Margaret Eckhoff

Margaret Eckhoff of Manahawkin, departed from this life on Tuesday, December 2, 2015 following a long illness with her devoted daughter and caregiver Amanda Slockbower by her side.

“Peggy” was born in Paterson, NJ, in 1950 and moved to South Jersey in the late 1980’s. She worked as a Telephone Operator for AT&T for forty years.

She was predeceased by her first husband Russell Slockbower, her second husband Gerard Eckhoff (2007) and her brother Raymond Doty.

In addition to her daughter Amanda, she is survived by daughter Kimberly Reinschmidt, her grandchildren Jessica Rossi, Ashely and Michael Forse, Jacob, Wyatt, and Patrick Ullman, great-grandson Liam Dil and siblings Brad Doty, Patricia Crumb, Cathy Stoll, Mary Hayden Neadle, Judy Sullivan and Tom Doty.

Visiting hours will be Friday, December 4, 2015 from 2pm to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm with a prayer service, 8:45 pm at Maxwell-Tobie Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 573 Mill Creek Road, Manahawkin, NJ 08050. Cremation will be held privately.