Category: HUB Opinion
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Charles T. Pierce
Mr. Pierce, 91, of Eatontown, died Feb. 25, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was a retired electrical engineer at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, where he was employed 22 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia A. Pierce, in 1998. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law Robert C. and Janice Pierce…
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Marna K. McCarter Lord
Mrs. Lord, 80, of Red Bank, died Feb. 25, 2009. She was past president of Rumson Public Health Nursing Association. She was predeceased by her first husband, Francis E.P. Mc- Carter, in 1988; her husband Joseph F. Lord in 1993; and a brother, Peter R. Kuelthau, in 1986. She is survived by two sons and…
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David P. Brunski
Mr. Brunski, 60, of Shrewsbury, died Feb. 26, 2009, at home, following a brief battle with brain cancer. Most recently, he was chief estimator for Tishman Construction Co., Newark, and was employed in the construction business for more than 30 years. His projects included restoration of the Central Jersey Railroad Terminal in Liberty State Park,…
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George H. Moss Jr.
Mr. Moss, 86, of Rumson, died Feb. 25, 2009, at home. He was a retired member of the New York Stock Exchange, where he was employed 25 years, and a senior vice president at Hay Fales & Co., New York City. Following retirement, he was the author of more than 50 books and articles, ranging…
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Anna Romano
Mrs. Romano, 84, of Red Bank, died Feb. 28, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a machine operator at Lily Tulip, Holmdel, for more than 20 years, retiring in 1983. She was predeceased by her husband, Vincent Romano Jr.; three sisters, Stella Krahnert, Theresa LoPresti and Mary C. Pagano; and a brother,…
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Sidney Wakefield
Mr. Wakefield, 26, of Red Bank, died Feb. 10, 2009. He was predeceased by his parents, Gennell Wakefield and Wayne Walker. He is survived by three brothers, Wayne Wakefield of Florida, Cornelius Crawford of Bradenton, Fla., and Horace Jackson of Orange; a sister-in-law, Parlette Wakefield; his girlfriend, Cherie Fitzgerald; and four nephews. A funeral service…
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JoAnne Campbell
Miss Campbell, of Red Bank, died Feb. 17, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a licensed practical nurse at Riverview Medical Center, retiring two years ago. She was predeceased by her grandparents Ruth and Harry Lake, and Mildred Campbell Borloz and James Campbell. She is survived by her parents, Terry and Jimmy…
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George H. Moss Jr.: a retrospect
Your Turn Guest Column • Ken Howitt The phone rang at 8:15 a.m. Feb. 25 and I found out that George had died at 4 a.m. George H. Moss Jr., the historian for Rumson and Monmouth County, had passed into history, and I smiled, because to George, history always lived and breathed, sometimes more than…
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A good deed is its own reward
There’s nothing like a snowstorm to bring out the best in folks. On the most bitter, wintry day of the year, my heart is warmed by the goodwill of some Fair Haven boys. This morning, my 16-year-old neighbor insisted on helping us dig out from the biggest snow dumping of the season. The snow was…
