Category: Independent Opinion
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Josephine Galiastro
Mrs. Galiastro, 88, of Hazlet, died Jan. 22, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank Galiastro, in 1976. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Rose Marie and Richard Kutler of Old Bridge, JoAnn and Frank Zsilavetz of Waretown, and Francine and Martin Siederer of East Brunswick; two…
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Eileen Coleman
Mrs. Coleman, 83, of Hazlet, died Jan. 25, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She resided in the Leonardo section of Middletown before relocating to Hazlet. Mrs. Coleman was an operator at Bell Telephone, New York City, during the 1940s. She was predeceased by her husband, James, in 1991; and five brothers, James, Thomas,…
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Sherwood “Sher” McCall
Mr. McCall, 88, of Holmdel, died Jan. 20, 2009, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Hazlet. He resided in Little Silver and Middletown prior to relocating to Holmdel 11 years ago. He was the director of military sales at Block Drug, Jersey City, before his retirement. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Carol…
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John Joseph Zeccardi
Mr. Zeccardi, 61, of Boynton Beach, Fla., died Jan. 9, 2009, at home. He had resided in Middletown for 25 years and Little Egg Harbor prior to relocating to Boynton Beach one year ago. He was a police officer for the West New York Police Department for 30 years, retiring in 2000. He is survived…
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Henry Maps Barry
Mr. Barry, 62, of North Middletown, died Dec. 31, 2008, at University Hospital, Newark. He resided in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township before relocating to North Middletown four years ago. He was predeceased by a brother, Dale Barry. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Timothy H. and Michele Barry of Neptune City;…
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Dorothy C. Keating
Mrs. Keating, 76, of Hazlet, died Jan. 10, 2009, at Bayshore Healthcare Center, Holmdel. She was a merchandiser at Kmart, Hazlet, for 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, James. She is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Eileen Keating of Hazlet, Linda and Chuck Miles of East Amwell, and Nancy and Lou…
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Carol D. Ehrlich
Mrs. Ehrlich, 77, of Middletown, died Dec. 28, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was a registered nurse at Irvington (N.J.) General Hospital for 40 years, retiring in 1995. She was predeceased by her husband, Everett F. Ehrlich, in 1991. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Kurt and Pamela Ehrlich of Middletown;…
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Dolphins will die, while NOAA does nothing
This past summer, a group of dolphins visited the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers and for some reason, have remained there during the winter season rather than return to their ocean home. This is an unusual circumstance that has occurred twice before in the same river system, in 1993 and 2001. Unfortunately, on both of those…
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Marie P. Serrino
Mrs. Serrino, 88, of Little Silver, died Jan. 19, 2009, at home. Before her retirement, she was a civilian employee in the personnel department at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown. Mrs. Serrino was predeceased by her husband, Andrew Serrino, in 2006; two brothers, Robert Parker and George Parker; and two sisters, Helen Soffel and Florence Zerner. She…
