Obituary of Emily Theresa Nigh

Emily Theresa Patykula Nigh, 93, of Ewing died peacefully on Sunday, May 8, 2016. Born in Trenton, Emily was a resident of Ewing for the past 60 years. She was an alumna of St. Hedwig Grammar School and Trenton Central High School. During World War II she was part of the home front effort working at Eastern Aircraft, a division of General Motors in Ewing. Emily later began a career with NJ Bell, retiring in 1983 after 23 years of dedicated service as an accounting clerk. She was a member of St. Hedwig Church, the Telephone Pioneers of America and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Emily loved to read, work crossword puzzles, create beautiful embroidered items, and treat the family to dinner at local restaurants. She also enjoyed dancing and traveling, especially to Atlantic City to play bingo, with her beloved and devoted husband of 68 years, Carl. Daughter of the late George and Anna Pietras Patykula she is survived by her husband, Carl K. Nigh; her children, William Nigh and his wife Beth MacFarlane, Linda Gerasimowicz and her husband Edward, Carol Lavis and her husband James, and Gary Nigh and his husband Michael Smith; her grandchildren, Jeffrey and Daniel Gerasimowicz, Kristin Stines and her husband David, and Joshua, David and Adam Lavis; and her great-grandchildren, David and Kierstin Stines; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation for relatives and friends will be held Tuesday, May 17 from 8:30 until 10:30 AM in the chapel at the Church of St. Ann, 1253 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Emily at 11 AM at the Church of St. Ann. Burial will follow in Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, North Hanover Twp, NJ Due to cemetery floral restrictions memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center through www.inmemoryof-memorial.org.