MATTHEW FIELDS, 78, of OCEAN GROVE, died Sunday, August 21, 2005, at the Manor-by-the-Sea, Ocean Grove. He was a self employed carpenter until retiring and was a veteran of in the United States Army, serving during both WW II and the Korean Conflict. Mr. Fields was predeceased by his wife Mary Ann McCormick Fields in 1984. Surviving is a son, Matthew Fields, of Bradley Beach. No funeral ceremony has been scheduled at this time and there are no calling hours.