Alma B. Marazita

Mrs. Marazita, 85, of Howell, died Sept. 2, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Prior to retiring, she was a bookkeeper for Industrial Controls in Wanamassa. Before that, she was a bookkeeper for Edgewood Dairy in Howell. Mrs. Marazita was predeceased by her husband of 50 years, Biase “Benny” Marazita; and a sister, Margaret Bills Johnson. Surviving are a son, Timothy Marazita, of Howell; two daughters, Gwendolyn M. Linn and her husband, Charles, of Fairport, N.Y., and Susan M. Dennis and her husband, Daniel, of Marion, Ohio; five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. A funeral service was held at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township. Interment was private. Memorial donations may be made to either the Squankum United Methodist Church, 45 Old Tavern Road, Howell, NJ 07731, Joshua House, 42 Main St., Farmingdale, NJ 07727, or the SPCA, 260 Wall St., Eatontown, NJ 07724.