Marga Richter Skelly Barnegat, New Jersey Obituary

Marga Richter Skelly

<p>Marga Richter Skelly, 93, of Barnegat, NJ passed peacefully at home on June 25, 2020. Born in Wisconsin and raised in Minnesota, she received bachelor&#39;s and master&#39;s degrees in Composition from the Juilliard School of Music in New York and went on to a long and successful career as a composer, performed by orchestras and soloists throughout the US and Europe. She was married to Alan Skelly from 1953 until his death in 1988. She lived in Huntington, NY from 1958 until moving to Barnegat in March of this year. She is survived by her son Michael Skelly and daughter Maureen Raj, grandchildren Matthew Raj, Joshua Raj, Stephanie Raj, and Kevin Skelly, and four great-grandchildren.&nbsp;</p> <p>Services private under the direction of Barnegat Funeral Home. (www.BarnegatFH.com)</p>
June 25, 202006/25/2020
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Donna Moutier
July 5, 2020
I was friends with Marga for 60 yrs. I am in awe of her music and was always charmed by her droll sense of humor. A renaissance woman who touched so many and left so much of herself with us.
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Nicholas Hopkins
June 30, 2020
I am very sorry to hear about Marga's passing. She and I had planned to release a collection of her complete piano music through Carl Fischer Music. She was absolutely thrilled that we were undertaking this project, and I very much looked forward to working with her on t... Continue Reading
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Rain Worthington
June 29, 2020
Marga was an extraordinary woman and composer. She was one of those rare people whose sense of self-worth and unshakable belief in the value of her work were the essential core of her being. Often within minutes after meeting Marga you would learn that she was a composer... Continue Reading
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