Month: January 2010

The Monmouth Family Health Center is pleased to offer our thoughts on national health care reform and we also wish to thank our key legislators in Washington, D.C., for their good work in moving us even closer to final passage. Special thanks must go to Sen. Robert Menendez and Congressman Frank Pallone for their steadfast…

What a wonderful article by Amy Rosen in the Dec. 31 issue of the Atlanticville regarding the new law tossing a lifeline to underage drinkers by offering immunity if they call for help and remain at the scene for a young person who has been drinking and risks the threat of coma and death without…

Mrs. Huhn, 89, formerly of Little Silver, died Dec. 11, 2009, at Wuesthoff Hospice, Rockledge, Fla. She resided in Long Branch, and Little Silver, prior to relocating to Cocoa, Fla., 10 years ago. She was employed at Horn & Hardart, New York City, and The Southland Corp., Matawan, as a comptometer operator. She was predeceased…

Mrs. Forgione, 89, of Ocean Township, died Jan. 4, 2010, at Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Wall. She was predeceased by her husband, Phillip; and four brothers, Ralph, Pat, Nick and Joe Zoppi. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Elaine Forgione of Ocean; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Richard Heider…

Mrs. Galluccio, 94, of Long Branch, died Dec. 31, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was predeceased by her first husband, Angelo Trebino, in 1951; her husband, August Galluccio, in 1988; and her siblings and their spouses, Samuel and Isabel Guzzi, Phyllis and Thomas Gagliano,…

Mrs. Piacentine, 89, of Eatontown, died Dec. 31, 2009, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. She was born in Hallkirch, Germany. She was a homemaker. She is predeceased by her husband, Martin Piacentine. Interment was at Woodbridge Memorial Gardens, Woodbridge. Arrangements were by Braun Funeral Home, Eatontown.

Mr. Cavallo, 70, of Arusha, Tanzania, and formerly Ocean Township and Long Branch, died Dec. 25, 2009, at home. He was director of the Rock Art Conservation Center, Tanzania. Mr. Cavallo was an amateur archeologist and conducted field schools at Monmouth College, West Long Branch, and served as director at Rutgers Center for Public Archaeology,…

Mr. Blondek, 75, of West Long Branch, died Dec. 31, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. He was a driver at Clayton Concrete, Long Branch. He was a member of the Local Teamsters Union 469, Hazlet. He is survived by a brother, George Blondek of West Long Branch; and three…

Mr. Huber, 91, of Tinton Falls, died Dec. 30, 2009, at Renaissance Gardens, Tinton Falls. He resided in Little Silver for 53 years prior to relocating to Tinton Falls five years ago. He was a retailer for 20 years at Roots, Red Bank, retiring in 1990. He was past president of Red Bank Rotary Club,…