Obituaries

Mar 20, 2017

Tricia Ann (Wallace) Becknell, of Manahawkin, NJ passed away peacefully Monday, March 20th, at the age of 79, with her loving children at her side. Born to Dorys Marie (Ward) and William Wallace III, in Tallman, NY, on October 5, 1937, Tricia graduated from Fountain Hill High School in Center Valley PA, and received an A.A. from Centenary College...

Mar 4, 2017

Our beautiful son Edward T. Walsh “Eddie” departed from this world and began his new journey after an unexpected and sudden illness took his life on March 4, 2017.

Born in Montclair, New Jersey on May 18, 1983, Eddie was an incredible man of only 33 years of age with a magnetic smile and infectious laugh. In his short time, Eddie saw much of the world, residing in London, Brussels and Connecticut before...

Feb 27, 2017

Ellen M. Serpico, 89, of Spray Beach NJ, passed away on February 27 at SOCH in Manahawkin, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Ellen was born on October 7, 1927 in Philadelphia to William and Catherine Mannix.   She and her brother Bill grew up in Spray Beach and attended Beach Haven Elementary School and Barnegat High School....

Feb 19, 2017

Joan H. Wieczorek, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, February 19, 2017.

Joan was a lifelong resident of Barnegat Light, NJ, Florida, and West Creek, NJ.

Joan was born to Joel and Cassie Montgomery in 1931 and grew up in Barnegat Light with her brother Joel (predeceased), and her sisters; Jackie (predeceased), Marion, and...

Feb 18, 2017

Stephen Ferringo Sr., 82, of Manahawkin, died on February 18 after a brief illness.

Born in Brooklyn, he moved to Long Beach Island in 1963. He was the owner/operator of Tony's Pizza in Long Beach Township until 1984. He later became a manager at Joeys' Pizza and Pasta in Manahawkin.

Steve was a passionate New...

Feb 17, 2017

Ms. Carolyn Patricia "Peg" Butkus, 91,  of Manahawkin, NJ, died peacefully on February 17, 2017 at Southern Ocean Medical Center.

Carolyn was born on March 16th 1925 in Belleville NJ.  Carolyn enjoyed many activities including crocheting, playing the lottery and her biggest love along with Pete was going

to the casino.  Most of all she loved...

Feb 16, 2017

Kenneth “Ken” Wilhelm, 62, formerly of Barnegat, passed away on Thursday, February 16th, 2017, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous fight against Parkinson’s.

A dedicated father, son, and brother, Ken was predeceased by his parents Carl and Delores Wilhelm of Bradenton, FL, survived by son Daniel Wilhelm of Medford, NJ, daughter Kate Wilhelm of Warminster,...

Feb 11, 2017

Private services will be held at a later date.

Feb 5, 2017

Salvatore Paul Zullo, 90, of North Beach, Long Beach Island, NJ, died at home on February 5th surrounded by his loving family.

Sal was born on March 1st, 1926 in New York City to Nicoletta Diadati and Paolo Zullo and grew up in Brooklyn New York. He proudly served in the United States Navy, LCT Group 105 during...

Jan 29, 2017

Vanessa Rose Horn

April 21, 1988 – January 29, 2017

Vanessa Rose Horn aged 28 of Barnegat went home to be with the Lord on January 29, 2017 surrounded by her loved ones.

She was a 2006 graduate of Southern Regional High School, Manahawkin.  At the time of her death, she was employed...

Jan 26, 2017

Karen M. Townsend (nee Wentz) of West Creek, NJ passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 26, 2017. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she lived in Surf City, NJ prior to West Creek where she resided for the last 15 years. Karen owned and operated a cleaning service. She was a gifted artist. She attended the Philadelphia Institute of Art and...

Jan 21, 2017

Doris J. Colquhoun, 86 of the Beach Haven West section of Manahawkin, NJ passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Doris was born in Paterson, NJ. She lived in Totowa, NJ with her husband Joe prior to Beach Haven West where she resided since 1966. She was a Librarian for the Totowa Public Library prior to her retirement....

Jan 20, 2017

Janet Morgan, 61 of Mayetta, NJ passed away peacefully on Friday, January 20, 2017, at home after a long battle with cancer. Janet was born and raised in Oakland, NJ. She graduated from Indian Hills High School, attended the University of Miami and graduated from the International School of Dog Grooming, NY. She owned and operated Rover Dog Grooming,...

Jan 20, 2017

Jason was born October 12, 1973, in Linden, NJ.  He was raised in Plainfield, NJ. He later moved to Barnegat where he raised his family with his high school sweetheart.  He eventually relocated to Manahawkin where he discovered a talent in mosaics.

Jason was a loving father who was incredibly proud of his two sons.  He was...

Jan 12, 2017

Frederick C. Martinek, 74 of Manahawkin, NJ passed away on January 12, 2017 at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin. Born in Hackensack, NJ, he lived in Little Ferry, NJ before moving to Manahawkin 25 years ago. He was the owner/operator of Joseph Martinek Food Products, Little Ferry. He was a member of the Beach Haven West Civic Association, a...

Jan 7, 2017

John Braxton Rector, 94, of Manahawkin, NJ, passed away on January 7, 2017. Born in Perry, OH., he lived in Elmwood Park, NJ prior to Manahawkin where he resided since 1998.

Mr. Rector worked as an Aerospace Electronics Inspector for Kearfott-Singer, Little Falls, NJ prior to his retirement. He also proudly served his country as a member...

Jan 2, 2017

Robert M. Hamilton Sr.  (Greywolf) born on June 24, 1935, passed away on January 2, 2017, at home in Norwalk, Ohio, surrounded by family.

A former Marine Pvt. 1st Class, Mr. Hamilton, was always involved in community services.  Born in Newton Massachusetts, he traveled the country with his wife and family until they settled in South Jersey. ...

Jan 1, 2017

Robert P. Pianetti, 75, of Manahawkin, NJ passed away on January 1, 2017. Bob was born in Jersey City, NJ on September 13, 1941. A veteran of the United States Coast Guard Reserve, Bob served his country during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Having worked in an executive position with Crown Cork & Seal Corp., Philadelphia, PA for...

Dec 30, 2016

Isaias Velazquez Jr., 85, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ, passed away on December 30, 2016. Born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico on August 4th, 1931. He later moved to New Jersey during his late teenage years and completed high school. Later, he married Angelica Maldonado in 1953 and settled in Perth Amboy, NJ. He was the loving, caring, good providing...

Dec 26, 2016