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Obituaries from 2002
JAMES HENRY DeWITT, 69, of Sebastian, Fla., formerly of Old Bridge, died March 4 at home. Surviving are his wife, Elsie Gondek DeWitt; a son, Donald DeWitt of Point Pleasant; two daughters, Cindy Allen of Jackson and Barbara "Penny" Radigan of Old Bridge; three sisters, Mary Carolyn of the Toms River section of Dover and Lillian Gargus and Nancy Woolan, both of Roselle; and eight grandchildren. Services were held at Michael Hegarty Funeral Home, Old Bridge. Cremation was private.
BERNARD F. DONNELLAN, 76, of Old Bridge died Feb. 28 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Brown Donnellan; three sons, Bernard Donnellan of Old Bridge, Christopher Donnellan of West Orange and James Donnellan at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; a daughter, Mary Donnellan of Old Bridge; a sister, Bridget Kenny of Warwick, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Interment
was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Brunswick.
SHEILA L. KLEIN, 88, of the Hamilton Square section of Hamilton died March 8 in Arcadia Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hamilton. Her husband, Morris, died in 1991. Surviving are two sons, Bernard E. of Boca Raton, Fla., and Steven P. of Old Bridge; a daughter, Sheri Oshinsky of East Windsor; a brother, Harry Caren of University Place, Wash.; three sisters, Pat Charnow of Deerfield Beach, Fla., Clara Rimon of Tel Aviv, Israel, and Ethel Kirkland of Beaufort, S.C.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Rabbi Wayne Siet officiated at the funeral service. Interment
was in Freehold Hebrew Cemetery.
DOROTHY R. SMITH MURPHY, 76, of Sayreville died March 8 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Martin Patrick, died in 1988. Surviving are a son, Martin Patrick Jr. of Florida; three daughters, Maryellen Murphy O’Neill of Sayreville, Janie Lynn Rittweger of Spring Hill, Fla., and Patricia Ann Trpisovsky of South Brunswick; a brother, Robert Smith of the Bronx, N.Y.; a sister, Vivian Sibilio of Bridgewater; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Bernadette’s Church, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Interment
was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
LOREEN V. McCRARY DURKIN, 60, of Old Bridge died March 11 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, John T. Durkin, died in 2001, and a son, John Durkin Jr., died in 1995. Surviving are a son, Patrick of Old Bridge; a daughter, Allison Renn of Jackson; and four grandchildren. A service is planned for 8:30 p.m. on March 14 at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick.
ANTHONY LOUIS NARDONE, 71, of Old Bridge died March 1 at home. Surviving are his wife, Jacqueline Luciano Nardone; two sons, Enrico of Lincoln Park and Anthony Louis Jr. of New Port Richey, Fla.; two daughters, Kim Remo of Howell and Lisa Nardone-Scafiddi of South River; and 10 grandchildren. Services were held at Franklin Memorial Park Cemetery, Somerset section of Franklin. Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Hospice, c/o Development Office, 141 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701.
JOHN J. MURPHY SR., 69, of Manahawkin, formerly of South River and Milltown, died March 8 at home. Surviving are his wife, Joan Keane Murphy; two sons, Stephen John of Howell and John Joseph of East Brunswick; two daughters, Ann Marie of Manahawkin and Christine Szwarc of the Somerset section of Franklin; a sister, Ann Butler of Yonkers, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Milltown. Cremation was private. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent dePaul Society at St. Mary’s Church, Bay Avenue, Manahawkin, NJ 08050.
MARIE MATERA LaBOSCO, 92, of East Brunswick died March 3 in McCarrick Care Center, Somerset section of Franklin. Her husband, Ralph LaBosco, died in 1988. Surviving are a son, Dr. Louis LaBosco of East Brunswick; a daughter, Camille Provenza of Sayreville; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment
was in St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of the Precious Blood, 5400 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219.
ANTHONY GRASSO, 88, of Sayreville died March 10 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances C. Pietrowski Grasso, and by her daughters, Diane Noonan and Elaine "Bunnie" Turner. Surviving are his son-in-law, Thomas J. Noonan of Monroe; a brother, Pat Grasso of South River; a sister, Lucille Applegate of Freehold; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment
was in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin section of Sayreville.
MARY BRESLIN CALLANAN, 91, of East Brunswick died March 3 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Richard Callanan, died in 1983. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Banks of East Brunswick; a sister, Ann Sweeney of Ireland; a sister-in-law, Doris Breslin, also of Ireland; a brother-in-law, Thomas Tuohy of Queens, N.Y.; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment
was in St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y.
