Lifetime Rumson resident Katherine “Betty” Burgess O’Gorman passed away peacefully at home in Rumson on Oct. 13. She was 90.
Photo/courtesy of John E. Day Funeral Home
Born to the late John Burgess and Katherine Van Culin, Betty was an avid reader and a patron of the Oceanic Free Library in Rumson from the moment she got her library card when she was 5 years old.
Her family was the most important thing in her life.
Betty was predeceased by her husband Francis Patrick O’Gorman.
She is survived by: her children, Robert O’Gorman, of Rumson, Kathy O’Gorman and George Hoffmann, of Tinton Falls, and Melissa Neczesny and her husband Peter, of Fair Haven; and her beloved granddaughter Sarah Neczesny.
Visitation will take place at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at John E. Day Funeral Home followed by services at 10:30. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make a memorial donation in Betty’s name to the Oceanic Free Library at oceaniclib.org.
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