Obituaries

Apr 29, 2016

Stephanie V. Simpkins-Woolf, 24, of Barnegat passed away on April 29, 2016. She Lived in Little Egg Harbor prior to Barnegat where she resided for the last 6 years.

Stephy was a Tutor for Servfast, Toms River.

She is predeceased by her mother Mary Morro Simpkins.

She is survived by her husband Stephen...

Apr 27, 2016

Doreen (Ondic) Trento passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2016.  She was born in 1946 in Newark, NJ and grew up in Lyndhurst, NJ.

Doreen was a librarian and member of the technology team in NJ public school systems for 24 years.  She was a strong supporter of reading at all ages and was active in her...

Apr 24, 2016

Cheryl Ann Grafje, 64, of Barnegat, NJ and Wyomissing, PA, passed from this mortal life on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at The Reading Hospital, Reading, PA. Cheryl was born March 27, 1952, in Jersey City, NJ, to the late Umbert and Vilanda DeLeo Walker.  On June 20, 1973, she was married to the late Edward Grafje, who passed away...

Apr 17, 2016

William P. Thomas, 90 of Manahawkin, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Born in Plymouth, England, Bill lived in New York City prior to Manahawkin where he resided since 1947.  He was broker/owner of Zachariah Realty, based in the Ocean County shore area. He served as president of the NJ Association of Realtors, of the Ocean County Board...

Apr 13, 2016

Barbara Hopf, 85, of Manahawkin, NJ, was called by our Heavenly Father to come home on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Born in Manahawkin, NJ on September 14, 1930, she was a lifetime resident of Manahawkin. She also lived in Port St. Lucie, FL. after her retirement. She worked for the Stafford Township Board of Education prior to her retirement...

Apr 12, 2016

Bernadette V. Schwartz, 68, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Born in Newark, NJ, she lived in Waretown, NJ since 1989. She worked as a florist for Peggy Ann the Girls Florist, Manahawkin, prior to her retirement. She was a proud member and Moderator for the Mac/Eddy Club. Additional information regarding Bernadette’s involvement in the club may be found...

Apr 10, 2016

Adeline Pezzi, age 88, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 10, 2016.  Adeline was born and raised in Blairsville, Pennsylvania and graduated as a registered nurse, from Shady Side School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.  She married the love of her life, Aldo Pezzi, and had two children, Michel and Robert.  In 1974, Aldo and Adeline moved to...

Apr 5, 2016

Services will be held privately.

Mar 25, 2016

Joseph M. Dolan Sr., 79 of Manahawkin, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2016 with his family by his side.  Born in Philadelphia, Joe lived in Philadelphia prior to Manahawkin where he resided since 1970.  He was an Equipment Operator for the Ocean County Road Dept. as well as owner/operator of Dolan Locksmith, Manahawkin. Joe also was retired from...

Mar 21, 2016

Donald Lewis Baker, 81 of Waretown passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016.  Born in Pittston, PA, he lived in Hillside and Bayville prior to Waretown where he resided for 35 years.  He was a self-employed truck driver before his retirement. He also was a former police officer, Hillside, NJ, owned a transmission shop with his best friend Harry and...

Mar 20, 2016

Edward Patrick McGinnis, 87 of Manahawkin, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, March 20, 2016, after spending the last few months of his life surrounded by his family who loved him very much.  Born in Bayonne, NJ in 1935, Ed lived in Bayonne and Long Beach Island prior to Manahawkin where he resided for 20 years. Edward graduated from St....

Mar 14, 2016

Viola F. Walerzak (nee Frenson), 88, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016. Born in Metuchen, NJ, she lived in Sayreville, NJ prior to Manahawkin where she resided for more than 20 years. She worked as a booking agent for Eastern Airlines, Edison prior to her retirement.

Viola is predeceased by her husband Henry J. Walerzak and...

Mar 8, 2016

Karen Smith-Walsh, 72 of Manahawkin, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Born in Teaneck, NJ, she lived in Norwood, NJ before moving to Manahawkin 38 years ago.

Karen was the owner/operator of Sunshine Lanes, Manahawkin prior to her retirement. She was an avid bowler, loved gardening, a supporter of the Gift of Life program as...

Mar 5, 2016

Charles A. Chirico, 85, of Little Egg Harbor, passed away on his birthday, Saturday, March 5, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family.  Born in Brooklyn, NY, he lived in Morganville, NJ prior to Little Egg Harbor where he resided for the last 14 years.

A graduate of Pratt Institute, NY, Charles was a self-employed Artist...

Mar 4, 2016

At the convenience of the family, all services were held privately.

Mar 3, 2016

Wanda Montgomery, 74 of Barnegat, passed away on Thursday March 3, 2016 at Southern Ocean Center, Manahawkin. She was born on November 2, 1941 to Richard and Caroline Clineman.

She was a homemaker in her early years, and later found her passion for selling Real Estate on Long Beach Island. She coached for the Barnegat Light Girls...

Feb 23, 2016

In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to  the St. Francis Breadline, NYC

at https://donate.stfrancisbreadline.org AND/OR the St. Francis Food Pantry at St. Francis of Assisi Church: Please make checks payable to St. Francis Human Concerns. Monetary donations may be mailed to the address below or dropped off at the front desk of the Community Center.

St....

Feb 12, 2016

No services to be held..

Feb 10, 2016

Lorraine J. Dlugosz, 89 of Manahawkin, NJ, passed away on Feb. 10, 2016. Born in Orange, she lived in South Orange before moving to Manahawkin in 1983. She was a Payroll Manager for Monroe Calculator Co, Orange, NJ. Lorraine was a member of the Old Guard Auxiliary, the Deborah Hospital local chapter, AARP, the American Legion Auxiliary and the...

Feb 7, 2016

Frederick P. Schilling, 70 of Warren Grove, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016.  Born in Philadelphia, Fred resided in Warren Grove since 1978.  He was a lifetime member of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local #405 and worked in Local #68.

He is survived by his wife, Gail (nee Sullivan),...