Rita O'Neill

Rita O’Neill, 83 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, May 27th, 2026. Rita was born on Staten Island, NY. She lived in Hazlet, NJ, before moving to Little Egg Harbor in 1999. Rita worked as a Human Resource Manager for Telcordia in Navesink, NJ, and she was a member of St. Theresa’s R.C. Church. She enjoyed cooking and gardening.

Rita was predeceased by her parents, Thomas and Sylvia Cusick; her husband, William O’Neill; her brother, Thomas Cusick Jr.; and her sister, Sylvia Conshay.

She is survived by her loving children, William O’Neill III and wife Ida of Middletown, NJ, and Elizabeth Carney and husband Michael of Lancaster, PA; sister Josephine Ferrugiaro; and grandchildren William O’Neill IV, Brendan O’Neill, Kate Carney, Owen Carney, and Erin O’Neill.

Cremation will be private, and a Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, June 5th, 2026, at 11:00 am at St. Theresa’s Church, 450 Radio Rd., Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087. Burial will follow in St Mary’s Cemetery, Manahawkin, NJ.

The family kindly requests no flowers. Memorial donations to Interfaith Health & Support Services of Southern Ocean County or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are welcome but not required.