Obituaries

Jan 1, 2015

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Dec 27, 2014

EDWARD W. DOTTERWEICH, 86, formerly of Amherst, New Hampshire, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at his residence in Stafford, NJ. Born in Maplewood, New Jersey, he lived in East Hanover, New Jersey before moving to Amherst, New Hampshire in 1978. Edward had an extensive career as an Engineer, working for T. Shriver & Co. in Harrison, NJ; then...

Dec 22, 2014

Claudia A. Aschenbrenner, 78, of Surf City, Long Beach Island, NJ, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at home. Born in Plainfield, NJ, she lived in Westfield before moving to Surf City 23 years ago. Claudia was a teacher and department head for the Westfield Board of Education, Westfield, NJ. She was a volunteer for the Southern Ocean County Hospital...

Dec 19, 2014

Jean Marie Scherer, 77, of Whiting, NJ, formerly of Philadelphia, PA, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at the Pines at Whiting. Jean was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA and lived in Hoschton, GA for 7 years before moving to Whiting 7 months ago. She worked for Manpower, Inc. as office manager for getting temporary help for other agencies....

Dec 18, 2014

Anthony Tony Munafo, age 69, of Forked River, passed away Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 in Toms River. Born and raised in Patterson, he lived there before moving to Forked River in 1974. Tony owned and operated Tonys General Merchandise in Forked River since 1979. Previously, he worked for Ward Trucking Company and was the owner of a Check Cashing Store,...

Dec 15, 2014

Jeanne F. Antonelli, 85, of Vero Beach, FL, formerly of Whiting, NJ, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach, FL. Jeanne was born and raised in Staten Island, NY. She later resided in Whiting, NJ before moving to Vero Beach, FL four years ago. She was a member of the St. Charles Seminary...

Dec 15, 2014

Mildred L. Ritter, 97, of Whiting, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at the Pines at Whiting, Manchester. Born in Newark, she lived in Point Pleasant before moving to Whiting in 2000. She was a switchboard operator at Britt's Department Store in Brick for 12 years, retiring in 1989. Mildred was predeceased by her husband, Fred Ritter in 1984; her...

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...