Obituaries

Jack Balke

Jack Balke

Sep 25, 2011

John (Jack) E. Balke, 85, of Asbury Park, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. Born and raised in Chicago. IL, Jack lived in Barnegat before moving to Asbury Park in 2009. He was a professional musician. He was a US Army veteran and a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting...

Robert Hoecke

Robert Hoecke

Sep 23, 2011

Robert A Hoecke, 93, of Whiting passed away Friday September 23rd at Arista Care. A Service will be held Monday September 26th at 11:00 AM at Whiting Bible Church, 95 Lacey Rd, Whting. Follwed by entombment at Whiting Memorial Park.

Edward Magaldi

Edward Magaldi

Sep 17, 2011

Edward Magaldi, 78, of Whiting died on Saturday September 17, 2011 at home. Born in Jersey City he lived in Cherry Hill, NJ and Delaware before moving to Whiting in 2000. Ed owned and operated ABE Lock and Key in Delmar, Delaware for many years. Edward is survived by his daughter, Dianne and her husband Ken Allen of Mount Holly;...

Joseph Silva

Joseph Silva

Sep 14, 2011

Joseph R. Silva, 95, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Van Dyke Hospice in Toms River. Mr. Silva was born in Ludlow, MA and lived in Bloomfield, NJ before moving to Whiting in 1981. He was an electrician supervisor for Wagner Corp, Bloomfield, for 30 years, retiring in 1972. He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann...

Charlotte Becker Schubert)

Charlotte Becker Schubert)

Sep 13, 2011

Charlotte Becker (nee Schubert), 89, of Whiting, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Van Dyke Hospice in Toms River. Born in Berlin, Germany, she came to the United States in 1922 and lived most of her life in Weehawken, NJ, moving to Barnegat, NJ in 1965. She lived in Crestwood Village, Whiting, since 1979. She was a member of...

Martin Socha

Martin Socha

Sep 12, 2011

Martin V. Socha, 88, of Whiting, passed away Monday, September, 12, 2011 at Whiting Health Care Center. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he lived in Queens and New York City before moving to Whiting in 1986. Martin was a distribution clerk for the U.S. Postal Service for 17 years, retiring in 1984. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War...

Evelyn Mcelroy

Evelyn Mcelroy

Sep 6, 2011

Evelyn P. McElroy, of Crestwood Village IV, Whiting, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the Arbors Care Center in Manchester. Evelyn was born and raised in Newark and moved to Whiting in 1979. She was a legal secretary for Judge John J. Gibbons of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, Newark, for many years. She was a communicant of...

M.J. Ferrin

M.J. Ferrin

Sep 6, 2011

M.C. "Scoop" Ferrin, 82, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Whiting Healthcare Center. He was born and raised in East Rochester, NY where he completed High School. Scoop actively served in the US Navy for 23 years. Post retirement, he continued service to the Federal Government, where his duties included CTC for the NSA. He also attended...

Andrew Hauser

Andrew Hauser

Sep 5, 2011

Andrew T. Hauser, 76 of Whiting, died Monday September 5, 2011. Born in New York City, he lived in Staten Island for over 50 years before moving to Whiting in 1995. Andrew was a truck driver for P.I.E. Trucking in Jersey City. He was a member of the Twenty One Club of Staten Island, and communicant of St Margaret Mary...

Christel Schuster

Christel Schuster

Sep 1, 2011

Christel E. Schuster, 89, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 at AristaCare of Whiting. Born in Koenigsberg, Germany, she came to the United States in 1950 and lived in New York for 25 years before moving to Whiting in 1975. Christel was a homemaker and a longtime active member of the Whiting Bible Church. She was predeceased by...

Raymond Balding

Raymond Balding

Aug 25, 2011

Raymond L. Balding, 73, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Van Dyke Hospice in Toms River. Born in Decatur, IL, he lived in Union and Cranford before moving to Whiting 11 years ago. He was a heavy equipment operator in the Public Works Department of Union Twp, retiring after 35 years of service. He was a...

Roberta Chester

Roberta Chester

Aug 22, 2011

Roberta R. Chester, 77 of Lakewood died Monday, August 22, 2011 at home. Born in New York, she lived in Paterson before moving to Lakewood in 1962. Roberta owned and operated Micrographics, and later was a bookkeeper for DCS Architecture. She was a member of the Lakewood Historical Society and the Friends of the Lakewood Library. She was also a...

Raymond Galladay

Raymond Galladay

Aug 19, 2011

Raymond Galladay, Jr., 52, of Whiting, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011. Mr. Galladay was born in Newark and lived in Harrison before moving to Whiting. He was a salesman at Worthington Pump Corp., Harrison for 17 years. He was a basketball coach for the Youth League and baseball coach for the Little League, both, in Harrison. He is survived...

James Rizzo

James Rizzo

Aug 8, 2011

James C. Rizzo, 90, of Whiting, passed away Monday, August 8, 2011 at Crestwood Manor Nursing Home in Whiting. Mr. Rizzo was born in Old Forge, PA and lived in Springfield, NJ before moving to Whiting. He owned and operated P.M. Door Service in Springfield, NJ for more than 40 years. James was predeceased by his wife, Claire in 2004...

Sylvia Bornkoff-Polizzi

Sylvia Bornkoff-Polizzi

Aug 7, 2011

Sylvia Bornkoff-Polizzi, age 88, passed away on Sunday at her home in Whiting. She is survived by her husband Gian; her Daughter, Martha; her son, John; and her granddaughter, Jessica. A memorial gathering will take place on Tuesday, August 9, at 1pm at her home.

Irene Ginex

Irene Ginex

Aug 4, 2011

Irene Ginex, 82, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, August 04, 2011 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Chester, PA, she lived in Elizabeth and Ortley Beach before moving to Whiting in 1977. Irene was an Assistant Vice-President for First National Bank of Toms River and the Branch Manager for Garden State Bank, both in Whiting. She was...

Sister Carmela Cristiano

Sister Carmela Cristiano

Aug 1, 2011

Sister Carmela Marie (Susan Mary) Cristano, 83, a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, died August 1, 2011. The wake for Sister Carmela Marie will be held at Manchester Memorial Funeral Home, 28 Schoolhouse Road, Whiting, NJ from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, 2011 with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 30...

Lucille Steinicke

Lucille Steinicke

Jul 28, 2011

Lucille Steinicke, 87, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Lucille was born and raised in Queens, NY. She lived in Jackson and Lakewood before moving to Whiting in 1993. She was an inspector for 3M Corporation, Freehold, for 15 years, retiring in 1975. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann...

Peter Westgate

Peter Westgate

Jul 26, 2011

Peter Westgate, 55, of North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at his daughter's home in Brick. Peter was born and raised in Stapleton, Staten Island, NY. He was a US Army veteran stationed in Germany as an artillery surveyor. He was vice-president at Syska & Henessey Engineers, NY. After moving to North Carolina, he worked for Commonwealth Dynamics,...

Carol Haligowski

Carol Haligowski

Jul 22, 2011

Carol "Al" Haligowski, age 94 of Whiting died Friday July 22, 2011 at Van Dyke Hospice, Toms River. Born in Elizabeth, he lived there and in Linden before moving to Whiting in 1980. Al worked for Phelps Dodge in Linden for 38 years retiring in 1979. He was a member of the Polish American Club of Whiting and a communicant...