Obituaries
Christina Colella
Feb 13, 2020
Christina Colella, 89, of Newark, DE, formerly of Whiting and Rockaway, NJ, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 at home. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, she lived in Rockaway, NJ and, then, Whiting, NJ for 30 years before moving to Newark, DE in 2015. Christina was an electronics technician for Cessna in Boonton, NJ. She enjoyed playing bocce, shuffleboard...
William Henry Craft, Sr.
Feb 12, 2020
William Henry Craft, Sr., 92, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Newark, he lived in Edison, Branchburg and Sneads Ferry, NC before moving to Whiting in 2000. William was a chemist at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ for 30 years and holds multiple patents at Bell Labs. He...
James W. Kennedy
Feb 5, 2020
James W. Kennedy, age 62, of Toms River passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at home. Born in Toms River, he was a lifelong resident. Mr. Kennedy received a degree in Political Science from Rutgers University in 1979, and later received a Juris Doctor from Pace University Law School in 1982. He was an Assistant Prosecutor with the Monmouth...
Frank Joseph Bury
Jan 28, 2020
Frank Joseph Bury of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at home. He was born on February 19, 1931 in Orange NJ to Lorraine (Longua) and Frank Anthony Bury. Frank attended St. Venantius School in Orange, Our Lady of the Valley High School in West Orange and Seton Hall University in South Orange. Frank joined the Army in February...
Lorraine Shubach
Jan 26, 2020
Lorraine Shubach, 84, of Whiting, formerly of Metuchen, NJ, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Community Medical Center. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul Shubach; her parents, John and Julia Korycinski; her sisters, Julia Zdorowski, Virginia Prishvalko and Helen Cheke and her brothers, John and Tom Korycinski. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Michele and...
Mary Webster
Jan 22, 2020
Mary (Salapka) Webster, 94, of Whiting, formerly of Yardville, NJ, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald, her parents, John and Anna, her brother, George and sister, Anne. She is survived by her son, Donald, Jr. and his wife, Carol of Whiting; their children, Dawn of Philadelphia, PA, Patricia and her husband,...
Roberta Venskus
Jan 15, 2020
Roberta D. Venskus, age 85, of Lanoka Harbor passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Paterson, she lived in Fairlawn and Wayne before settling in Toms River in 1977. After retiring, she lived in Florida for several years before returning to Lavalette to be with her family and has lived in Lanoka...
Biagio Michael "Gino" D'Alessandro
Jan 9, 2020
Biagio Michael D'Alessandro, 96, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, January, 9, 2020 at the Pines at Whiting. Biagio was born in Bronx, NY on Feb. 9, 1923. After serving honorably in the U.S. Navy during WWII, Biagio married Carmella Abate of Rahway, NJ. Biagio (Gino) was employed by Exxon for 39 years as a machinist. He lived in Colonia, NJ...
Edna Maceira
Jan 8, 2020
Edna Maceira, 96, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, January 08, 2020 at The Pines at Whiting. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she lived in Astoria, Long Island, NY before moving to Whiting 33 years ago. Edna was an insurance broker for private companies. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Edna was predeceased by her beloved husband...
Michael G. Di Simone
Jan 5, 2020
Michael G. Di Simone, 84, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Whiting Healthcare Center. Born and raised in Newark, he lived in Little Falls before moving to Whiting in 1997. Michael was an elementary school teacher at Lafayette Street Elementary School in Newark for over 30 years retiring in 1997. He was a ma
Blake Anthony Zakutansky
Jan 4, 2020
Blake Anthony Zakutanksy, age 35, died on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Bayonne, he grew up there before moving to Ocean County. Mr. Zakutansky was a chef at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Newark. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Antoinette and John Wilbur; his fiance, Tracy Clarke; his brother Nicholas; his maternal...
Mildred "Millie" Magliocchetti
Jan 3, 2020
Mildred "Millie" Magliocchetti, 87, of Whiting, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Passaic, NJ, she lived in Rutherford, NJ before moving to Whiting. Mildred was a Licensed Practical Nurse and caregiver. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Mildred was a devout Catholic and a very active communicant...
Giorgina L. Lear
Jan 1, 2020
Lear, Giorgina, Gina, Jeanie, Jean, of Whiting, NJ, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Giorgina was born in West New York in 1923 and lived for the past 41 years in Whiting. Beloved wife of Walter William "Cubby" Lear, daughter of John and Filomena Puccio, sister of Christine and Josephine. She is survived by her...
Gerald M. Ravaioli, Sr.
Jan 1, 2020
Gerald M. Ravaioli, Sr., 83, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at AristaCare at Whiting. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he lived in Sayreville before moving to Whiting in 2005. Gerald was a factory worker for Regina Vacuum Company in Rahway, NJ for 35 years, retiring in 2005. He was a band leader and a member of the Four...
William J. "Bill" Farrell
Jan 1, 2020
William J. Farrell, 91, of Whiting, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020 at AristaCare at Whiting in Whiting, NJ. Born in Manhattan, NY, he lived in Cliffside Park, NJ before moving to Whiting in 2001. Bill worked for Cliffside Park Housing. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Bill was a member of the Elks and American...
Frank Modica
Jan 1, 2020
Frank Modica, 92 of Whiting, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 5. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he moved to Whiting in 1992. Frank worked for over 50 years in the grocery business, retiring from Key Foods as a Store Manager. Frank made friends everywhere he went, he enjoyed walking his dog, Minzy, around the neighborhood just so...
Carol A. Pruss
Jan 1, 2020
Carol A. Pruss, 83, of Whiting, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at home. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, she lived in Florida and Yardville, NJ before moving to Whiting in 2000. Carol was a medical coder at Carter Wallace Pharmaceuticals in Cranbury, NJ. She was a communicant of the Church of the Assumption in Perth Amboy, NJ until 1964, then,...
Henry Wisniewski
Dec 31, 2019
Henry Wisniewski, 93, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at home. Born and raised in Staten Island, NY, he moved to Elizabeth in 1952 and lived there until he came to Whiting in 2000. Henry was a foreman for H. F. Butler Steel Company in Union, NJ, from where he retired. He was a hospital guard at Trinitas...
Veronica "Ronnie" Mccabe
Dec 26, 2019
Veronica "Ronnie" McCabe, 79, of Cedar Glen Lakes in Whiting, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, she also lived in Indianapolis, IN and East Windsor, NJ before moving to Whiting 16 years ago. Ronnie was a graduate of Marian College in Indianapolis in 1962. She worked...
Aidan J. Mclernon
Dec 22, 2019
Aidan J. McLernon, 93, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at home. Aidan was born in Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He was a professional squash and tennis player for the Union Club on Park Avenue in New York City, NY. He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Whiting. Aidan was predeceased by his wife, Alice...
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