Miss Gotz, 21, of Howell, died March 25, 2008, at home. She was a chiropractic assistant for Dr. Renay M. Friedman, Freehold for the past three years.Miss Gotz had a talent for promoting new and up-and-coming musical performers such as the Jonas Brothers. She was predeceased by her mother, Karen, in 2003, and her “pop-pop.” She is survived by her father and stepmother, Thomas and Brenda Gotz, of Howell; two brothers, Christopher and Kevin, both of Howell; her maternal grandmother, Carmello Strumolo, Lakewood; three uncles, Stephen Gotz of Florida, Robert Gotz of North Carolina and Joseph Gotz of Edison; three aunts, Valerie Mauro of Middletown, Joni Merola of East Brunswick and Debbie Corio of Howell; and four stepbrothers, DavidAparicio, BobbyAparicio, Christopher Aparicio and Nicholas Aparicio, all of Howell. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold Township, followed by entombment in Woodbridge Memorial Gardens, Woodbridge, arranged by the Clayton and Mc- Girr Funeral Home, Freehold Township. Memorial contributions may be made to the Stephanie Gotz Scholarship Fund, benefiting her brothers’ education, P.O. Box 6603, Freehold, NJ 07728.

