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JOSEPHINE A. HARDING, 75, of Tinton Falls, died Oct. 11 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Nanticoke, Pa., she had lived in northern New Jersey and moved to Tinton Falls more than 40 years ago. Mrs. Harding was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her daughter-in-law, Patricia Harding, who died in 2000. She is survived by her husband, James W. Sr.; her son, James W. Jr. of Oceanport; her mother, Helen Pyciak of Dunglen, Ohio; two brothers, Walter Pyciak of Vineland and John Pyciak of Cadiz, Ohio; three sisters, Helen Moye of New Brunswick, Wilma Robertazzi of Florida and Dorothy Kane of Edison; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Dorothea’s Roman Catholic Church, Eatontown, followed by interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Oceanport. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury 07702.
JULIA KIRBY ST. CLAIR, 97, of Ocean Grove died Sept. 12 at Manor By the Sea, Ocean Grove. Born in Dunellen, she had lived in Ocean Grove for the past 15 years. Mrs. St. Clair was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Ocean Grove. She is survived by a daughter, Jean F. Scull of Tampa, Fla.; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. Memorial services were held at the Chapel at St. Francis of Asbury Manor, Ocean Grove.
JOHANNA W. "SIS" COYNE, 98, of Freehold died Sept. 20 at Jersey Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Eatontown. She was born in Manalapan and was a lifelong resident of the Freehold area. Mrs. Coyne was the chief operator for the Monmouth County Courthouse, Freehold, before her retirement in 1972. She was hired as the first switchboard operator for the County of Monmouth in 1951. She attended Freehold High School and the St. Francis School of Nursing, Trenton. She was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Freehold, and was a member of the church’s Senior Citizens Club. Mrs. Coyne was predeceased by her husband, Henry S., who died in 1969; and a son, Henry J., in 1999. She is survived by a son, Howard E. of Freehold Township; a daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Jack Corcoran of Freehold Township; a daughter-in-law, Anne Tabacsko Coyne of Freehold; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Rose of Lima Church followed by interment at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery, Freehold Township.
MAGDALENE "MIDGE" V. MADISON, 90, of Middletown died Oct. 11 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in West New York, she resided in several county towns prior to moving to Middletown. She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church, Long Branch. She was also the church’s financial recording secretary and member of its Duo Club and bell choir. She was a retired secretary for the River Plaza School, Middletown, for 10 years. She taught German at the Red Bank Senior Center, and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, Middletown. She was predeceased by her husband, Roy M. Madison Sr., in 1992, and her brother, Harold Weber. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Roy M. and Joan Madison Jr. of Oceanport, and Peter E. Madison and Lorraine Skidmore of Princeton; three sisters, Violet Schmitt and Kitty Welch, both of Arizona, and Marie Rotkewicz of Middletown; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. A funeral service was at the Asbury United Methodist Church, Long Branch.
ANTONIO "TONY" DiNOCERA, 76, of Shrewsbury died Sept. 17 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Arzano, Italy, he resided in Shrewsbury the past 35 years. He was a retired mason and labor foreman for Henry V. Vaccaro Construction, Neptune, for 25 years. He was a member of Laborers Union No. 349. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, gardening and horse racing. He is survived by his wife, Anna DiNocera of Shrewsbury; his son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Karen DiNocera Jr. of Little Silver; his daughter and son-in-law, Clelia and Manny Stefanakis of Oceanport; and three grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. Interment
was at Fair View Cemetery
Mausoleum, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury 07702.
MATTHEW L. ZOTTI, 76, of Long Branch died Oct. 10 at John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Atlantic City. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., he resided in Long Branch since 1956. He was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Long Branch. He served with the U.S. Marines during World War II, and the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War. He received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and the Presidential Citation for being wounded in action in the South Pacific Theatre. He was a member of the Long Branch Lions Club. He is survived by his wife and son, Maria Zotti and Harry Zotti, both of Long Branch; his daughter, Alexis Zotti of Marlboro; two brothers, Joseph Zotti of Yonkers, N.Y., and Dominick Zotti of Spring Valley, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. A funeral Mass was at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Long Branch, followed by interment at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown.
