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  • Aloysius F. Keenan

    Mr. Keenan, 95, of Morganville and formerly of Old Bridge, died March 11, 2012, at his daughter’s home. He was a retired superintendent for Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. Mr. Keenan was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Sarah Keenan, in 1997, and a…

  • Eric R. Petosa

    Mr. Petosa, 36, of Manalapan, died March 16, 2012. He attended Freehold Township High School. Mr. Petosa was a restaurant chef in New Jersey and Florida. Surviving are his father and stepmother, Raymond and Angelica Petosa, Manalapan; his mother and stepfather, Nancy and David Gruman, Punta Gorda, Fla.; a daughter, Julie Petosa, Brick Township; a…

  • KennethWilliam Olivarius

    Mr. Olivarius, 87, of Jackson, died March 12, 2012. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1942, and earned a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University, Queens, N.Y. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving as a radarman in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Mr. Olivarius was the owner and…

  • Bertha “Brenda” Skouroglos

    Mrs. Skouroglos, 94, of Manalapan, died March 13, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was employed by Western Electric in Kearny for 30 years before retiring and moving to Greece where she resided for 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, John, in 2002. Surviving are a niece and nephew, Judith…

  • Recycled robots ‘roam’ the halls at Laura Donovan School

    These imaginative robots were crafted by students at Laura Donovan School in Freehold Township, using recycled materials. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Students and teachers were challenged to create a robot entirely from recycled materials as part of Laura Donovan School’s first Recycled Robot Contest. Imaginations ran wild, and the creations, which…

  • Student’s work earns place on the big screen in NYC

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A work of art by Barkalow Middle School eighth-grader Sarah Chaudhry was displayed in a recent exhibit at Big Screen Plaza in New York City. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Sarah Chaudhry’s artwork has made her one of a select group of artists who were able to display their work at…

  • George V. Strickland

    Mr. Strickland, 77, of Jackson, died March 11, 2012, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. He had a 45-year career in aviation and aviation safety and was inducted into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame in 2007. Mr. Strickland joined the U.S. Air Force at the age of 17 and served 21 years, with combat tours…

  • Omar Freira

    Mr. Freira, 60, of Freehold, died March 10, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Surviving are his wife, Lisa Freira; and his mother, Elida Marta. Memorial donations may be made in care of the Freira family. Arrangements were by the Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold.