Minnie Conover Hobbely       Mrs. Hobbely, 78, of Freehold, died Feb. 11, 2007, at Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation, Jackson. She was born to Ruth Ann and Howard Conover on Oct. 14, 1928, in the Millhurst section of Manalapan. A lifelong resident of Manalapan, she was known throughout the Freehold community. More ... Dominick R. Cirillo       Mr. Cirillo, 88, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 21, 2007, at CareOne at Wall, Wall Township. He was born in New York City and had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Freehold Township 11 years ago. Prior to retiring in 1977, he was a longshoreman at the Brooklyn Army Base and the Bayon... More ... Joseph Frances Charland Sr.       Mr. Charland, 84, of Manalapan, died Feb. 22, 2007, at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he had lived in Edison before moving to Manalapan 37 years ago. He served in the U.S. National Guard, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force during World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Charland was predeceased ... More ... Catherine Elizabeth "Kay" Mandel       Mrs. Mandel, 87, of Freehold, died Feb. 9, 2007, at Methodist Healthcare University Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had resided in Freehold since 1960. Prior to retiring, she was a nurse aide for the MCOSS Family Health & Nursing Service, Freehold. More ... Teresa Marino       Mrs. Marino, 79, of Howell, died Feb. 9, 2007, at home. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had lived there before moving to Howell in 1988. Prior to retiring in 1985, she was a secretary for Citibank, New York City, for 26 years. She was also a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Cath... More ... Gina Marie Trerotola Sgambati       Mrs. Sgambati, 51, of Howell, died Feb. 11, 2007. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she had lived in North Bergen before moving to Howell in 1988. She was a teacher's aide in the Howell school district for the past five years. She had also been working part-time during the past year in a sales positio... More ... Dennis J. Farley       Mr. Farley, 62, of Union Beach, died Feb. 14, 2007. Born in Jersey City, he resided there prior to relocating to Union Beach in 1965. He was a mechanical inspector at Breeze-Eastern Transtechnology, Union, retiring in 1999. He enjoyed bike riding, reading, and time with his family. More ... Helen Chomko Daly       Mrs. Daly, 87, of Verplanck, N.Y., died Feb. 10, 2007, at Hudson Valley Hospital Center, Peekskill, N.Y. Born in Bayonne, she had resided in Englishtown before moving to New York State. Mrs. Daly was a graduate of the Monmouth Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Long Branch. She served in th... More ... John Battagliola       John L. Battagliola, 84, of Manalapan, died Feb. 12, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in New York City. Prior to retiring, Mr. Battagliola was an office manager for Linden Meyer, Long Island City, N.Y. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and a communicant of ... More ... Margaret C. Rainaud       Mrs. Rainaud, 76, of Manalapan, died Feb. 22, 2007, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was born in Cheesequake and had resided in Manalapan for the past 34 years. Prior to becoming a homemaker, she worked for the Wellin Davit & Boat Corp. of Perth Amboy for four years, as well as fo... More ... John G. Droppa       Mr. Droppa, 44, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 7, 2007, at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack. Born in Irvington, he had lived in Sayreville and Matawan before moving to Freehold Township in 1999. He was a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service for 18 years in its Summit a... More ... Kathleen E. Blanchard       Mrs. Blanchard, 76, of Howell, died Feb. 9, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in North Abington, Mass., and had lived there and in Perth Amboy before settling in Howell in 1961. A homemaker, she was a graduate of Weymouth High School and Framingham State Col... More ... Norma Cohen       Mrs. Cohen, 80, of Holmdel, died Feb. 9, 2007, at Care One at Holmdel. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided in Delray Beach, Fla., and Manalapan, prior to relocating to Holmdel. She was an office manager at Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., retiring in 1980. More ... J. Clinton Ebbesen       J. Clinton (Bo) Ebbesen, 81, of Freehold, died Feb. 9, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a 59-year member of the Freehold Fire Department and served as chief of the department from 1974-76. He was a life member of the Freehold Fin, Fur and Feather Sportsman Club. ... More ... Diana Picerno       Mrs. Picerno, 64, of Colts Neck, died Feb. 9, 2007, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she had resided in Freehold Township for 16 years before moving to Colts Neck 21 years ago. Mrs. Picerno graduated from Wagner College, Staten Island, N.... More ... Edward James Kelsey       Mr. Kelsey, 60, of Freehold, died Feb. 15, 2007, at home. He was born in Long Branch. Prior to retiring, he worked as an information systems director for New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. (now