--- title: "The Ex-Husband of RHONJ Star Margaret Josephs ‘Unexpectedly’ Dead at 74" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2022/09/06/the-ex-husband-of-rhonj-star-margaret-josephs-unexpectedly-dead-at-74/ type: post date: 2022-09-06 modified: 2022-09-06 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2022/09/06/the-ex-husband-of-rhonj-star-margaret-josephs-unexpectedly-dead-at-74.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # The Ex-Husband of RHONJ Star Margaret Josephs ‘Unexpectedly’ Dead at 74 Sad news out of the Garden State! Margaret Josephs' ex-husband, Jan Josephs, has died *"unexpectedly"* at the age of 74. On Monday, the *Real Housewives of New Jersey* star announced that Jan died *“unexpectedly last week.”* *“Today would have been Jan’s 75th birthday,”* Margaret wrote on Instagram alongside a black and white photo of her ex-husband. *“He passed away unexpectedly last week, and a piece of us died with him. We are heartbroken.”* While Margaret didn't reveal Jan's cause of death, [PEOPLE](https://people.com/tv/real-housewives-of-new-jersey-margaret-josephs-ex-husband-jan-josephs-dead-at-75/) reports that he died of a heart attack on August 26. The 55-year-old went on to share that the night before Jan passed, she and he had *“a beautiful conversation.”* During the conversation, the former couple *“bragged”* about how *“blessed”* they were that their children were *“successful and happy.”* *“We spoke every day [sic]; he was my family,”* Margaret explained, noting that Jan was* “an amazing father, grandfather, friend [and] partner to his girlfriend.”* She added, *“He loved everyone unconditionally, he loved Motown, working out, and Italian food, but most of all, he loved his family.”* https://www.instagram.com/p/CiILB8vu6xa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link RHONJ will return for season 13 in early 2023. ## Thoughts on this all?? Sound off below! **[Follow](https://www.instagram.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/AllAboutTRH)** **[Follow](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Twitter.](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh)****[Like](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)** AllAboutTRH On **[Facebook.](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)**