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Viola Francone Rocco
Tinton Falls resident Viola Francone Rocco, formerly of Bradley Beach, died Saturday Sept. 20, Sept. 21 in Atria Assisted Living in Tinton Falls.
She was 83 years old.
Born and raised in Hoboken, she came to Bradley Beach in the 1970s.
Mrs. Rocco was employed with her family’s business, Francone’s Bakery, in Hoboken. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who enjoyed spending time at the beach and walking the boardwalk with her beloved husband, Michael.
Viola was a longtime communicant of the Church of Ascension in Bradley Beach.
She was predeceased by her husband, Michael Rocco; her son, Nicholas Rocco; her parents, Alfonso and Nunziatta Francone; and eight brothers and sisters.
She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Hodle; her grandchildren Frederick, Michael and Cheryl Hodle, Nancy Garlick and Thomas Hodle; and two great-grandchildren.
She also leaves her sisters, Mary Siano, Margaret Andreano, and Maria Castle.
O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall, was in charge of arrangements. Entombment took place at Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls.
Michael L. Gorra
Spring Lake Heights resident Michael L. Gorra died in his home on Thursday, Sept. 23, after a long illness.
He was 74 years old.
Mr. Gorra retired in 1996 as a guidance counselor at Asbury Park High School, where he taught for 36 years.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving from 1954 to 1956.
He was a graduate of the former Monmouth College in Long Branch and received his master’s degree from the former Kean College in Union. He was an active member of the Disabled American Veterans and a former member of the Asbury Park Elks.
One of his favorite pastimes was swimming in the indoor pool at The Atlantic Club in Wall.
Mr. Gorra was a devoted husband and father of two daughters.
Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Mary [nee Vartevarian] Gorra; daughters Lisa Hinz and her husband, Marcus, of Princeton, Michele Kunkel and her husband, Christopher, of Hopewell; and grandchildren Karl Hinz and Mary Grace Krunkel, born four days ago. He also leaves his brother, Louis Gorra, of Tinton Falls; sisters Gloria Simonm of Asbury Park, Rita Campbellm of Ocean Township; and nieces and nephews Liz Gorra, Lauren Simon, Chuck Simon and Louis Gorra Jr.
The O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall was in charge of arrangements. Burial
took place at Mt. Calvary cemetery in Neptune.
Mary M. Dobson
Spring Lake Heights resident Mary M. Dobson died Sunday, Sept. 21 in Care One in Wall.
She was 88 years old.
Born and raised in New York City, she earned her master of science degree in accounting from Hunter College in New York and worked as an accountant for various firms during her career.
Ms. Dobson lived in New York City and Glen Rock before coming to Spring Lake Heights, 15 years ago.
She is survived by her sister, Eleanor Dobson; her nephews, James, Christopher and Kevin Dobson; and her niece Valerie McDonald. She also leaves her great nieces and nephews.
O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall, was in charge of arrangements.
Jeanette Ann Saco
Spring Lake resident Jeanette Ann Saco died Friday, Sept. 19 in her home.
Born in Patterson, she lived in Franklin Lakes, before moving to Spring Lake six years ago.
She was a devoted, loving mother.
Mrs. Saco was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Louis Saco, in 2006.
She is survived by her children Jeanne Mickel, Dr. Louis Saco, Christopher Saco, Bernadette Saco, Jacqueline Kossl and Beverly Guido; and her loving grandchildren, Kenzie and Clayton Kossl, Christopher and Elizabeth Saco, Christine and Nicole Guido and Michael and Tara Saco.
Neary Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan, was in charge of arrangements.
John Marshall Brown III
Tinton Falls resident John Marshall Brown III, formerly of Manasquan, died Monday Sept. 15, in Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune.
He was 84 years old.
After graduating from Manasquan High School, Marshall attended Montclair State College for a year and a half before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942. By age 19 he was a trained bomber pilot, but was discharged in San Francisco when World War II ended.
He then hitchhiked back across the country ending up in State College, Pa., where he later earned his B.S. and Ph.D. in psychology at Penn State University. During this time, he worked as research associate for Psychological Corporation in New York City.
