Barbra J. Quillan (Brzycki)


Barbra J. Quillan, 69, of Morris Township, N.J. passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017. Barbra was born on February 1, 1948 in Charlotte. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (née Rich) Brzycki. She attended the Ells School, and was a 1966 graduate of Charlotte High School, where she particularly enjoyed being on the debate team.

In 1969, Barbra was hired by The Prudential Insurance Company in Newark, N.J. During her long career there, she worked in many different departments, including human resources, comptroller’s, group insurance, and Prudential retirement. Barbra retired from Prudential in 1999 as a Vice President.

Barbra enjoyed cooking and entertaining. She and her husband, George also loved traveling all around the world. Barbra was especially proud of the trip to China she was able to take a few months after her kidney transplant.

Barbra is survived by her beloved husband of 38 years, George S. Quillan. She is also survived by her siblings, James Brzycki (Sandra), Jane Cobb (Jay), Elaine Cook (LeRoy) and Rosie Conroy; sisters-in-law, Marjorie Wendell, Joanne Foster (Charles) and Dorothy Williams (Ray).

She was predeceased by her sister, Marilyn L. Baum, and her brother-in-law, John Conroy.

Cremation will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be directed in Barbra’s name to either the Joslin Diabetes Center, joslin.org, or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF.org.

For further information, or to send the family a note of condolence, please visit bradleyfuneralhomes.com.