ANDREW J. PANICO, 71, of West End,
LONG BRANCH
Published 1/14/98
ANDREW J. PANICO, 71, of West End, LONG BRANCH,
died Monday at his son's home in Holliston, Mass. He was a manufacturers'
representative for Panico Enterprises, Colts Neck Township, from 1967 to
present. He was a member of the National Association of General Merchandise
Representatives, and a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Panico was born in
Brooklyn and lived in Colts Neck before moving to Long Branch five years
ago.
Surviving are three sons, William A., Holliston,
and Andrew Jr. and Nicholas A., both of Colts Neck; a daughter, Suzanne
Bullock, Millstone Township; a brother, James, Tuckerton; three sisters,
Rose Castellani and Antoniette Panico, both of Long Island, and Florence
Bonvicino, Douglaston, N.Y.; and four grandchildren. Holmdel Funeral Home,
Holmdel Township, is in charge of arrangements.
BURYL RALPH ABLES, 65, of Wheeling, W.Va.
Published 1/14/98
BURYL RALPH ABLES, 65, of Wheeling, W.Va., whose
daughter lives in Wayside, OCEAN TOWNSHIP, died Sunday at Akron City Hospital,
Akron, Ohio. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Ables lived
in Fairlawn, Ohio, before moving to Wheeling.
Surviving are three sons, David, James and Fred,
all of New Jersey; two daughters, Charlotte Wrobleskwi, Germany, and Deborah
Nissim, Wayside; two brothers, Harold, Ohio, and Dayton, W.Va.; two sisters,
Mary Strader, West Virginia, and Bonnie Pravdick, Florida; seven grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren. Dunn-Quigley Ciciello and Carr Funeral Home,
Akron, is in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES MOSES SR., 55, of ASBURY PARK
Published 1/14/98
CHARLES MOSES SR., 55, of ASBURY PARK, died Sunday
at home. He was employed at Earl Navy Base for 10 years. Born in Mobile,
Ala., he moved to the Shore area in 1965.
Surviving are a son, S. Charles Jr., Mobile;
a daughter, Taquana Baskett, Neptune; his mother, Mary Ida Dees, Mobile;
six brothers, L. C. Moses and James Dees, both of Asbury Park, Will Wright,
Neptune, Ellis Dees, California, Fred Dees, Mobile, and Albert Dees, serving
in the Marine Corps in Florida; and two sisters, Ada Goldfarb, Asbury Park,
and Carrie Hicks, Neptune. Jackson Funeral Home, Neptune, is in charge
of arrangements.
DONALD F. MUIRHEAD, 75, of Fanwood
Published 1/14/98
DONALD F. MUIRHEAD, 75, of Fanwood, whose daughters
live in MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES, died Monday at Berkeley Heights Convalescent
Center. He was a grinder for Plessey Aerodynamics, Hanover Township, for
10 years, retiring in 1988. Prior to that, he worked for Singer Co., Elizabeth,
and for the Cranford Radio. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Muirhead
was born in Elizabeth and lived there before moving to Fanwood 37 years
ago.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Muirhead; a son,
William P., Fanwood; two daughters, Carol Dugan, Hazlet Township, and Nancy
Cruser, Lakehurst; two sisters, Doris Struble, Virginia, and Grace Maloney,
Linden; and five grandchildren. Memorial Funeral Home, Fanwood, is in charge
of arrangements.
EDWIN T. HILBERT, 85, of MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP
Published 1/14/98
EDWIN T. HILBERT, 85, of MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP,
died Monday at Riverview Extended Care, Red Bank. He retired in 1967 as
foreman from Pabst Brewing Co., Newark, after more than 30 years of service.
After his retirement, he worked for Driftwood Beach Club, Sea Bright, for
over 20 years. Mr. Hilbert was born in Newark and lived in Middletown for
many years.
Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Pearl Hilbert;
a son, Eric, Huachuca City, Ariz.; three daughters, Carol Stovola, Red
Bank, Janice Trevena, Kingston, Franklin Township, and Joan Hilbert, Middletown;
12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank, is in charge of arrangements.
HARRY SAMUEL FRIEDMAN, 89, of FREEHOLD
Published 1/14/98
HARRY SAMUEL FRIEDMAN, 89, of FREEHOLD, died
yesterday at his daughter's home in Wayside, Ocean Township. He was the
owner of Harry S. Friedman Plumbing and Heating Co., Freehold, for over
50 years, retiring seven years ago. He was a member of Temple Agudath Achim,
Freehold, and the Jordan Masonic Lodge, Neptune. Mr. Friedman was born
in Braddock, Pa., and lived in Freehold for over 50 years.
His wife, Mildred Ehlin Friedman, died in 1994.
