I was blessed to live next door to the McErleans on Holly Lane. Mrs. McErlean was a kind, full of energy, generous person that was always doing things for others. From being involved at Saint Charles School, taking the neighborhood kids on day trips to the shore, and helping neighbors on Holly Lane. She was the neighborhood mom whose door was always open. My condolences to Mr.McErlean, Joe, Mike, and Margie. She was a spectacular person that will be missed. Love, Maureen Roddy-Cassidy
