Mary Ann Foy Graff
Mar 1, 2023
Mary Ann Graff, 88, of Neptune City passed away Wednesday surrounded by her family.
Mary Ann, "GG" to those that knew her, had a bright spirit and dry wit. An original fan of QVC, she loved fashion. Her other interests included music, football, mystery novels, daytime soap operas, and planning family gatherings.
Mary Ann, a...
Pantelis Tzortzinakis
Feb 28, 2023
Pantelis "Pete" Tzortzinakis, 77, of Hazlet, died on Tuesday, February 28.
Pantelis was born and raised in Miriokefala, Crete, situated in the foothills of Mount Psiloritis in Greece. He was born to the late Eirini and Stelianos Tzortzinakis September 8, 1945.
He was the 2 nd youngest of 5 siblings, and grew up during a...
Thomas J. George
Feb 27, 2023
Thomas J. George, 54, Oceanport, passed away peacefully Monday, February 27 th , while surrounded by his family.
Tommy was born in Long Branch and graduated from Long Branch High School in 1987 where he was a decorated athlete and All Star Player. He was an All Group, All State, middle linebacker on the 1986 undefeated football...
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Peterson
Feb 25, 2023
Kaitlyn E. Peterson, 28, of Ocean Township passed away suddenly on Saturday February 25 th .
Kaitlyn grew up in Oakhurst. She graduated from Ocean Township High School Class of 2013. She studied Public Relations and graduated from Brookdale Community College in 2016. In 2019, Kaitlyn graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing from New Jersey City...
James F. Levey
Feb 24, 2023
James ("Jay") Francis Levey passed away on Friday, February 24 at the age of 76.
He was born on December 4, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY. He joined the New York City Police Department in 1968 and retired as a Lieutenant, serving in the Emergency Service Unit. After retiring from the force, he continued his career working alongside...
Helen T. La Porta
Feb 24, 2023
Helen T. La Porta, 88 of Manasquan, died on Friday, February 24th, 2023.
She was an avid cook and loved cooking all types of cuisine but Italian food was her specialty. Her stuffed peppers, eggplant parmigiana and Pastina were a family favorite. The term 'made with love' rang true when it came to Helen and her cooking....
Michael V. Murphy
Feb 23, 2023
Michael V. Murphy, 79 of Lincroft died at his home on Thursday, February 23 rd .
He was a longtime resident of Holmdel, before moving to Lincroft 3 years ago. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Mike served his country honorably in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Following his discharge he began a successful career on Wall Street,...
Kathleen Gargano Walsh
Feb 23, 2023
Kathleen Gargano Walsh, 78, of Colts Neck, passed away Wednesday February 23rd surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Elizabeth on August 21, 1944, she was the oldest of five children. She graduated from Roselle Park High School and went on to earn a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Education from Newark State College....
Rita Goldstein
Feb 22, 2023
Rita Goldstein, 95, of Ocean Grove died peacefully on Feb. 22 surrounded by her family.
Goldstein grew up in Asbury Park and was a 1945 graduate of Asbury Park High School. Her father and mother owned the Bond Street in Asbury Park in the 1930s, 1940s into the early 1950s. She was an artist at Fort Monmouth...
Thomas Allen Gawley
Feb 21, 2023
Thomas Allen Gawley, 78, of Marlboro passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 21st, surrounded by his family.
Tommy was born to Mabel and John Gawley in East Orange, NJ and raised in Union, NJ. Tom attended Union Middle School and High School where he played baseball, football and excelled at basketball. When not playing sports...
Steven Shaw
Feb 21, 2023
Steven Shaw passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, surrounded by his loving family in Old Bridge, New Jersey. He was born in the Bronx, New York on May 1st, 1951.
He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, Bronx, NY, for a time and continued on at Central Valley High School in upstate New York.
Steve...
Enxi Xiao
Feb 19, 2023
Enxi Xiao, 81, of Edison, died on Sunday, February 19.
Enxi was born and grew up in Tianjin, China as the youngest of seven children.
Upon finishing his studies in China, he worked for an airline company and after several years of hard work, was assigned to the United States. Once raising enough money and...
Carlos Tellechea
Feb 19, 2023
Carlos Tellechea, 94, of Oceanport, passed away Sunday surrounded by his family.
Carlos was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he would meet the love of his life, Janet. The two would marry and start their family in Brazil. Carlos would eventually move to Red Bank, NJ and slowly bring his family over so that...
Michael A. Mcgarr
Feb 17, 2023
Michael A. McGarr, born December 7, 1946, of Oakhurst, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on February 17, 2023, surrounded by his family. Michael was born and raised in Long Branch, NJ, until moving to Oakhurst in 1976, where he lived for the remainder of his life.
He utilized his many talents and skills as a building...
Carol Rose Wortman
Feb 16, 2023
Carol Wortman, daughter of Leah and Nathan Tuzman, was born on November 18, 1944 and has passed away on February 16, 2023 after battling with cancer for almost 10 years. Carol grew up in Bronx, New York, with her brother Dr. Leonard Tuzman. She graduated from City College of New York and became a teacher in New York and...
Suzanne Mary Syers
Feb 14, 2023
Suzanne M Syers, 81, of Dripping Springs, TX moved to her heavenly home on February 14, 2023 to be reunited with her spouse of sixty years, Donald J Syers, her sister Ruth Navarra, her parents Julius & Mae Fincken, & grandson Matthew Mokrzycki. She leaves behind three daughters, Debra Maddox (David, spouse of Debra), Donna Syers, and Denise Syers...
Marc David Soriano
Feb 13, 2023
Marc "Marco" David Soriano, 66, of Ocean, passed away Monday February 13, 2023 surrounded by his family.
Born in Somerville, NJ and raised in West Long Branch; he was a 1975 graduate of Shore Regional High School, where he excelled in football and wrestling. Following high school, he attended CW Post College and from there went directly...
Dorothy Ann Graebe
Feb 13, 2023
Dorothy A. Graebe was born 4/18/21 on Staten Island, NY and passed away on 2/13/23.
Dorothy graduated from Notre Dame Academy on Staten Island, where she won the championship golf and tennis awards. She was a graduate of Brandon-Stevens Secretarial School, Staten Island.
She was employed, prior to her marriage, as a bookkeeper for John...
Thomas Faillaci
Feb 12, 2023
Thomas Faillaci passed away on Sunday, February 12th. Born in Long Branch on April 4th, 1944, Thomas was a lifelong resident of the area, moving to the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township in 1974.
Thomas was a proud graduate of Long Branch High School Class of 1962. During his life, Thomas was a dedicated employee of NJ...