Brigitte Meitzner

Brigitte Meitzner passed away on April 6, 2013 at her home in Old Bridge with her family by her side after a year-long battle with cancer. She was 65 years old. She is survived by her mother, Mathilde Lehnert, of Rockville Centre, New York; her husband of 33 years, Eric Meitzner, of Old Bridge; and two daughters, Erika Meitzner of Weehawken and Carolyn Meitzner of Manhattan. She was predeceased by her father, Ludwig Lehnert. Brigitte was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and moved to New York as a child. She graduated from the High School of Art & Design, Manhattan, and from New York City Community College. She worked as a commercial artist for firms in New York and Germany prior to assuming administrative responsibilities for her family's automotive services business on Long Island. She moved to Old Bridge in 1985. As a beloved daughter, wife and mother, she was known for her kind and generous nature, her devotion to her children's activities, and her attentive care giving for older relatives. She enjoyed skiing, tennis, and baking extraordinary cakes. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Old Bridge. Donations in her honor may be made to the if (!aa) var aa = { iframes : new Array(), random : function() { return Math.round(Math.random() * 10000000000); }, pageNum : Math.round(Math.random() * 10000000000), refresh : function(iframeId) { if (typeof(iframeId) != 'undefined') { var iframe = document.getElementById(iframeId); if (iframe) iframe.src = iframe.src.replace(/misc=[0-9]+/, 'misc=' + this.random()); } else { for (var i in this.iframes) this.refresh(this.iframes[i]); } } }; //no AJAX refresh for inline ads aa.adServer = 'http://media2.legacy.com/'; aa.target = '' + '/3.0' + '/5354.1' + '/2172043' + '/0' + '/-1/size=30x1' + '/adtech;' + 'alias=fh.dignitymemorial-11306.lifestory.30x1.1.1;' + 'target=_blank;' + 'key=' + escape('ACS') + ';' + 'kvopenextapp=' + escape('1') +';' + 'kvcobrand=' + escape('DignityMemorial-11306') +';' + 'kvpersonid=' + escape('164134690') +';' + 'sub1=' + escape('American Cancer Society') + ';' + 'sub2=' + escape('https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/Legacy/index?dn=mem&fn=Brigitte&ln=Meitzner') + ';' ; aa.src = aa.adServer + 'addyn' + aa.target + 'grp=' + aa.pageNum +';misc=' + aa.random(); document.write(""); document.write(""); , 20 Mercer Street Hackensack, NJ 07601 or at http://www.cancer.org Friends may call on Friday, April 12, from 2-4 & 7-9pm at the Michael Hegarty Funeral Home, 3377 US Hwy 9 Old Bridge, 08857. Funeral Services will be Saturday, April 13 at 12pm from the the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 3139 County Road 516 Old Bridge, (732) 679-8883. Committal will be private. To write a tribute or for further information, please visit www.hegartyfuneralhome.com

Brigitte Meitzner

December 14, 1947 - April 6, 2013