Surviving are a daughter, Leona R. Fundler, Wayside; and three grandchildren.
Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Ocean, is in charge of arrangements.
JENNIE GRAVATT BOYLE, 97, of Clarksburg, MILLSTONE
TOWNSHIP
Published 1/14/98
JENNIE GRAVATT BOYLE, 97, a lifelong resident
of Clarksburg, MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP, died yesterday at the Manor, Freehold
Township. Mrs. Boyle was a member of United Presbyterian Church of Millstone,
Perrineville, where she served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
Her husband, Edgar C., died in 1955. Surviving
are two sons, Robert E., West Long Branch, and Leslie C., Clarksburg; a
daughter, Ruth Ann Hallman, Lansing, Mich.; a brother, Robert D. Gravatt,
Clarksburg; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Higgins Memorial
Home, Freehold, is in charge of arrangements.
MARY C. SIRARD GRAY, 69, of Oakhurst, OCEAN TOWNSHIP
Published 1/14/98
MARY C. SIRARD GRAY, 69, of Oakhurst, OCEAN TOWNSHIP,
died Monday at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was a clerk for
the Oakhurst Pharmacy for the past 23 years. Mrs. Gray was born in Worcester,
Mass., and lived in Monroe, N.Y., before moving to Oakhurst in 1973.
Her husband, Donald E., died in 1988. Surviving
are two sons, Steven, Oakhurst, and Robert, with whom she lived. Worden-Hoidal
Funeral Home, Red Bank, is in charge of arrangements.
RUTH E. COLLINS, 85, of Baltimore
Published 1/14/98
RUTH E. COLLINS, 85, of Baltimore, formerly of
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, died Sunday at Manor Care, Towson, Md. She was an executive
secretary at New Jersey Natural Gas Co., Wall Township, for 40 years, retiring
in 1977. She was a member of All Saints Memorial Episcopal Church, Navesink,
Middletown Township, and a member and past president of the Monmouth County
Association of Secretaries. Miss Collins was born in Orange and lived in
Atlantic Highlands before moving to Baltimore three years ago.
Surviving are two nephews, Harvey F. Gerber,
Beverly Hills, Fla., and Dr. Gregory Gerber, Houston; a niece, Linda P.
Eichhorn, Baltimore; and six grandnieces and nephews. Posten's Funeral
Home, Atlantic Highlands, is in charge of arrangements.
WILBUR 'BILL' R. WOSNITZER, 87, of BRADLEY BEACH
Published 1/14/98
WILBUR "BILL" R. WOSNITZER, 87, of BRADLEY BEACH,
died Monday at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He retired 32 years
ago as director of sales for the Zenith Radio Co., Newark, where he worked
for 20 years. He was a 1928 graduate of Newark Academy, and a 1933 graduate
of Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
where he was captain of the baseball team, and a member of its football
team. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Wosnitzer was born in Newark
and lived in South Orange before moving to Bradley Beach in 1941. He was
a winter resident of Coral Gables, Fla., for the past 20 years.
His son, Douglas Andrew, died in 1968. Surviving
are his wife of 58 years, Irene H. Harris Wosnitzer; three sons, William,
Point Pleasant, Robert, Middletown Township, and John, Cherry Hill Township;
a sister, Gertrude Seifer, Rodondo Beach, Calif.; seven grandchildren;
and two great-granddaughters. Reilly Funeral Home, Belmar, is in charge
of arrangements.
WILLIAM G. LUFBURROW JR., 82, of EATONTOWN
Published 1/14/98
WILLIAM G. LUFBURROW JR., 82, of EATONTOWN, died
Sunday at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was employed by the US
Government Department of the Army, where he served in the adjutant general's
office and also was assistant to the secretary of defense, retiring in
1968 after 26 years of service. During his last three years of service,
he was located at Fort Monmouth where he served as a protocol officer to
the commanding general, executive officer of personnel training directorate,
and chief of military personnel. He was an Army veteran of World War II
and the Vietnam War. Mr. Lufburrow was born in Eatontown and lived in Middletown
Township most of his life before returning to Eatontown one year ago.
His wife, Helen Gurniak Lufburrow, died in 1965.
Surviving is a brother, Richard Lufburrow, Fair Haven. John E. Day Funeral
Home, Red Bank, is in charge of arrangements.
WILLIAM T. 'BILL' FRYER, 85, of St. Petersburg,
Fla.
Published 1/14/98
WILLIAM T. "BILL" FRYER, 85, of St. Petersburg,
Fla., formerly of Neptune, died Dec. 23 in Florida. He was a plumber and
steam fitter with Teamsters Union, Neptune. He was a member of Holy Family
Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Fryer was born in Newark and lived in Neptune
and in Hollywood, Fla., before moving to St. Petersburg in 1987.
