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Obituaries from 2001
MARIAN E. COSTELLO, 76, of Middletown died July 21 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Born in Jersey City, she previously lived in Keansburg and moved to Middletown in 1953. She was a typist for Mann Temp Services, Red Bank, for 10 years. Prior to that she worked for Fort Monmouth. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. Travel was one of her interests. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Costello, in 1998; her daughter, Karen Anne Costello; two sisters, Mildred Schaible and Marguerite Peters; and her brother, Francis Becker. She is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, Raymond D. and Judy Costello of Brick, and Kenneth C. Costello of Long Branch; two daughters and sons-in-law, Maureen D. and Tripp Dupree of Rumson, and Claudette S. and John Scoras of Manasquan; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral gathering will take place July 26 at 9:15 a.m. at John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown A funeral liturgy will follow at 10:15 a.m. at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Keansburg, followed by burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown.
JOSEPH F. REILLY, 84, of Red Bank died July 21 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Queens, N.Y., he previously lived in Flushing, N.Y., and Satellite, Fla., and moved to Red Bank three years ago. He was an English teacher for Archbishop Malloy High School, Queens, for 10 years before retiring in 1972. Prior to that, he was a New York City firefighter for 20 years, before retiring in 1962. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II, and attained the rank of lieutenant. His hobbies included golf and reading. He was predeceased by his two sisters, Rose Reilly in 1996 and Kay Morris in 1998. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary Masterson Reilly of Red Bank; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Larry J. and Mary Ann Reilly of Middletown, and Frank M. Reilly of Warwick, N.Y.; and three granddaughters. A funeral gathering will be July 25 at 9:30 a.m. at John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown. A funeral liturgy will follow at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown, followed by burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown.
MARY C. PAYTON, 66, of Hazlet died July 22 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in New York City, she moved to Hazlet 35 years ago. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, John Payton Sr. of Hazlet; her son, John Payton Jr., also of Hazlet; her daughter, Mary Pato of Old Bridge; two sisters, Dora McGuire of Deal, and Betty King of New York City; and her brother, Owen Kehoe Jr. of Yonkers, N.Y. There will be a one-hour funeral gathering July 26 at 9:30 a.m. at Day Funeral Home, Keyport, followed by a funeral Mass offered at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Keyport. Memorial donations may be made to Popcorn Park Zoo, Human Way, Forked River, NJ 08731.
CELESTINA M. THOMSON, 76, of Hazlet died July 22 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived there and in Clifton prior to moving to Hazlet 45 years ago. She was a clerk for Bell Telephone/Bell Labs, Holmdel, for 36 years and retired in 1988. She was a communicant of St. Benedict’s Roman Catholic Church, Holmdel, where she was also a member of the Rosary Altar Society. She was a member of the AT&T Pioneers club. She was predeceased by her brothers, John and Manuel Viagas; and three sisters, Rose McKechnie, Isabel Rodriguez, and Anne Thomson. She is survived by her husband, Alexander Thomson of Hazlet; her daughter Margaret Olini of Piscataway; her brother, Anthony Viagas of Franklin Square, N.Y.; and two granddaughters. A funeral Mass was offered at St. Benedict’s Roman Catholic Church, Holmdel. Entombment was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Keyport.
JOHN JOSEPH DUFFY, 80, of Old Bridge died July 12 at home. His wife, Marion LeBlanc Duffy, died in 1991. Surviving are three sons, Edward Duffy of Hilton, N.Y., Peter Duffy of Spotswood and John Duffy of Helmetta; four daughters, Helen Moran of Keyport, Elizabeth Duffy of Old Bridge, Kathy Rodriguez of Glendale, Ariz., and Florence Duffy of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge; a sister, Josephine McCarrick of Holiday, Fla.; and nine grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Bernadette’s Church, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Entombment was in Forest Green Park Cemetery, Marlboro.
STANLEY MOZDZEN, 80, of Sayreville died July 11 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Stella Drozd Mozdzen, died in 1996. Surviving are two sons, Stanley of Englishtown and James of Sayreville; two daughters, Frances Monetti and Joyce Uler, both of the Parlin section of Sayreville; two brothers, Edmund Mozdzen and Joseph Mozdzen, both of Sayreville; three sisters, Helen Mozdzen and Wanda Stelmaszek, both of Sayreville, and Theresa Swiderski of Spotswood; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment
was in New Calvary Cemetery, Sayreville.
JOHN F. CISZESKI, 77, of the Belford section of Middletown died July 14 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Middletown, he previously lived in Matawan for 21 years, before moving to Belford. He was retired having been a maintenance worker for Mortel Industries, Perth Amboy, for 5 years. Prior to that, he worked for 20 years for Ritter Trucking, Rahway. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. He was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary R. Ciszeski of Belford; his daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Armand LaGuardia of Belford; his sister, Clara Reide of Connecticut; and two granddaughters, Amanda and Marissa LaGuardia of Belford. A funeral liturgy was offered at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, followed by burial at Bay View Cemetery, Leonardo section of Middletown.
CHARLES T. "BUSTER" KILCOMINS, 92, of Middletown died Aug. 19 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Elizabeth, he resided in Matawan prior to moving to Middletown 50 years ago. He was a retired builder and developer of such developments as Oak Hill, Apple Brook and Deepdale. He was a member of the Matawan Masonic Lodge No. 192. He was also a charter and longest living member of the Morganville Fire Company. He was predeceased by his first wife, Lillian Craig Kilcomins. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Constance Tremper Kilcomins of Middletown; two daughters and sons-in-law, Faith Ingram and Walter A. Hook, and Carol K. and Charles G. Van Pelt, all of Middletown; his stepdaughter, Constance B. Insley of Bangor, Maine; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Visiting Nurse Association of Central New Jersey, 141 Bodman Place, Red Bank 07701-0997.
GEORGE W. SCHEICK, 83, of the Leonardo section of Middletown died Aug. 27 at Meridian Healthcare Center, Red Bank. Born in Newark, he lived there and in Irvington prior to moving to Leonardo 22 years ago. He was a jeweler for Schmidt & Sons, Mountainside, for 22 years and retired eight years ago. Prior to that, he worked for Fosters Jewelry, Newark. He was a communicant of St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church, Atlantic Highlands. He was a member and former Grand Knight of Bishop Wigger Council Knights of Columbus 4th Degree, Irvington, as well as past president of Essex County Knights of Columbus Federation. He is survived by four brothers, Joseph Scheick of the Belford section of Middletown, Theodore Scheick of Irvington, Frank Scheick of Belleville, and Henry Scheick of Brick; his sister, Anne Dorsey of Runnemede; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral liturgy was at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church, Atlantic Highlands, followed by entombment at Fair View Mausoleum, Middletown.
