Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Ocean Grove Memorial Home
Theresa F. Dibenedetto Graziano
Nov 2, 2005
THERESA F. DIBENEDETTO GRAZIANO, 75, of NEPTUNE, died Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark. Born in Asbury Park, NJ, she was a lifelong Shore area resident. She was predeceased by her husband, Anthony A. Graziano in 1996, and by her daughter Carmella Ann Montedoro in 2004. Surviving are two daughters, Susan M. Codispoti of Neptune...
Ian Brett
Oct 13, 2005
IAN BRETT, 81, of OCEAN GROVE, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at Care One, Wall Township. Born in Scotland, he had worked in broadcasting for The British Embassy until retiring. Surviving is a friend, James B. Eagleton. No funeral ceremony has been scheduled at this time.
Margaret S. Austin
Oct 13, 2005
MARGARET S. AUSTIN, 95, of LONG BRANCH, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at Monmouth Care Center, Long Branch. Mrs. Austin was a member of the first graduating class of the Asbury Park High School. She worked in the Psychology Department of the University of Illinois. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., she had lived in Avon, Wanamassa, Ocean Grove, Illinois,...
Regina Ann Wallace
Oct 12, 2005
REGINA ANN WALLACE, 52, of OCEAN GROVE, died Wednesday, October 12, 2005, at home. She was a cashier for the Wanamassa Pharmacy. Mrs. Wallace was active with the Salvation Army and the American Cancer Society. She was born in Red Bank. Surviving are her husband, William L. Crawford, three daughters, Stacey Ayers of Ocean Grove, Kelly Wallace of Bradley...
Margaret Foster
Sep 24, 2005
MARGARET FOSTER, 99, of OCEAN GROVE, died Saturday, September 24, 2005, at the Manor-by-the-Sea, Ocean Grove. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Foster was a member of the United Methodist Women. Born in Scotland, she had lived in Kearny for many years, then Toms River before moving here three years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, John Foster in...
Paul J. Riley
Sep 20, 2005
PAUL J. RILEY, 88, of Bonita Springs, Florida, formerly of Ocean Grove, died September 20, 2005 in Florida. He worked in labor relations for N.L. Industries, Raritan, before retiring in 1970. Mr. Riley was a recipient of the Freedom Foundation's Americanism Principal Award presented at Valley Forge, PA, and was past president of both the Washington Fire Company, Ocean...
Michael A. Vespoli
Sep 16, 2005
MICHAEL A. VESPOLI, 90, of BRADLEY BEACH, died Friday, September 16, 2005, at the Manor-by-the-Sea, Ocean Grove. He had worked as a refrigeration mechanic until retiring. Mr. Vespoli was born in Italy. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances Mele Vespoli in 2003. Surviving are three sons, Anthony, of Hazlet, Michael, Jr., of Nutley and Dominick, of Long Valley,...
Matthew Fields
Aug 21, 2005
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...
Marie Conroy
Aug 21, 2005
MARIE CONROY, 80, of OCEAN GROVE, died Sunday, August 21, 2005, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She had worked as a shipping supervisor for Chanel, Piscataway, NJ until retiring in 1987. Born in Perth Amboy, she had lived in Jamesburg then in Toms River for 15 years before moving here six months ago. She was predeceased...
Lionel Wiggam
Aug 16, 2005
LIONEL WIGGAM, 90, of OCEAN GROVE, died Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at home. Lionel was an award winning poet, playwright and fiction writer. He was one of the top ten Ford Models in his younger days. Surviving are his dear friends, Nellie Hixon, Nancy and Ben Olifphint, Patricia Hogan - Fisher and his nurses aide, George. His neighbors will...
Raymond John Jones
Jul 27, 2005
RAYMOND JOHN JONES, 54, of OCEAN GROVE, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at home. He was a self employed carpenter. Born in Egg Harbor, NJ, he had lived in in the shore area for many years. Surviving are a daughter, Rayna Jones-Riggi, two sisters, Jo-Ann Jones and Mary Beth Planer both of Manahawkin and his parents, Edward and Mary...
Goldie Megill Fincke
Jul 19, 2005
GOLDIE MEGILL FINCKE, 96, of LAKEWOOD, died peacefully Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at home. Mrs. Fincke was a teacher at the Belmar Public School for more than twenty-six years, then served as superintendent for six years, before taking an early retirement in 1960. She was a lifelong member of the Bradley Beach United Methodist Church. Mrs. Fincke's service to...
Irene O'Loughlin
Jul 12, 2005
IRENE O'LOUGHLIN, 87, of OCEAN GROVE, died on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at home. She had worked for the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice for more than 14 years until retiring in 1986. Born in Trenton, NJ, she had lived there before moving here six years ago. Mrs. O'Loughlin was predeceased by her husband, Michael, in 1986. Surviving...
Frank Migut
Jul 12, 2005
FRANK MIGUT, 72, of BRADLEY BEACH, died Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He had was a powerhouse engineer for the Kimberly Clark Company, Spotswood, NJ for more than 41 years until retiring. Mr. Migut was a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church of the Ascension, Bradley Beach and a member of the...
Thelma Mount Rainear
Jul 8, 2005
THELMA MOUNT RAINEAR, of TINTON FALLS, died Friday, July 8, 2005. A native of Monmouth County, she was born in Englishtown in 1914, the daughter of Samuel Hendrickson Mount and Ethel Cox Mount. She had served many years at various churches in New Jersey, Florida and Texas, as director of music and organist until she retired in 2003. Mrs....
Helen Blackwood Mccall Malchow
Jul 5, 2005
HELEN BLACKWOOD McCALL MALCHOW, 102, of NEPTUNE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at the Imperial Care Center, Neptune. Born Feb. 4, 1903, in Bradley Beach, she attended the Bradley Beach and Neptune schools and Monmouth Secretarial College. After marrying, she ran her husband's business. She lived at the Jersey Shore all her life and worked for...
Edna G. Case
Jun 27, 2005
EDNA G. CASE, 93, of Ocean Grove, died Monday, June 27, 2005 at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was born and raised in Newark and had moved to Ocean Grove in 1974, residing most recently at the Francis Asbury Manor. She had worked for Bell Telephone Company and the Fireman's Insurance Company, both in Newark before...
Coral V. Wells
Jun 24, 2005
CORAL V. WELLS, 89, of OCEAN GROVE, died Friday, June 24, 2005, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She had worked as an kindergarten teacher for the Board of Education of Basking Ridge more than twenty-five years until retiring. Born in New York City, she had lived in Ocean Grove since 1976. Surviving are several cousins. A...
George N. Pecora
Jun 22, 2005
GEORGE N. PECORA, 71, of BRADLEY BEACH, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He had worked as a warehouseman for the Wakefern, Company, Cranbury, NJ for thirty years until retiring in 2000. Prior to that he had been a union advocate and a member of the teamsters union. He was born in...
David I. Mitchell
Jun 20, 2005
DAVID I. MITCHELL, 58, of OCEAN GROVE, died Monday, June 20, 2005, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune after perfecting his final golf swing at Colonial Terrace. He worked as an art teacher for the Brick Township Board of Education until retiring in 2002 after 33 years of service. He was a lifeguard in Ocean Grove for...
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