Category: Independent Opinion

  • Eileen A. Bewley Drum

    Mrs. Drum, 79, of Hazlet, died Oct. 15, 2008, at home. She was a collection clerk at Chemical Bank, New York City, for 10 years, retiring in 1975. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, John J. Drum, in 2000; and a brother, Harry R. Bewley Jr., in 2003. She is survived by…

  • Barbara Cummings Nichols

    Mrs. Nichols, 69, of Middletown, died Oct. 26, 2008, at home. She and her late husband, Edward, were partners in their consulting engineering company, Edward J. Nichols & Associates Inc., Alexandria, Va. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward J. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Babette Deering-Cicala and Gary Cicala of…

  • Kareen E. Devine Anderson

    Mrs. Anderson, 76, of East Brunswick died Oct. 17, 2008, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a food manager at East Brunswick Board of Education for 27 years, retiring in 1995. She was predeceased by a brother, Donald Devine; and three sisters, Eileen Nann, Joan Garrabrandt and Claire Crosson. She is survived…

  • James E. Sweeney

    Mr. Sweeney, 92, of Hazlet, died Oct. 18, 2008, at Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. He was a bus driver for New Jersey Transit, Maplewood, for 29 years, retiring in 1976. He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Mary Benson Sweeney; a daughter, Margaret O’Kuniewicz, in 2004; and two grandsons, Wayne O’Kuniewicz, in…

  • George Mitchell Jr.

    Mr. Mitchell, 42, of Union Beach, died Oct. 20, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a project manager at AFCO, Long Island City, N.Y. He was predeceased by his father, George Mitchell, in 1993. He is survived by his wife, Esther Strauss Mitchell; his children, Samantha Jean and George D., both at home;…

  • Elsie G. Maguire

    Mrs. Maguire, 86, of Hazlet, died Oct. 21, 2008, at Laurel Bay Rehabilitation, Keansburg. She was a manufacturing supervisor at Lanvin- Charles of the Ritz, Holmdel, retiring in 1976. She was predeceased by her first husband, Eugene O’Brien, in 1962; two sisters, Mary Both and Clara D’Antonio; and two brothers, Louie Desocio and Chappy Desocio.…

  • Robert V. McGee

    Mr. McGee, 85, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died Oct. 21, 2008, at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. He was a retired ironworker at Iron Workers Union, Local 11, Newark. He was predeceased by his wife, Marie McGee, in 1983; and two sons, Patrick and Kevin McGee. He is survived by two sons…

  • Virginia M. Tietjen

    Mrs. Tietjen, 92, of Cheesequake Village, Old Bridge, died Oct. 24, 2008, at home. She resided in the Colonia section of Woodbridge, prior to relocating to Old Bridge, 23 years ago. She was predeceased by a brother, George Kent; two sisters, Dorothy Schmidt and Elsie Tietjen; a grandson, Kenneth Tietjen Jr.; and a greatgrandson, Michael…

  • Paul Joseph Fisher

    Mr. Fisher, 78, of Union Beach, died Oct. 27, 2008, at Bayshore Health Care, Holmdel. He was a stockperson at Schwinn Bicycles, Cranbury, for 23 years, retiring in 1992. His wife, Mary Theresa Locke Fisher, went missing 11 years ago, and was legally declared dead in 2008 by the court system. He is survived by…