Surviving are four brothers, George, Onancock,
Va., Jim, Tacoam, Wash., Raymond, Seattle, and Robert, Queens; and two
sisters, Ruth Egan, Caldwell, and Helen McGill, Verona. Anderson-McQueen
Funeral Home, St. Petersburg, was in charge of arrangements.
ROBERT F. CUNNINGHAM, 65, of FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP
Published 1/13/98
ROBERT F. CUNNINGHAM, 65, of FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP,
died Sunday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.
He was employed by the Borough of Freehold Water Department for 18 years
before his retirement five months ago. He was Navy veteran of the Korean
War, a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church, a member and past commander
of the American Legion Post No. 54, and a member of the Freehold Council
1672, Knights of Corkeley Heights. Born in Elizabeth, he lived in Neptune
prior to moving to Freehold 30 years ago.
He is survived by his wife, Marie Giordano Cunningham;
children James and Linda Cunningham and Diane E. Lockhart; brother of Thomas
and Florence Adams; and grandfather of three. Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold,
is in charge of arrangements.
BARBARA OCTAVIA BATTLE, 77, of FREEHOLD
Published 1/13/98
BARBARA OCTAVIA BATTLE, 77, of FREEHOLD, died
Saturday at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a retired
domestic worker. She was a member of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
and was a volunteer for the Monmouth County Office on Aging, both of Freehold.
Born in Columbus, Ga., she moved to Freehold in 1946.
Surviving is a brother, Frank H. Battle, Jasper,
Fla. Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold, is in charge of arrangements.
DOUGLAS D. CARLSON, 97, of NEPTUNE
Published 1/13/98
DOUGLAS D. CARLSON, 97, of NEPTUNE, died Friday
at Neptune Conva-Center. He was a real estate broker for the Allen B. Conor
Agency, Ridgefield, for 40 years. Born in New York, he lived in Ridgefield
and Ocean Grove before moving to Neptune.
Surviving are his wife, Alfhild Carlson; one
brother, Sidney, Spring House, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews. Ocean
Grove Memorial Home, Ocean Grove is in charge of the arrangements.
HELEN L. LIEBESMAN ASCH, 84, of BRADLEY BEACH
Published 1/13/98
HELEN L. LIEBESMAN ASCH, 84, of BRADLEY BEACH,
died yesterday at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. She was a third
and fourth grade teacher for the Bradley Beach Board of Education for 40
years, retiring in 1976. She was past president of the Auxiliary Congregation
Agudath Achim, Bradley Beach, past president of the Bradley Beach Hadassah,
past president of the Bradley Beach PTA, a member of the Shore Area Chapter
of Deborah, and the Senior Citizens Club of Bradley Beach. She was a graduate
of Trenton State College, and New York University, where she received a
bachelor's degree. Born in Philadelphia, she lived most of her life in
Bradley Beach.
Her husband, Charles, died in 1994. Surviving
are a son, Mark L., Mountainside; and four grandchildren. Worden-Hoidal
Funeral Home, Oakhurst, Ocean Township, is in charge of arrangements.
HELEN REDDING OWENS, 87, Sarasota, Fla., formerly
ASBURY PARK
Published 1/13/98
HELEN REDDING OWENS, 87, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly
of ASBURY PARK, died Saturday at Doctor's Hospital, Sarasota. She worked
in sales at Handicap House Consignment, Sarasota, retiring 25 years ago.
Born in Montclair, she lived in Asbury Park before moving to Sarasota in
1961.
Her first husband, John G. Redding Sr., died
in 1972, her second husband, Floyd R. Owens, died in 1995, her sons, Thomas
R. Redding, in 1948, and John G. Redding Jr., in 1996, and a daughter,
Helene M. Janocha, in 1982. Surviving are two daughters, Lois Bauer, Lakewood,
and Punta Gorda, Fla., and Jean McHale, Tinton Falls; two brothers, John
Gardner, Verona, and Robert Gardner, Montclair; a sister, Anna Pelech,
Avon; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. O'Brien Funeral Home,
Wall Township, is in charge of arrangements.
IDA WEINSTEIN, 79, of NEPTUNE
Published 1/13/98
IDA WEINSTEIN, 79, of NEPTUNE, died Saturday
at Grove Care Center. Born in New York, she lived in Deerfield Beach, Fla.,
before moving to the Shore area seven years ago.
Surviving are a daughter, Susan Weiner, Ocean
Township; a brother, Louis Axelrod, Florida; and two grandchildren. Bloomfield-Cooper
Jewish Chapel, Ocean Township, is in charge of arrangements.
