Obituaries

Obituaries Frank DiGennaro

Frank DiGennaro

Mr. DiGennaro, 82, of Matawan died Oct. 13 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in New York, he relocated to Matawan 40 years ago. He was a documentation manager at Naverias, Port Elizabeth, retiring in 1990. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Natalie DiGennaro; his son, Nicholas DiGennaro of Matawan; his daughter, Ann Thompson of Howell; two sisters, Rose Cardella of Courtland Manor, N.Y., and Teresa Luca of Somers, N.Y.; and two gran daughters. Evelyn Stellato

Mrs. Stellato, 77, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died Oct. 16 at the Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived there before moving to Morganville two years ago. She was predeceased in 1987 by her husband, Thomas Stellato. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Perry and Kim Stellato of Brooklyn; a daughter and son-in-law, Eileen and Joseph Nappi of Morganville; a brother, Leonard Rifkin of Florida; and five grandchildren. Graveside services were held at Cloverleaf Memorial Park, Woodbridge, with Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold, in charge of ar­rangements.Edwin Lewis LeBright

Mr. LeBright, 95, of Marlboro died Oct. 6 at Sunrise Assisted Living, Marlboro. Born in Maspeth, N.Y., he was one of six boys and had resided in Freehold Township before moving to Marlboro. He was employed as an engineer for Bell Laboratories, Whippany, for almost 50 years. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Waddell LeBright of Freehold; a daughter, Joyce Schaan of Freehold; a son, Ronald LeBright of Sea Bright; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Freeman Funeral Home, Freehold, followed by cremation, which was private.Margaret "Peg" Martin

Mrs. Martin, 88, of Freehold died Oct. 17 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Town­ship. Born in Perrineville, she was a home­maker who had lived in Freehold all her life. She was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Freehold, and a vol­unteer for Deborah Hospital. She was prede­ceased by her husband, Henry, in 2001. Sur­viving are two sons, Joseph and Douglas Mar­tin of Freehold; three daughters, Mary Wetzel of Grapevine, Texas, Bernice Haselman of At­lanta, and Lorraine Thrasher of Huntsville, Ala.; two sisters, Rita Dore of Freehold and Jane Tablor of Windsor; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral ser­vices were held at St. Rose of Lima Church. Cremation was private, with Freeman Funeral Home, Freehold, in charge of arrangements.Betty A. Dronne

Mrs. Dronne, 67, of Howell died Oct. 11 at home. A lifelong resident of the Freehold area, she was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Freehold, and a graduate of Freehold High School. Surviving are her husband, W. Russell Dronne; three sons and daughters-in-law, Paul Russell and Bonny Dronne, Scott and Joy Dronne, and Todd Alan and Robin Dronne, all of Freehold; two daughters and sons-in-law, Laurie Ann and John Wood of Plano, Texas, and Leslie Helen and Paul Sanzone of Freehold; a sister, Mary Jane Stiles, also of Freehold; and seven grandchildren. A liturgy was celebrated at St. Rose of Lima , followed by interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold. Higgins Memorial Home was in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury 07702.Alvin Green

Mr. Green, 72, of Manalapan died Oct. 4 at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Manalapan, he was a lifelong resident. For many years he was a driver for Washington Forge in Englishtown. He is survived by two sisters, Elizabeth Applegate of Freehold and Joyce Weber of Tyrone, Pa.; a nephew; a grandnephew; a grandniece; and two great-grandnephews. Funeral services were held at Freeman Funeral Home, Freehold, followed by interment at Old Tennent Cemetery in Man­alapan.Justin Lowell Harris

Mr. Harris, 26, of Manalapan died Oct. 3 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he had resided in Manalapan for 20 years and was an avid hockey and football fan. A 2000 graduate of William Paterson University, Wayne, he was a teacher at Long Branch High School. He is survived by his parents, Sandra and Jeffrey Harris of Manalapan; a sister, Melinda Harris of Bellmawr; and his maternal grandmother, Shirley Bauer Clearwater, Fla. A funeral service was held at Freeman Manalapan-Marlboro Funeral Home, Manalapan, followed by interment at Freehold Benefit Society Cemetery, Freehold.Herbert L. White

Mr. White, 88, of Freehold died Oct. 17 at Monmouth Crossing, Freehold Township. Born in Freehold, he was a lifelong resident. From 1945 until his retirement in 1977, he was a machine operator at U.S. Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck. From 1935-45 he was employed as an office clerk for the A&M Karagheusian Rug Mill, Freehold. He had been a member of the First United Methodist Church, Freehold, since 1926 where he served as assistant head usher since 1950. He was a 1934 graduate of Freehold High School. In the early ’30s he was an assistant scoutmaster of Boy Scout Pack No. 83. He was predeceased by his father, Henry White, in 1949, and his mother, Hazel Anderson White, in 1994. Surviving are two aunts, Josephine Huber of Jackson and Leona Conover of Brick; and sev­eral cousins. Funeral services will be held Oct. 22 at the First United Methodist Church, 91 W. Main St., Freehold, with the Rev. Myrna Bethke officiating. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold Township.