NORMAN KRAMER, 67, of Freehold Township died Oct. 17 at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. Born in Neptune Township, he was a lifelong resident of the Freehold area. He was a barber and operated the Tip Top Barber Shop, Freehold. He was also a barber for Carol’s Cuts, the successor to the Tip Top Barber Shop. He was a member of the former Freehold Lions Club; and was a current member of the Freehold Township Lions Club, where he was a member of the board of directors and had served as program chairman for more than 10 years. He is survived by a nephew, Bill Cohen of the Stirling section of Long Hill; and a niece, Meryl Kardon of Massachusetts. Graveside services were held at the Hebrew Benefit Society Cemetery, Freehold Township.
JOHN F. LEACH, 78, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township and Deerfield Beach, Fla., died Oct. 17 at home in Oakhurst. Born in the New Monmouth section of Middletown, he lived in Allenhurst and Ocean Township and retired to Deerfield Beach in 1992. He was a parishioner of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Deerfield Beach; and St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, the West End section of Long Branch. He was a member of the Carpenters Union Local No. 2250 for approximately 50 years, retiring in 1988. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. He was active in the community and was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; charter member of the Old Village Fire Company, Middletown; and member of the Deal Fire Company No. 2. He also served as a building inspector for Allenhurst. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Gloria Bermann Leach of Oakhurst and Deerfield Beach; three daughters and one son-in-law, Barbara and Richard Burdette, Nancy McDonough, and Gloria Beth Dahrouge; three sons and two daughters-in-law, John F. and Libby Leach Jr., James P. Leach, and Clifford T. and Laura Leach; and 11 grandchildren. A funeral Mass was offered at St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, West End. Interment
was at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association of Central New Jersey, 141 Bodman Place, Red Bank 07701.
THE REV. EUGENE KEANE, 69, of Lawrenceville, formerly of Eatontown, died Oct. 18 at the St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center, Lawrenceville. He was born in Jersey City. He was the pastor of St. Dorothea’s Roman Catholic Church, Eatontown, resigning due to health problems. Prior to that he was associate pastor at St. Martha’s Roman Catholic Church, Point Pleasant; and director and Catholic chaplain at the Aquinas Institute at Princeton University. He graduated with a master’s of divinity in pastoral ministry from the State University of New York at Geneseo, where he was also employed as an assistant professor in the department of speech pathology and audiology. He was ordained into the priesthood in 1983, at which time he was assigned to St. Rose Roman Catholic Church, Belmar. He served with the U.S. Army in Hanau, Germany, and received an honorable discharge in 1958 with the rank of specialist 4th class. He is survived by his nephew, Walter A. Keane of Boca Raton, Fla.; and 13 first cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Dorothea’s Roman Catholic Church, Eatontown. Interment
was at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover. Memorial donations may be made to St. Dorothea’s Roman Catholic Church, 240 Broad St., Eatontown 07724, or the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation, P.O. Box 353, 36 Front St., Crosswicks 08515.
ARTHUR A. PAOLUCCI, 76, of Marlboro died Oct. 21 at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, as the result of a car accident. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he had been a longtime resident of Holiday North in Manalapan before moving to Marlboro Greens four months ago. A 1954 graduate of City College of New York, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry, he was a chemist in the food industry for 20 years. He also attended the Programming and Systems Institute in 1968 and worked as a programmer/analyst for 20 years before retiring in 1988. He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star for a North African campaign and three Bronze Stars for South Pacific campaigns. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, DAV Coast Guard Combat Veterans; and a member of the American Chemical Society, Institute of Food Technologists, and American Society for Quality Control. He was a communicant of St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, Manalapan. He is survived by his wife, Nita; a son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Denise of Freehold; a daughter and son-in-law, Pamela Hall and Frankie Dale of Las Vegas, Nev.; and a brother, Raymond of Bayport, Long Island, N.Y. The funeral liturgy was offered at St. Thomas More Church, followed by entombment at Franklin Memorial Park Mausoleum, North Brunswick. Memorial donations may be made to Deborah Hospital Foundation, N.J. Region, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills 08015-0820.
