Category: Independent Opinion

  • Lions’ luncheon will fund eye screenings in local schools

    MIDDLETOWN — The Lions Club of Middletown will host the Vision for Children Luncheon on Sunday, April 18, from noon to 4 p.m. at Lakeside Manor, Route 36, Hazlet. Individual tickets are $45, and proceeds from the fundraising event will help subsidize the purchase of a Welch-Allyn Suresight Vision Screener, which the Lions utilize to…

  • Lynda D. Talmadge

    Ms. Talmadge, 61, of Cliffwood Beach, formerly of Keyport and Union Beach, died March 30, 2010, at home. She was a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service in Cliffwood for 30 years, retiring in 2008, and at PetSmart in Holmdel. Ms. Talmadge was a communicant of St. Clement Catholic Church, Matawan. A son, Fred Talmadge…

  • Kevin F. Hourihan

    Mr. Hourihan, 80, of Bradley Beach, died March 17, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a retired building superintendent in the New York City hotel system. Mr. Hourihan was predeceased by a sister, Shirley Green, and three brothers, Patrick, James and Edward Hourihan. He leaves behind a brother and sister-in-law, Jeremiah…

  • Mary A. Williams Cetrulo

    Mrs. Cetrulo, 69, a resident of Aberdeen for 41 years, died March 26, 2010, at home. Before retiring seven years ago, she was a clerk at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold for more than 20 years. Mrs. Cetrulo was a communicant and volunteer at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Keyport. Her husband, Nicholas, and two…

  • Margery F. Hroncich

    Mrs. Hroncich, 85, of Sea Girt, formerly of Hazlet and Rumson, died March 6, 2010, at home, where she resided with her daughter Margo and sonin law Donald. She retired from the U.S. Postal Service as postmaster of the Deal office in 1983. She was predeceased by her husband, John Anton Hroncich, in 1982; a…

  • Sarah Bernstein

    Mrs. Bernstein, who celebrated her 100th birthday on Feb. 17, died March 21, 2010, at her home in Lincroft. She and her first husband, Abe, owned and operated the Majestic Bakery in Elizabeth and Royal Bakery in Union. Mrs. Bernstein was an international life member of ARMD and a lifetime member of Deborah and Hadassah.…

  • Rita Jiosne

    Mrs. Jiosne, 95, of Hazlet, died March 21, 2010, at Regency Park Nursing Center, Hazlet. She was born in Cliffwood and had resided there most of her life. Mrs. Jiosne was a past parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Keyport; and a parishioner of St. Anthony of Genoa Catholic Church, Cliffwood. She was predeceased by…

  • Donald A. Munschauer

    Mr. Munschauer, 59, of Chambersburg, Pa., and formerly of Middletown, died March 28, 2010, in Pennsylvania. He was a former member of the United Methodist Church of Red Bank. Mr. Munschauer is survived by a sister, Barbara J. Seebold of Shippensburg, Pa. A memorial gathering was held at the Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank.

  • Geraldine A. Hetzel

    Mrs. Hetzel, 61, a resident of Keyport for 20 years, died March 17, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was a claims analyst with Horizon Blue/Cross Blue Shield, Newark, for 37 years. Mrs. Hetzel is survived by her husband, Timothy; and a brother, Thomas A. Gaudiosi of North Arlington. A funeral Mass was celebrated…