RUTH PRUSKIEWICZ
RUTH PRUSKIEWICZ, 65, Belford. A supplies dispatcher at Riverview Medical Center. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth. She was a life member of Port Monmouth First Aid Squad Ladies Auxiliary. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward. Surviving are three sons, Steven, Miami, and Edward and Robert, Middletown; a sister, Dolores Foster, Colorado; and six grandchildren.
Kedz Home for Funerals, Middletown, was in charge of arrangements.
12 May 1997
ELSIE SMITH
ELSIE SMITH, 90, Keyport. A wrapper at Sherwin Williams. She was predeceased by her husband, Earl. Surviving are a brother, Charles Schwarz, Englishtown; and two sisters, Julia Smith and Ann Booth, Cliffwood Beach.
Day Funeral Home, Keyport, was in charge of arrangements.
13 May 1997
BRUCE TISHLER
BRUCE TISHLER, 47, Highlands. An electrician. Also a Vietnam War Air Force veteran. Surviving are a son, Brian; a daughter, Melissa, both New Jersey; his parents, Harris and Ann, Florida; two brothers, Gary, Middletown, and Donald, New Hampshire; and one grandson.
Laurel Funeral Home, Hazlet, was in charge of arrangements.
13 May 1997
JULIA TOLENDINO
JULIA TOLENDINO, 93, Middletown. A records clerk. A communicant of St. James Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank, she was active in its church groups and the Red Bank Senior Citizen Association. She was predeceased by her first husband, Lester Davis. Surviving are her husband, Theodore; a daughter, Marion DiVestea, Middletown; a sister, Bette Johnson, North Dakota; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Day Funeral Home, Red Bank,was in charge of arrangements.
17 May 1997
FRANK TOTH JR.
FRANK TOTH JR., 45, Middletown. A hairdresser, He was a communicant of St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church, Atlantic Highlands. Surviving are his parents, Frank and Elizabeth Toth, and a sister, Barbara Larsen, all Middletown.
Posten's Funeral Home, Atlantic Highlands, was in charge of arrangements.
May 1997
GENEVIEVE VISHAK
GENEVIEVE VISHAK, 85, a lifelong Keansburg resident. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; and a son, Joseph Jr., Hackettstown.
Scott and Kedz Home for Funerals, Middletown, was in charge of arrangements.
13 May 1997
CHARLES P. WEBER
CHARLES P. WEBER, 80, Middletown. A sergeant of the Hoboken Police Department, and an employee of K. Hovnanian Enterprises. An Army veteran, he received many honors during his service and was a member of the American Legion, the Port Monmouth VFW, The Retired Policemen's Association, and was a communicant of St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church, Atlantic Highlands. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette; a son, Charles, Rumson; a daughter, Mary Fran Bassard, Red Bank; and three grandsons.
Condon Funeral Home, Middletown, was in charge of arrangements.
15 May 1997
DONALD WILLSON
DONALD WILLSON, 58, Hazlet. A laboratory technician. He was a communicant of St. Benedict's Church, Holmdel. He was a Navy veteran. He is survived by his wife, Judy; a son, Gregory, Hawaii; a daughter, Susan, Missouri; and his mother, Jean, Roselle.
Day Funeral Home, Keyport, was in charge of arrangements.
17 May 1997
CLAIRE T. YERVES
CLAIRE T. YERVES, 72, Highlands A communicant of St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church, Atlantic Highlands. She was predeceased by a son, Dennis. Surviving are her husband, of 48 years, Bennett "Buddy;" six sons, Thomas, Gerard, Timothy, Michael, and Bud Jr, all New Jersey; two daughters, Kathleen Yerves, Highlands, and Margaret Verange, Middletown; a brother, Robert Delaney; a sister, Maureen Murray; 23 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Condon Funeral Home, Middletown, was in charge of arrangements.
18 May 1997
GERALDINE ADAMS
GERALDINE ADAMS, 90, New Monmouth. A bookkeeper. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry. Surviving is her brother-in-law, Millard Timm, at home.
