Obituaries

Dec 23, 2019

Frederick Charles Voelksen – Sunrise 3/6/42 Sunset 12/23/19

Loving Husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend

Born in Newark, raised in Irvington, NJ, and then Union, NJ, Fred graduated Union High School in 1959. After, he attended Fairleigh Dickinson University. He was a printer for the Star-Ledger in Newark. During this time, he also worked for,...

Dec 19, 2019

Dorothy Di Anna (nee Hencoski), 88, of Jackson, NJ, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019.

Born in Newark, NJ, she lived in Verona, NJ before moving to Manahawkin in 1995 where she retired with her husband. She moved to Jackson, NJ after husband passed in 2014. She was a devoted catholic who loved to recite the...

Dec 18, 2019

Anthony ("Tony") John Latacz, 68, died suddenly Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at his home in Waretown, New Jersey. Tony, known to friends affectionately as Ducky, was born November 5, 1951 in Bayonne, New Jersey. Predeceased by his parents Dorothy and Anthony Latacz, he is survived by his wife of 27 years Joan (nee Buffin) Latacz, brother and sister-in-law Carl...

Dec 17, 2019

Arlene Norma Di Ionno (nee Carlson), age 79 of West Creek, NJ, formerly of Chatham, NJ, passed away on December 17, 2019.

Born in Summit, NJ, she lived in Chatham prior to West Creek, where she resided for the last 20 years. Prior to her retirement, Arlene worked as the Director of Housekeeping for King James Nursing...

Dec 11, 2019

Brooke Lyne Amsterdam-Hacker, 29, of Manahawkin, NJ passed away on December 11, 2019 with her family by her side. Brooke was a life-time resident of Manahawkin. She worked most recently as a self-employed Personal Assistant. She was a member of the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Company. She also was a past member of the Southern Regional High School Marching...

Dec 6, 2019

At the convenience of the family, services will be privately held at a later date. Thank you.

Dec 3, 2019

Robert Mikulak, Bob, and Pop Pop

October 4, 1939 – December 3, 2019

On December 3 2019, surrounded by his loving family, Robert Mikulak passed away peacefully. Born in Carbondale, PA to Stephen and Rita Mikulak, the family moved to Irvington, NJ in 1954. Bob was known to be a hard working family man. He...

Dec 1, 2019

Susanne T. Zappavigna (neeMitrano), age 72 of Manahawkin,NJ, passed away on December 1, 2019.

Born in the Bronx, NY, she lived in New Rochelle, NY prior to Manahawkin, where she resided for the last 43 years. Prior to her retirement, Susanne worked as a Special Needs Assistant for the Stafford Township School District, Manahawkin, NJ. Above all,...

Nov 27, 2019

At the convenience of the family, all services will be held privately.

Nov 15, 2019

LaMar “Duke” Lange, age 87, of Manahawkin, passed away with his family by his side on Friday, November 15, 2019.

Born in Sac City, Iowa, he lived in Beach Haven for many years prior to Manahawkin where he resided since 1983. He worked as a Union Carpenter for Ocean County Union local #2018. He proudly served his...

Nov 13, 2019

Annette V. Tobie, age 85, of Whiting, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.

Born and raised in Newark, NJ, she lived in Newark and Bloomfield prior to Whiting. She was a hairdresser/ beautician in her working years. Above all, she cherished her family. She loved to tell stories of "the good old days". She will be...

Nov 10, 2019

Thomas M. Gilligan, age 84, of Barnegat NJ, passed away on November 10, 2019, joining his beloved wife on their 57th wedding anniversary.

Born in Philadelphia, PA., he lived in Stafford Township, NJ for 30 years, then moved to Barnegat where he resided for the last 15 years. Prior to his retirement, Thomas worked as a lineman...

Nov 8, 2019

Joan P. Mianowski (nee Motacki), age 82 of Beach Haven Terrace, Long Beach Island, NJ, passed away on November 8, 2019.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, she lived in Bloomfield prior to Beach Haven Terrace where she resided for the last 21 years. Prior to her retirement, Joan worked as a Secretary for Executive Suites, Cranford, NJ....

Oct 31, 2019

John Robert Scranton, age 82, of Manahawkin, NJ passed away on October 31, 2019 with his family by his side.

A Jersey guy through and through, John was born in Passaic and lived in South Amboy, Teaneck and Parsippany before finally making it to Manahawkin where he resided for the last 20 years. He parlayed his first...

Oct 26, 2019

Michael Pona, 62, passed away peacefully at home on October 26, 2019 surrounded by his family. Michael was born and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey and relocated to raise his family in Manahawkin in 1986. He proudly served the State of New Jersey as a State Trooper for 23 years, retiring in 2009. Michael was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease...

Oct 21, 2019

At the convenience of the family, all services will be held privately.

Oct 19, 2019

George T. MacConnell, age 89, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ, passed away peacefully October 19, 2019 at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin, with his loving family by his side.

George was born in Philadelphia, PA to Robert and Ethel (nee Lukens) on May 1, 1930. Most of his career was spent with Cummins Diesel.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing,...

Oct 17, 2019

Patricia Verdone, age 80, passed away on October 17, 2019.

Pat was loved by all of her family and friends. Visiting will be Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 10am to 11am at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 4700 Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach, NJ. Her Mass of Christian Burial  will immediately follow visiting at 11am. Entombment will follow Mass at St. Mary’s...

Oct 11, 2019

Francis "Frank" E. Pross Jr, age 71, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2019 surrounded by loving family and friends.

Born in Newark, NJ, he lived in Bloomfield prior to Manahawkin. Frank retired from the Bloomfield Fire Department where he obtained the ranks of Firefighter, Captain, Chief Fire Official, Arson Investigator and Fire Director. After his retirement...

Oct 10, 2019

James Edward Nadeau, “Jim”, 74, passed away on Wednesday October 10, 2019 in Kissimmee, FL.

Jim was born and raised in New Jersey on January 14, 1945. His career Journey began with the International Union of Operating Engineers. Later his career moved into driving over the road for FedEx and then began his own successful trucking business...