Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Thomas Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy, 81, of Manchester, died Sept. 8, 2012, at Green Acres, Toms River, after a long illness. He retired from the New York Police Department as a detective. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Anne; and children Susan and John of Howell, and Thomas and Clare of Floral Park, N.Y.; a son-in-law, Rick…
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Joseph Saker
Mr. Saker, 83, of Freehold, died Sept. 23, 2012, in Meridian Nursing Home, Shrewsbury. He was an industry leader, founder and chairman of Foodarama Supermarkets (now Saker ShopRites), and a founding Wakefern member who realized early the importance of education in the supermarket business. Mr. Saker understood that grocers needed a voice to represent the…
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Natalie B. Simonow
Ms. Simonow, 87, of Howell, died Sept. 9, 2012. She was born in Crimea, Russia, and had lived in Europe and Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Howell in 1958. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a coil treater at Torwico Electronics, Lakewood. Ms. Simonow was a member of St. Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Church,…
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Jean R. Dobbs
Mrs. Dobbs, 91, of Lakewood, died Sept. 7, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring, she was employed as an administrative assistant and bookkeeper for a medical office in Lakewood. Mrs. Dobbs was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack, in 1998; and a…
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Patricia Mary DeMasi
Mrs. DeMasi, 77, of Howell, died Sept.16, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Mrs. DeMasi and her late husband owned and operated Fort Plains Horse Farm Inc., a riding academy which brought many students to horse shows and which her children are running today. Later, Mrs. DeMasi trained thoroughbred horses. She was predeceased…
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Louise Jones
Mrs. Jones, 93, of Howell, formerly of Linden, died Sept. 16, 2012, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Jones was predeceased by her husband, Richard Jones, in 1980. Surviving are a son, David Jones of Jackson; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were private. Memorial donations SolAmor Hospice, 1415 Hooper Ave., Suite…
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Vera Reschetnikow
Mrs. Reschetnikow, 95, of Brick Township, died Sept. 18, 2012, at home. She was born in Russia and was a member of St. Mary’s Russian Orthodox Church, Jackson. Mrs. Reschetnikow was predeceased by her husband, Igor, in 1981; and a grandson, Stephen. Surviving are three children and their spouses, George and Pat, Margaret and Gary…
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Chester R. Swistock
Mr. Swistock, 78, of Bayville, died Sept. 10, 2012, at Meridian Subacute Rehabilitation Center, Wall Township. He was born in Pennsylvania and had lived in Elizabeth, Old Bridge, Howell, Freehold and Toms River before moving to Bayville in 2012. Prior to retiring, he was employed as a salesman for Whelan Pontiac, Freehold. Mr. Swistock was…
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Letter writer should recheck ‘remarkable ignorance’
The Sept. 19 News Transcript included a letter to the editor from George Spodak, wherein he talks about teaching tolerance. I have a couple of questions. Mr. Spodak says the vandalism (in the Monmouth Heights section of Manalapan) is “even more incomprehensible” because “Christianity is unmistakably derived … from the traditions of Judaism.” What is…
