Obituaries

Marie A. Kandra

Marie A. Kandra

Jan 1, 2019

Marie A. Kandra, 83, of Whiting, passed away Friday, March 01, 2019. She was born on Feb. 26, 1936 in Mount Vernon, NY, daughter of the late Thomas and Louise Moriello, and sister of the late Joseph Moriello. Marie was an impeccable homemaker, and was devoted to her family and her strong Catholic faith. An avid reader and a world...

Lt. Col. Richard Raymond "Buzz" Sawyer

Lt. Col. Richard Raymond "Buzz" Sawyer

Jan 1, 2019

Lt. Col. Richard "Buzz" Raymond Sawyer, 80, of Whiting, NJ died peacefully at 5:30pm on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Millennium Memory Care in Ocean, NJ. A visitation will be held at Manchester Memorial Funeral Home, 28 Schoolhouse Rd. in Whiting on Thursday, March 21st from 4pm to 6pm. A Memorial Service will be held at 5:30pm at the funeral...

Joe "Cozy" Belbol

Joe "Cozy" Belbol

Jan 1, 2019

Joe "Cozy" Belbol, 75, of Whiting, formerly of Little Falls, NJ, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at home. Joe was born in Paterson, NJ and lived in Totowa and then, Little Falls before moving to Whiting. He was the owner of "Cozy" Sweet Shop in Totowa until he retired in 2000. Joe loved spending...

Msgt. William R. "Bill" Leis

Msgt. William R. "Bill" Leis

Jan 1, 2019

MSgt. William "Bill" R. Leis, 83, of Browns Mills, was called home to the Lord on Monday, December 30, 2019 after a brief illness. Bill was born and raised in Johnstown, PA. He was a chemical operations technician for Sybron Chemical in Mt. Holly before retiring. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve veteran from 1955 to 1962. He retired as...

Palma A. "Pam" Graziano

Palma A. "Pam" Graziano

Jan 1, 2019

Palma (Pam) A. Graziano, 91, of Whiting, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Pam was born and raised in Utica, NY. Prior to moving to Whiting in 2000, she and her husband, Guy lived in New Providence, NJ. Pam was the youngest of four sisters. Having been a trained beautician, Pam put most of her...

Lorraine H. Smith

Lorraine H. Smith

Jan 1, 2019

Lorraine H. Smith, 88, of Whiting, passed away peacefully Friday, April 5, 2019 at Whiting Healthcare Center. Born and raised in Jersey City, she lived in Holiday City, Toms River before moving to Whiting. Lorraine was a member of the Cedar Glen Lakes Garden Club and the Keswick Club Pool. She volunteered for home resales at Cedar Glen Lakes. Lorraine...

Rochelle Farrington

Rochelle Farrington

Jan 1, 2019

Obituary not available.

Steven J. "Steve" Garry, Sr.

Steven J. "Steve" Garry, Sr.

Jan 1, 2019

Stephen J. "Steve" Garry, Sr., 90, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 peacefully at his home in Crestwood Manor in Whiting, NJ after a brief illness. Steve was born on April 22, 1928 in Philadelphia to Catharine (Murphy) and Stephen B. Garry. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Rita (Mahoney) Garry; his daughters, Kathy Garry, Patti...

Herbert "Bill" W Genne

Herbert "Bill" W Genne

Jan 1, 2019

Herbert "Bill" W. Genne, Jr., age 65, of Whiting, passed away on October 6, in Whiting. Born in Camp Kilmer, NJ, he lived in Lakehurst before moving to Whiting. Bill owned and operated Customplus Drywall and Painting Co., and was a US Marine Corps Veteran. Bill loved photography, painting, listening to music, and his daily visits to Lakehurst Lake. Bill...

John "Jack" Aloysius Dillon

John "Jack" Aloysius Dillon

Jan 1, 2019

John "Jack" Aloysius Dillon, 89, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Newark, he lived in Roseland, then Toms River for 25 years before moving to Whiting in 2016. John was a salesman for Datacard in New York City, NY for 30 years, retiring in 1994. He was a U.S....

Alfred Joseph Cirone

Alfred Joseph Cirone

Jan 1, 2019

Alfred Joseph Cirone, 89, of East Stroudsburg, PA, formerly of Whiting, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Pocono Hospital in East Stroudsburg, PA. Alfred was born in Brooklyn, NY, and lived there for 38 years. He then lived in Lindenhurst, NY for 28 years and Whiting, NJ for 21 years before moving to East Stroudsburg 3 years...

Joseph Massa

Joseph Massa

Dec 31, 2018

Joseph Massa age 58 of Whiting NJ passed away Monday December 31, 2018 at home surrounded by family. He was born and raised in Belleville before moving to Brick in 1978. He currently lived in Whiting with his family for 6 years. He spent his summers on Brick Beach with the Weasel's, enjoying the ocean, fishing, loved walking on the...

Lee Kaufman

Lee Kaufman

Dec 28, 2018

Services for Lee Kaufman were held privately

Kayla Stott

Kayla Stott

Dec 27, 2018

Kayla Lorraine Morgan Stott, passed away at home on December 27, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 1:00pm at the Whiting Bible Church, 95 Lacey Road, Manchester, NJ 08759.

Walter C. King, Jr.

Walter C. King, Jr.

Dec 25, 2018

Walter C. King, Jr., 86, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at Whiting Healthcare Center. Walter was born and raised in Carteret, NJ. He moved to Whiting in 1999. He was a lab technician at Union Carbide in Carteret for 45 years before retiring. He was the Past Master of Theodore Roosevelt Lodge #219 Free & Accepted Masons,...

Marie Rowan

Marie Rowan

Dec 21, 2018

Marie Rowan, age 79, passed away on 12-21-2018. She worked as a drug and alcohol counselor for 40 years and was a friend of Bill W. most of her adult life. Friends and family will celebrate her life on Thursday, January 3rd from 6-8 pm at the Lacey Memorial Funeral Home, 1022 Lacey Road, Forked River. Dinner will Follow the...

Joan Maria Garrison

Joan Maria Garrison

Dec 17, 2018

Joan Maria Garrison, 89, of Whiting NJ, formerly of Caldwell NJ, passed away on Monday December 17, 2018. Visiting will be held on Wednesday December 19, 2018 at Manchester Memorial Funeral Home, 28 Schoolhouse Road in Whiting from 2:00 to 4:00PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Joan's name to; Dominican Sisters of Caldwell, 1 Ryerson Ave.,...

Persella "Pat" Stasuzzo

Persella "Pat" Stasuzzo

Dec 16, 2018

Persella (Pat) Stasuzzo passed away on December 16, 2018 at AristaCare in Whiting, N.J. where she had resided since May of 2018. Pat was born in East Orange, N.J. to Carmela Pasapane and Raffaela Paciello on February 6, 1926. She was the 7th of their 9 children. Persella was affectionately known as "Bessie" to her brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews...

Dominga Dejesus

Dominga Dejesus

Dec 16, 2018

Dominga DeJesus, 72, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at home. Dominga was born in Nicaragua and lived in Brooklyn, NY before moving to Whiting 18 years ago. She was a member of the Ocean County Baptist Church in Toms River. Dominga is survived by her husband of 45 years, Esmeraldo DeJesus, Jr.; two children, Evonne Pitts of...

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Dec 2, 2018

Thomas Little, 91, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at AristaCare at Manchester. Thomas was born and raised in Paterson, NJ. He moved to Whiting in 1992. He was an accountant for Witco Chemicals in Woodcliff Lake, NJ for 22 years, retiring in 1990. Thomas was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a NY...