Obituaries

Jun 1, 2022

Raffaele G. Donatantonio, 83, of the Whiting section of Manchester passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at home. Born in Salerno, Italy, he moved to Venezuela at age 14, and later to Brooklyn, in 1957. He lived there and in Staten Island before settling in Whiting after his retirement. Mr. Donatantonio was a cabinet maker, and was the owner...

May 26, 2022

Muriel Fattoross, 92, of Monroe passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Monroe Village Healthcare Center, Monroe. Born in Hoboken, she also lived in Union City, Secaucus, Wood-ridge, and Brick Township before moving to Whiting in 2015. Predeceased by her husband Vincent in 2020 and her son Ted in 2015, she is survived by her daughter, Darlene Fattorusso of...

May 22, 2022

Paul T. Surinski, 79, of the Whiting section of Manchester passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Newark, he grew up in East Orange and lived there and in South Orange before moving to Toms River twenty-one years ago. He settled in Whiting in 2015. Prior to his retirement, he was an...

May 18, 2022

May 16, 2022

A complete obituary will be posted soon Previous Events Visitation MAY 21. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (ET) Forked River Funeral and Cremation Service 1022 Lacey Road Forked RIver, NJ 08731 Service MAY 21. 11:00 AM (ET) Forked River Funeral and Cremation Service 1022 Lacey Road Forked RIver, NJ 08731

May 15, 2022

George P. Goedel, 98, of Whiting passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Queens, NY, he lived in Uniondale, NY and in Matawan before settling in Whiting 40 years ago. Mr. Goedel retired as a Second Vice President from JP Morgan Chase after a 44 year career. He was a US Marine...

May 3, 2022

Paul Millimet, 66, of the Whiting section of Manchester, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 3 at home. Paul was born in Passaic NJ and raised in Old Bridge, NJ, Paul was predeceased by his father, Saul Millimet, in 2015. He leaves to mourn, his loving wife of 35 years, Debbie McKenna Millimet, his daughter Dana Nazarro and son-in law,...

Apr 29, 2022

Thaddeus (Ted) J. Grobelny, 89, of the Whiting section of Manchester passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, April 29, 2022. Born and raised in Trenton, he lived there until moving for job opportunities to Fairfax, VA and Stone Mountain, GA. He returned to Trenton in 1977 before settling in Whiting in 1995. A US Army veteran of the Korean...

Apr 20, 2022

Patrick McConnon, 59, Whiting passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at home. Born in Newark, he lived in Far Hills for over 25 years before coming to Whiting. Patrick's career was in the restaurant industry, and he held every job from the bottom to the top. He was employed by The Manor in West Orange for over 30 years...

Apr 13, 2022

Warren William "Buddy" Bruen, 89, of Leisure Village West, Manchester, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Hampton Ridge Care Center in Toms River. Born in Newark, He lived in Lyndhurst for 31 years until moving to Manchester 23 years ago. A US Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Bruen was a toll collector for the Garden...

Apr 12, 2022

Francis Matias, 69, of Forked River passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Manhattan, he grew up in Lanoka Harbor and lived there for many years. Mr. Matias served in the Airforce until his honorable discharge in 1972. After, he was employed with Verizon for 33 years as a splicer and retired...

Apr 10, 2022

Completed obituary will be posted soon. Previous Events Viewing APR 11. 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (ET) Manchester Memorial Funeral Home 28 Schoolhouse Rd Whiting, NJ 08759 manchestermemorial@comcast.net https://www.manchestermemorialfh.com/ Loading map

Apr 7, 2022

Cornelius E. (Neil) Murphy, 79, of the Whiting section of Manchester Township passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in East Orange, he lived in Parlin for many years before settling in Whiting. Neil retired from the NJ Turnpike/Garden State Parkway, and was a lifelong Third Degree Member and Past Grand Knight at...

Apr 7, 2022

Joan M. Maniaci, 83, of the Whiting section of Manchester passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Community Medical Center, Toms River, from injuries sustained in a car accident. Born in Jersey City, she lived in Forked River before settling in Whiting in 2006. Mrs. Maniaci retired from First Union Bank, Middlesex, in 1998 after 18 years service. She...

Mar 29, 2022

Mar 28, 2022

Benjamin Kopacz, 99, of the Whiting section of Manchester passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 28, 2022. Born in Passaic, he lived in Garfield and Wayne before moving to Whiting in 1982. He was a graduate of St. Stan's Parochial School and Garfield High School, Mr. Kopacz was a butcher for A&P in Butler, NJ, for over 30...

Mar 26, 2022

No obituary found for this tribute. Previous Events Memorial Service APR 2. 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (ET) Manchester Memorial Funeral Home 28 Schoolhouse Rd Whiting, NJ 08759 manchestermemorial@comcast.net https://www.manchestermemorialfh.com/ Loading map

Mar 24, 2022

Martha Anne Haley, 79, of Whiting passed away on March 24, 2022 at home. Born in Jersey City, she grew up in Kearny and lived in Lanoka Harbor from 1972 until settling in Whiting in 2007. Ms. Haley was a teacher for over 40 years for the Kearny Board of Education until retiring in 2011. She was a member of...

Mar 24, 2022

Dennis Jude Kline of Toms River, NJ passed away on Thursday, March 24th, 2022. He was the son of Kenneth Chester Kline and Claire (Wissel) Kline. He is survived by his (3) daughters Eyrhen Cohen of Wall, Jayme Addesso of Toms River, Morgan Kline of Wall, and his son Kenneth Kline of Toms River. He is also survived by his...

Mar 22, 2022

James P. Williams, 90, of the Whiting section of Manchester Township passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Whiting Health Care Center, Whiting. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Williams lived on Long Island for many years before settling in Whiting over 25 years ago. Mr. Williams was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War, and was a recipient...