Evelyn Elizabeth Higgins

Evelyn Higgins, age 88, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on March 7th, 2020.

The oldest of Anna and Charles Renn's 3 children.  Evelyn was born on July 30th, 1931.  She spent her childhood in Carlstadt, NJ where she attended East Rutherford High School.  After high school, Evelyn went to work at S.B. Penick in Lyndhurst, NJ where she met her future father-in-law, Allen Higgins Sr.  Allen Sr introduced Evelyn and Allen Jr and they were married a few years later.  Evelyn was employed at Beth Israel Hospital in Passaic, NJ for over twenty-five years as a Switchboard Operator.  In 1965, Evelyn and Allen built a home in the Pines Lake section of Wayne, NJ where they raised their four children.

Evelyn played the piano and organ for over eighty years. She taught her children and grandchildren how to play the piano. Evelyn was always very involved in her church, Calvary Temple of Wayne, NJ where she continued to be the church organist up until late 2019.

Evelyn was predeceased by her first born, Allen Higgins III in 2014.  She was the loving and faithful wife of Allen Higgins, Jr. and the loving mother of 4 children:  Allen Higgins III; Cheryl Zarillo-O'Connor and her husband Michael of Estero, FL; Bryan Higgins Sr and his wife Awilda of Byram Township; Dawn Young and her husband Christopher of Wayne. Dear Grandmother of Allen Higgins IV, Bryan Higgins Jr, Michael Zarillo, Kaitlin Carroll, Matthew Zarillo, Tanner Melendez, Troy Melendez and Trevor Melendez. Proud Great-Grandmother of Bryan Higgins III, Avery Higgins and Olivia Carroll. Dear Sister of Ruth Conroy (pre-deceased) and Arlene Gerard, and beloved aunt of many nieces and nephews.

The family asks in lieu of flowers that a donation be made to the Go Fund Me page for Avery Higgins, 5 month old great-grandaughter of Evelyn who has recently been diagnosed with the rare pediatric liver disease Biliary Atresia.  https://www.gofundme.com/f/rxzth-help-baby-avery