Mrs. Margaret Emery, wife of Rev. Robert Emery, a retired Methodist minister of Atlantic Highlands, died on Sunday of a complication of diseases. She was 65 years old and had lived at Atlantic Highlands for the past twenty years. Previous to that time she had lived at Seabright. A husband but no children survive her. The funeral was held this afternoon from the home of her nephew, Thomas J. Emery, and the service was conducted by Rev. Percy Perinchief, pastor of the Atlantic Highlands Methodist church. The body was buried at Bay View cemetery.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, November 9, 1898