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  • Lucille M. Stratz

    Mrs. Stratz, 79, a resident of Red Bank since 1953, died April 10, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was a member of the Westside Hose Company Ladies Auxiliary, which later merged into the Red Bank Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, where she achieved life member status. Mrs. Stratz was predeceased by her…

  • William J. “Bill” Menz

    Mr. Menz, 76, of Matawan, died April 2, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Prior to retiring, he was the owner/operator of the Colts Neck Exxon on the corner of Route 34 and 537 for 32 years. He also served in the U.S. Navy. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Barbara Menz; a son…

  • Vincent S. De Vita

    Mr. De Vita, 87, of The Villages, Howell, died April 9, 2010, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was a principal partner at the Vincent S. De Vita law firm, Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. De Vita was a decorated U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II. He was also…

  • Melvin S. Willis

    Mr. Willis, 77, of Keyport, died April 12, 2010, at Bayshore Health Care, Holmdel. He was born in Staten Island, N.Y., where he resided before moving to Matawan and then to Keyport. Mr. Willis was a heavy equipment operator with Local 15, New York City, retiring in 2002. He served his country in the U.S.…

  • Ronald R. Hulak

    Mr. Hulak, 67, of Freehold died April 17 at Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark. He was born in Port Reading. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. Hulak was employed at DuPont, Parlin for 25 years before his retirement in 1990. After his retirement from DuPont he was employed at the Manalapan Englishtown Schools. He…

  • Real questions need answers from political candidates

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN Newspaper editors and reporters who cover local politics sometimes get a little loopy writing about the people who are running for public office. How many more times can we ask a candidate, “Why are you running for office?” How many more times should we subject readers to a pandering answer…

  • Dorothy Brady

    Mrs. Brady, 89, of Albany, N.Y., previously of Englewood, Old Bridge and Howell, died April 9, 2010. She was a secretary for the Old Bridge Township Board of Education for over 16 years. Prior to that, she worked for Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs. Mrs. Brady was predeceased by her husband, Vincent, in 1997; a son,…

  • Alfred S. Mancuso

    Mr. Mancuso, 81, of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., died April 10, 2010, at home. Prior to retiring, he was the owner and operator of a commercial carpet business in Brooklyn and Manhattan, N.Y. Mr. Mancuso is survived by his wife, Rose; three sons and daughters-in-law, Alfred and Kathleen of the Morganville…

  • Robert James Wilson

    Mr. Wilson, 41, of Freehold Township, died April 5, 2010, at home. He was a driver for Tire Express in Yardville. He is survived by his parents, James and Barbara Wilson Jr.; two sisters, Bonnie Wilson-Alexander and Beth Wilson- Dougherty; grandmothers, Alma Moore and Leone Wilson; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. A…