Dan Kullback
Dan Kullback, 16, of Manalapan, died June 18 in East Windsor. He was born in Opelousas, La., and was raised in Manalapan. Dan was a sophomore at Manalapan High School, where he was an active member of the sophomore student council and a member of both the boys track team and the freshman wrestling team. He also was a Boy Scout and a member of Aleph Zadik Aleph, B’nai B’rith. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Harvey Abramson. Surviving are his parents, Richard and Debra Kullback; his grandparents, Irving and Shirley Kullback of West Long Branch, and Sophia Abramson of Englishtown; his aunts and uncles, Janice and Bruce Wittmershaus of Erie, Pa., Shari and Bruce Canell of Marlboro, and Gwen and Byron Verosloff of Kendall Park; and several cousins. Services were held at Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Manalapan, followed by interment at Mount Sinai Cemetery, Lakewood. Memorial donations may be made to the ARC of Monmouth, 1158 Wayside Road, Tinton Falls 07712; or Temple Rodeph Torah, P.O. Box 125, Marlboro 07746.
Carl Gaboff
Mr. Gaboff, 73, of Manalapan, died June 19 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved to Manalapan 40 years ago. Mr. Gaboff was the owner of Blue Chip Courier Services, Manalapan, and had been in the transportation business for more than 50 years. He also owned thoroughbred and harness horses. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Gaboff was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Ann, in 2002; and a brother, Marvin, in 1978. Surviving are three sons, Alan and his wife Sharon, of Millstone, David, and Paul and Maggie; three daughters, Janet Leota and her husband Ken, Debra Vovk and her husband Lenny, and Brenda Reyes and her fianc Sandy; a brother, Jack and his wife Kay; a sister, Barbara of Florida; sisters-in-law Marie Miller of South Carolina, and Tissie Sorrentino and her husband Sal, of Long Island, N.Y.; 16 grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services were held at the Freeman Manalapan-Marlboro Funeral Home, Manalapan. Memorial donations may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey, 1034 Salem Road, Union 07083.
Armando D. Cervantes
Mr. Cervantes, 25, of Freehold, died June 19 at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis. Born in Hoboken, he had lived in Union City and Jersey City before moving to Freehold. Mr. Cervantes was a concierge in New York City. He served with the U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also spent time in Mississippi helping victims of Hurricane Katrina. He was a 1999 graduate of Freehold Township High School, where he was a member of the wrestling team. Mr. Cervantes is survived by his mother and stepfather, Carmen and Robert O’Neill of Freehold; his father, Armando Cervantes of Mexico; a sister, Meghan O’Neill of Freehold; his maternal grandparents, Elba Minski of Orlando, Fla., and Alfred Taylor of New York City; his paternal grandmother, Micaela Cervantes of Mexico; and his paternal step-grandmother, Bridget O’Neill of Freehold. The funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Farmingdale, with the Rev. Michael Vona officiating. Interment followed at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, Arnytown, Burlington County. The Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township, was in charge of arrangements.
Richard J. Rush
Mr. Rush, 76, of Manalapan, died June 22 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Jersey City, he had lived in Floral Park, N.Y., before moving to Manalapan 34 years ago. Mr. Rush was a banker for Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., New York City, where he was employed for 40 years before his retirement in 1992. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church and a life member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 13235, both of Perrineville section of Millstone. He was a 1947 graduate of St. Peter’s Preparatory School, Jersey City, and remained a supporter of the school. Mr. Rush is survived by his wife, Eileen Sweeney Rush; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard B. and Sharo Rush of Kennesaw, Ga.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Debra and Ken Goodman of Reading, Pa., and Bernadette and Bill O’Sullivan of Millstone; and six grandchildren. The funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Church, followed by interment Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown, Burlington County. Memorial donations may be made to St. Peter’s Preparatory School, 144 Grand St., Jersey City 07302; or St. Joseph’s Church, 91 Stillhouse Road, Englishtown 07726.