Obituaries

Dec 13, 2014

Leonard A. Dioguardi, 90, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Whiting Health Care Center in Manchester. Born in Harrison, NJ, he lived in East Newark before moving to Whiting in 1996. Leonard worked for Driver Harris Wire Manufacturing & Testing Co. in Harrison, NJ for 35 years, retiring in 1985. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps...

Nov 30, 2014

Nov 26, 2014

Jennie Moseley, 79, of Whiting, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at home. Born in Frackville, PA formerly of Linden, NJ and Mobile, AL. She and her husband Burns "Tabby" Moseley moved to Whiting in 2011. She was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother with a crazy sense of humor and a heart of gold. She was predeceased by...

Nov 26, 2014

Carmella Rose Archer, 82, of Whiting, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at home. Born in Luzerne, PA, formerly of Jersey City and Wood-Ridge, she and her husband moved to Whiting in 1998. She was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother who loved to cook Italian and made a mean stuffed shell. She volunteered at her children's grammar school...

Nov 24, 2014

Helen C. Treubig, 91, of Whiting, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived there and in Florida before moving to Whiting in 1995. Helen was an office worker and saleswoman for Abraham & Straus Department Store in Brooklyn, NY. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. She was predeceased...

Nov 23, 2014

Gaetano (Tom) DeLuca, 93, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014 at home. Born in New York City, NY, he lived in Elmont, Long Island, NY and Pompton Lakes, NJ for 15 years before moving to Whiting in 1993. Tom was a warehouse manager for Heller and Usdan Paper/U.S. Cordage Co. in Moonachie, NJ. He was a U.S. Marine...

Nov 22, 2014

Sheila Therese Saunders, 83, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014 at home. Born in Great Neck, NY, she lived in Media, PA before moving to Whiting in 1999. Sheila was office manager for the Rose Tree-Media School District, Media, PA for 11 years, retiring in 1997. She was a past board member for the Somebody C.A.R.E.S. Foundation, Whiting....

Nov 14, 2014

Florence L. Quinn, age 86 of Lanoka Harbor, passed away on Friday November 14, 2014. Born in Newark, she lived in Livingston for many years before moving to Lanoka Harbor 19 years ago. Florence worked as a clerk in the Livingston Public Library for 18 years. Predeceased by her husband George in 2005, Florence is survived by her daughter Virginia...

Nov 12, 2014

Ruth M. Burnett, 90, of Whiting, NJ passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Born in Bayonne, NJ, the daughter of Matthew and Ruey Mae Burnett, she resided in Cranford for many years until relocating to Whiting in 1998. Ruth worked for Prudential Insurance Company in Newark, retiring in 1984. She was a...

Nov 6, 2014

Walter J. Mertz, 71, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014 at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Born in New York City, NY, he lived in Old Bridge, NJ before moving to Whiting in 1997. Walter worked for American Savings Bank in New York City, NY for 34 years, retiring in 1996 as the Bank's Manager. He...

Nov 1, 2014

Margaret M. Wright (Higgins) died Saturday, November 1, 2014 in Burlington, NJ at the age of 99. She previously resided in Whiting, NJ for 38 years. Margaret also lived in Pennsauken for over 30 years and as a young girl lived in Palmyra, NJ. She graduated from Palmyra High School in 1934. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Oct 25, 2014

Helen Theresa Armstrong, 79, died peacefully on October 25, 2014 in Rose Garden Nursing Home, Toms River, NJ with her family by her side after enduring multiple chronic illnesses with grace and dignity. Helen was born September 14, 1935, in Seaside Park, NJ to Kristo and Elizabeth Kleva. She was baptized in St. Catharine of Siena Church where she remained...

Oct 24, 2014

Bernadette Renata Elsammak, 43, of Lakehurst, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 at her mother's home. She was born in Toms River and lived in Manchester before moving to Lakehurst. Bernadette was a certified nursing assistant at Harrogate Nursing Home in Lakewood. She was a member and trustee of the Community Baptist Church in Manchester. Bernadette was predeceased by...

Oct 22, 2014

Alvin A. Russo, 87, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he lived in Hells Kitchen, NY, and North Bergen, NJ before moving to Whiting 20 years ago. Alvin attended the Stevens Institute of Technology for Engineering from 1950-1952. He was a member of the Varsity Squash Team. He worked as a machinist...

Oct 22, 2014

Ruth E. Stahnten, 93, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at home. Born in Newark, NJ, she lived in Millburn before moving to Whiting in 1980. Ruth was an Administration Assistant for the Veterans Administration in Newark, NJ, for 25 years, retiring in 1980. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. She is survived...

Oct 16, 2014

Gertrude, 90, passed away on October 16 in El Cajon, California. Gertrude was born in Pine Island, N.Y., daughter of Frederick and Katherine (Reich) Gerlitz. In 1913, the Gerlitz family emigrated from the Saratova region in Russia. Five of their 12 children came from Russia, while the younger seven were born in Pine Island in their farm house, which still...

Oct 14, 2014

William R. Hadley, 86, of Whiting, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at home. Born and raised in Chicago. IL, he lived in Toms River for 30 years before moving to Whiting in 2005. He received his Masters Degree from Stonier Graduate School of Banking, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. He was a...

Oct 1, 2014

Ethel S. Holt, 90, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Born in Jersey City, she lived there and in Brick before moving to Whiting in 1996. Ethel was secretary to the Director of Placement at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ for 25 years, retiring in 1963. She was a...

Sep 30, 2014

Beatrice Kostick, 91, of Whiting, NJ, passed Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at home. Born in Bridgeport, CT, she lived in Hillsborough, NJ before moving to Whiting in 1979. She was a homemaker and a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Beatrice was predeceased by her husband, Nicholas in 1994 and her daughter, Barbara Marriott. She is survived by...

Sep 27, 2014

Robert Clark, of Whiting, NJ, was welcomed home into God's loving arms on Saturday, September 27, 2014. He was 77. Robert was one of 9 children born to William and Laura Clark in Rochester, NY where he lived for most of his life. After high school, Robert proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1954-1958. Robert worked for...