Obituaries

Alice Hagetter

Alice Hagetter

Nov 28, 2011

Alice E. Hagetter, 87, of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Whiting, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2011. Born in Newark, she lived in Garwood and Westfield before moving to Whiting in 1989. She was a homemaker and a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Alice was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Charles L. Hagetter in 1998....

Robert Pepe

Robert Pepe

Nov 24, 2011

Robert Pepe, 54, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011 at home. Born in Jersey City, he lived most of his life in Staten Island, NY, then, in Manahawkin before moving to Whiting. He was an avid sports fan. He is survived by his mother, Margaret Pepe of Whiting; six siblings, Peggy Ann (Edward) Thompson of Hudson, FL, Butch...

Alba Prykanoski

Alba Prykanoski

Nov 22, 2011

Alma D. Prykanoski, 97, of Lakewood, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Leisure Park Skilled Nursing Center in Lakewood. Born and raised in Trenton, she moved to Whiting in 1979. Alma received her RN from St. Francis School of Nursing, Trenton, graduating in 1935. She was a Registered Nurse and Nurse Anesthetist at St. Francis Hospital and Mercer Hospital...

John Zoltowski

John Zoltowski

Nov 21, 2011

John J. Zoltowski, 68, of Whiting, passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at home. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Hillsborough before moving to Whiting 10 years ago. He was a credit and financial analyst for Consolidated Credit, Metuchen for 15 years. Prior to that, he worked for Universal Freight Systems, New York, NY for 25 years. He was...

Charles Harvath

Charles Harvath

Nov 15, 2011

Charles F. Harvath, 84, of Crestwood Village IV, Whiting, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at home. Born in New York City, NY, he lived in Bergenfield, NJ before moving to Whiting in 2003. He was a longshoreman for Maxwell House Coffee, Hoboken, NJ for many years. He had an Arnold Bread route and also worked for National Biscuit Company....

Mary Ditta

Mary Ditta

Nov 15, 2011

Mary Grace Ditta, 96, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Cliffside Park, NJ, she lived in Oakland, NJ and Port Richey, FL before moving to Whiting. She was a sales clerk for R.H. Macy, New York City, NY for 32 years, retiring in 1985. Mary was a member of...

Clarence Moore

Clarence Moore

Nov 15, 2011

Clarence C. (C.C.) Moore, 90, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at home. Born in Visalia, KY, he joined the Navy in 1938. Following boot camp in Norfolk, VA he served aboard the USS Leary and later was stationed in Trinidad where he served in Naval Aviation and was promoted to the rank of Chief Aviation Metalsmith. In...

Richard Foley

Richard Foley

Nov 8, 2011

Richard V. Foley, 89, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, November 08, 2011 at Manchester Manor Nursing Home. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Whiting in 1987. Richard was a New York City Police Officer for 20 years and worked for Ma Bell, NY for 18 years, retiring in 1985. He was a U.S. Air Force...

Mary Burke

Mary Burke

Nov 4, 2011

Mary M. Burke, 94, of Whiting, passed away Friday, November 4, 2011 at the Van Dyke Hospice in Toms River, NJ. Mary was born in Whitestone, NY. She was an accounts clerk for Wallace & Tiernan Chemical Company, Belleville, NJ. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Mary was predeceased by her husband, John Burke in...

Lorraine Galladay

Lorraine Galladay

Oct 30, 2011

Lorraine M. Galladay, 74, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. Born in Pennsylvania, she lived in Harrison before moving to Whiting. Lorraine was employed by Worthington Pump in Harrison for 10 years. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton RC Church, Whiting, where she also was a member of the Choir. She was a devout Catholic...

Katherine Toomey

Katherine Toomey

Oct 27, 2011

Katherine Estelle Toomey, 89, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2011 at home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she grew up in Forest Hills, NY and lived in Richmond Hills and Bellerose Manor Queens, before moving to Whiting in 1982. She was a coordinator for Selective Service in Jamaica, NY for 22 years, retiring in 1974. Katherine was a member...

Virginia Doyle

Virginia Doyle

Oct 21, 2011

Virginia M. Doyle, 83,of Lakewood, NJ, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011 at Leisure Park Nursing Home in Lakewood. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived on Staten Island, NY. She moved to Whiting in 1990 and then to Lakewood in 1999. She was a legal secretary for Ingersall-Rand and retired from Bunge Corporation in 1990. She was a communicant of...

Harriet Knecht Steinert)

Harriet Knecht Steinert)

Oct 15, 2011

Harriet Knecht (nee Steinert), 84, of Whiting, passed away peacefully into the loving arms of her precious savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, October 15, 2011. Born in North Bergen, she lived in Ridgefield Park for 47 years before moving to Whiting in September 2011. She loved being a homemaker and was known for her homemade meals, cookies and generous hospitality....

Rosa Bondreski

Rosa Bondreski

Oct 13, 2011

Rosa L. Bondreski, 85, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 at home. Born in New Bern, NC, she lived in Santa Ana, CA before moving to Whiting in 2000. Rosa was a glass packer at Kerr Glass Company, Santa Ana, CA for 13 years. She was a member of the Whiting United Methodist Church, Whiting. Rosa was predeceased...

Louis Alfonso

Louis Alfonso

Oct 13, 2011

Louis A. Alfonso, 67, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Parlin and Toms River before moving to Whiting 35 years ago. Louis was the owner of J&L Carpet in Whiting for 27 years. He was a member of the Park,...

Marian Barz

Marian Barz

Oct 8, 2011

Marian E Barz, 97, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011 at home. She was a communicant of Christ Evangelical Church, Whiting. She was a talented vocalist and taught singing for many years, and gave her musical talent to her church. She had a very strong faith. She was an extremely talented seamstress; including dressmaking, knitting, crocheting, and needlepoint....

Anna Horvath

Anna Horvath

Oct 8, 2011

Anna M Horvath, 103, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Christian Health Center, Wyckoff, NJ. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Anna was predeceased by her husband, John Horvath of 52 years and her daughter Elizabeth Hansen. She is survived by her daughter, Helen Lubben of Mahwah; eight grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren....

Helen Lomas

Helen Lomas

Oct 7, 2011

Helen M. Lomas, 89, of Whiting, passed away Friday, October 7, 2011 at home. Helen was born and raised in Haddonfield, NJ and moved to Whiting in 1995. She was a secretary for the Camden County Probation Department, retiring after 15 years. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Helen was predeceased by her husband, Leonard...

Tessie Haligowski

Tessie Haligowski

Sep 30, 2011

Tessie Haligowski, 93, of Whiting, passed away Friday, September 30, 2011 at home. She was born and raised in Elizabeth and lived in Linden before moving to Whiting in 1980. Tessie was a stock clerk for Airtron Company in Linden and also worked for Phelps Dodge in Elizabeth. She was a member of the Polish American Club of Whiting and...

John Kilduff

John Kilduff

Sep 26, 2011

John J. Kilduff, 75, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011 at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY. Born in New York City, he lived in Closter, NJ before moving to Whiting in 2004. John was a teacher for the New York City Board of Education for 34 years, retiring in 1991. He was a...