Obituaries

Linda Pettit

Linda Pettit

Jul 26, 2019

Linda Pettit, age 69, of Manchester passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 at Hackensack Meridian-Ocean Medical Center, Brick. Born in Rahway, she moved to Brick in 1958, and lived in Whiting before settling in Leisure Village West in 2009. Mrs. Pettit was a customer service representative for Garden State Medical Supply, Toms River for over ten years until retiring...

Maribel Sostre

Maribel Sostre

Jul 25, 2019

Visitation Monday, July 29, 2019 from 12 noon to 2:30pm

Gustine Diana

Gustine Diana

Jul 23, 2019

Gustine Diana, age 70, of Little Egg Harbor passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Galloway Township, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Plainfield, she lived in Roselle and Toms River before moving to Little Egg Harbor in 1996. Mrs. Diana was a homemaker, and was a hairdresser earlier in her career. She enjoyed...

Thomas C. Anderson

Thomas C. Anderson

Jul 21, 2019

Thomas C. Anderson, age 55, of Toms River passed away with his loving family by his side on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Lakewood, he was a lifelong Ocean County resident. Mr. Anderson worked in construction, and enjoyed NASCAR, crabbing, and camping. He was NY Jets fan, and enjoyed concerts and music, his...

Kenneth S Maxwell

Kenneth S Maxwell

Jul 19, 2019

Kenneth S Maxwell, 75 of Beachwood, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2019 following complications from a stroke. He was born in Pottstown, PA and lived in Spring City until he moved to Beachwood in 1957. He graduated from Toms River High School in 1962. After graduation he served with the USAF where he earned his paratrooper wings in 1966...

Michael Armentano

Michael Armentano

Jul 17, 2019

Michael Armentano, 62, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at home. Michael was born in Englewood, NJ. He was a musician and music teacher in the Jamesburg School District, Jamesburg, NJ. He is survived by his sister, Laura Armentano of Whiting.

Joseph S. Wachala

Joseph S. Wachala

Jul 16, 2019

Joseph S. Wachala, 95, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Crestwood Manor in Whiting. Born in Portage Twp., PA, he lived in Bloomfield before moving to Whiting in 2009. Joseph was a machinist and tool maker for Linker Machines in Newark. He was a US Navy veteran of World War II and was a member of the...

Wanda Romero

Wanda Romero

Jul 14, 2019

Wanda Romero, age 66, of Manahawkin passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Mystic Meadows Rehab and Nursing,Little Egg Harbor twp. Born in Manhattan, she lived in New York until moving to Guanico, Puerto Rico and settled in New Jersey in 1984. Wanda worked many trades throughout her life but enjoyed substitute teaching most of all. She loved being...

Alice M. Schwartz

Alice M. Schwartz

Jul 8, 2019

Alice M. Schwartz, 88, of Whiting, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at her daughter's home with family by her. Born in Camden, NJ, she grew up in Oaklyn, NJ. Alice was a bank teller for Philadelphia National Bank, and upon retirement moved to Whiting, NJ. Alice was a woman of strong faith and a very active member of Christ...

Mihai Niculae

Mihai Niculae

Jul 4, 2019

Mihai Niculae, 42, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at AristaCare at Whiting after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was born in Romania. Mihai is survived by his beloved mother, Gabriela Niculae of Whiting; one brother, Ciprian Niculae and his wife, Roxana of Basking Ridge, NJ; four nephews, Maximillian, Fabian, Cristian and Teodor Niculae, and two...

Sophie Walak

Sophie Walak

Jul 1, 2019

Sophie Walak, 96, of Whiting, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at Whiting Health Care Center. Sophie was born in Brooklyn, NY, and lived in Long Island, NY and Lakehurst, NJ before moving to Whiting in 1991. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Sophie was predeceased by her...

Joseph J. Venneri

Joseph J. Venneri

Jun 28, 2019

Joseph John Venneri, 81, died Friday, June 28, 2019, at Hampton Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Toms River, NJ. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY on July 28, 1937 to Angelo and Louise Venneri. A beloved father and grandfather, he leaves his daughter Jeanna Marie Cavanaugh, age 48 and son Christopher Louis Venneri, age 39, his four grandchildren Andrew,...

Jospeh Zigarelli

Jospeh Zigarelli

Jun 27, 2019

Joseph E. Zigarelli, 86 of Toms River, died peacefully on Thursday, June 27, in Community Medical Center. Joseph was born on July 12, 1932 in Paterson, New Jersey and lived in Hawthorne before moving to Toms River in 1979. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War and a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel...

Lena "Lee" Bell

Lena "Lee" Bell

Jun 25, 2019

Lena "Lee" Bell, 95, of Whiting, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Lee grew up in NYC and lived in Fair Lawn and Edison, NJ before moving to Whiting in 2012. She was a supervisor at American Home Products/Ayerst Laboratories in Little Falls for over 25 years. Lee is survived by...

Marguerite "Marge" Wilson

Marguerite "Marge" Wilson

Jun 24, 2019

Marguerite "Marge" Wilson, 94, of Whiting, passed away Monday, June 24, 2019 at home. Born in Bayonne, NJ she lived in Summit, NJ before moving to Whiting in 1982. Marge was an executive secretary for Exxon Corp. in Florham Park, NJ for 37 years, retiring in 1982. She was a member of the Exxon Annuitant Club, the Crestwood Village VI...

Jeremy R. Turk

Jeremy R. Turk

Jun 21, 2019

Jeremy R. Turk, age 21 of Lanoka Harbor died on Friday, June 21, 2019 at home. Born in Perth Amboy, Jeremy lived in Woodbridge before moving to Lanoka Harbor when he was five. Jeremy worked in construction, and enjoyed camping, fishing, and being outdoors. He attended Lacey High School, and graduated from Challenge Academy in 2015. He is survived by...

Margaret Mary Whitehouse

Margaret Mary Whitehouse

Jun 15, 2019

Margaret Mimi Whitehouse passed away peacefully on June 15, 2019 while surrounded by her family at the Cancer Treatment Center of America. Mimi, as her friends and family endearingly called her, was born in New York City on January 11, 1954. She was raised in Freehold, NJ. She is predeceased by her parents Helen and Jim Coakley, her in-laws Orville...

William S Squier

William S Squier

Jun 14, 2019

William S. Squier, age 59, of Bayville, passed away on Friday, June 14 in Toms River. He worked as an electrician and a commercial diver for many years before retiring. Bill loved the outdoors, especially being near the water, fishing and scuba diving; but he also loved riding dirt bikes and quads with his family and friends. Bill is survived...

Elizabeth R. "Lisa" Lee

Elizabeth R. "Lisa" Lee

Jun 13, 2019

Elizabeth "Lisa" Lee, 72, OF Whiting, passed away peacefully at home on June 13th surrounded by her beloved family after a short battle with leukemia. Lisa was born in Memphis and raised in Mississippi. She was predeceased by her siblings Margaret, Betty, Angel, Robert and Roland. In 1965, Lisa enlisted in the United States Army where she met the love...

Eileen A. Carino

Eileen A. Carino

Jun 12, 2019

Eileen A. Carino, 97, of Whiting, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at home. Born in Jersey City, NJ, Eileen lived in Port Charlotte, FL for 30 years before moving to Whiting. She was a homemaker. Eileen was a former communicant of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Port Charlotte, FL and a member of the church's Altar Rosary...