part of Verizon New Jersey Inc.), New Brunswick, for several years. More ... Anna "Ann" H. Hencoski Kircher       Mrs. Kircher, 91, of Holmdel, died Feb. 20, 2007, at Victoria Health Care, Matawan. Born in Newark, she resided there prior to relocating to Holmdel in 1974. She was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church, Holmdel. More ... Marion Sokol       Mrs. Sokol, of Colts Neck, died Feb. 4, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born Marion Elizabeth Sandy on July 8, 1920, to Thomas S. and Florence Dubois Sandy in Freehold, she was a lifelong resident of Monmouth County. She graduated from Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, in 1... More ... Cecilia Burdge       Cecilia Burdge, 82, of Howell, died Feb. 22, 2007, at home. Born in Freehold Township, she had lived in the Cassville section of Jackson before moving to Howell in 1949. Mrs. Burdge was a homemaker. She also worked as a saleswoman for McCrory's department store, Freehold, for several years. S... More ... Gertrude Cornell       Mrs. Cornell, 82, of Howell, died Feb. 5, 2007, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Weinheim, Germany, she had lived there before moving to the U.S. in 1960. Mrs. Cornell settled in Howell in 1965 and worked in the area as a housekeeper. She was also employed for many years by Howell... More ... Robert E. Courter Sr.       Mr. Courter, 83, of Holmdel, died Feb. 5, 2007, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Holmdel. Born in Newark, he resided in Middletown for 58 years, prior to relocating to Holmdel two years ago. He was a lead custodian for Hazlet Township Board of Education for 21 years, retiring in 1988. He served... More ... Esther B. McLaughlin       Mrs. McLaughlin, 88, of Penhook, Va., died Feb. 5, 2007, at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital, Rocky Mount, Va. She was born in South Amboy and had lived in the Cheesequake section of Old Bridge, Freehold Township and Waretown before moving to Penhook two years ago. Prior to retiring severa... More ... Michael P. Walsh       Mr. Walsh, 57, of Freehold, died Feb. 6, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Free-hold Township. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he had resided in Freehold for the past four years. He was a custodian in Long Island City, New York, for 26 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Wals... More ... Joao Amorim       Joao L. Amorim, 83, of Freehold, died Feb. 12, 2007, in Freehold. Born in Portugal, he had resided in Freehold for the past 23 years. He was an electrician for 3M Co., Freehold. He is survived by his wife. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Freeman Funeral Home, Freehold. More ... Gary Strack       Gary R. Strack, 54, of Millstone Township, died Feb. 14, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Hacken-sack, he had lived in Oakland and Marlboro before moving to Millstone 12 years ago. He was a certified public accountant and vice president of finance for Strategic ... More ... John Vitomski       Mr. Vitomski, 87, of Manalapan, died Feb. 14, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Jersey City, he was a lifelong resident of Manalapan. He was employed by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority for 30 years and also was a farmer in Manalapan. A U.S. Army veteran of Worl... More ... Shirley Krentzman       Mrs. Krentzman, 79, of Freehold, died Feb. 15, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in Woodbridge before moving to Howell in 1987. Mrs. Krentzman was a colorist in the garment industry and worked in a fabric store in New Brunswick. More ... Harold Melvin Jr.       Harold J. Melvin Jr., 74, of Howell, died Feb. 15, 2007, at home. Born in the Green-point section of Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Roosevelt before moving to Howell in 1961. He was a cabinet maker, and along with his father, he had owned M&M Woodcraft, Roosevelt, until his retirement in 2001. S... More ... Frances Donowitz       Frances Entin Donowitz, 90, of Freehold, died Jan. 31, 2007. She immigrated from Russia to Montreal, Canada, in 1930 and moved to Freehold in 1940, where she lived for 66 years. She contributed to the Freehold community, particularly related to the Monmouth County Library System. More ... Peter Kopack       Mr. Kopack, 83, of Colts Neck, died Feb. 18, 2007, at Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation, Jackson. He was born and raised in Scranton, Pa., and had lived in Farmingdale before moving to Colts Neck in 1971. As a teenager, he worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines. Prior to retiring i... More ... Dorothy Jane Daubert       Mrs. Daubert, 78, of Marlboro, died Feb. 19, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was born in Jersey City and had resided in Marlboro for the past 52 years. Prior to retiring in 1997, she worked as a postal carrier in Marlboro for 10 years. She had also been a school ... More ... Gerard Prusakowski       Gerard "Jerry" Prusakowski Sr., 55, of Englishtown, died Feb. 25, 2007, at home. He was predeceased by his parents, Stanley F. and Jacqueline Prusakowski. Surviving are his wife of 33 years, Nanette Manek; his sons, Gerard Jr. More ...