Category: Independent Opinion
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Frances Barbara “Penny” Lach Miltner
Mrs. Miltner, 82, of Yulee, Fla., died Oct. 23, 2009, at home. She resided in Matawan for more than 20 years, Lakewood, and Omaha, Neb., prior to relocating to Yulee two years ago. Mrs. Miltner was a retired bookkeeper at House of Prill, Perth Amboy; and a bookkeeper for the Sisters of the Good Shepherd,…
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Approve proposition 1, preserve natural resources Nov. 3
Here is a question all New Jerseyans should ask: “Where are we going?” New Jersey’s voters should ponder this when picking a governor Nov. 3. Even more importantly, they should firmly establish the state’s direction by approving Proposition 1, the Green Acres, Clean Water and Farmland Preservation Act that will provide $400 million to the…
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Dolores Ann Willbergh
Mrs. Willbergh, 63, of Tennessee, and formerly Middletown, died Oct. 12, 2009, at home. She resided in Middletown, and New Egypt prior to relocating to Tennessee in 2001. She was employed at Hancock Fabrics, Midland Plaza, Tennessee. Prior to that, she was a mortgage broker at DC Reilly and Associates, Middletown, for several years. She…
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Ralph D. “Buddy” Yeager
Mr. Yeager, 55, of Hazlet, died Oct. 12, 2009, at The Manor in Freehold, following a battle with cancer. He was a truck driver at Harbison Walker Refractories, Rahway. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Richio Yeager; a son, Vincent Yeager; a sister and brother-in-law, Claremarie and Michael Vadala of Bethlehem, Pa.; and two…
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Helen Beck Gombos
Mrs. Gombos, 99, of North Brunswick, died Oct. 16, 2009, at Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Piscataway. She was a member of the North Brunswick Senior Citizens. She was predeceased by her husband of 70 years, Louis Gombos, in 2006. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Janet Gombos of Monroe Township;…
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Anna B. Gigante
Mrs. Gigante, 69, of Middletown, died Oct. 15, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was a forklift operator at Charles of the Ritz, Holmdel, retiring in 1987. She is survived by her husband, Michael Gigante; three sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Laura Gigante, and Joseph and Rosemary Gigante, all of Red Bank,…
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Anthony J. Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan, 78, of Middletown, died Oct. 18, 2009, at home. He was retired from The New York Times. He is survived by his wife, Ursula; four children, Kathleen Schulz of Middletown, Maureen of Gilbertsville, N.Y., Thomas of Kansas City, Mo., and Timothy of Basking Ridge; and seven grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was…
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Herbert R. Werth Jr.
Mr. Werth, 68, of Middletown, died Oct. 25, 2009, in Red Bank. He was a manager at AT&T for 29 years, retiring in 1989. He was a lifelong member of the Boy Scouts of America, a scoutmaster, a district commissioner and an assistant council commissioner, and received the Friend of Eagle Award, Silver Beaver Award,…
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Richard W. Coleman
Mr. Coleman, 52, of Perth Amboy, died Oct. 2, 2009, at home. He was a karate instructor. He was predeceased by his father, Charles L. Culkin. He is survived by his mother, Helen Schwartz Culkin Castiglione of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge; a sister and brother-in-law, Cherylann and Donald Jeffery of Matawan; a…
