Ronald "Ronnie" Murtagh, aged 86, passed away, after a courageous 5-year battle against Alzheimer’s Disease. Ronnie passed away peacefully at home in Delray Beach, FL on Friday, May 16, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ronnie was 1 of 13 siblings, him and his wife Kathleen, immigrated to Long Branch, NJ in 1966. Ronnie was the produce manager of Foodtown in West End for 36 years. After retiring from Foodtown, Ronnie spent his winters in Delray Beach, FL. He loved Monmouth Park, gardening and walking the Long Branch Boardwalk.

He is survived by his loving children, Karen (Eric) Bento, Mary (Patrick) Donnelly, Jacqueline (Thomas) Jeffrey, Ronald Murtagh, Jr., and David (Annmarie) Murtagh. Ronnie was a proud grandfather to Crystal (Anthony), Jaimeann (Steve), Amanda (Sergio) Julio, Alyssa (Patrick) Kennedy, Eric Bento, Amy Bento, Ashlynn Murtagh, and Keegan Murtagh and great-grandfather to Trystan, Nicholas, Ryan, Ruby, Rowen, Killian, and Capri. He also leaves behind his siblings, Valerie (Jim) Henry, Sylvia (Billy) Stranex, and Kenneth (Lorraine) Murtagh, along with many nieces and nephews. Ronnie was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Murtagh.

Visitation will be held on Friday, May 23, 2025 from 4pm to 8pm at Damiano Funeral Home located at 191 Franklin Ave, Long Branch, NJ 07740. Funeral, Saturday; 10:00am at the funeral home. Entombment will follow at Woodbine Mausoleum in Oceanport. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a written remembrance or story to share and can be emailed to storiesofronnie@gmail.com

We would like to thank everyone at PACE Delray for all you did for our father and grandfather. You all treated him with dignity, respect and love in the final 18 months of his life.