Obituaries

Jun 4, 2022

Bridget Ann Ragno, died June 4, 2022 at home surrounded by her beloved family.

She was born March 12,1936 in Bronx NY. The daughter of William & Erma (DeVito) O’Mara. Bridget graduated from The Mabel Dean Bacon Vocational H.S. NY as a Cosmetologist, Class of 1954. Following graduation she worked for Asulka Corp. Manhattan NY.  She meet Eugene Ragno in 1952...

May 23, 2022

William Logue, age 63, passed away on May 23, 2022.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he moved to Long Beach Island when he was 12 years old. He resided in the LBI/Manahawkin area for 46 years until he retired to Florida in 2017.

He is survived by his wife, Jayne Cherim Logue; former wife, Denise Logue and their three children, Morgan (Tim) Moffitt, Ryan Logue & Jake...

May 14, 2022

Laura Oppermann (nee Ruggiero), age 54, of Manahawkin, NJ passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Born July 27, 1967 in Englewood, NJ, she lived in Ship Bottom, NJ prior to Manahawkin where she resided since 2008. Laura was a proud graduate of the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising and graduated Valedictorian of her class. She was employed by Between...

May 11, 2022

James Timothy Johnson Jr born 11/7/1983 in Neptune NJ died on 05-11-22 from a dirt bike accident at his home.

He leaves behind his children Gavin, Kiera, Shalynn, Gavin and Kiera's mother Christine, his companion Sabrina and her daughter Aria, his mother Philimena, his step father Andrew, his father James, his step mother Teresa, his brothers; Matthew, Jonathan, Albert, Andrew, his sisters-in-law; Elizabeth and Danielle, his...

May 11, 2022

Donald Alan Frace (“Don” or “Duke”), age 58, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2022, at his family home in Beach Haven West, New Jersey after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Duke was born in Bayonne, New Jersey on March 12, 1964 and at the age of eight-years-old, moved to Beach Haven West, New Jersey where...

May 6, 2022

Joseph M. Monahan, age 71, of Long Beach Twp., passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at home surrounded by his family.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, he lived in Iselin, NJ prior to Long Beach Township, NJ, where he resided for the last 20 years. He served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam...

May 5, 2022

Memorial services will take place at a later date and announced.

May 1, 2022

Michael Kevin Scull, age 70, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2022 at Southern Ocean Medical Center, after a long illness.

Mike was born in Philadelphia, PA. He is the son of the late Thomas and the late Jane (Heverly) Scull.

He lived in Ardmore, PA with his parents and two sisters, Susan and Nancy....

Apr 30, 2022

Maureen E. Gazzillo (nee Curry), age 66, of Barnegat, NJ, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived in Hillsdale, NJ prior to Barnegat where she resided for the last 4 years. She is a graduate of Trenton State College where she earned her...

Apr 29, 2022

Theresa A. Pijak, age 92, of Burlington, NJ, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022.

She is predeceased by her husband, Stanley J. Pijak, her son, David Pijak, her brothers, Zygmunt and Ted, and her sister, Lillian.

Theresa is survived by her son, Donald Pijak, her daughter, Debra Pijak, her five grandchildren, Matthew, Molly, Rachel, Shawn...

Apr 29, 2022

Anne Gray Sterner, left us 3 months before her 75th birthday. She lived in the Ocean Acres section of Manahawkin, NJ. She also resided in Surf City where she had her toes in the ocean and a book in her hand.

She was born on August 1, 1947 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She is predeceased by her parents,...

Apr 26, 2022

Jack Klapp, age 82, died peacefully at home in Manahawkin, NJ on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was raised in Franklin Square, NY and was a long-time resident of Toms River, NJ before moving to Manahawkin, NJ in 2004. Jack enjoyed a very long and fulfilling career as an Analytical Chemist at Ciba Geigy....

Apr 8, 2022

Monica Lisa Harsch

Monica Harsch, age 58, of Manahawkin, NJ, died on April 8, 2022 at home.

Born in Hackensack, NJ, she had resided in Jackson, NJ for most of her adult life until moving to Manahawkin, NJ in 2013.  A graduate of Pinelands Regional High School, she studied at Stockton State College (now University)...

Apr 5, 2022

The family of Frederick Donald (Don) Petersen, regret to announce that – after 90 years of living life to the fullest – their dear husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Universally loved for his charm and dry wit, Don was born in Port Chester, NY, and raised in Dumont,...

Apr 2, 2022

Anthony M. Ariemma “Tony”, age 49 of West Creek, NJ passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 at his home. Born April 12th, 1972 in Summit, NJ. He was the son of Bernadette and Rainard Ariemma. He was the oldest of four children.

Anthony was a businessman through and through, owning and operating two businesses of...

Apr 1, 2022

Brunhilda (nee Weiss) Rzempoluch passed away on April 1st at her home in Ship Bottom, NJ following a three-and-half year decline in health after suffering a stroke in 2018.  She was born on February 18th, 1941 to Richard Weiss and Frieda Weiss of Ridgefield, NJ.  She attended Cliffside Park High School for three years, and graduated in the first graduating class at...

Mar 29, 2022

Alvah Hervey Smith, age 90, met his Lord Jesus face to face in Glory on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

Born March 29, 1932, in Florence, New Jersey, to Alvah and Marie Smith, he was one of 12 children born in the family home.

The highlight of his youth was playing football for Florence Township High School, Lawrence Prep, and college teams including WakeForest, Texas A&M, The University of Florida, and...

Mar 28, 2022

Barbara M. Truncellito, age 73, of Barnegat Light, NJ passed away on March 28, 2022.

Barbara was a well-known figure among the Long Beach Island community. She was the taxpayer association president in Barnegat Light, an organizer on key service boards in Ocean County, and she was a committed member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish as...

Mar 22, 2022

John G. Nonnenmacher, 84, passed peacefully on March 22, 2022.  Born September 23, 1937 to Agnes and Ferdinand Nonnenmacher of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, he was one of nine children.

After graduating from Honesdale Catholic High School, John enlisted in the US Air Force and served four years.  When discharged, he moved to New Jersey and started his 37...

Mar 21, 2022

Diane L. Smith (Bell), 71, of Manahawkin passed peacefully on Monday, March 21, 2022 at SOMC.  She passed away surrounded with her family by her bedside. Diane was born February 11, 1951 at Paul Kimball hospital in Lakewood and was the daughter of the late Frederick H. and Esther Bell, Jr. Diane was the second oldest of 5 children.  She was...