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  • Patricia “Pattie” C. Osmundsen

    Mrs. Osmundsen, 63, of Howell, died June 7, 2011, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was a graduate of Wagner College, Staten Island, where she earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. Mrs. Osmundsen worked as a permanent substitute for special needs children for the…

  • Dorothy R. Miller Weiss

    Mrs. Weiss, 83, of Marlboro, died May 26, 2011, at home. She was a native of Chicago, Ill., and a graduate of the University of Illinois. She had several careers, including administrative assistant, blood donor recruiter and public relations director of social service agencies, retiring from Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Monmouth County. Volunteer…

  • E. Franklin “Frank” Barkalow Jr.

    Mr. Barkalow, 69, of Howell, died June 8, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was an operating engineer for Gallo Asphalt, Irvington, for 22 years. In retirement, he worked at F&B Lawn & Landscape with his son. Mr. Barkalow was the past president of the Monmouth County 4-H Club and a 1990 recipient…

  • John “Jack” Strevens Sr.

    Mr. Strevens, 82, of Toms River, formerly of Howell, died May 31, 2011. He was born and raised in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, and served in the British airborne as a paratrooper for 11 years. He moved to New Jersey in 1962. Prior to retiring in 1997, he was a union carpenter working out of…

  • Joseph T. Battaglia

    Mr. Battaglia, 80, of Jackson, formerly of Aberdeen, died May 27, 2011, at Care One at Jackson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Prior to retiring, Mr. Battaglia was employed by the U.S. Treasury in New York City. He was predeceased by his wife, Doris, in 2007. Surviving are a son…

  • Georgiana Peacock

    Mrs. Peacock, 93, of Farmingdale, died May 29, 2011, at home. Along with her husband, she was a founding member of American Legion Post 178, Farmingdale. Mrs. Peacock retired from CECOM (Communications-Electronics Command), Fort Monmouth, in 1973. She was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Donald J. Peacock; and a brother, Daniel Cattes. A…

  • Don’t weaken a law that protects children

    On Sept. 20, 2007, my wife and I awoke to the sounds of our baby daughter screaming. When I ran in to her room, I found that her crib front railing had dislodged from the side rail, catching her hand in between. She was only a little bruised, but it could have been much worse.…

  • Thanks to postal employees and those who contributed food

    On behalf of the volunteers and clients of Freehold Area Open Door Food Pantry, I would like to thank the letter carriers of the Freehold post office and those who contributed to their food drive on May 14. The residents of our community were extremely generous, and the postal workers were kept very busy picking…