Marguerita Fern Wilson of Basking Ridge died on Dec. 4 at home. She was 59. Wilson was born in Jersey City and lived in Basking Ridge for many years. She earned a bachelor's degree from Jersey City State College and a master's degree in education from Kean University. She taught at Middlesex County College, Raritan Valley Community College and North Plainfield Adult High School. She had worked for the past 20 years as a mathematics teacher in the Bernards Township school system. Memorial donations may be made to the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Somerset Hills Medical Center, 110 Rehill Ave., Somerville, NJ 08876-2958.