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  • DanielW. Tafro

    Mr. Tafro, 94, of Marlboro, died July 13, 2011, at home. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Prior to retiring, he owned and operated the Tafro Tavern in Newark. Mr. Tafro is survived by his wife, Anita; two sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Carol Carruth of Matawan and Alan and Donna…

  • Alan David Fox

    Mr. Fox, 60, of Manalapan, died July 7, 2011, at Hoboken University Medical Center, Hoboken. Mr. Fox was a financial planner for Morgan Stanley-Smith Barney, Florham Park. Surviving are his wife, Andrea; a son, Jason of San Francisco, Calif.; a daughter and sonin law, Jessica and Craig Laurier of Hoboken; his mother, Miriam, of New…

  • Theft from front porch makes homeowner go ‘Arrrrgh’

    The missing “R” What do you do when youR teenage or college age child comes home with a 4½-foot-tall white laminated letter “R”? You ask where it came fRom. That letter “R” was a sculpture that my childRen gave to me because, as a retired ARt teacheR, I am such a fan of the aRts.…

  • Richard M. Gonzalez

    Mr. Gonzalez, 81, of Freehold Township, died June 22, 2011, at home. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Baruch College, City University of New York. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Cold War Recognition Certificate. Mr.…

  • Florencia Z. Tanudtanud

    Mrs. Tanudtanud, 69, of Freehold Township, died July 4, 2011, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Mrs. Tanudtanud was born in Antipolo City, Philippines. She was employed at Staples in Cranbury and at Revlon in Edison. Surviving are her husband, Gonzalo Tanudtanud; two daughters, Lynlee Keane and husband, Bill, and Ivy Hayden and…

  • Salvatore A. Piacentino

    Mr. Piacentino, 88, of Manalapan, died June 22, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Army veteran World War II and a member of the Thundering Herd 8thArmored Division, which fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Prior to retiring, he was employed as a postal clerk for the U.S. Postal…

  • Gwendolyn Canady

    Mrs. Canady, 71, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died June 23, 2011, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. She earned her Bachelor of the Arts degree in teacher of the handicapped from Kean University. She was a retired special education teacher and caregiver for her sons. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond…

  • Doris Picher

    Mrs. Pitcher, 82, of Freehold, died June 23, 2011, at Capital Health Medical Center, Trenton. She was predeceased by five siblings, Stanley, Earl, Charles, Frank and Helen. Mrs. Picher is survived by her husband, Bert; a brother and sister in-law, Harry and Lillian of Whiting; a sister, Marion of Whiting; and many nieces and nephews.…