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  • Myra Rhoads

    Mrs. Rhoads, 90, of Freehold Township, died Nov. 11, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Monroe, she had resided in Spotswood and East Brunswick before moving to Lakewood, where she had lived for 20 years. She moved to Freehold Township in 2005. Mrs. Rhoads was a machine operator at the Peter J.…

  • Christine Collins Nardin

    Mrs. Nardin, 38, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 27, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, John; a sister, Elizabeth Walsh, and her husband, Michael, of Howell; four brothers, James Collins Jr. of East Brunswick, William O’Brien of Howell, John O’Brien of Arizona and Robert O’Brien, and his wife,…

  • Martha E. Cross Brown

    Mrs. Brown, 82, of Matawan, died Nov. 9, 2007, at home. Born in Matawan, she was a lifelong resident. She was a homemaker. She worked with the rationing board in Matawan during World War II. She was a communicant of St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church, Matawan. She enjoyed Atlantic City, and cooking. She was predeceased…

  • Gertrude Schechter

    Mrs. Schechter, 86, of Monroe, died Nov. 1, 2007, in University Medical Center at Princeton. Her husband, Abraham, died in 1986. Surviving are three children, Steven of Tennessee, Susan of Florida and Jodi Schechter, and her husband, Scott Denenberg, of Manalapan; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services were held at Freeman Manalapan- Marlboro Funeral Home,…

  • Red State/Blue State

    If you look outside, you might see pigs in flight DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: In the…

  • Steven T. Insalaco

    Mr. Insalaco, 65, of Matawan, died Nov. 9, 2007. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided there prior to relocating to Matawan 20 years ago. He was a retired painter in Brooklyn. He is survived by his mother, Joan; three sons, Steven of Old Bridge, Leonard of Brooklyn, N.Y., and William of Irvington; six daughters, Donna…

  • Coda

    Savor those magical and special moments in time GREG BEAN I gave up big-game hunting decades ago when I moved away from the state where I was born, a place where most people filled their freezers for the winter and fed their kids from the bounty of the land. And even though it’s been a…

  • Edward L. Rutkowski

    Mr. Rutkowski, 74, of Manalapan, died Nov. 5, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in South River and had lived there before moving to Manalapan 10 years ago. Prior to retiring in 1995, Mr. Rutkowski was employed as a lab technician at Nudex, Edison, for 25 years. He served in the…

  • Joan K. Healy

    Mrs. Healy, 71, of Monroe, formerly of Old Bridge, died Nov. 7, 2007, at home. A journalist, she had been employed with Greater Media Newspapers, Freehold, in its East Brunswick office, and, more recently, with the Home News Tribune, East Brunswick. Prior to beginning a career in journalism, she was a substitute teacher with the…