Marilyn Small O'Boyle of Hamilton Township, N.J., entered eternal life with the Lord on October 20, 2024. She was 91 years young. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend her visitation on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, from 4 to 7 pm at the Peppler Funeral Home, 114 South Main St, Allentown, NJ 08501. The Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, 3816 East State St. Ext., Hamilton. Entombment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Honey Locust Dr, Lakewood Township, N.J. For directions, further information and to send condolence messages to the family, please visit www.pepplerfh.com.

The daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Small, Marilyn was born in Orange, NJ, and raised in West Orange, NJ. She graduated from Our Lady of the Valley School and attended the College of Saint Elizabeth. She worked as a teacher and insurance claims processor.

Her greatest joys were her family and her faith. She married the love of her life, Fred, on June 26, 1954, was the loving mother to eight children, grandmother to eleven and great-grandmother to 5. A committed Catholic, Marilyn was a Eucharistic Minister at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Orange and at St. Aloysius Church in Jackson Twp. She was also a member of the consolation ministry and faith sharing groups at St. Aloysius. Throughout her life, Marilyn was an active member of the community. When her children were young, she wrote and directed Christmas plays for the schools to perform. Marilyn and Fred enjoyed organizing trips for their Jackson community and parish. They were founding members of the Breakfast Club from St. Aloysius.

Marilyn was a resident of Homestead at Hamilton for the last 7 years. She enjoyed her activities and friendships there, bringing her smile to all every day. She founded the weekly Rosary with Marilyn group for members of that community. The family would like to thank the staff of Homestead and the Serenity Hospice team for the wonderful care they provided.

Marilyn was predeceased by her husband, Frederick, her parents, her brothers, William Small, Lawrence Small and Richard Small, her children, Frederick Martin Jr., Maureen, Lisa Anne, Timothy and Dennis.

She is survived by her children and their spouses, Kevin (Marybeth), Eileen Fallon (Mark), Marykim Keane (Kevin), and her daughters-in-law, Kim O'Boyle (Dennis's wife) and Kris O'Boyle (Tim's wife). She is also survived by her eleven grandchildren, Daniel, Matthew, James and Peter O'Boyle, Alyssa and Kelly Keane, Megan and Kate O'Boyle, Matthew Fallon and Alex and Ryan O'Boyle and five great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Marilyn's name to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at www.cff.org