Barbara Lacey

September 18, 1929 - December 8, 2020

Barbara M. Lacey, 91, of North Cape May died on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in Cape May Court House, NJ with her granddaughter and grandson by her side. Barbara was born in Wildwood, New Jersey, the daughter of William and Marguerite Monaghan. She attended St. Ann’s Catholic School in Wildwood and Mount St. Joseph Academy outside of Philadelphia. After high school graduation, she worked in various family businesses until she married in 1951. In the late fifties she moved to San Diego, California with her husband where he worked in the booming aerospace business and they raised their family. She lived there for over 40 years before returning to New Jersey to take care of her parents. Barbara’s favorite hobby over the years was painting ceramics. Many friends and family have her creations with which to remember her. In later years, she also strung rosaries for servicemen overseas. She is survived by her daughter and her son; 7 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Barbara’s memorial ceremony and celebration of life will be held on Monday (Feb. 1st) at 1pm in the Spilker Funeral Home, 815 Washington St., Cape May with Father Miles Barrett presiding. For those who are unable to attend physically, Barbara’s ceremony will be livestreamed. The livestream will be active and accessible at 12:50pm on Monday by simply clicking this link https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/98692994 Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, online at: https://www.stjude.org/donate/