Obituaries

Margaret Brooks

Margaret Brooks

Aug 12, 2009

Margaret S. Brooks, 103, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at Crestwood Manor Health Care in Whiting. She lived in Verona for 89 years before moving to Whiting in 1996. Margaret graduated from Verona High School in 1924 and the Edith Young Art School, Newark in 1927. She was a gifted needle worker and seamstress. Prior to her...

Wanda Bottino

Wanda Bottino

Aug 4, 2009

Wanda Bottino, 92, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at AristaCare at Whiting. Born in Irvington, she lived in Eatontown for 25 years before moving to Whiting in 2002. Mrs. Bottino was a nurse at Riverview Hospital, Red Bank for 15 years, retiring in 1959. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. She was...

Marilyn Bjorkman

Marilyn Bjorkman

Aug 4, 2009

Marilyn May Bjorkman, 73, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at home. Born in Paterson, she lived in York, PA before moving to Whiting. She volunteered in the Village VII Library and was an avid reader of mystery stories. She was an avid Yankee's and Penn State fan. She was predeceased by her parents, Harry and Edith Sharp...

Owen O'Brien

Owen O'Brien

Jul 27, 2009

Owen O'Brien, 86, of Whiting, Crestwood Village I, passed away on Monday, July 27, at home. Born in Ireland, and resided in Iselin, before moving to Whiting in 1988. He was a member of the American-Irish Club of Whiting, the Hibernian of Toms River, and the Village I Residents Club. He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic...

Helen Gibson

Helen Gibson

Jul 25, 2009

Helen M. Gibson, of Whiting, passed away on Saturday, July 25th at The Pines of Whiting. Born and raised in New York City, she moved to Whiting in 1997. Ms. Gibson was a Legislative Analyst for the City of Los Angeles, CA for 26 years, retiring in 1995. She was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Whiting, where she...

Dorothy "Dot" Lynch

Dorothy "Dot" Lynch

Jul 24, 2009

Dorothy F. Lynch, 83, of Whiting, passed away Friday, July 24, 2009 at Crestwood Manor Health Care Center. Born in New York City, NY, she lived in Middletown, NJ before moving to Whiting in 1980. Dorothy worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Thomas A. McManus, D.D.S. in Red Bank for 8 years. She was a Representative of Crestwood Village...

Margaret Weafer

Margaret Weafer

Jul 23, 2009

Margaret "Greta" Weafer, 84, of Whiting, passed away, on Thursday, July 23, 2009, at home. Greta was born in Ballyhaunis, Ireland and lived in Lewiston, ME before moving to Whiting in 1999. She was a bookkeeper for Combustion Engineering, Bloomfield, NJ. She was a very proud volunteer at Somebody C.A.R.E.S. in Whiting, enjoyed sewing and loved working on the computer....

Howard Saundry

Howard Saundry

Jul 21, 2009

Howard Gerald Saundry, 80, of Whiting, passed away on Tuesday, July 20th, at home. Born in Pompton Lakes, NJ, and resided in Wayne and Lady Lakes, FL, before moving to Whiting in 2005. Howard worked as an electrician for Singer-Kearfott. He was a member of the VFW Post 8745, Whiting. Howard was a Navy veteran, serving in the Korean War....

William Scharfenstein

William Scharfenstein

Jul 19, 2009

William R. Scharfenstein, 84, of Whiting, passed away on July 19, 2009, at Kimball Medical Center. Born and resided in East Brunswick, before moving to Whiting in 1987. William enjoyed fishing and was a member of the Fishing Club of Whiting. He also volunteered his services to C.A.R.E.S. of Whiting. He was a member of the VFW Post 8745, Whiting,...

Josephine Pujol

Josephine Pujol

Jul 19, 2009

Josephine Pujol, beloved wife of the late Albert Pujol, passed away, on Sunday, July 19, 2009, at the Van Dyke Hospice, Toms River. Mrs. Pujol was born in Florida, November 10, 1925. She was a loving wife, a beloved sister, aunt, great aunt, and a great-great aunt. She was predeceased by husband Albert, and her brother Joseph and his wife....

