Obituary of Mary C. Forrest

Mary C. Forrest (nee Sedlar) of Maplewood, N.J., 96, died on Dec 5, 2014, at St. Barnabas Medical Center. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at St. Joseph's Church, 767 Prospect St., Maplewood, on Tuesday, Dec 9, at 10 a.m. Interment is in Hollywood Memorial Park, Union, N.J. Visitation will be held at The Jacob A. Holle Funeral Home, 2122 Millburn Ave., Maplewood, on Monday from 3 to 7 p.m. For more information or to send condolences, please visit jacobhollefuneralhome.com. Mary lived in Newark, N.J.; West Orange , N.J., and in Union for over 50 years. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert J. Forrest and mother of the late JoAnn Filan. She was also the mother-in-law of the late Francis Filan and John F. Murphy Jr. Mary is survived by daughters, Roberta Murphy and Diane Liccese and son-in-law, Joseph Liccese; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandsons; sister, Helen Boyle; brother, Edward Sedlar, and special friends, the Vieira family. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Barnabas Hospice, 95 Old Short Hills Rd., West Orange, N.J. 07052 would be appreciated.