Steven A. Bott
Jun 8, 2020
Steven A. Bott, 78, of Wanamassa, Ocean Township, passed away on Monday June 8, 2020 at home. Mr. Bott was a teacher for the Asbury Park Board of Education, spending most of his career at the Asbury Park Middle School before retiring in 1999. During his career, he served as president of the Asbury Park Teachers Association and coached...
Virginia Veal
Jun 4, 2020
Virginia Gina/Ginny Veal, 89, of Ocean Grove died Thursday,June 4, 2020 at the Meridian Health Subacute Rehab at Wall. Gina and her husband were long time residents of Ocean Grove. She and her husband John T. Jack Veal were married for 64 years in 2017 when he passed away. Gina was also predeceased by her parents Frank Billard and...
Daniel Rindell Beaman
May 17, 2020
Daniel Rindell Beaman Devoted husband, son, brother and uncle. Daniel (Danny) Beaman, 55 years old, passed away on May 17th, 2020. Danny was born and raised in Madison, NJ by his loving parents Allen Mary Beaman. He was the youngest of five siblings. After graduating from Madison High School, he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in Communication...
Victoria Strychack Bacolo
Apr 25, 2020
Victoria Strychack-Bacolo passed away on April 25, 2020, inside her Ocean Grove home of 25 years. She was 68. In her own words:I had a rich life.Not by your monetary standards.I was born a believer.I had a small family of origin who loved me — mother Jane (deceased) and sister Patricia (surviving).I was given a soul mate — husband...
Gail Shaffer
Apr 23, 2020
GailDorothyShafferleft this earth on April 23, 2020,twoweeks short of her 84th birthday. Gailgrew up in Berkeley Heights and graduated Hood College, Frederick, Md., and went on to teach 42 years at Governor Livingston Regional High School.While Gail was short in stature, she was long on energy.Along-time resident,shewas active in Berkeley Heights: volunteering with the Berkeley Heights Historical Society, volunteering...
Lawrence Carmody
Apr 19, 2020
Lawrence Carmody, 77, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2020. Larry was born and raised in Elizabeth N.J. and lived in Wall Township prior to residing in Willow Springs in Brick. He was predeceased by his parents Leo Carmody and Grace Carmody and his sister Marie Burdge. Larry is survived by his wife Antoinette Carmody of 49 years, son...
Daniel Bryant Hall
Apr 17, 2020
Daniel Bryant Hall passed away peacefully on April 17, 2020 at the Chelsea at Tinton Falls after a courageous battle with dementia and complications from COVID-19. Daniel was born to Nancy Hall and raised in Eatontown, NJ by his mother and grandparents, Blanche and Fielding Gwynn. He is a Long Branch High School graduate who upon graduation enlisted in...
James R. Caldara
Apr 16, 2020
James (Jimmy) Caldara, 76, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2020 at Saint Clare's Hospital-Dover due to complications of the COVID-19 virus. Jimmy was born and raised in Long Branch N.J. and lived in Asbury Park and Denville prior to residing in the Regency Grande-Dover. He was predeceased by his parents Angelo Caldara and Frances (nee Brennan) Caldara, his...
Joseph Cerchiaro
Apr 13, 2020
Joseph Thomas Cerchiaro Jr., 74, passed away on Tuesday April 13, 2020. Born in Rahway. Joseph, was always an advocate for children. He began his teaching career at St. Mary's in Rahway. After that, he taught several years at Sacred Heart Elementary School in Elizabeth. He spent most of his tenure teaching special education at Governor Livingston High School...
Linda Dudak
Apr 12, 2020
Linda Dudak 63, of Ocean Grove passed away on April 12, 2020 at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune N.J.Linda was a long time resident of Ocean Grove. She was born in the Bronx NY before moving to Ocean Grove in 1973. She was pre deceased by her father, Joseph Dudak Sr. in 1984, her mother Bernice Dudak in...
