Category: Independent Opinion

  • E. Brian Pfarr

    Mr. Pfarr, 51, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, formerly of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died Jan. 15, 2009, at home. He was an assistant organist at St. Lawrence Church, Laurence Harbor. He was predeceased by his father, Eugene G. Pfarr. Surviving are his mother, Alice Yackulich Pfarr of Laurence Harbor; a…

  • Beatrice Orbach

    Mrs. Orbach, 89, of Marlboro, died Feb. 13, 2009, at CareOne, Holmdel. She had been a resident of Monmouth County for almost 50 years and lived in Marlboro since the mid-1990s. She was employed by the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District for more than 20 years, after which she volunteered at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Mrs.…

  • Michael Edward Driscoll

    Mr. Driscoll, 50, of Tallahassee, Fla., and formerly of Marlboro and Hazlet, died Jan. 17, 2009, in Tallahassee. A graduate of Raritan High School, he was a vice president at Pemberton Fabricators in Rancocas. Mr. Driscoll was predeceased by his parents, Charles and Edith Driscoll; his brother, Richard; and his father-inlaw, Peter Abate. He is…

  • Lillian W. Salerno

    Mrs. Salerno, 67, of Holmdel, died Feb. 7, 2009, at home. She was co-owner of Winsale School Bus Transportation Company, Jersey City. She is survived by her husband, James; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Thomas and Gina Rucci, Daniel Rucci, and John and Kate Rucci; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Lillian and Kevin Lucash, Christine…

  • Rowland S. Seckinger

    Mr. Seckinger, 71, of Keyport, died Feb. 9, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Savannah, Ga., he resided in Keyport the past 19 years. He was employed at American Cyanamid Co. for 43 years in several locations, retiring in 2000. Mr. Seckinger was a former Keyport Environmental Commissioner. He is survived by his…

  • Happy birthday to you, President Lincoln

    Thorne Middle School students celebrate Lincoln’s 200th birthday BY SUSANNE MORELLI Staff Writer ‘President Abraham Lincoln” blew the candles out on his 200th birthday cake and gave Thorne Middle School students a history lesson during a visit with seventh-graders last week. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR President Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Robert Costello, accompanied by his…

  • Harold “Ike” Bredbenner

    Mr. Bredbenner, 81, of Middletown, died Feb. 10, 2009, at home. He was an accountant at Good Year, retiring in 1986. He is survived by his wife, Wanita Bredbenner; two sons, Bill Bredbenner and David Bredbenner; and two daughters, Lisa Bredbenner and Diana Bredbenner. Arrangements were by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown.

  • Jump for your heart

    Chris Kelly staff Above: Victoria Cataldo (l-r), Jessica Hauff, Christine Stiver and Gabrielle Longo jump rope together during Fairview Elementary School’s annual “ump Rope for Heart event on Feb. 13. Right: Christopher White bounces a basketball while jumping rope during the fundraiser for the American Heart Association.

  • Theresa Gallopo

    Mrs. Gallopo, 86, of Keyport, died Feb. 4, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Gallopo, in 1995; and a daughter, Cheryl DeFazio. She is survived by her children and their spouses, William and Sandy Siegle Sr., Robert Gallopo, Gary and Debbie Gallopo, JoAnn McGowan, Joseph and Michelle Gallopo,…