Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Ocean Grove Memorial Home
Alma Mabel Robertshaw Murray
May 2, 2011
Alma Mabel Robertshaw Murray, 91, of Ocean Grove, died Monday, May 2, 2011, at Manor by the Sea, Ocean Grove. She was the personal secretary to the president of the Monroe Calculator Company, Orange until retiring. Born in Orange, she lived in Glen Ridge before moving to Ocean Grove.She was predeceased by her husband, Patrick Murray; and her parents,...
Patricia O. “Babe” Lyons
Apr 29, 2011
Patricia O. Babe Lyons, of Ocean Grove, died Friday, April 29, 2011, at home. Mrs. Lyons trained at Bethesda Naval Hospital, then worked at Columbus Hospital as a scrub nurse. Born in Newark, she lived in Kearny before moving to Ocean Grove in 1975. She was predeceased by her husband, James J. Lyons; her parents, Metro and Katherine Cemota;...
Jean Murgatroyd Stiles
Apr 13, 2011
Jean Murgatroyd Stiles, died peacefully on Wednesday April 13, 2011 at her home in Ocean Grove. A long time Ocean Grover, Jean began spending her summers in Ocean Grove, as her parents and grandparents had before her. She eventually settled in her family's home full-time after her parents' deaths in 1980. Jean was also professionally active in Ocean Grove...
Patricia Farley Hoffman
Apr 13, 2011
, of Ocean Grove, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at home. She was born in New York City on December 9, 1933 to James J. and Catherine Patterson Farley. She attended catholic schools and had fond memories of St. Jean Baptiste High School in New York City. Patricia entered the Bloomingdales Executive Training Program in the late 1950's and...
Kenneth Brown
Apr 3, 2011
Kenneth Brown, 73, of Ocean Grove died April 3, 2011 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. All services were private.
Esther B. Grieco
Apr 1, 2011
Esther B. Grieco, 91, of OCEAN GROVE, died Friday April 1, 2011, at the Manor-by-the-Sea, Ocean Grove. She had worked as a registered nurse for Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune for more than twenty five years until retiring in 1965. Mrs. Grieco also served as the school nurse for the Oakhurst Country Day School. She was a member of...
Leonard Bassi
Mar 31, 2011
Leonard Bassi, 84, of Asbury Park, died March 31, 2011 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Services were private.
Ilse Laermer
Mar 19, 2011
Ilse Laermer, 81, of Ocean Grove died March 19, 2011 at Manor by the Sea, Ocean Grove. A graveside service was held on Sunday March 20, 2011 at Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus.
Joseph J. Magnanti
Mar 7, 2011
Joseph J. Magnanti, 77, of New Brunswick, died March 7, 2011 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Services were private.
Frances Bennett Deiss
Jan 11, 2011
Frances Bennett Deiss, 94, of Ocean Grove, formerly of Shrewsbury, died Tuesday January 11, 2011 at Manor by the Sea, Ocean Grove. As a young mother, Fran met Florence Bell Ilch and Mike Kennedy of Bellhaven Collie Kennels in Red Bank and subsequently founded Dusken Collie Kennels, where she made important contributions to the continued excellence of the breed....
Frances Marie Pettersen
Jan 6, 2011
Frances Marie Pettersen, 80, of West Allenhurst, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 6, 2011. Frances was born and raised in Queens, New York before moving to West Allenhurst, New Jersey in 1971, where she remained a lifelong resident. Frances enjoyed making people laugh, and had a passion for reading and cooking. She was a loving mother...
Marie Herbst
Jan 3, 2011
Marie Herbst, 85, of Ocean Grove, died Monday, Jan. 3 , 2011, at the MediCenter, Neptune City. Born Marie Nixon on Oct. 29, 1925 in Jersey City, Mrs. Herbst graduated from the New Jersey State Teachers College at Jersey City, currently New Jersey City University. She taught elementary school until 1947, when she married Frederick W. Herbst, her loving...
Yolanda F. Lardiere (Nee George)
Nov 22, 2010
YOLANDA F. LARDIERE (nee George), 93, of WALL, passed away peacefully at the Wexford at Wall Assisted Living on Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. Born in Bermuda, she moved to Newark, NJ as a child with her family. In 1961 Yolanda moved to Ocean Grove, NJ where she resided for many years before moving to Howell and then to The...
Marigoula Kallerges
Nov 15, 2010
MARIGOULA KALLERGES, 95, of OCEAN GROVE, died Monday, November 15, 2010 at home. Mrs. Kallerges was a homemaker. She was a member of St. George's Greek Orthodox Church, Asbury Park. Born in Greece, she came to America in 1962 to live in Jersey City before settling in Ocean Grove 30 years ago. She was predeceased in 1984 by her...
Thomas A. Blaney
Oct 23, 2010
THOMAS A. BLANEY, Sr., 76, of NEPTUNE, died Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He worked as a route salesman for Drakes Cakes before his retirement from the Teamsters Union in 1996. Mr. Blaney was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Marine Corps League, the American...
David H. Lukens
Oct 10, 2010
DAVID H. LUKENS, M.D., 91, died on October 10, 2010 in Trinity Hospital in Augusta, GA. He was born in Moorestown, N.J. on February 13th, 1919 to Henry and Jesse Lukens. He graduated from Red Bank High School in N.J. in 1936, briefly attended Moorestown Business School in 1937 before earning a Premedical Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in...
Mary Henriette Hendrikson Died October 2
Oct 2, 2010
MARY HENRIETTE HENDRIKSON died October 2, 2010 in New Haven, Connecticut. She was 91 years of age. She was born Mary Henriette Saaren on February 12 , 1919 near Kadrina, Estonia and graduated with honors from secondary school. She worked in a foundling home and orphanage before her marriage to Oscar Hendrikson, an attorney and special envoy to the...
Joseph J. Hogan
Sep 28, 2010
JOSEPH J. HOGAN, Jr., 95, of SHARK RIVER HILLS, NEPTUNE, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Taryn needed her Pop Pop in heaven. Joe was born Sept. 15, 1915 in New York City to Joseph and Ella Hogan. Joe enlisted in the Army in 1941 and in 1949 Joe met the love...
Louise M. Nixon
Sep 26, 2010
LOUISE M. NIXON, 86, of OCEAN GROVE, formerly of Bogota, died Sunday, September 26, 2010 at the MediCenter, Neptune City. She was a nurse for the Exxon Corporation until retiring. Prior to that, she was employed by the Jersey Central Rail Road. Miss Nixon graduated from the Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Jersey City and then served as...
Ruth A. Hancox
Sep 3, 2010
RUTH A. HANCOX, a resident of OCEAN GROVE for more than 70 years, died Friday, September 3, 2010 at home. A 1938 graduate of Neptune High School, she was actively involved in community organizations until her death at age 89. Youth-related organizations such as the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, youth choirs, the Ocean Grove Recreation Commission were better for...
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