Obituaries
Dorothy Siracusa
May 27, 2014
Dorothy L. Siracusa, 94, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday May 27, 2014 at Community Medical Center. Born in Newark, she lived in Piscataway and the Silver Ridge section of Toms River for 20 years before moving to Whiting. Dorothy was an assembly woman for Cornell-Dublier, as well as a sales associate for Bamberger's in Plainfield and Lobel's in Somerville. She...
Janet Kokoszka
May 20, 2014
Janet A. Kokoszka, 75, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at home. Born in New Brunswick,NJ, she lived in Spotswood, NJ before moving to Whiting in 2004. She was a secretary and administrative assistant for Dupont Corporation in Parlin, NJ. Janet was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting and the only President of the Knights...
Patricia Grieshaber
May 19, 2014
Patricia W. Grieshaber, 88, of Whiting, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at The Pines at Whiting. Born in Irvington, she lived in Bridgewater and Manahawkin before moving to Whiting in 2012. Patricia graduated from Thomas R. Proctor High School, Utica, NY, Class of 1944. She attended Middlesex General Hospital School of Nursing as a member of the U.S. Cadet...
Lee Deleonard
May 17, 2014
Lee H. DeLeonard, 80, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the home of his daughter. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Emerson before moving to Whiting in 1997. Lee was a carpenter-wire foreman for Allied Signal Company, Teterboro, NJ for 32 years, retiring in 1997. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and...
Bartley Eckhardt
May 16, 2014
Bartley G. "Bart" Eckhardt, 83, died May 16, 2014 of natural causes at his home in Whiting, NJ. Bart received an A.S. degree from SUNY Morrisville and served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1955 as a Torpedoman 2/C. For most of his professional life, Bart was a self-employed interior contractor in New York City. He was a craftsman of the...
Teresa Vaudreuil
May 12, 2014
Teresa D. Vaudreuil, 94, of Whiting, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 in Colorado Springs, CO at the home of her son. Born in Yugoslavia, she lived in Staten Island, NY before moving to Whiting in 1973. Teresa was a member of the Women's Club and Residents Club of Crestwood Village III. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann...
Madeline Marchitto
May 10, 2014
Madeline Marchitto, 92, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Jersey City, she lived there until she moved to Whiting in 1993. Madeline was a data entry clerk at Bank of America, Jersey City. She was a member of the Women's Club of Crestwood Village 5 and a communicant of...
Gladys Mccall
May 10, 2014
Gladys E. McCall, 97, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014 at home. She lived in Paterson and Clifton before moving to Whiting in 1979. Gladys was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post #8745, Whiting. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting and worked as a volunteer and a secretary at the church....
James Walsh
May 8, 2014
James R. Walsh, 79, of Whiting, NJ, passed away peacefully at home with his beloved wife, Geraldine Smith Walsh, at his side on May 8, 2014. He was born in New York City (Yorkville) to James and Eileen (Rown) Walsh. He was a graduate of St. Ann's Academy and attended Cornell University; served active duty with the United States Army...
Georgette Locklin
Apr 26, 2014
Georgette F. (Howarth) Locklin, age 79, of Whiting, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Whiting Health Care Center. Born in New York City, she lived in Teaneck and Upper Saddle River before moving to Whiting 14 years ago. Georgette was a bank teller for National Community Bank in Teaneck before her retirement. She was a Past Matron of...
Marcella Cervenka
Apr 26, 2014
Marcella E. Cervenka age 91 of Whiting passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Cleveland, OH, she lived in Mountainside before moving to Whiting. Marcella was Co-Owner of Vaux Hall Tailor Shop in Union for 35 years. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. She was predeceased by...
Anna Hlinka
Apr 24, 2014
Anna Hlinka (nee Vislocky) of Whiting, NJ died peacefully at the Whiting Health Care Center on April 24, 2014. She was born on July 19, 1922 in Litmanova, Czechoslovakia, and lived there until she emigrated to New York in 1939. As a young bride who left her husband behind to fight in WWII, she made a life for herself and...
Marilyn Koehl
Apr 16, 2014
Marilyn Koehl, 75, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Whiting Healthcare Center. She was born in Hoboken and lived there and in Secaucus before moving to Whiting in 1997. Marilyn was a saleswoman for Silver Threads Clothing Store in Whiting. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. She is survived by her husband...
Helen Kurzec
Apr 16, 2014
Helen Kurzec, 87, of Whiting, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Arista Care at Whiting. Helen was born in Zamlice, Poland. She was a factory worker. Upon moving to Whiting, she became a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Helen was predeceased by her husband, Edward Kurzec in 2009. She is survived by one step-daughter, Christine...
John Keefe
Apr 3, 2014
William B. Keefe, 82, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he lived in Levittown, PA before moving to Whiting in 1998. William was a technical writer for De Laval Turbine, Inc., Trenton, NJ for 20 years, retiring in 1994. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the...
Carol Creed
Mar 19, 2014
Carol Stratton Creed, 78, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in Reisterstown, MD. Originally from Laurence Harbor, NJ, Carol also resided in South Amboy, Beachwood and Whiting, NJ. Carol is best remembered for the kind and patient demeanor she maintained throughout her life. She had a love of dogs, music and crime novels, and felt a deep connection to...
Dorothy Alessi
Mar 17, 2014
Dorothy Alessi, 84, of Whiting, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at Crestwood Manor Healthcare Center in Whiting. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, she lived in Hopelawn before moving to Whiting three years ago. She was a waitress in Perth Amboy. Dorothy was a loving wife and mother. She was predeceased by her husband of 42 years, Carmen Carl...
John Coogan
Mar 9, 2014
John Gary Coogan, 95, of Manchester, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at home. Born in Pennsylvania, he lived in Old Bridge before moving to Manchester in 1997. John was a union representative for the AFL-CIO, Baker's Union, Local 50 in East Brunswick for 40 years, retiring in 1980. He was a communicant of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Lakehurst....
Ethel Mcgowan
Mar 7, 2014
Ethel J. McGowan, 87, of Whiting, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014 at The Pines of Whiting in Manchester. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived in Howard Beach, Queens, NY before moving to Whiting in 2010. Ethel was a secretary for the New York Board of Education in Staten Island, NY for 25 years, retiring in 1986. She was a...
Mildred Valasek
Mar 4, 2014
Mildred L. Valasek, 85, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, NY. Born in Queens, NY, she lived in Long Island City, NY before moving to Whiting in 1980. She was a printer and collator for NY Printing Company, Long Island City, NY. Mildred was a member of the Pine Ridge Busy...
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