JOHN L. FRANK SR., 77, of FAIR HAVEN
Published 1/13/98
JOHN L. FRANK SR., 77, of FAIR HAVEN, died Saturday
at Fort Monmouth. He was co-owner of the Red Bank Lumber Co. for 30 years,
retiring in 1974. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was a graduate
of New York University. Born in Bayonne, he lived in Rumson before moving
to Fair Haven in 1959.
His wife, Carol Luzzi Frank, died in 1994. Surviving
are a son, John L. Jr, Red Bank; two daughters, Judith D. Fossa, Edison
Township, and Karen Jane Ganson, Little Silver; and six grandchildren.
Worden-Hoidal Funeral Home, Red Bank, is in charge of arrangements.
MARY BARBARA SMOTHERS, 51, of TINTON FALLS
Published 1/13/98
MARY BARBARA SMOTHERS, 51, of TINTON FALLS, died
Sunday at home after a long illness. She worked in the activities department
at the Red Bank Convalescent Center. Prior to that, she worked with the
Count Bassie Learning Center, Red Bank, and the Monmouth Silversmith, Shrewsbury.
She was involved in the SHARE Program and the AIDS Foundation. She was
a member of the Shrewsbury Avenue AME Zion Church, Red Bank, and the Phyllis
Wheatly Elks Temple 220, Red Bank. Born in Marlboro Township, she was a
lifelong resident of the Shore area.
Her daughter, Mary Rosario, died in 1965. Surviving
are three sons, Raymond Rosario and Richard Crus Rosario, both of Oakland,
Calif., and John Brooks Smothers, Stone Mountain, Ga.; a daughters, Sonji
Smothers Pittman, Stone Mountain, Ga.; and four grandchildren. Childs Funeral
Home, Red Bank, is in charge of arrangements.
NELLIE M. YEO HELYER, 86, of MATAWAN
Published 1/13/98
NELLIE M. YEO HELYER, 86, of MATAWAN, died Saturday
at JFK Memorial Hospital, Edison Township. She was a self-employed pianist.
Born in England, she moved to Matawan 10 years ago.
She was predeceased by her husband, Walter G.
Surviving are two sons, Robert, England, and David, Matawan; a daughter,
Marlene Ruth, Highlands; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Day Funeral Home, Keyport, is in charge of arrangements.
ROSA ANGELICA TAVAREZDISLA, 86, of FREEHOLD
Published 1/13/98
ROSA ANGELICA TAVAREZ-DISLA, 86, of FREEHOLD,
died Saturday at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was
a member of the Perth Amboy Seventh Day Adventist Church. Born in Santiago,
Dominican Republic, she lived in Manhattan before moving to Freehold in
1976.
She was predeceased by her husband, Genaro Tavarez,
and a son, Jamie. Surviving are a daughter, Felicita Padron, with whom
she lived; seven grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Higgins Memorial
Home, Freehold, is in charge of arrangements.
ALFONSO 'FUNZI'' DILAURO, 66, of KEYPORT
Published 1/12/98
ALFONSO "FUNZI" DI LAURO, 66, of KEYPORT, died
Saturday at Bay-shore Community Hospital, Holmdel Township. Mr. DiLauro
was a dock worker employed by Carolina Truck-ing Co., Woodbridge Township,
for 25 years retiring in 1992. He was a Kore-an War Army veteran. He was
a communicant of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Keyport. He was a
charter member of the Keyport Indians of the Pop Warner football league
and a member of the Teamster Local 701, North Brunswick. Born in Matawan,
he was a lifelong resident of Keyport.
His son, Anthony, died in 1986. Surviving are
his wife, Delphine Pontecor-vo DiLauro; two daughters, Mary Anne De Varti,
and Delphine Terry, both of Keyport; son, Alfonso Jr., Sayreville; brother,
Umberto, Brick Township; sister, Mary DiLauro, Key-port, and six grandchildren.
Day Funeral Home, Keyport, is in charge of arrangements.
BERNARD NASSBERG, 83, of ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP
Published 1/12/98
BERNARD NASSBERG, 83, of ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP, died
Saturday at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a salesman for Richard
Coulston & Sons, New York, for 25 years retiring in 1969. Born in New
York, he lived in the Bronx before moving to Aberdeen Township 36 years
ago.
Surviving are his wife, Jeanine Chevalier Nassberg;
two daughters, Chris Ellen Bouziotis, Long Island, N.Y. and Fran Nassberg,
New York; four sisters, Rhonda Vacchs, Jamesburg, Marge Miller and Evelyn
Schneider, both of Florida, and Ann Metzer, New York and five grandchildren.
Monmouth Memorial Funeral Home, Aberdeen Township, is in charge of arrangements. |
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