Obituaries
Sheila Saunders
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....
Florence Quinn
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...
Ruth Burnett
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...
Walter Mertz
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...
Margaret Wright
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,...
Helen Armstrong
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...
Bernadette Elsammak
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...
Alvin Russo
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...
Ruth Stahnten
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...
Gertrude Bennett
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...
William Hadley
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...
Ethel Holt
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...
Beatrice Kostick
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...
Robert Clark
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...
Gerhard Bay
Sep 25, 2014
Gerhard (Jerry) Bay, a resident of Whiting in Manchester Township, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014, at the age of 88. Born in Germany in May of 1926, Jerry came to the United States in 1947 and married Margaret on September 29, 1951. As a tool and die maker, he worked at Columbia University, in the mechanical engineering lab,...
Suzanne Kessler
Sep 18, 2014
Suzanne Kessler, 54, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014. Born in Hackensack, she lived in Pine Bush, NY before moving to Whiting in 1989. Suzanne was an Operating Engineer for Local 825 in New Jersey. She enjoyed vacationing and boating with family and friends in the Adirondacks. She also loved playing with her dogs. Suzanne was a communicant...
George Berzinskas
Sep 16, 2014
George Berzinskas, 91, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at AristaCare at Whiting. Born in Hartshorne, OK, he lived in Elizabeth before moving to Whiting. George was a chemist at American Cyanamid in Linden. He was a U.S. Army veteran during World War II. He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. George was predeceased...
Gail Travis
Sep 14, 2014
Gail E. Travis, 76, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Gail was born in Englewood, NJ and lived in Tenafly and Palisades Park before moving to Whiting 12 years ago. She was the head chef at Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, NJ for over 20 years. Gail was twice Past Matron of...
Janina Gumieniak
Sep 9, 2014
Janina Gumieniak, 93, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Whiting Health Care Center. Born in Poland, she lived in Edison before moving to Whiting in 1980. She was a factory worker for American Can Co., Hillside, NJ, retiring in the 1970's. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Janina was predeceased by her...
Iris Modica
Sep 9, 2014
Iris Modica, 84, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, she lived in Brooklyn, NY before moving to Whiting in 1992. She was a credit collector for real estate companies in New York. Iris was a member of the Hilltop Chorus Club. She is survived by...
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