Obituaries

Marie Visceglia Walker

Marie Visceglia Walker

Dec 19, 2020

Marie Visceglia Walker, 71, of Matawan passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel. Born in Manhattan, Marie was raised in New York City and River Edge, later settling in Matawan, where she and her husband Bob enjoyed a beautiful life together. Marie was a Matawan High School graduate. Prior to her retirement, Marie was employed...

Thomas Dussault

Thomas Dussault

Dec 17, 2020

Thomas Dussault, 72, of Whiting, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17 at home. Viewing will be held on Tuesday Dec. 22 from 2-4pm & 7-9pm. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 10:00am at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ.

Russell Schultz

Russell Schultz

Dec 16, 2020

Russell H. Schultz, age 76, born May 31, 1944 in Garwood, New Jersey, Son of the late Henry and Helen Schultz and step-son of the late Ethel Schultz. Russell was a resident of Ortley Beach, NJ (and formerly of Roseland, NJ.) Russ passed away suddenly of diabetes complications on December 16, 2020 in Toms River, NJ. Russ is survived by...

John Alexander "Jack" Williams

John Alexander "Jack" Williams

Dec 15, 2020

John Alexander Williams of Whiting, New Jersey entered eternal life on December 15, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. "Jack" was born November 13, 1931 in Manhattan. He was raised in the Bronx, New York and lived in Castle Hill, Highbridge and Morris Park neighborhoods. He was very proud of his Irish and English heritage having marched in the...

Marie Irene Guarino

Marie Irene Guarino

Dec 15, 2020

Marie Irene Guarino, 81, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Born and raised in Queens, NY, she lived in Staten Island, NY from 1986 before moving to Whiting 5 years ago. Marie was an executive secretary for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Manhattan, NY. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann...

Charles Mcallister

Charles Mcallister

Dec 11, 2020

Charles McAllister, 85, of Forked River passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Jersey City, he grew up in Kearny and lived in Lake Hopatcong for many years before moving to Forked River in 2001. Mr. McAllister was a United States Marine, and later worked as a lineman for New Jersey Bell...

Joseph Sciame

Joseph Sciame

Dec 11, 2020

Joseph Sciame, 59, of Waretown passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at his home after a long illness. Born in Queens, NY, he lived in South Toms River and Lanoka Harbor before settling in Waretown in 1986. Prior to becoming disabled, Mr. Sciame was a tractor trailer driver for many years. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, did many toy...

Salvatore J Panzino

Salvatore J Panzino

Dec 1, 2020

Savatore J. Panzino, age 83, of Whiting, passed away on December 1. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Hazlet before moving to Whiting in 2013. Sal was a manager for Clorox in Jersey City for 19 years, retiring in 1999. He was a Volunteer Fireman with the Keansburg Fire Company and a Communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton RC...

William J. Fenton

William J. Fenton

Nov 28, 2020

William J. Fenton, 60, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at home. William was born in Newark, NJ. He was a carpenter and worked for the Carpenters Union as a dock builder in New York City for over 25 years. He had a love for motorcycles and was kind and generous to all he met. William was predeceased...

Dorothy Barnes

Dorothy Barnes

Nov 27, 2020

Dorothy Barnes, 82, of Whiting, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at home. Born in the Bronx, NY, she lived in Bloomfield, NJ before moving to Whiting 13 years ago. Dorothy was an elementary school teacher in Newark, NJ. She also worked in banking. She graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University where she received two Master's Degrees. She was a communicant...

Richard Roman "Rich" Anton

Richard Roman "Rich" Anton

Nov 23, 2020

Richard ("Jolly" Rich) Roman Anton, devoted husband, father, and grandfather (Dziadziu), passed away on November 23, 2020. Rich is survived by his loving wife Monica Anton (Kruszewski), his children Michele Adamski (Gerry), Rick Anton (Heather Henry), and Adam Anton, his beloved grandchildren or as he called them the "Winkie Dinks," Matthew, Aniela, & Zachary Adamski, his adopted grandchildren Shawn &...

Margaret Panzino

Margaret Panzino

Nov 21, 2020

Margaret Panzino, age 81, of Whiting, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 21. Born in Jersey City, she lived in Hazlet before moving to Whiting. Margaret was a homemaker, and a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton RC Church, Whiting. Margaret is survived by her beloved husband Salvatore, her sons, Joseph and James, her daughter in law, Colleen;...

Ann J. Pagliaro

Ann J. Pagliaro

Nov 19, 2020

Ann J. Pagliaro, 97, of Robbinsville, NJ, formerly of Whiting, NJ, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Rose Hill Assisted Living in Robbinsville, NJ. Born in Trenton, NJ, she lived in Hamilton, NJ, Florida and Whiting, NJ before moving to Robbinsville in 2015. Ann was an assembly line worker for General Motors in Trenton. She was a communicant of...

Joseph Detrolio

Joseph Detrolio

Nov 16, 2020

Joseph DeTrolio, age 79, of Lanoka Harbor passed away on November 16, 2020 at NewarK Beth Israel Medical Center. Born in Newark, he lived in Belleville for 43 years before moving to Lanoka Harbor. Joseph was employed at Precise Metal, and later worked as Director of Manufacturing at Westlock in Oradell until retiring in 2002. He was on the Belleville...

Kathy Libretto

Kathy Libretto

Nov 15, 2020

Kathleen Libretto, 76, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 at home. Born and raised in Staten Island, NY, she moved to Whiting in 2004. Kathy worked as a bookkeeper at Merrill Lynch and a bank teller at Chase for many years. Kathy enjoyed cooking, spending time with family and friends, doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku. She loved beaches...

Roland Joseph Schlosser

Roland Joseph Schlosser

Nov 1, 2020

Roland Joseph Schlosser, age 92, of Whiting, passed away on Sunday, November 1, at home. Born in West Bend, WI, he lived in Forked River, and Vero Beach, FL before moving to Whiting in 2004. Roland was a retired Army Master Sgt., serving in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He owned and operated an interior decorating business for many...

Eugene Keracher, Jr

Eugene Keracher, Jr

Oct 29, 2020

Eugene Keracher Jr (Gene),53, of Lakehurst died on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Nyack NY, he grew up in Forked River, later residing in Lakehurst. He was a truck driver for Finkle Trucking, Hamilton . His joy was fishing with his son Gerry and his cartoon network. He is predeceased by his mom...

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Hemmel

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Hemmel

Oct 27, 2020

Elizabeth "Betty" Hemmel, age 99, of Whiting, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at The Pines at Whiting. Born in Jersey City, she lived in Rutherford and Hasbrouck Heights prior to moving to Whiting in 1983. Betty was an executive secretary at Charles of the Ritz and later for Kmart Corp, from which she retired. Betty volunteered at Deborah...

Joanne Agnes Ragan

Joanne Agnes Ragan

Oct 17, 2020

Joanne Agnes Ragan, 104, of Forked River, formerly of Whiting, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Jessup, PA, she lived in Palmyra, NJ and Whiting, NJ from 2002 to 2016 before moving to Forked River. Joanne was a sales person at John Wanamaker's and also worked at Picatinny Arsenal during World...

Dorothy Marie Eilerts

Dorothy Marie Eilerts

Oct 16, 2020

Dorothy Marie Eilerts was born on June 10, 1927, in Quincy, Illinois,the sixth child of Cecil A. and Ruth E Lowry. She was adopted in March 1928 by William and Lena Tipton. Her adoptive mother died on November 30, 1935. Dorothy graduated college with a BS in Education from Western Illinois University in 1948 and was a teacher until she...