Mrs. Ascough, 45, of Howell, died Dec. 13, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was employed as a veterinary technician in Jackson. Mrs. Ascough was a member of Pi Theta Kappa fraternity at Brookdale Community College, Alpha Pi Theta chapter, and served as its state president from 2005 to 2006. She also represented the student body on the Board of Trustees at the college. She was predeceased by her mother, Margaret Costello. Surviving are her husband, Gary Ascough; two sons and a daughter in-law, Michael and Jamie Ascough, and Matthew Ascough; a daughter, Julia Ascough; her father, Joseph Costello; two brothers and sisters in-law, John and Judith Costello and Matthew and Theresa Costello; and three sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathleen and James Meekins, Patricia and Keith McFadden and Judith and Robert Lempfert. A funeral service was held at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township, followed by interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Farmingdale. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.