Virginia Broderick

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 145 E. Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Livingston. Visitation is on Monday, January 23 from 3 to 7PM. Family and friends will gather for a final visitation on Tuesday, January 24 at 9:30AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30AM from St. Philomena Church, Livingston, where Mrs. Broderick was a parishioner. Entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover.

Born and raised in Lyndhurst, NJ, Mrs. Broderick was a graduate of Newark Teachers College now known as Kean University. She moved to Livingston in 1954 to raise her family and later taught at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School for more than twenty years.

Ginny, as she liked to be called, was a devoted member of the Livingston Women’s Club for sixty years, serving two terms as President. She worked very hard on the Club’s mission to raise funds for scholarships for Livingston High School seniors. She also served on the Township Appearance Committee as a mayoral appointee.

Mrs. Broderick was preceded in death by her sister Belle Riggs, her grandson Keith Ritchie and her husband of sixty-eight years, John P. Broderick Sr. As a couple they enjoyed traveling with friends and family in the United States and Europe and many summers at the NJ shore.

She is survived by her four children: Marcia A. Broderick of Calabasas, CA; Kathleen B. Estabrooks and her husband Michael of Cranford; John P. Broderick Jr and his wife Colleen of Brielle; and Kevin M. Broderick and his wife Deborah of Chantilly, VA. Mrs. Broderick is survived by eight grandchildren: Kelly M. Ritchie, Anne Estabrooks Miller, John P. Broderick III, Elizabeth Broderick, Timothy Broderick, Michael B. Estabrooks Jr, Kate Broderick Lew and Keith Broderick as well as four great grandchildren: Kali Ritchie, John William Ritchie, Lauren Miller and Pierce Broderick. Mrs. Broderick is also survived by two beloved cousins, Marcia S. Rogers and Mary Pierson. She leaves behind a devoted friend in Nancy Fitzsimmons.

In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation to the Frances Foundation of 8 Bryce Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733 to help children with cancer or the Scholarship Fund of the Livingston Women’s Club, 271 W. Northfield Rd, Livingston NJ 07039.