Margaret Makohuz

August 25, 1921 - July 30, 2019

Margaret M. Makohuz, 97, of Cherry Hill, NJ, formerly of Trenton, NJ, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2019. Margaret was born in Morrisville, PA. She entered the convent at a young age and became Sister Patricia. She was a former nun of the Sisters of St. Basil the Great in Uniontown, PA until 1967. Due to illness, Margaret left the convent and worked for a prominent family in Princeton, NJ for many years. Margaret remained active in the church as an Associate of the Sisters of St. Basil. She would attend daily Mass and pray the Rosary each day. She was a faithful volunteer at St. Mary's Parish Bingo. Margaret loved being with family and friends. She enjoyed traveling and would go to new places whenever an opportunity presented itself. Margaret is survived by her sister, Eleanore Monsu, her nieces, Sharon Burris (JW), Kathleen Ellenberg (Paul), her nephews, Kenneth Makohuz (Judy), James Monsu, and several great nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Elizabeth Wollover and John Makohuz, her stepmother Mary Makohuz, and her brother, Edward Makohuz. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 from 10:00AM to 11:00AM at the Murphy Funeral Home, 1863 Hamilton Avenue, Hamilton, NJ 08619. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 11:30AM at the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Grand and Malone Streets, Trenton, NJ 08611. Interment at St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Trenton, NJ. In lieu of flowers donations may be sent in Margaret's memory to Caring Hospice, 133-Q Gaither Drive, Mt. Laurel Township, NJ 08054 or to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Grand and Malone Streets, Trenton NJ 08611.