On Jan. 29, 1949, he married
his wife of 58 years, Harriet C. Cox, in South Orange. From 1950 to 1954 they lived in Lewisburg, Pa. where Marshall was an assistant/associate professor at Bucknell University. In 1954, they moved to Easton, Pa. where he was an associate professor at Lafayette College from 1954 to 1989, and was the head of the psychology department from 1959 to 1981.
From 1951 to 1980, Marshall was a private psychological consultant for many companies including Ingersoll-Rand, Dixie Cup, M&M Mars, as well as an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association Panel from 1970 to 1989.
In addition, he was the senior author of “Applied Psychology, ” a college textbook, as well as many research papers and speeches in the area of psychology. He was a member of the American Psychological Association, and the Lehigh Valley Psychological Association. At some time, he served as president for each of them. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Examiners and was instrumental in the establishment of licensing psychologists in Pennsylvania, being the first licensed psychologist in the state.
In addition, he was actively involved in community service, including membership on the Northampton County Prison Board [1960 to 1978], the Northampton County Mental Health Board [1967 to 1971], Easton Area School Board [1958 to 1970], deacon of College Hill Presbyterian Church [1959 to 1969] and the Valley Federal Savings Board [1984 to 1993].
His entrepreneurial activities included the establishment of a corporation that developed sections of Forks Township in Easton.
Following his retirement in 1989, Marshall and Harriet returned to his hometown of Manasquan, where he was a member of the Squan Village Historical Society from 1990 to 2003, and served as president from 1997 to 1999. They moved to Seabrook Village in 2001 where he continued to be active in the community as a member of the Seabrook Resident Council and the Family Council at Renaissance Gardens.
Throughout their life together, Marshall and Harriet enjoyed traveling extensively throughout the world with many friends and family, with the highlight being several extended stays in Hawaii, where he taught as a visiting professor at University of Hawaii. He enjoyed tennis and golf, playing bridge and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Marshall was predeceased by his loving wife, Harriet; and son, Wayne Marshall Brown.
Surviving are his children and their families, Jeff Brown, wife Donna Fletcher Brown, and their children, Tyler, Megan, and Matthew, of Chelmsford, Mass.; Lynn Grieb, husband Gustav Grieb, and their children, Heather, Steven, James and Taylor of Manasquan.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Wayne Marshall Brown Scholarship at Bucknell University. Neary Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan, was in charge of arrangements.
Patrice Ann Holl-Bryan
Neptune resident Patrice Ann Holl-Bryan, formerly of Belmar, died Sunday, Sept. 21 in Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune.
She was 42 years old.
Born in orange, she lived in Belmar before moving to Shark River Hills in 1991.
She was a graduate of St. Rose Grammar School, Manasquan High School in 1985, and attended Brookdale Community College. She was an executive receptionist for Cantone Research in Shrewsbury.
Patty had a devotion to helping the elderly, she was good nature, kind, and generous.
She was predeceased by her father, Edward Holl in 2007.
Surviving are her son, Edward Pierce Bryan; her daughter, Kerry Flynn Bryan; her mother, Bernadette Flynn-Holl R.N.; her former husband, Jared Bryan; four brothers, Edward C. Holl, and his wife Juliann, Michael John Hall, Christopher Holl and his wife, Laura and James Holl and his wife, Kris.
Family and friends will gather at the Reilly Funeral Home, Belmar, today at 10 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated at the Church of St. Elizabeth, Avon, at 11 a.m. Entombment will be at St. Catharine’s Mausoleum, Wall.
Steve Kulcsar
Lake Como resident Steve Kulcsar died Saturday, Sept. 20 in Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune.
He was 74 years old.
Steve operated his own dry wall business in Lake Como for many years before recently retiring.
He was an avid bowler and bowled in the Sea Girt Lanes Seniors league as well as for various leagues throughout the shore over the years.
He was born in Budapest, Hungary and came to the U.S. in 1956 where he brought his love for the game of soccer founding a soccer league in New Brunswick. He was a member of the Belmar Elks. Steve lived in Asbury Park for many years before moving to Lake Como 20 years ago.
He is survived by his son, Steven Kulcsar and his wife, Kim; his daughters, Veronica Gaddis and Irene Gorski, and Anita LaPoint and her husband, Robert; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Reilly Funeral Home, Belmar, was in charge of arrangements.
