Emma Lee  Branch

January 27, 1937 - November 10, 2016

Emma Lee (Munk) Branch, 79 years of Passaic, New Jersey, was born on January 27, 1937 in Turner County, Georgia to the late Arthur and Carrie Munk. She peacefuly returned to God’s loving arms on November 10, 2016 in Newark, New Jersey. Emma resided in Passaic, New Jersey since 1973; she was a Nurses Aide at Beth Israel Hospital for thirty years; retiring in 2002. She was faithful member of the Roger Williams Baptist Church where she was President of Senior Usher Board and Senior Choir, former member of Provident Baptist Church of Ashburn, Georgia. Emma was an Associate Matron of Odessa 17 Eastern Star of Passaic and faithful and longtime member of Passaic NAACP and National Ushers Organization. She leaves to mourn and cherish her memories: her son Charles “Peter” Branch, Jr. of Elizabeth City, NC; four daughters Jeanette McGriff of Carteret, Gwendolyn Daniels of Seneca, SC, Sandra Moss of Passaic, NJ and Glenda Branch McDowell of Franklinville, NJ; Three sisters Helen Berry of Passaic, NJ, Ruth Coney of Passaic, NJ and Burdell Mullen of Pontiac, Michigan; Fifteen grands; Twenty-one great grands and One great grandson Emma was predeceased by her husband Charles Branch, Sr. (1975); Two daughters Janice Branch (1971) and Linda Gary Walker (2007); One son Calvin Branch (2006); Three brothers Arthur Munk, Eddie Munk and Walter Munk; Six sisters Susie Bozman, Leola Pittman, Mary Stanley, Carrie Henderson, Charles Munk and Louise Munk To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Emma Lee Branch, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.