Margaret Sue Hefner LaValle

May 24, 1933 - January 17, 2011

On Monday, January 17, 2011, Margaret Sue Hefner LaValle, 77, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family. Margaret was born May 24, 1933 in Willis, Oklahoma to Carl and Amelia Inez Hefner. In 1952 she married Angelo LaValle. They moved to NY, then to Old Bridge, NJ, and then spent nearly thirty years in Monmouth Beach, NJ. From there, they moved to Lincroft, NJ, and then to Tinton Falls, NJ. A housewife and a devoted mother for most of her married life, Margaret went back to work in her 50s as a bookkeeper for various companies. For over 15 years (until retirement), she worked as Office Manager in the dental office of Dr. Carole Sherrod-Jewell of Red Bank, NJ. Margaret was also a proud citizen of the Chickasaw Tribal Nation, based in Ada, OK. Margaret was predeceased by her parents (Carl and Amelia Inez Hefner of Willis, OK), her parents-in-law (Carmine and Rose LaValle of NYC), and by her beloved sisters, Shirley Ann Stevens of Ft. Worth, TX and Monta Lou Boecher of Toledo, Ohio. Margaret is survived by her husband, Angelo LaValle, of Tinton Falls, NJ and by her brother, Joe Paul Hefner and his wife, Janine, of Whitesboro, TX. She is survived by all of her children: Carmine (Charles) and Doreen LaValle of Eatontown, NJ; Monica Campbell of Eatontown, NJ, Carl LaValle of Fords, NJ, Michele LaValle of Keansburg, NJ, John and April LaValle of Freehold, NJ, Joe and Michele LaValle of Oceanport, NJ, and Meredith LaValle of East Brunswick, NJ. "MomMom" leaves behind her dearest grandchildren: Victoria and Allie Campbell; Joseph, Evan, Christopher, and Sophia LaValle; Nicole Gallo (and her partner, Monday Matech), James Friscia, Anthony and Tommy Lee LaValle; Erica Bruno and Angelo LaValle. She also leaves behind her two great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Gina, and dear family friends, Carole Sherrod-Jewell and her family, as well as many other extended family members and friends. An additional service and internment will follow in Willis, Oklahoma.