Cora Ann Casey, age 46 years, of South Bound Brook, NJ, died on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at her home.

Born in North Hempstead, NY, August 22, 1974, daughter of Susan Monahan Casey and Joseph Michael Casey of Raritan Township, NJ, Cora had lived in New Jersey all her life, growing up in the Maple Glen development of Raritan Township, NJ.

A 1992 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Cora went on to earn her BA in Communications from Douglass College at Rutgers University, where she was a proud member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority.

With an omnipresent smile and a personality that invited immediate friendship, Cora was able to talk to anyone, as she was able to relate to anyone. She saw all people as God’s children and respected individuality.

Quick on her feet, her Irish wit was at the forefront of her dynamic personality. The middle of three daughters born to Susan and Joseph, Cora had many aspirations and loved her family and friends extremely deeply. Though her life was short by duration, her impact on the hearts of so many will not soon be forgotten.

The author Kelly Roper wrote a poem titled, “Consider the Shamrock” in which we lovingly recall God’s promises upon death:

Consider the shamrock, how St. Patrick said
It represents the Holy Trinity.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
And the Heavenly realms that be.
We’re taught that if we follow God
and strive to do His will,
One day we’ll go to our reward
In His shining city on a hill.
Take heart that our dearly departed,
Now knows the face of God,
And the Lord’s presence radiates all around,
An encompasses him/her with love.
So each time you see a shamrock,
Remember your loved one that’s passed.
Strive to be worthy of Heaven,
Where you’ll be reunited at last.

To honor Cora, is to continue to live your life with her love of all persons at the forefront of your actions, and your steadfast faith in a good and loving God guiding you through both the brightest, and darkest moments of life. To live this way, is to keep Cora very much alive.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Thomas J. and Marion C. Monahan, as well as by her paternal grandparents, Margaret B. and Joseph J. Casey.

Surviving are her devoted parents, Susan and Joseph Casey; her sister and brother-in-law, Betsy and Eric Smith; her sister, Carolyn Casey; her adored niece, Mackenzie Grace Smith; several aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family; and many friends made wherever she went.

Cora will lie in repose on Monday, January 11, 2021 from 9:30-10:00 a.m., with a Rosary beginning at 10:00 a.m, in the Chapel of Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 38 State Highway 31, Flemington, NJ 08822.

A Mass of Christian Burial, officiated by Rev. Matthew Marinelli, will be celebrated at St. Magdalen Church, 105 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ on Monday, January 11, 2021 beginning at 11:00 a.m..

Realizing that many people will be unable to attend due to the current pandemic restrictions, the Mass of Christian Burial will be live-streamed with the following link being active starting at 10:45 a.m. the day of the service; click HERE to watch the funeral service live (please ensure that you do not have a pop-up blocker installed).

Following mass, Cora will be laid to rest at St. Magdalen Cemetery, North Main Street, Flemington, NJ.

Kindly remember that given the current state of the pandemic, masks must be worn at all times on funeral home, church, and cemetery grounds, and social distancing must be maintained. Please follow the instructions of the Wright & Ford Care Team Family Ambassadors upon arrival at each location.

You are encouraged to visit Cora’s permanent life celebration site at www.wrightfamily.com to light a candle of hope, leave messages of condolence, share words of comfort and recollection, and post photographs of her life.

For those who wish to honor Cora, contributions in her honor may be made to Catholic Charities, 19 Maple Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 or online by clicking HERE. Any and all contributions are greatly appreciated by the family.

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Wright & Ford, your local, family owned & operated “Life Celebration Home”