Virginia A. Grove

Mrs. Grove, 76, of the Villages, Howell, died March 8 at Bartley Healthcare Center, Jackson Township. She was born in the Collingswood section ofWall Township and had resided in the Freehold area all her life. She was predeceased by her husband Anthony in 2000, a sister, Elizabeth Hawthorne and her grandson Evan Grove. Surviving are three sons, Anthony, Easton, Pa., Richard and his wife, Karen, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., and Michael and his wife Mary, Potsdam, N.Y.; two daughters, Mary Beth, Seaside Heights, and Laura and her husband Fred, Erial; a brother, Thomas, Jackson Township; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold, followed by interment at Forest Green Park Cemetery, Marlboro Township. Memorial donations may be made to the American LungAssociation or the First Presbyterian Church, 118 Main St., Freehold, NJ 07728.