RIP Eileen C. Agar, 81

The following was submitted by the McCann-Healey Funeral Home of Gloucester City.

Eileen C. Agar, 81. On November 2, 2013, following a long illness. (nee DeVlieger). Born January 17, 1932, in Gloucester City, where she lived until 1935.

In 1936, she moved to Millville but returned to Gloucester City in 1948 following the death of her father. She helped her mother run DeVlieger’s Old Rathskiller, while attending Gloucester Catholic High School, from which she graduated in 1949. Eileen graduated in 1951 from West Jersey Hospital School of Medical Technology as a medical laboratory technician.  

Devoted and loving wife of 60 years to Edward B. Agar, Jr.  She enjoyed spending time with her family, sitting by the pool and watching T.V. with their pets, Toto and Molly.

She is survived by her children, Lawrence and Anne (Ellison) Agar;  Nancy (Agar) and John Barna;  Albert Agar (Catherine Smalfus); and Mary Lou (Agar) and Leonard Testa. She never missed a school event, birthday, play, dance recital, pageant, graduation or religious celebration of her children and grandchildren.  

She was deeply loved by her grandchildren: Drs. Ryan and Olivia (Wang) Barna; Melissa (Barna) and Alexander Jennings; Tyler Barna; Christopher, Austin, Kyle, Trevor and Adam Agar; and Jennifer and Leonard Testa, III. Eileen was also survived by her Great-Grandson, Chase Barna and looked forward to the birth of his baby brother in the next few weeks.

Her last year and a half was spent being cared for by her son, Lawrence and daughter-in-law, Anne, and their five sons in East Greenwich, where she was loved and nurtured.

Eileen was pre-deceased by her parents, S. Louis and Mary (Greenan) DeVlieger, as well as her siblings, John, Erma, and Louis F. DeVlieger. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Susan (Gallagher) DeVlieger and a host of nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, New Jersey on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 12 noon.

A viewing will precede the mass at the church from 10:30 AM to 12 noon. Interment will be at New St. Mary’s Cemetery, Browning Road, Bellmawr, New Jersey.  

In lieu of flowers, the family would ask that donations be made in her memory payable to: Gloucester Catholic High School: 333 Ridgeway Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030.  Attn: Gus Ostrum. Please write in the memo line: Eileen C. Agar. These donations will start a scholarship in her memory at the high School.

Condolences and Memories may be shared at www.mccannhealey.com under the obituary of  Eileen C. Agar. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries through:  McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Ph: 856-456-1142.