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Sebastian A. Straniero
Mr. Straniero, 86, of Morganville, and formerly of Hazlet and Aberdeen, died May 1, 2008, at home. A veteran of the U.S. Army and National Guard during World War II and Korea,Mr. Straniero was the owner/operator of Buddy’s Barber Shop in Hazlet, and an employee of the Hazlet Board of Education for many years before…
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There’s just no market for used, gas-guzzling pickups
Coda GREG BEAN When some people get to my age and tap their memory banks, they say they often associate important events in their lives with songs. For one female friend of my acquaintance, Dave Mason’s big hit from 1977, “We Just Disagree,” takes her back to the tumultuous breakup of her first marriage, and…
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Suzanne “Sue” J. Micallef
Mrs. Micallef, 51, of Howell, died May 2, 2008, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Prior to being the director of nursing atMonmouth Crossing, Freehold Township, she was a nurse at Jersey Shore University Medical Center and a hospice nurse throughout Monmouth County. Mrs. Micallef was predeceased by her mother, Theresa, in 2005. She…
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A brief word from ‘damsels of despair’
Are We There Yet? LORI CLINCH Motherhood is a thankless job. It certainly was not created with the self-indulgent and self-centered in mind. In fact, I firmly contend that it is best handled by martyrs, willing victims and all-around silent sufferers. We mothers – the damsels of despair – fill the drawers with clean socks,…
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Paul R. Carpenter
Mr. Carpenter, 80, a resident of Farmingdale for the past 22 years, died May 1, 2008, at Meridian Subacute Rehabilitation in Wall. He was a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II and was employed as an engineer for the U.S. Department of Defense at Picatinny Arsenal. Mr. Carpenter was predeceased by his first wife,…
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Cory Hyman
Mr. Hyman, 24, died May 1, 2008, at his residence in Manalapan. He was an instructor for Tae Kwon Do of Morganville and a thirddegree black belt. He worked as an operations manager for 1-800-GOT-JUNK and was a vice president for Beyond the Summit. Mr. Hyman was predeceased by his maternal grandmother, Jean Scott, in…
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Ida S. Reider
Mrs. Reider, 98, of Freehold Township, died May 5, 2008, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. She was a bookkeeper for New Jersey Bell, Newark. Mrs. Reider was predeceased by her husband, Abe M., in 1993, and a daughter, Ann Kapulskey. She is survived by two daughters, Muriel Swartz of Tavernier, Fla., and Ellen Velmer of Freehold;…
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Lee H. Deedmeyer
Mr. Deedmeyer, 74, a lifelong resident of Freehold, died May 1, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a master craftsman sheet metal fabricator, and the owner and operator of Lee’s Sheet Metal in Freehold. Surviving are his wife of 53 years, PatriciaMcChesney Deedmeyer; a son and daughter in-law, Lee H. Jr. and…
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Writer makes plea to keep state park open
Iunderstand with some dismay that (New Jersey officials) intend closing the Monmouth Battlefield State Park. Writing as I am from “across the pond,” I find it incomprehensible that you should find it necessary to close one of the few historic sites that puts the state of New Jersey on the worldwide map – certainly as…
