ROCHE, COLLEEN P., 61, of Barnegat, N.J., passed away Friday, January 1, 2021. She was born in Camden, N.J., residing in Medford, N.J. most of her life, Belvidere, N.J. for 18 years, and several other places before moving to Barnegat. Colleen attended Centenary College, Hackettstown, N.J. She worked for St. Barnabas Hospital, as a medical record technician. She was a member of Parsippany Presbyterian Church, Parsippany, N.J.
Colleen was predeceased by her father Robert Engel, step-father Richard Brown and sister Kathleen Engel. She is survived by her husband Martin Roche, daughters Tricia Cifelli and husband Alex, Ashley Gardner and husband Sean, and Jamie Goldberg and husband Devin, mother Patricia Brown, brothers Robert Engel, and Michael Brown, sisters Suzanne Keeler, Linda Engel, and Bonnie Brown, along with grandchildren Peyton and Christian Cifelli, Cayden Young, Jackson and Rylee Goldberg, and many nephews and nieces.
WOOD FUNERAL HOME, 134 EAST MAIN ST., TUCKERTON, N.J. is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers make donations to St. Jude Hospital or Star 99.1 one of her favorite radio stations.
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