George Boileau
Apr 12, 2020
George William Boileau, 72, of Ocean Grove, New Jersey, died on April 12, 2020 at his home, The Ocean Mist. George was born on August 13, 1947 in Stetson Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Howard N. and Margaret H. Boileau. He grew up in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, graduating from Upper Moreland High School. He attended Lehigh University, finishing in...
Robert E. Perkins, Jr.
Jan 4, 2020
Robert Easton Perkins, Jr. - charmer, adventurer, wit - passed away on January 4, 2020 at age 92. His creative energy and esoteric tastes were apparent in his many pastimes, furniture-making, playing boogie-woogie on the piano, and cooking exotic dishes (often from the fish and game he brought home). Born in New York City, December 26, 1927, to Dorothy...
Dolores “Dee” Stoia
Nov 27, 2019
Dolores Dee Stoia, 85, formerly of Oakhurst, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Dolores was retired, but worked as a manicurist for many years. She worked at several salons, The Studio in Deal, Ray Charles of Oakhurst, and the Clip Joint of Eatontown. Dolores had a very bubbly personality and was loved by many who have known her. Dolores...
Harry Frank Buerck
Nov 6, 2019
Harry Frank Buerck Jr, 87, formerly of Avon-by-the-Sea and Ocean Township, passed away November 6, 2019 in Port Charlotte, FL. Harry was born on April 19, 1932 in Newark, NJ to the late Harry (Sr.) and Mary Buerck. He was a student at Seton Hall Prep, graduated from St. Benedicts and attended Manhattan College. He resided in Avon-by-the-Sea until...
Lucious Zachary
Sep 28, 2019
Lucious F. Zachary, Jr., a lifelong resident of Asbury Park, died on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Atria Senior Living, Tinton Falls. Mr. Zachary was predeceased by his parents, Lucious and Murth Zachary and his sister Henrietta. He is survived by a sister Ann May Williams of Carle Place, NY, his nieces and nephew, and many loving friends and...
Tara Ann Higgins
Aug 16, 2019
Tara Ann Higgins, 59, of Ocean Grove, died Friday August 16, 2019 at home. Tara attended Westfield High School and Kean University where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Media Studies and her Master of Arts degree in Organizational Development/Communications. She also held various degrees and certifications in Social Media, Marketing and Analytics. She worked...
Heather D. Bray
Jun 21, 2019
Heather D. Bray, loving mother, daughter and sister, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the age of 43. Heather was born on April 2, 1976 in Cleveland, OH to Dudley and Susan Bray. She graduated Neptune High School in 1994 and attended Brookdale Community College. She worked for many years as a preschool teacher at Tender...
Kennedy E. Buckley
Jun 15, 2019
Mr. Kennedy E. Buckley (PopPop) passed away at age 88 on June 15, 2019 in Neptune, New Jersey. Born on July 5, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, he lived in the Bronx, New York and Maywood, New Jersey before moving to Ocean Grove in 1995. Kennedy graduated from Iona College with a Degree in Business Administration. He served in...
Dolores Daly Hagerman
Apr 30, 2019
Dolores Daly Hagerman passed away on April 30, 2019 at Coral Harbor Rehabilitation Healthcare Ctr, Neptune City, NJ. She is predeceased by her husband of 64 yrs, Robert Hagerman, parents Joseph A. and Agnes, and brothers William and Alan Daly. Dolores is survived by her daughter, Sharon Purpuro, sons Eric and Robert T, granddaughter, Jennifer Wurst, grandsons, Robert C.,...
Virginia H. Ferrante
Mar 28, 2019
Virginia H. Ferrante, 90, of Ocean Grove, died Thursday March 28, 2019. She was an office clerk for Family and Children Services, retiring in 2002. Born in Rahway, she has lived in Ocean Grove for over 30 years. Virginia was pre deceased by her husband Ralph Ferrante in 1974 and by her daughter, Susan McCarthy in 1999. Surviving are...
