03/16/2026
Judith Ann Riley, one of South Jersey’s earliest certified nurse-midwives who helped bring hundreds of children into the world and was herself the mother of eleven, died Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at her home in Greenwich, New Jersey. She was 88.
All are invited to attend the viewing/visitation at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce Street Bridgeton on Friday March 20, 2026 from 4 until 7 PM. A private funeral mass and burial will be celebrated with family and invited friends on Saturday March 21, 2026.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor her memory may do so with a contribution to these organizations and charities that had special meaning to her: The Good Shepherd Dining Room (at St. Teresa of Avila Church), c/o The Parish of the Holy Cross, 46 Central Avenue, Bridgeton, NJ 08302, The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market St., Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (tareky@upenn.edu) or to The Dr. Joseph J. Riley, DO & Judith A. Riley, CNM Merit Award at Bridgeton High School, c/o Guidance Department, 111 North West Avenue, Bridgeton, NJ 08302.
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