Category: Independent Opinion
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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.
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YMCA serves all even in tough economy
As our nation, state and local region comes to terms with the significant and serious economic downturn, I wanted to again share The Community YMCA’s commitment of serving all regardless of the ability to pay. In particular, we feel it is so important that families have the opportunity of YMCA participation, fellowship and program opportunities,…
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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,…
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Dayna Yurgelonis Fisler
Mrs. Fisler, 34, of Middletown, died Feb. 8, 2009, at home. She was an administrative assistant at Quest Resources, Wall. She was predeceased by her grandfather, Vincent Tafuri. She is survived by her husband John Fisler; two sons, John and Jake Fisler; her mother, Lorraine Yurgelonis of Middletown; a brother and sisterin law, Cory and…
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Joseph Andrade
Mr. Andrade, 85, a resident of Freehold for 20 years, died Jan. 16, 2009, at The Manor Nursing Home, Freehold. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and worked for the Singer Co. in Elizabeth and as a systems analyst for Lockheed-Martin in Wayne prior to his retirement in 1989. Mr. Andrade…
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Visiting nurse comes through during hard times
In President Obama’s speech at the Lincoln Memorial, he said that what gives him the greatest hope of all “is not the stone and marble that surrounds us today, but what fills the space in between. It is you … ” As I listened to his words, I too found myself feeling hopeful about the…
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Catherine L. Pryor Zimmerman
Mrs. Zimmerman, 88, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, died Jan. 28, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Zimmerman. She is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Joanne and Sam Connor of the Leonardo section of Middletown, Katherine and Leon Van Dyke of Cliffwood Beach, and Marie Zimmerman…
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$154K grant will fund upgrades to Raritan H.S.
HAZLET — The Hazlet Township School District has received official notification of $154,655 in construction grants from the New Jersey School Development Authority for projects at Raritan High School. Bernard E. Piaia Jr., director of the Office of School Facilities in the Department of Education, notified the district on Jan. 15 that the projects qualify…
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Patricia J. Frey Ebner
Mrs. Ebner, 69, of Middletown, died Feb. 3, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a dispatcher at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, for 20 years, retiring in 2006. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Ebner, in 1987. She is survived by three daughters, Veronica Callahan of San Diego, Calif., and Jennifer Ebner and…