Anna Schoellhorn

Anna Schoellhorn

Jul 18, 2009

Anna M. Schoellhorn, 95, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Van Dyke Hospice in Toms River. She was born in Guttenberg, NJ and has lived in Whiting since 1978. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert H. Schoellhorn in 1990. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Ann Marie Dietrich of Georgetown, KY and Lynn Louise Rodriguez of...

Evelyn Failla

Evelyn Failla

Jul 9, 2009

Evelyn N. Failla, 81, of Whiting, passed away on July 9th, at home. Born and resided in Queens, NY, before moving to Whiting, in 1980. Evelyn worked as a registered nurse at Booth Memorial Hospital in Flushing, NY, and Community Medical Center in Toms River. She was a member of Sewing Quilt Club at Christ Lutheran Church, Whiting. She was...

Henry Guyt

Henry Guyt

Jul 7, 2009

Guyt, Henry P., 80, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at home. He was born in Manhattan, NY and lived in Bonita Springs, FL and Northvale, NJ before moving to Whiting. He worked for the Department of Sanitation of New York City for 26 years, retiring in 1994. He was a member of Local 15 Operating Engineers. He...

Walter Smolski

Walter Smolski

Jul 4, 2009

Walter J. Smolski, 90, of Whiting, passed away on Saturday, July 4th, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born and raised in Elizabeth, and moved to Whiting in 1992. Mr. Smolski was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Mr. Smolski was predeceased by his wife Ann in 1992,...

Elizabeth "Betty" Wilder

Elizabeth "Betty" Wilder

Jun 30, 2009

Elizabeth "Betty" Wilder nee Murphy, 86, of Toms River, formerly of Whiting and Englewood, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at Magnolia Gardens in Toms River. Mrs. Wilder was born and raised in New York City. She was a US Navy veteran of World War II. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. She was predeceased...

Rosemary Myles

Rosemary Myles

Jun 29, 2009

Rosemary Myles, 84, of Cedar Glen Lakes, Whiting, passed away Monday, June 29, 2009 at home. Born in Jersey City, she lived in Westwood before moving to Whiting in 1986. She was very artistic and belonged to the Art Group of Cedar Glen Lakes. Her hobby was crocheting and she enjoyed playing Bridge. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth...

Norman Crichton

Norman Crichton

Jun 26, 2009

Norman Crichton, 81, of Whiting, MANCHESTER, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at Arista Care at Whiting, Manchester. Mr. Crichton was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. He lived in Fairlawn, NJ before moving to Whiting 15 years ago. He was a member of the Lakehurst Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary; two daughters...

Winifred Murphy

Winifred Murphy

Jun 20, 2009

Winifred A. Murphy, Nee Devine, 95, of Whiting, NJ, passed away Saturday, June 20, at Dominican Village, in Amityville, NY. Mrs. Murphy was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Whiting in 1977. She worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY for 13 years, retiring in 1976. She was past president of Lady of the Lakes...

Stella Horbay

Stella Horbay

Jun 20, 2009

Stella K. Horbay, 88, of Whiting, MANCHESTER, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009 at The Pines at Whiting in Manchester. Mrs. Horbay was born and raised in Woonsocket, RI. She lived in Queens, Long Island, NY before moving to Whiting in 1982. She was a member of the Keswick Colony, Whiting. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gregory...

Paula Guerrazzi

Paula Guerrazzi

Jun 14, 2009

Paula Martha Guerrazzi, of Whiting, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Mrs. Guerrazzi was born in Bayonne and lived in Barnegat and W. Palm Beach, FL, before moving to Whiting in 1997. She was a secretary at the Children's School, Tinton Falls, NJ. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert J., in 2004....