Obituaries

Joseph Caruso

Joseph Caruso

Aug 28, 2009

Joseph F. Caruso, 91, of Toms River, formerly of Whiting, passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 at Bey Lea Village Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Toms River. Mr. Caruso was born in New Orleans, LA and lived in East Meadows, Long Island, NY before moving to Whiting in 1979. He was the owner of Elwood Diner, North Port, Long...

Barbara Stead

Barbara Stead

Aug 26, 2009

Barbara C. Stead, 66, of Whiting, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at the Van Dyke Hospice in Toms River, NJ. Born in Kearny, she lived in Franklin Park before moving to Whiting in 1995. Mrs. Stead was a medical records transcriber in Lakewood. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. She is survived by her...

Frederick Dieck

Frederick Dieck

Aug 21, 2009

Frederick C. Dieck, 83, of Toms River Township, NJ, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he lived in Kearny most of his life before retiring to Toms River. He worked for U.S. Plywood and Sy Syms. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II. He had a love...

Eugene "Gene" Acerra

Eugene "Gene" Acerra

Aug 18, 2009

Eugene (Gene) M. Acerra, 79, of Whiting, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at home. Born in Long Branch, he lived in West Long Branch before moving to Whiting in 1995. He was a maintenance engineer for Bookbinder, Inc., Jersey City, for 16 years, retiring in 1991. Prior to that, he was a sheet metal worker with Local 120, New...

Helen Foley

Helen Foley

Aug 17, 2009

Helen Lorraine Foley, 82, of Whiting, passed away Monday, August 17, 2009, at Whiting Health Care Center in Whiting. Mrs. Foley was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She moved to Whiting in 1987. She was a bank teller at Citi Bank, Brooklyn, NY for 16 years, retiring in 1965. She was a member of the Ping Pong Club of...

Albert Rasmuson

Albert Rasmuson

Aug 13, 2009

Albert O. Rasmuson, 76, of Whiting, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at the Van Dyke Hospice in Toms River. Born in Newark, he lived in Westwood before moving to Whiting in 1995. Albert was a Bus Driver for Rockland Coaches, Westwood for 26 years, retiring in 1994. He was a US Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was...

Margaret Tedesco

Margaret Tedesco

Aug 12, 2009

Margaret Cronin Tedesco, 78, of Charleston, SC, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at Ashley River Plantation Assisted Living in Charleston, SC. Born in Staten Island, NY, she lived in New Jersey until she moved with her family to Atlanta, GA in 1968. She moved to Charleston, SC in 2004 to be closer to her children. Margaret was a Registered...

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...