Obituaries

Apr 21, 2021

George Scott Roehrich, 65, of Forked River passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Summit, he lived in the Vauxhall section of Union for many years before moving to the Silverton section of Toms River, later settling in Forked River. Scott was employed by Caruso Excavating, Howell, NJ for many years as...

Apr 14, 2021

Apr 13, 2021

Albert "Buzz" Hein, 73, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at home. He was born and raised in Bay Shore, Long Island, NY. Albert was an engineer in the hotel industry. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Albert was predeceased by his parents, Carl and Jane Hein and his brother, Peter Hein. He is...

Apr 8, 2021

Anna M. Soukup, 98, of Whiting, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 08, 2021 at Crestwood Manor in Whiting. She was predeceased by her husband, Jaroslav Soukup, in 2007 and her first husband, Carl V. Stefek, in 1982. Born in New York City, NY, Anna resided in Ramsey, NJ before moving to Crestwood Village IV in 1976 and Crestwood...

Apr 8, 2021

Meghan E. (McCarthy) Gough, 30, of Little Egg Harbor passed away suddenly of a pulmonary embolism on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin. Born in Toms River, she lived in Forked River for most of her life and later lived in Hudson, NY before settling in Little Egg Harbor. Meghan loved to crochet and cook, and...

Apr 4, 2021

Agnes Jean Hurler (Maloney), 92, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at Complete Care at Whiting. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on February 27, 1929 to Henry and Theresa Maloney, she resided there until moving to Whiting in 1999. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School. Jean met the love of her life, Herbert, while working as...

Mar 24, 2021

Alexander P. Tortorello, Jr., 73, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Red Bank, NJ, he lived in Spotswood, NJ before moving to Whiting seven years ago. Alexander was a sanitation worker for Sunshine Biscuits in Sayreville, NJ. He loved fishing, crabbing, the Yankees, playing pool, video games and watching TV....

Mar 22, 2021

Henry Graf, 85, of Whiting, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at AristaCare at Whiting. Henry was born and raised in Staten Island, NY. He moved to Whiting 22 years ago. He was a shipping clerk manager for H.A. Gogarty Shipping Company in New York. Henry was a member of the Lakeshore Lodge Social Club, the Safety Patrol of Pine...

Mar 15, 2021

Michael Stephen Pysarchyk, age 52, of Browns Mills passed away peacefully on Monday, March 15, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Michael was born in Rahway on November 20, 1968. He grew up and attended schools in Sayreville before moving to Browns Mills fifteen years ago. Michael was a Highway Operations Technician and Snow Supervisor for the...

Mar 14, 2021

Catherine J. Morrow, age 80, of the Whiting section of Manchester passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at home, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Astoria, Queens, NY, she lived there until moving to Jackson in 1970. She settled in Whiting in 2006. Prior to her retirement in 2004, she was a labor and delivery tech at Kimball Medical...

Mar 12, 2021

Lois Phillips, 84, caring wife and mother, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at home in Whiting, NJ. Born and raised in Staten Island, NY, Lois lived in Congers, NY before moving to Whiting 20 years ago. She worked at the Rockland County Personnel Office in New York as a receptionist for 26 years. She was a member of...

Mar 12, 2021

Dorothy A. (Bowes) McCredie, 86, of Whiting, NJ passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021. Born in the Bronx, she lived there until moving to NJ in the 1960s and then spent most of her retirement years in Whiting. Dorothy was a beloved mother and homemaker. She was always very active in her Church community beginning in the Bronx when...

Mar 11, 2021

Edna M. Noble, age 94, of Bayville passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at her daughter's home in Whiting. Born in Newark, she lived there and in Irvington and Union before moving to Bayville in 2000. A homemaker, Edna enjoyed knitting and crocheting, and especially playing Bingo and gambling. She is survived by her children, Linda Williams, Les Williams,...

Mar 10, 2021

Edward J. Kwityn, 77, of Toms River, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born and raised in Jersey City, he moved to Toms River in 1972. Edward was a purchasing agent for the Ocean County Vehicle Maintenance Department in Toms River. He was a U.S. Army veteran during the Vietnam War. He was...

Mar 4, 2021

Mildred "Millie" Eleanor Roberts, age 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 4, 2021. She was a graduate of Middlesex County Vocational School 1943 and attended the New York Institute of Diatetics. She was a proud member and chaplain of the Lacey Elks Lodge in Forked River and an active member of Lord of Lords Bible Community Church of Waretown....

Mar 4, 2021

Elmer Cordes "Skip" Martens, Jr., 88, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 4th after a lengthy illness. His loving wife of 56 years, Theresa (Beaumont) was by his side. Skip was born in Glen Rock, NJ on May 3, 1932 to Elmer Cordes Martens, Sr. and Margaret (Fisher) Martens. He grew up in Glen Rock along with...

Mar 3, 2021

Ana L. Delgado, age 75, of Jersey City passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Christ Hospital, Jersey City. Born in Humancao, Puerto Rico, she was a longtime Jersey City Resident. Prior to retiring, she was a bus driver and trainer for Laidlaw Bus Company. She is survived by her children, Madeline, William and Cindy; her nine grandchildren; and...

Mar 2, 2021

Sophia D. Barone (nee Kozloski) age 89, of Whiting NJ passed away at home on March 2nd 2021 surrounded by family and the loving thoughts and prayers of those who could not be present. Prior to her relocation to Whiting, Sophia had been a longtime North Jersey resident which included the towns of Wallington, Saddle Brook and East Rutherford. She...

Feb 28, 2021

Carol A. Kuziw, age 76, of Aberdeen passed away at Jersey Shore University Medical Center on February 28, 2021. Born in Perth Amboy, she lived there and in Aberdeen and also had a beautiful home in Barnegat right on the water. Carol dedicated her life to her 52-year career as a hairstylist/cosmetologist. She was a very proud mom and Nana...

Feb 26, 2021

Stephen B. Kandra, 84, of Whiting, NJ passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. He was born in Newark, NJ, son of the late Joseph and Mary Kandra. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Marie, and siblings, Barbara, Joseph, Paul, and Robert. Stephen worked for NJ Bell, later AT&T, for 35 years. He served our country during the Cuban Missile...