Obituaries

Nov 20, 2021

Tammy Tuchman, 61, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived most of her life in Staten Island, NY. She moved to Whiting in 2021. Tammy was a homemaker. She enjoyed doing crafts, especially making wreaths. Tammy was predeceased by her brother, Randy Erdmann, her aunt Helen...

Nov 13, 2021

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Nov 12, 2021

Edward P. Riches, 87, of Hightstown, NJ, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 at home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he lived in Hightstown for 35 years. Edward was an electrical engineer. He worked for RCA in Princeton, NJ. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He had a great sense of humor and was very sentimental. Edward was...

Nov 10, 2021

Patricia C. Fox, 74, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at home. Born in New York City, NY, she lived in Mount Laurel, NJ for 20 years before moving to Whiting 11 years ago. Patricia was an administrative assistant at Bergen County College. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Whiting. Patricia was predeceased...

Oct 31, 2021

Joseph J. Caputo III, 51, of Lacey Township, passed away on Sunday October 31, 2021 at home. Born in Newark, he lived in Irvington and Keansburg before settling in Lacey, where he lived for many years. Mr. Caputo actively participated in all of his children's sports activities, including coaching Pop Warner football, roller hockey, and basketball. He enjoyed playing golf,...

Oct 28, 2021

Chi Elaine Leach DiBona, 46 years old, of East Brunswick passed away at Raritan Bay Hospital in Old Bridge on October 28th. Born in Red Bank, she lived in South Amboy, Little Egg Harbor and Ocala FL before moving to East Brunswick. Chi, a bright, kind and lovingly sarcastic woman loved tattoos, Harry Potter, the Boondocks Saints, Michael Jackson and...

Oct 14, 2021

Denise Marie Dittmer, age 57, of Old Bridge passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021 in east Brunswick. Born in Rahway, she lived in Middlesex County for most of her life. Denise was a server at the Court Jester, Freehold. She loved to cook, garden, and tell jokes. Predeceased by her husband, George Dittmer III and her father, Benjamin Amato,...

Oct 11, 2021

Oct 10, 2021

Joseph H. Casper, Jr., 79, of Crestwood Village in Whiting, NJ, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, October 10, 2021. Born in Elizabeth, he lived in Perth Amboy for most of his life before moving to Whiting in 2014. He was a member of the Kokes Community Garden in Manchester Township where he spent his time cultivating friendships...

Oct 6, 2021

Patricia A. Zappavigna, 64, of Manahawkin passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, she lived there and in Naples, FL before moving to Manahawkin 34 years ago. Mrs. Zappavigna worked for many years as a self-employed virtual assistant. She was member of the Manahawkin Moose Club, and was...

Sep 30, 2021

Elisabeth Abels, age 93, of Toms River passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the Arbors Care Center in Toms River. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021 from 4-6 pm at Forked River Funeral and Cremation Service, 1022 Lacey Road, Forked River.

Sep 12, 2021

Dorothy M. Miller, 80, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 at home. Born in Perth Amboy, she lived in Howell and Woodbridge before moving to Whiting in 2007. Dorothy was a medical transcriber at Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Whiting. Dorothy was predeceased by her beloved husband...

Sep 4, 2021

Shirley Ann Pennington, 80, of Manahawkin, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin with her beloved family by her side. She was born on August 10, 1941 in Uniontown, PA. Daughter of the late Victor and Delia Carter. Prior to her retirement, she was a clerk at the Manahawkin Walmart, and was previously employed...

Aug 31, 2021

Frank Cuozzo Jr, 84, of Loxahatchee FL, passed away Tuesday August 31st, 2021 peacefully in his sleep. Frank was born January 13th, 1937 in Jersey City, NJ. Frank was predeceased by his loving wife of 20 years, Patricia Cuozzo who was the love of his life; his parents Frank & Carmela M.Cuozzo: and siblings Marie Epps and Dominick Cuozzo. Frank...

Aug 29, 2021

Margaret Dolores (nee Farley) Zur Heide, 90, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2021 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ellen and Martin Craig, in New Castle, Delaware. Margaret, who was known as "Peggy" to her friends and family was born on March 26, 1931 in the City of New York and was raised in Staten Island....

Aug 26, 2021

Jennifer (Jen) Constance Miller, 52, of Old Bridge, New Jersey passed away on August 26, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lansdale, PA to Donald and Brenda Allen, Jen previously resided in Pennsylvania, South Africa, New Jersey, and Venezuela. She attended high school in South Africa at the American School of Johannesburg. After graduating from high school she...

Aug 15, 2021

Francis Raymond Traxinger, 92, of Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, passed away of natural causes in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, August 15th, 2021. Francis was born on July 4, 1929, in South Dakota, he lived in Milford, NJ before settling in Lanoka Harbor in 1987. Predeceased by his son Raymond in 1969, Francis is...

Aug 15, 2021

Leon V. Gold III, 60, of Jackson, passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, August 15, 2021. Born at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, he lived throughout the United States while his father was in the Navy. He has lived in the Ocean County area since 1980. A veteran of the US Navy, Leon held a Black Seal Boiler Operator's...

Aug 13, 2021

Aug 4, 2021