Obituaries

Oct 1, 2015

Pasquale G. Vitrone, age 76, of Barnegat passed away on October 1, 2015 at home.

Son of the late Frank and Philomena Vitrone, he was born in Jersey City, and lived in Union Beach before moving to Barnegat 42 years ago.  Prior to his retirement, Mr. Vitrone was employed as a Logistics Manager at Ft....

Sep 28, 2015

Sep 23, 2015

Robert M. Ellsworth, 60, of Ship Bottom, NJ passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Southern Ocean Medical Center, with his family at his side.  He was born in Elizabeth, lived in Roselle, High Bridge and Hampton before moving to Ship Bottom.

He was employed as a Postal Clerk with the United States Postal Service...

Sep 22, 2015

Frederick Dreskin, 88, passed away on September 22, 2015.  A long-time resident of Jackson, NJ he was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY and lived there and on Staten Island.  He had lived proudly in all five boroughs of New York City before moving to Matawan, NJ.

He served in the U.S. Merchant Marines and later attended...

Sep 3, 2015

Alfonso D. Rubino, age 83, of Manahawkin passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015.  Born in Hackensack, NJ, he lived in Upper Saddle River prior to Manahawkin where he resided since 1996.

Mr. Rubino was the owner/operator of Ruby Construction Company, Upper Saddle River. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....

Aug 27, 2015

George R. Fredrickson III, age 53, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at home.

Born in Somers Point, NJ, he was a lifetime resident of Beach Haven, Long Beach Island NJ. George worked as a Laborer for the Beach Haven Department of Public Works.

He is predeceased by his father George R. Fredrickson,...

Aug 13, 2015

Joseph Ralph Sica, age 63, of Manahawkin passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at home.  Born in Jersey City, NJ, he lived in Middletown, NJ prior to Manahawkin where he resided for the last 18 years.

Mr. Sica was employed as a Pharmacist for Shop Rite, Manahawkin as well as Southern Ocean Medical Center.

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Aug 9, 2015

Ginamarie Amsterdam (nee Maccio), 57, of Manahawkin, NJ passed away peacefully on August 9, 2015 with her family by her side. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, she lived in Colonia, NJ prior to Manahawkin where she resided for 22 years. Ginamarie worked as a Nurse for Karing with Kindness, Toms River, NJ.

She is predeceased by her father...

Aug 1, 2015

Thomas A. Green, age 78, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 1, 2015 with his family by his side.

Born in Trenton, NJ, he was raised in New Egypt and lived in Bordentown prior to the Long Beach Island area where he resided for the last 40 years. Thomas was the owner/operator of Arctic Ice Cream Co.,...

Jul 31, 2015

Charles Joseph Labin III, of Beach Haven, N.J., died at home on July 31. He was 70.

Beloved and devoted husband, father and grandfather, he was a well-known Manahawkin business owner and long-time resident of Long Beach Island. He is survived by Caroline (nee Borrelli) Labin, his wife of nearly 45 years. His father, Charles Jr., and...

Jul 29, 2015

Wanda A. Zindulis (nee Smolinski), 89, of Whiting, NJ passed away peacefully on July 29, 2015. Born in Garwood, NJ, she lived in Central NJ and Beach Haven prior to Whiting where she resided for 5 years. Wanda worked as a Manager of Stocks and Bonds for AT&T, Piscataway, NJ prior to her retirement in 1981. She was a...

Jul 27, 2015

Emil A. Szpiech, age 82, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015.

He was born on July 23, 1933 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of the late Julius and Tekla (Polevcsak) Szpiech.  Emil resided in Hillside, New Jersey for most of his life and professional career before moving to Manahawkin in 2002.  Emil graduated from Hillside...

Jul 27, 2015

Catherine M. “Kit” Bocian (nee Carr), age 89 of Manahawkin, NJ passed away on Monday July 27, 2015.  Born in Jersey City, she lived in South River before residing in Manahawkin for the last 8 years.  Kit was a Customer Service Representative for PNC Bank, South River, NJ prior to her retirement. She was a member of the South...

Jul 23, 2015

Dale Edwin Haines, age 58, of Manahawkin passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at home.  Born in Lakewood, NJ, he was a lifelong resident of Manahawkin.

Mr. Haines was employed as a Heavy Equipment Operator and worked for the Operating Engineers Union, Local #825.

He was predeceased by his father, Herbert W. Haines and...

Jul 18, 2015

Angelo Bernard Onello (85), known as “Bear”, of Manahawkin NJ, formerly of West New York NJ, and a lifelong resident of Ridgefield Park NJ, passed away peacefully on July 18 surrounded by his family. Angelo was reunited with his “sweetheart” wife of 60 years, the late Marion Sinkinson Onello. He will forever live on in the hearts...

Jul 16, 2015

Peter Arnone of Barnegat Light, entered eternal peaceful rest on July 16th, 2015 after a long hard struggle with cancer. Peter was born in Teaneck, NJ lived in Demarest, NJ prior to Barnegat Light. He was a self employed Electrical Contractor and served as a volunteer fire fighter for the Barnegat Light Fire Company as well as a volunteer first responder for the Barnegat...

Jul 7, 2015

Doris “Jo” McWalters (nee Gazlay), age 66, of Manahawkin, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2015.

Born in Newark, NJ, she lived in Cedar Run and Manahawkin for the last 40 years. She was a self-employed Upholstery Seamstress.

Jo is survived by her two sons; Jason McWalters and his wife Renee of Warren Grove, NJ...

Jun 14, 2015

Cheryl Krom, age 59, of Barnegat, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 14, 2015.

Born in Paterson, NJ, she lived in Little Falls prior to Barnegat where she resided for the last 25 years. Cheryl worked as a Marketing Manager for Caesar’s Entertainment, Atlantic City, NJ. She was a member of Bayside Chapel, Barnegat.

She...

Jun 13, 2015

Robert A. "Mike" Rafferty, 85, of Manahawkin, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at home. He was born in Weehawkin, NJ and lived in Cliffside Park, NJ prior to Manahawkin where he lived for the last 29 years.

He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. After his military service,...

Jun 11, 2015

Mary Bridget Shropshire, a resident of Manahawkin, NJ, died on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Southern Ocean Hospital.  Born in Philadelphia on January 16, 1926 to William and Margaret Whelan, she graduated from Hallahan Catholic Girls High School and worked for the Bell Telephone Company in Philadelphia before she was married in 1956. She was an avid lover of...