Obituaries

Sep 17, 2015

Dorothy Ann Essex, 84, of Forked River, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015. Born and raised in Watchung, NJ, she lived in Waretown before moving to Forked River in 2005. She raised Dachshunds and enjoyed making and teaching ceramics. Dorothy was predeceased by two brothers, Roger and Richard Schwoerer; two sisters, Louise Major and Lettie Rowbotham and her step-son, Allen...

Sep 15, 2015

Frances M. Scopellite, 88, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Care One Nursing Home in East Brunswick, NJ. She was born and raised in North Bergen, NJ. She lived in Hazlet before moving to Whiting in 2004. Frances was the Office Manager for Nathan Katz Advertising, North Bergen for 3 years, retiring in 1990. Prior to that,...

Sep 6, 2015

Joan Anne Davey of Whiting passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in New York City, she grew up at the beach in Rockaway, NY, amid her large, extended family. She also lived in Mahwah and Waretown, NJ, before moving to Whiting. Joan worked as a secretary at high schools including Southern Regional....

Sep 4, 2015

Helen S. Prunka, 91, of Whiting, passed away Friday, September 04, 2015 at home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived in Long Island, NY and Babylon, NY before moving to Whiting in 1990. Helen was a homemaker and a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. She was predeceased by her husband, Leo Prunka in 2012. She is survived...

Sep 3, 2015

Arleen M. Kluck, 73, of Whiting, passed away, Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Arista Care at Whiting. She was born and raised in Elizabeth and lived in Manahawkin before moving to Whiting. Arleen was a homemaker and a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witness in Tuckerton. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Arthur Kluck; two children, Robert...

Sep 2, 2015

Barbara T. Fiore, of Forked River, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 2, 2015. A remembrancegathering of friends and relatives will be held from 3:00pm until 6:00pmon Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Lacey Memorial Home 1022 Lacey Road Forked River, NJ 08731. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society maybe made in memory of...

Aug 30, 2015

Gloria V. Panebianco, 91, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived in Bayonne, NJ before moving to Whiting 23 years ago. Gloria was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting and a member of the church's Altar Rosary Society. She...

Aug 29, 2015

Regina "Jean" Kathleen Rotenberry passed away on August 29th at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Born in Jersey City, NJ in 1948, she was a 30-plus year employee of the U.S. Federal Government working primarily as an administrative and security officer. Upon her retirement in 2004, she continued working part time as a government contractor for Solari Creative...

Aug 27, 2015

Mario Maseratti, 72, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Mario is survived by his wife, Krystyna Maseratti; his son, Wojciech Labuz and his wife, Cathy of Florida and his daughter, Katarzyna Glajcar. A Memorial Mass will be offered at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2nd at the All Saints Chapel of St....

Aug 20, 2015

Loretta E. Kunz (nee Saidel) of Jackson, NJ, formerly of Whiting and Hillside, died on Thursday, August 20, 2015. She was 94 years old. She was born in Newark and lived in Hillside until retiring to Whiting in 1981. She was the beloved wife of the late Fred C. Kunz for 55 years….. "the happiest years of my life," she...

Aug 17, 2015

Bernadette (Bea) D. Jones, 78, of Whiting, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Newark, she lived in South River before moving to Whiting in 2002. Bernadette was an LPN at RCHP, New Brunswick for many years. She was the Past President of the Women's Auxiliary Post 133 , East Brunswick; a...

Aug 8, 2015

William Joseph Rasmussen, 87, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2015 at home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he lived in Queens, NY before moving to Whiting 20 years ago. William was a stock trader on Wall Street in New York City, NY. He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. He is survived by his wife...

Jul 29, 2015

Harry A. Wheeler, 84, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Born in the Bronx, NY, he lived in Ocean Township before moving to Whiting in 2010. Harry was an electrical engineer at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, NJ for 37 years, retiring in 1986. He graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx,...

Jul 23, 2015

Eleanor Tomasello, 81, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Crestwood Manor in Whiting. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she lived in Garfield, NJ, then Vernon, NJ before moving to Whiting in 2005. She enjoyed sewing, knitting and reading. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Eleanor was predeceased by her husband, Gaspare Tomasello in...

Jul 22, 2015

Raymond Edward Coster, 93, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at home. Born in New York City, NY, he lived in Queens, NY before moving to Whiting in 1988. Ray was an office worker for Westinghouse Electric, New York City, NY for 8 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Ray was a communicant...

Jul 19, 2015

Jul 17, 2015

Marie T. Hogan, 89, of Whiting passed away, Friday, July 17, 2015 at home. Born in Staten Island, NY, she lived in South Amboy before moving to Whiting in 1975. Marie was a seamstress for Komar Clothing Factory, South Amboy for 10 years. She was a member of the VFW 8745 Ladies Auxiliary and was a volunteer for Somebody C.A.R.E.S.,...

Jul 16, 2015

Virginia Ruth Jacques, 98, peacefully passed away Thursday, July 16th, 2015. She was born in Long Branch and lived in Asbury Park, Wall, and Eatontown. Virginia was a graduate of Asbury Park high school class of 1935. She worked at Fort Monmouth, the Asbury Park Press, and Macy's before retiring to Bayville. She was an avid horse racing fan, and...

Jul 15, 2015

Helen J. Zalewski, 90, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015. She grew up and raised her family in Kearny. Helen was employed by West Hudson Hospital in Kearny, retiring in 1989. She was an active member of St. Cecilia Church in Kearny for many years. She helped to implement and was the vice-principal of the CCD program at...

Jul 14, 2015

Evelyn Storms, age 90, of Forked River, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at her home. Born in Hoboken, she lived in Hasbrouck Heights and Oradell, NJ before retiring to Pheasant Run, Forked River in 1986. Evelyn was very involved in her community, where she was an active parishioner of St. Pius X RC...