DORIS J. Dottie GILBERT, 80, of Ocean Grove and Bradenton, Florida died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Mrs. Gilbert was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Ocean Grove and the Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Bradenton, Florida where she adored Pastor Charlie. Mrs. Gilbert loved Ocean Grove, especially the auditorium and attending Sunday services at the Boardwalk Pavilion. To those who knew her, she seemed younger than her 80 years. She was an avid golfer and a member of the El Conquistador Golf Club in Bradenton. She was born in Ocean Grove and lived there before moving to Florida in 1986, returning to Ocean Grove for the summers. She was predeceased in 1997 by her beloved husband, former Neptune Township Police Chief Walter L. Gilbert. She is survived by her two daughters with whom she shared a very special bond, as The 3 Gilbert Girls, Jacquelyn Pio and her husband, Douglas, of Capitola, CA and Robbin J. Gilbert Mazzeo and her husband, Vincent, of Shark River Hills. Friends were invited to call at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove on Tuesday from 4:00 - 8:00 PM . A funeral service was held on Wednesday in Ocean Grove. Interment followed at St. Catharine's Cemetery, Wall Township.