Marie Babik

Marie C. Babik, 75, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at The Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Freehold. Born February 26, 1939, in Ransom, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Michael DeGirolamo, Sr. and Rose DeGilio DeGirolamo. She married in 1966 and moved to Piscataway in 1968, then Somerset in 2006, and Jackson in 2011 to be near her son. Marie graduated with a teaching degree in music from Mansfield University, Mansfield, Pennsylvania. She taught music for the Piscataway school system. She also gave private piano lessons, and in later years was a travel agent for World of Travel, Bound Brook, until retiring in 1996. She had been a member of The Presbyterian Church, Bound Brook. She was a talented musician and pianist. She loved music, travel, animals, and the NY Yankees. She was a loving mother and grandmother, devoted to her family. Marie was predeceased by her husband of forty years, William P. Babik, Sr., on January 3, 2007, and her brother, Michael DeGirolamo, Jr., in 2008. She is survived by her son, William P. Babik, Jr., and his wife, Cristina, of Millstone, New Jersey; his daughter, Jennifer M. Babik, and her wife, Tina Syer, of San Francisco California; her sister, Gloria Pearson of Frederick, Maryland, and her four beloved grandchildren, William P. Babik III, Nathan S. Babik, Camila Babik, and Zachary S. Babik. Visiting will be 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 16, at Hagan - Chamberlain Funeral Home. The funeral will take place at 11:00 A.M., following the visitation, with the Reverend Dr. Nancy R. Birdsong, Pastor of The Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be at Bound Brook Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kidney Cancer Association, P.O. Box 4668 # 38269, New York, New York 10163 - 4668 (http://www.kidneycancer.org).