Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Alfred R. Goerke
Mr. Goerke, 81, of Freehold, died Aug. 22, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Prior to retiring, Mr. Goerke was employed at a statistician for RCA (now General Electric), Somerville, for more than 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Dolores J. Goerke; two sons, Richard Goerke of Eatontown…
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Maddalena Cicero
Mrs. Cicero, 85, of Howell, died Aug. 24, 2013, at Bartley Health Care, Jackson. She was born and raised in Vizzini, Sicily, and had lived in Argentina, New York City, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Staten Island, N.Y., before moving to Howell in 2002. She was employed as a tailor for Lou Levy & Son Fashions Inc.,…
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Don’t think twice, it’s all right to save a life
I t is not just celebrities in the news who die from prescription drug or recreational drug overdose. This tragedy often hits much closer to home. Sometimes it is a member of our own family, co-workers or neighbors. In fact, overdoses have caused more than 6,000 deaths in New Jersey since 2004, making it the…
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Norbert F. “Bert” Kuffner
Mr. Kuffner, 84, of Alpharetta, Ga., formerly of Freehold Township, died Aug. 20, 2013. Born in Newark, he grew up in Springfield and spent the first 10 years of his marriage in Berkeley Heights before moving to Freehold Township in 1971. Upon his retirement and after 17 years in Freehold Township, he moved to Port…
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GUEST COLUMN
Bombing Syria will unleash chemicals throughout region CAROL ABAYA The United States’ proposed bombing of Syria will only unleash deadly chemicals and kill thousands of people. The word “strike” is being used to describe potential American action against Syria. “Strikes” are bombings — bombings that will undoubtedly hit chemical depots with the result that deadly…
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Lydia Ortiz
Mrs. Ortiz, 79, of Howell, died Aug. 20, 2013. She was born in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, and had lived in Sayreville and Manchester before moving to Howell. She was a transport aide at Saint Peter’s Hospital, New Brunswick, until her retirement. Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Angel R. (Ray) Ortiz; a son,…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Is it a thing-a-ma-jig, or a thing-a-ma-bob? Lori Clinch For a woman with no official job, I’m a busy gal. There’s the yard work to contend with, meals to prepare, and let’s face it, those smelly socks don’t just wash themselves. I’m the head bookkeeper for our home office, not to mention the sole member…
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Ronald Tietjen Jr.
Mr. Tietjen, 50, of East Windsor, died Aug. 26, 2013. Surviving are his mother, Beverly Fulton, of Freehold Township; his father, Ronald Tietjen Sr., of Jackson; a daughter, Heather Prokopink; and two sisters, Rhonda Chriqi of East Windsor, and Debbie Hobby-Rhodes of Jackson. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Jackson. Arrangements…
