Obituaries

Sep 10, 2022

Dr. David Andrews of Upper Montclair Montclair, New Jersey passed away peacefully on September 10, 2022 at Crestwood Senior Living in Whiting, New Jersey, he was 94 years old. Born in London, Dr. Andrews attended the University of London and graduated with a PhD in Organic Chemistry at the age of 21. He then went on to join the Royal...

Aug 29, 2022

Rudolph Tafuri Jr., 74, of Whiting, passed away on August 29, 2022 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Staten Island, he lived there until moving to Whiting in 2004. Prior to his retirement, he was the Dean of Boys at Saint Joseph by the Sea, Staten Island for over 25 years. He was a former football coach at...

Aug 22, 2022

William (Bill) J. George, 81, of Whiting, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 after an epic fight with Parkinson's Disease. He was born in Detroit, MI, lived in Bayville for over 50 years and spent the last seven years in Whiting. Bill was a kind and gentle man who is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Maureen...

Aug 21, 2022

Barbara S. Nolan, 77, of Whiting passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at home. Born in Shenandoah, PA, she grew up in Middletown, PA and lived in New Providence and Sussex County for many years before settling in Whiting in 2013. Mrs. Nolan was an English teacher for many years, she received her Bachelor's Degree from Carlow University in...

Aug 21, 2022

John Kipila III, 48, of Manahawkin died on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at home. Born in Point Pleasant, he was a Manahawkin area resident for most of his life. John was an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan, and enjoyed model cars and concerts. He was a meat cutter for Acme in Barnegat, and previously worked as a contractor for the New...

Aug 19, 2022

Alois Spindler, age 101, of Whiting NJ passed away on Aug. 19, 2022 at Brandywine Living at Brandall Estates in Linwood NJ. Born in Krems, Austria on April 7, 1921, he and his wife Wilma and their two children arrived at Ellis Island in October 1953. They initially settled in Newark N.J. and later purchased a house in South Plainfield...

Aug 15, 2022

Leo Montini, beloved family man and deacon in the Roman Catholic Church, died peacefully in his sleep at home on August 15, 2022. He was 92 years old. Leo was born in 1930 in Montecchia di Crosara, a province of Verona, Italy, to parents Vincenzo and Maria Montini. In 1949 he immigrated to the USA as a member of the...

Aug 13, 2022

Thomas M. Laffey February 27, 1987- August 13, 2022 Thomas, or Chomas to his family, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. He was 35 years young. He is predeased by his sister, Amy. He is survived by his parents Jean & Len Hodapp, his oldest sister Tammy Miller , the mother of his children Angela Coon, his son Nolan...

Aug 12, 2022

John passed away on Friday, 8/12/22 with his devoted family surrounding him. He is predeceased by his dearest mother Daisy (Russ) and father John. He was survived by his loving wife Donna, daughter Shannon Moran and her daughter A. Violet, his daughter Erin Fitzsimons and her husband Adrien and their children Michael, Ashley, Conor and Brody, his daughter Samantha Tartaglione...

Aug 8, 2022

Laurence "Larry" Arico of Whiting New Jersey, passed in his home on August 8, 2022 at the age of 95. A World War II Veteran Laurence was married to the love of his life Peggy for 53 years, who pre-deceased him in August of 2007. Laurence worked as a Salesman for National Vendors of South Carolina for 30 years, and...

Aug 5, 2022

Leontina Pinheiro, 76, of Waretown passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022 at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin. Born in Faro, Portugal, she came to the US in 1978, settling in Brooklyn. She lived in Newark and Elizabeth for many years, and eventually settled in Waretown. Mrs. Pinheiro was the owner/operator of Arcos Iris, a retail jewelry store in Newark....

Jul 28, 2022

Mercedes Negron, 89, of Forked River, NJ, formerly of Alpha, NJ, South River, NJ and Staten Island, NY, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2022, at Community Medical Center, Toms River, surrounded by family. Born Mercedes Morales on August 10, 1932 in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, her family emigrated to Bronx, NY in 1944. She relocated to Staten Island in...

Jul 27, 2022

Anna B. Bruno, 82, of Paramus, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ. Anna was predeceased in 2017 by her husband of 55 years, Michael, and her brother-in-law, Gerhard H. Bay, in 2014. She is survived by her three children: Peter, of North Haledon, NJ; Joseph and his...

Jul 22, 2022

Florence D'Arminio of Lodi and Whitting passed away at age 98. She is predeceased by her husband, Carmen D'Arminio and survived by her four sons, Thomas (Rosemary) of Myrtle Beach, Louis (Karen) of Saddle Brook, Carmen (Diane) of Boca Raton and Dennis (Najat) of Tustin Calif. Also surviving are three Grand Daughters, two step-grandchildren, a new great granddaughter and step...

Jul 21, 2022

Complete obituary to follow Previous Events Viewing JUL 28. 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (ET) Manchester Memorial Funeral Home 28 Schoolhouse Rd Whiting, NJ 08759 manchestermemorial@comcast.net https://www.manchestermemorialfh.com/ Loading map Interment JUL 28. 1:00 PM (Est) Brig. Gen. W. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery 350 Provinceline Road Wrightstown, NJ Loading map

Jul 19, 2022

No obituary found for this tribute. Previous Events Memorial Visitation JUL 28. 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET) Forked River Funeral and Cremation Service 1022 Lacey Road Forked RIver, NJ 08731

Jul 15, 2022

Jul 15, 2022

June Rose Coppola Petolino, matriarch of the Petolino family, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2022 in Whiting, New Jersey. June was born on June 13, 1924 to Thomas and Anna Coppola of Newark, New Jersey. June was married to Anthony Petolino for 43 years before his passing in 1994. They lived in North Newark for many years until their...

Jul 6, 2022

Francine Zuppa, 66, of Toms River passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Hampton Ridge Care Center, Toms River. Born in Newark, she has been an area resident since 1985. A parishioner of St. Joseph RC Church, she was an avid Mets fan, enjoying trips with her son to Florida for Spring Training for many years. She was also...

Jun 24, 2022

Albert J. Mrozowski, 89, of Whiting, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022 at Complete Care at Whiting. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Staten Island from 1966 until settling in Whiting in 1999. Mr. Mrozowski worked as a cutter in the garment industry in Manhattan until retiring in 1991. He enjoyed playing pool, trips to Atlantic City, fishing...