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May 12, 2026
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8pm on Monday May 18, 2026 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ. Funeral services will be held 9am on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at the funeral home then to Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd, Wayne, NJ where at 10am a funeral mass will be celebrated.
Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 59 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ.
Margaret Favocci (née Pandocchi), 90, was born on November 20, 1935, in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania. She was the youngest daughter of Italian immigrants who came to America in pursuit of a better life. When the coal mines in Fredericktown closed, her family relocated to Paterson, New Jersey, where Margaret, affectionately known as Peggy, graduated from Eastside High School and began her career as a secretary.
During her senior year of high school, Peggy met the love of her life, Rudy Favocci, at a football game. They were married in October of 1956 and began a life together built on dedication, perseverance, and love. In the years that followed, Peggy worked alongside her husband in his pharmacy and later supported him as he pursued his medical degree, living in Missouri and Michigan before ultimately returning to New Jersey. They settled in Wayne, NJ, where they raised their three children: Rudy Jr., Chris, and Mary.
Peggy was the heart of her family. She devoted herself fully to raising her children, volunteering for countless school activities, and managing her husband’s medical practice in Hawthorne, New Jersey—all with grace and tireless energy.
She is survived by her loving children: Rudy Favocci, Jr.; Chris Favocci and his wife, Maria; and Mary LaSala and her husband, Joe. She was a proud and devoted grandmother to eight grandchildren: Rudy Favocci III and his wife, Cristina; Rebecca Brookland and her husband, Marc; Gina Keane and her husband, Brian; CJ Favocci and his wife, Kelsey; Frank LaSala; Matthew LaSala; Morgan LaSala; and Julia LaSala. She also leaves behind four cherished great-grandchildren: Rudy IV and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Favocci, and Layla and Joelle (Jojo) Brookland. Peggy is also survived by her dear sister, Josephine Smith of Bradenton, Florida.
Peggy was pre-deceased by her beloved husband, Dr. Rudolph Favocci; her parents; her sisters, Gina Pandocchi and Julia Venticinque; and her daughter-in-law, Sherin Werr Favocci.
Peggy found great joy in cooking, traveling, crocheting and entertaining in her Toms River home on the bay. Above all, she treasured time spent with her family and took immense pride in watching three generations grow and flourish. For Peggy, this was the truest expression of the American Dream she and Rudy worked so hard to achieve.
Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 59 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8pm on Monday May 18, 2026 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ. Funeral services will be held 9am on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at the funeral home then to Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd, Wayne, NJ where at 10am a funeral mass will be celebrated.
Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 59 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ.
May 12, 2026
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8pm on Monday May 18, 2026 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ. Funeral services will be held 9am on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at the funeral home then to Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd, Wayne, NJ where at 10am a funeral mass will be celebrated.
Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 59 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ.
Margaret Favocci (née Pandocchi), 90, was born on November 20, 1935, in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania. She was the youngest daughter of Italian immigrants who came to America in pursuit of a better life. When the coal mines in Fredericktown closed, her family relocated to Paterson, New Jersey, where Margaret, affectionately known as Peggy, graduated from Eastside High School and began her career as a secretary.
During her senior year of high school, Peggy met the love of her life, Rudy Favocci, at a football game. They were married in October of 1956 and began a life together built on dedication, perseverance, and love. In the years that followed, Peggy worked alongside her husband in his pharmacy and later supported him as he pursued his medical degree, living in Missouri and Michigan before ultimately returning to New Jersey. They settled in Wayne, NJ, where they raised their three children: Rudy Jr., Chris, and Mary.
Peggy was the heart of her family. She devoted herself fully to raising her children, volunteering for countless school activities, and managing her husband’s medical practice in Hawthorne, New Jersey—all with grace and tireless energy.
She is survived by her loving children: Rudy Favocci, Jr.; Chris Favocci and his wife, Maria; and Mary LaSala and her husband, Joe. She was a proud and devoted grandmother to eight grandchildren: Rudy Favocci III and his wife, Cristina; Rebecca Brookland and her husband, Marc; Gina Keane and her husband, Brian; CJ Favocci and his wife, Kelsey; Frank LaSala; Matthew LaSala; Morgan LaSala; and Julia LaSala. She also leaves behind four cherished great-grandchildren: Rudy IV and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Favocci, and Layla and Joelle (Jojo) Brookland. Peggy is also survived by her dear sister, Josephine Smith of Bradenton, Florida.
Peggy was pre-deceased by her beloved husband, Dr. Rudolph Favocci; her parents; her sisters, Gina Pandocchi and Julia Venticinque; and her daughter-in-law, Sherin Werr Favocci.
Peggy found great joy in cooking, traveling, crocheting and entertaining in her Toms River home on the bay. Above all, she treasured time spent with her family and took immense pride in watching three generations grow and flourish. For Peggy, this was the truest expression of the American Dream she and Rudy worked so hard to achieve.
Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 59 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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