Mr. Kress, 61, of Toms River and formerly of Middletown, died Oct. 8, 2011, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. He worked for Lehman Brothers and JC Penney before becoming a pharmaceutical consultant. Mr. Kress was active in the Rainbow Foundation and was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church, Middletown. He was predeceased by his father, Henry Kress. Surviving are his wife, Mary; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Monica Kress of Jersey City; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kelly and Orazio Nastase of West Chester, Pa.; and Katherine and Michael Rooney of Red Bank; his mother, Doris Kress; two sisters, Donna Deshefy and Susan and her husband, Carlo Buffa; a brother and sister-in-law, Richard H. and Cheryl Kress; six nieces and a nephew; and five grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was offered at Mary Mother of God Church, New Monmouth. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rainbow Foundation, 15 Cherry Tree Farm Road, Middletown, NJ 07748, or to the SanAlfonso Retreat House, 755 Ocean Ave., P.O. Box 3098, Long Branch, NJ 07740. Arrangements were by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown.