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Charles “Chuck” A. Geran
Mr. Geran, 85, of Howell, died April 16, 2013, at Sunnyside Manor, Wall Township. He was raised in the Morganville section of Marlboro on the Glen Geran Farm and had lived in Matawan before moving to Howell in 1984. He was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran during World War II, serving as a meteorologist.…
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‘Everything is going to be OK, Mom…’
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Keep me in your thoughts this week — it’s gonna be a tough one. One might wonder what the big deal is. After all, it’s not like I haven’t had a son graduate from high school before. In fact, it seems like we’ve been moving the kids out the…
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Debra Ray Rice
Mrs. Rice, 57, of Stafford, died April 10, 2013. She was born in Queens, N.Y., and lived in Manahawkin for the past 10 years. She was a graduate of Manalapan High School and Rutgers University. Surviving are three children, Matthew, Dylan and Brendan; their father, Eugene Rice; her mother, Marian Ray; and three siblings, Nancy,…
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Kenneth E. Elslager
Mr. Elslager, 81, of Jackson, formerly of Manalapan, died April 12, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring in 1994, he was employed as a pressman for Bowne Co. in New York City for 40 years. Mr. Elslager was a U.S. Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Dolores Prestel Elslager; a son,…
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Patricia A. Petracco
Mrs. Petracco, of Howell, died April 15, 2013, at home. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a master’s degree in business administration from Georgian Court University, Lakewood. She worked as a prekindergarten teacher at the Pinewood School, Lakewood, at the New Jersey School Boards Association, Trenton, and as a school policy consultant. Following…
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David Donald Haneke
Mr. Haneke, 38, of Toms River, formerly of Freehold Township, died April 19, 2013. He began his professional career as a probation officer in Hudson County, where he worked until 2005, when he was appointed a U.S. probation officer. Surviving are his wife, Melissa; his parents, Lia and Donald Haneke of Freehold; a sister, Lisa…
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Anna M. (O’Donnell) Wojciechowski
Mrs. Wojciechowski, 92, of North Brunswick, died April 14, 2013, at CareOne at East Brunswick. Born in Bayonne, she had lived there before moving to North Brunswick in 2007. She was predeceased by her husband, Stanley, in 1984. Surviving are three sons, Joseph and his wife, Ruth, of North Brunswick; Stanley Jr. and his wife,…
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David B. Metz
Mr. Metz, 97, of Freehold Township, died April 17, 2013, at home. He was the founder of Builders Block and Supply Co. and Central Jersey Pools, both of Freehold. He was a founding member of the Freehold Area Hospital (now CentraState Medical Center), where he was chairman of the board of directors in 1988-89. Mr.…
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Legislation would permit restricted driver’s license
The proposed New Jersey Senate Bill S-2427 would permit a restricted driver’s license for persons suspended for driving while intoxicated so they would to be able to drive to work. The license would be used exclusively for traveling to and from the licensee’s place of employment or education when other transportation is not available, and…