Scott and Kedz Funeral Home, Middletown, was in charge of arrangements.
May 1997
IDA M.ANDERSON
IDA M ANDERSON, 84, Holmdel. She was predeceased by her husband, Arnold S. Surviving are a son, Arnold N., Holmdel; four brothers, Fred, Melvin and James Luke, all Perth Amboy, and Henry Luke, New York; three sisters, Gladys French, Matawan, and Christina Obertz and Ruby Stevens, both Edison; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Damiano Funeral Home, Long Branch, was in charge of arrangements.
12 May 1997
"BEBE" ANTHONY
ROBERT J. "BEBE" ANTHONY. 84, Highlands. Manager for Magnolia Metal, Elizabeth. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Highlands, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6902, Highlands, and a World War II Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Lucille; three sons, Joseph, Atlantic Highlands, and Edward and James, Massachusetts; three daughters, Sister Mary Lou Anthony, Woodbury Heights, Roberta Pandolfo, Atlantic Highlands, and Patricia Giebler, Highlands and nine grandchildren.
Condon Funeral Home, Leonardo, was in charge of arrangements.
12 May 1997
THOMAS LEE BLEVINS
THOMAS LEE BLEVINS, 73, Middletown. An engineer. Also a World War II Navy veteran. He was a member of VFW Post 2179, Port Monmouth; Gethsemene Lutheran Church, Keyport; and Old Village Fire Company, Middletown. He was predeceased by his son, Corporal Thomas Jr., Surviving are his wife, Cora; a son, Rod, Edison; two brothers, William, California, and A.J., Oregon; two sisters, Arlene Smith, California, and Lwanda Campbell, New York; and two grandsons.
Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown, was in charge of arrangements.
17 May 1997
DONALD CAREY BUTTFIELD
DONALD CAREY BUTTFIELD, 71, Middletown.Co-founder of the International Guild for Miniature Artisans. Also a nationally recognized furniture reproduction artist. Prior to that, a partner in several earth-moving companies. He was a Merchant Marine during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Ann; two sons, Scott, Red Bank, and Carey, Boston; two daughters, Ann Marino, Virginia, and Loren Lutz, Long Branch; two sisters, Elizabeth Bixby, Pennington, and Helen Buttfield, New York; and five grandchildren.,
Day Funeral Home, Red Bank, was in charge of arrangements.
16 May 1997
DALE ECKLEBERRY
DALE W. ECKLEBERRY, 64, Florida, formerly Middletown. A tool and die maker. Also a Korean war Air Force veteran. he was a VFW member. Surviving are three sons, Dale, Daryl and Paul, Middletown; five daughters, Debbie Murphy and Lori Nolan, Florida, an Keely Eckleberry, Kim Geer, and Lana Dombrowski, all New Jersey; three brothers, Robert, Newark, Dorsey, Pennsylvania, and Richard, Kentucky; three sisters, Ruth Shuman, Nutley, Beverly Eckleberry, Las Vegas, and Barbara Giordano, Kearny; and eight grandchildren.
Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown, was in charge of arrangements.
12 May 1997
FRANK FERROGINE
FRANK J. FERROGINE, 82, Middletown. A truck driver. Also a World War II Army veteran. He was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church,Red Bank. He was a former member of the Shiners AC, Long Branch. Surviving are his wife, Yolanda F; a son, Fran, Maryland; a daughter, Dolores Gibbons, Little Silver; two brothers, George, Trenton, and Rudolph, Florida; a sister, Josephine Menna, Red Bank;a nd seven grandchildren.
Day Funeral Home, Red Bank, was in charge of arrangements.
13 May 1997
"BEN" FORNINO
BERNARD V. "BEN" FORNINO, 66, Middletown. A sales consultant. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Red Bank. He was past president of the Eatontown Chamber of Commerce, and member of several business association. He was a firefighter in Neptune and west Long Branch. He is survived by his wife, Demetra; three sons, Thomas, Christopher and Richard, a stepson, Frank Accorsi; three stepdaughters, Francine Brown and Sharline Stasio, all Monmouth County, and Maria Watkins, Manhattan; a brother, Michael, Neptune; and eight grandchildren.
Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown, was in charge of arrangements.
17 May 1997
GRACE L. GOCLIN
GRACE L. GOCLIN, Middletown. A secretary for the MCOSS, Red Bank, now the Visiting Nurses' Association of Central Jersey. She is survived by her husband, John W.; a son, John E., Middletown; a daughter, Joyce A. Hamer, Florida; a sister, Dorothy Daly, Pennsylvania; and two grandchildren.
Worden-Hoidal Funeral Home, Red Bank, was in charge of arrangements.
01 May 1997
MARTHA IPPOLITO
MARTHA IPPOLITO, 77, Middletown. A worker at Faberge, inc. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth,and a member of the Middletown Senior Citizens. She was predeceased by her son, Raymond. Surviving are a daughter, Sylviana Flores, Middletown,; and a sister, Eciz DeMunno, Kearny; and tw
o grandchildren.
Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown,was in charge of arrangements.
17 May 1997
HAZEL V. KENNY
HAZEL V. KENNY, 90, Brooklyn, formerly Red Bank. she was predeceased by her husband, Joseph. Surviving are a son, Joseph, Point Pleasant; and a sister, Christine Hall, Somerville.
Colonial Funeral Home, Brick Township, was in charge of arrangements.
10 May 1997
JOSEPH KORPON
JOSEPH G. KORPON, 87, Leonardo. A supervisor for Prudential Insurance Company. He was a communicant of St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church, Atlantic Highlands, and served as an usher there. He was an honorary member of the Leonardo First Aid Squad and a Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Edna; a daughter, Gretchen Nelson, Leonardo; two brothers, Chester, Millville, and Frank, Florida; and two grandchildren,.
Posten's Funeral Home, Atlantic Highlands, was in charge of arrangements.
16 May 1997
FLORENCE MALLOY
FLORENCE MALLOY, 72, Middletown. A telephone operator for Brookdale College. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth. She is survived by her husband, Bruce; a sons, Bruce, Washington; three daughters, Janice Abrams, Marlene Glasgow, and Alison Russo; three brothers, Joseph, Charles, and John Hagen; a sister, Marie Smith; and seven grandchildren.
Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown, was in charge of arrangements.
16 May 1997
GEORGE MCPHEE
GEORGE MCPHEE, 72, Keansburg. A mechanic. He was a communicant of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Keansburg, and the Teamsters Local 560, Newark. He was also a member of the Bayshore Senior Day Center, Keansburg, and the Jersey Shore Scots-American Club. A British Navy veteran, he served in World War II. He was a piper with the 84th Regiment of Foot, Monmouth County. He is survived by his wife, Mary MacNeil McPhee; three daughters, Maggie Turner, Keansburg, Barbara Newcombe, Middletown, and Sharon Dellert, Woodbridge; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Laurel Funeral Home, Hazlet, was in charge of arrangements.
15 May 1997
EDWIN OLIGER SR.
EDWIN OLIGER SR., 68, Keansburg, Known as "Eddie O." A truck driver. He was a member of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Keansburg; Wilbur J. Price American Legion Post; the DAV, West Keansburg; Locals 560, 641, and 701. He is survived by his wife, Jean; a sons, Edwin Jr., Brick Township; two daughters, Michele Miller and Valerie Oliger, Keansburg; and three grandchildren.
Ryan Home for Funerals, Keansburg, was in charge of arrangements.
13 May 1997
BENJAMIN PERUGINO
ENJAMIN PERUGINO, 74, Port Monmouth. A self-employed carpenter.Also a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of American Legion Post 1000. Surviving are his wife, Lola; a son, Benjamin, Florida; a daughter, Norma Hurry, Illinois; two brothers, Louis and Rocco, New Jersey; a sister, Marie Santagada, Florida; three grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Day Funeral Home, Keyport, was in charge of arrangements.
13 May 1997
