Obituaries

Jan 2, 2026

Mai Le Hopkins, 79, of Toms River, NJ, was called Home on January 2, 2026 at Community Medical Center. Mai was born and raised in Saigon, Vietnam on April 11, 1946. She moved to the United States in 1970 and settled in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ before residing in Toms River in 2000.

Mai committed to being...

Dec 31, 2025

Mary F. Cairns, 76, of Beachwood, NJ, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of December 31, 2025, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.

Mary was born in West New York, NJ, to Antonio and Carmela Albanese. She grew up in Toms River and later settled in Beachwood with her devoted husband, William...

Dec 31, 2025

Marie Teresa Kemp, beloved mother of Steven Kemp and Harriet Grant, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025, at Community Medical Center in Toms River, New Jersey. She was 96.

Marie was born at her family home in Camden, New Jersey, to Harry E. Timby and Mary Timby. She attended Saint Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church...

Dec 23, 2025

Edwina M. Naclerio, 83, of Whiting passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at home. Born in the Pinewald section of Berkeley Township, she grew up in Barnegat and as a military wife, lived in Virginia, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, California and Alaska before settling in Whiting.

Edwina began her career working in a sewing factory, but was...

Dec 15, 2025

Linda C. Cavanaugh, of Whiting, NJ, passed in the early morning of December 15, 2025, at Community Medical Center. Linda was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents Elizabeth and Joseph DiCapua. She grew up in Brooklyn with her sister Joann. She and her husband moved to Jackson, NJ, in 1969 and, through the years, lived in Florida, Millstone,...

Dec 3, 2025

Linda Wingler, 74, passed away on December 3, 2025. Born on April 7, 1951, in Neptune, NJ, to parents Joseph and Helen Tamulevicius. She grew up in Marlboro, NJ, and later made her home in Brick, where she raised her family with her devoted husband of 50 years, George.

Linda was creative, artistic, and free-spirited. She enjoyed...

Nov 27, 2025

Cathleen Elizabeth MacCotter passed away in the comfort of her home on November 27, 2025. Cathleen was born on April 1, 1936 as the daughter of Arthur and Anna Sandford. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, her son Marc and grandson Patrick. Cathleen is survived by her children - Tamara, Sean, Anna Lorene and Colleen, along...

Nov 25, 2025

David Konrad Knutsen 65 of Toms River, NJ/Califon, NJ passed away November 25, 2025 at home of sudden cardiac arrest. He was born in Pt. Pleasant, NJ, in 1960 to Gwendolyn D. Knutsen and Konrad Knutsen.

David was a Graduate of Toms River High School South and Ocean County College before getting a degree in Business Management...

Nov 22, 2025

Helen Haber, 98, passed away on November 22, 2025. Born in Newark, NJ, she grew up there and later lived in Irvington and Union before residing in Whiting for the past 24 years with her husband, Armand.

Helen was an active parishioner at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. She enjoyed cooking, painting, and drawing, and took pride...

Nov 20, 2025

Dorothy Sagosz Skripak, 94, a former resident of Whiting, New Jersey living in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on November 20, 2025. Born and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey, she also lived in Freehold before moving to Whiting in 1995.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Stephen Skripak....

Nov 18, 2025

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly asks that donations be made to the Whitesbog Preservation Trust in Herman's memory.

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German "Herman" Rodriguez, 79, of Whiting, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of November 18, 2025. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to his parents Bienvenido and Aleja Rodriguez, he later made...

Nov 16, 2025

Dominick Neri Jr., 66, of Whiting, NJ passed on November 16, 2025 at Jersey Shore Medical Center. Dominick was born and raised in Newark, NJ. He lived in Irvington, NJ and Maplewood, NJ before settling in Whiting in 2019.

For more than 30 years, Dominick worked as an auto mechanic at Jimmy's Automotive in Irvington, before his...

Nov 10, 2025

George Hamilton, 77, of Woodland Township, New Jersey, passed away at home with family on November 10, 2025. Born and raised in Irvington, New Jersey, where he willingly participated in volunteer work, including the Junior Police and the Irvington Rescue Squad. He always looked for opportunities to serve others. Later, he relocated to South Jersey to serve in the...

Oct 30, 2025

John J. O'Connell, age 82, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2025. He was born on February 9, 1943, in New York City, NY, to parents Joseph and Alice O'Connell.

John grew up in Harlem and throughout his life resided in Cornwall, NY; Roxbury Township, NJ; Orlando, FL; and, most recently, Whiting, NJ.

He proudly...

Oct 27, 2025

Phillip Gallucci, 85, of Whiting, NJ, passed peacefully in his home on October 27, 2025. Phillip was born on February 23, 1940, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Martin and Marie Gallucci. He grew up there and later moved to Laurence Harbor, where he lived for twenty years with his wife, Antoinette.

Phillip owned and operated P&A...

Oct 27, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce that Panagiotis Filippatos, 72, of Whiting, NJ, passed away on October 27, 2025. Born on April 13, 1953, in Kefalonia, Greece, to Virginia and Agathagelos Filippatos, he came to the United States in 1969, settling in Newark. He lived there and in Kearny, Sparta, and New Providence before moving to Whiting...

Oct 18, 2025

William Thomas "Bill" Brennan, 55, of Pemberton, New Jersey, passed into the arms of his Savior, Jesus, on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Bill was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, on December 21, 1969, to loving parents, Daniel and Patricia Brennan. He was welcomed by four joyful siblings on Christmas morning at the Brennan family home in Jackson, New...

Oct 17, 2025

Cecil Fernando of Whiting, NJ, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 17, 2025, surrounded by his family.

Born in Sri Lanka, Cecil came to the United States in 1986 to build a new life for his family. .Wherever he went, Cecil brought with him his natural charisma, a deep love for his family, and an enduring passion...

Oct 9, 2025

Richard Elwin Willmott, 84, passed away on October 9, 2025. He was born in Union City, NJ, to parents James and Beatrice.

Richard worked as an electrician for all his life until retirement in the early 2000s.

He is preceded by his wife, Susan; his parents, James and Beatrice Willmott; his brother, Kenneth; and his...

Sep 29, 2025

Black, Florence Ruth ,103, of Whiting, New Jersey and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina passed away September 29, 2025. Born in Montville, New Jersey May 21st,1922. She was a dedicated worker at Drew Chemical, Boonton, New Jersey as their payroll supervisor for 34 years. She loved her job and loved numbers

her whole life. She remembered all the...