Roberta T. Magg of Mattituck died on July 16, 2024. She was 59.
She was born on June 13, 1965, in Manhasset to Joan (Fasanello) and Albert J. Wilkinson. She was the youngest of three children. After high school, she attended Long Island University (CW Post Campus) and the State University of New York in Farmingdale, where she earned her master’s degree in education.
On June 25, 1988, she married Thomas S. Magg in Syosset. Together they had three children.
In her professional career, Magg worked as a special education teacher, retiring from Saint Thomas More Nursery School in Manalapan, New Jersey. She was also very involved in church activities before moving to Mattituck and becoming a parishioner of Sacred Heart Parish. Her family said she was passionate about getting together each month with her close friends around a good book in her book club.
She was predeceased by her parents. Magg is survived by her husband, Thomas; children Thomas J. Magg of Jersey City, New Jersey, Amanda J. Magg and fiancé Curtis Thompson of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and Maria F. Magg of Mattituck; siblings Kathryn Ann Foley (Larry) of East Setauket, Albert Wilkinson Jr. and Desiree DeFigueroa of Wading River; nieces Whitney Foley and grand-niece Madison, Lianne Foley (Ben), Taylor Foley (Donna), Gianna Orioli; nephew James Orioli; sister-in-law Susan Orioli (James); stepbrother Richard Magg; stepsister Samantha Magg and fiancé Keenan; aunt Patti Kaifler; uncles Peter Magg (Muriel), Robert Magg (Judy).
The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 21, from 3 to 7 p.m. and on Monday, July 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 23, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
