Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Louis P. Velsini
Oct 14, 2020
Louis P. Velsini, 75, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Crestwood Manor in Whiting. Born in Port Henry, NY, he lived in Hartford, NY before moving to Whiting in 2014. Louis was a 6th Grade Teacher at Fair Haven Grade School in Fair Haven, VT for 35 years. During his time there, he was voted Teacher of...
Frances Oppenheimer
Oct 13, 2020
Frances Oppenheimer, 99, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Crestwood Manor in Whiting. Frances was born and raised in Morristown, NJ and lived in Madison, NJ before moving to Whiting in 2015. She was a manager for NJ Bell in Newark, NJ for 20 years. She was a communicant of Assumption Church in Morristown and St. Elizabeth...
Salvatore A "Kelly" Mavaro
Oct 13, 2020
Salvatore (Kelly) Mavaro, 89, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Kelly was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He lived in Staten Island, NY before moving to Whiting in 2003. Kelly was a longshoreman for NYS-ILA, NY, retiring in 1993. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Kelly enjoyed playing...
Josephine "Dolly" Tempio
Sep 24, 2020
Josephine (Dolly) Tempio, 97, of Whiting, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at home. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she lived in New Milford, NJ before moving to Whiting in 1980. Josephine worked for B. Altman & Company Department Store in Paramus, NJ and Bloomingdale's Department Store in Hackensack, NJ. She was a member of the Village 5...
Robert Morr
Sep 12, 2020
Robert Morr, 54, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at home. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he lived in East Hanover and North Jersey before moving to Whiting 8 years ago. Robert was a forklift operator for Paper Mart in East Hanover. He was a member of the Strikes and Spares Bowling League. He was a NY Yankees...
Jennifer T, Catananzi
Sep 12, 2020
Jennifer T. Catananzi, age 51, of the Brownsville section of Pemberton Township passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at her brother's home in Whiting. Born in Jersey City, she lived in Belmar before moving to Browns Mills NJ in 2018. Jennifer was a home health aide, and enjoyed refinishing furniture, playing the lottery and shopping. She is survived by...
Anna Stierle
Sep 9, 2020
Anna Stierle, 94, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Tall Woods Care Center in Bayville. Born in New York City, NY, she lived in West Hempstead, Long Island, NY before moving to Whiting in 1986. Anna was the Office Manager at RS Precision, a tool and dye manufacturing company in New Hyde Park, NY. She was a...
John Philip Heintz, Jr.
Sep 4, 2020
John Philip Heintz, Jr., 96, of Freehold, NJ, formerly of Jersey City and Bayonne, died on September 4, 2020. Born in Jersey City, he served on the US Army Hospital Ship, Frances Y. Slanger, as a Medical Technician during World War II. John was appointed to the Jersey City Fire Department on November 1, 1947 and retired on March 1,...
Esther T. Hart
Aug 24, 2020
Esther T. Hart, 90, of Whiting, NJ, passed away peacefully the evening of Monday, August 24, 2020 at AristaCare in Whiting, NJ. She was born on March 28, 1930, the fifth child of Patrick and Sabina (Cawley) Corbett. She grew up on a farm along a winding country road in Ballycurrin, County Mayo, Ireland with 9 siblings. She attended Kilroe...
Grace D. Williamson
Aug 17, 2020
Grace D. Williamson, 90, of Whiting, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at The Pines of Whiting. Born in New York City, NY, she was a New Jersey resident for most of her life. Grace worked as a receptionist at Logan Manor in Whiting before retiring. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Toms River. Grace...
Grace Williamson
Aug 17, 2020
Grace Williamson, age 90, of Whiting, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at The Pines of Whiting. Born in New York City, she was a New Jersey resident for most of her life. Grace married Edward J. Williamson in 1955 and after living in Kansas City, Plainfield, NJ and Boonton, NJ, they eventually settled in Chalfont, Bucks County, PA...
Raul P. Rodriguez
Aug 13, 2020
Raul P. Rodriguez, 78, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 at home. Born in Manila, Philippines, he lived in South Plainfield, NJ for 26 years before moving to Whiting in 2016. Raul was a medical representative for Merck Pharmaceuticals in the Philippines and a culinary instructor in South Plainfield. He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton...
Mary Tortoreti
Aug 11, 2020
Mary Tortoreti, 97, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at AristaCare at Whiting. Born in Newark, she lived in Irvington before moving to Whiting in 1984. Mary was a homemaker. She was an active social member of the community, enjoying playing cards and Mahjong and taking trips to Atlantic City where the slot machines called her name! Mary...
Nell G. Corey
Aug 9, 2020
Nell G. Corey, 98, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Crestwood Manor in Whiting. Born in Kingston, PA, she lived in Haworth, NJ before retiring to Whiting with her husband Paul in 1986. She was an avid reader and a wiz at crosswords. While enjoying her favorite shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, she was always the...
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