Category: Suburban Opinion
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Michael Joseph Sabanos
Mr. Sabanos, 76, of Barnegat, formerly of Spotswood, died Dec. 9, 2008, in Southern Ocean Center, Manahawkin. He was a former member of the Spotswood Zoning Board of Adjustment. Surviving are his wife, Norma Mason- Sabanos of Barnegat; a son, Michael C. Sabanos, and his wife, Carol, of Spotswood; four stepchildren, Roger Mason of South…
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A gift for the man who has too much — a manscaper
Coda • GREG BEAN My friend Butchie Rawlins may have been the hairiest human being in the history of the world. For starters, he had a full head of thick, curly, black hair, but that was only the beginning of the wonder. His beard began coming in when he was 13, and it started high…
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We’ll be giving you credit, whether you want it or not
Coda • GREG BEAN If you believe the evening news (which I don’t always), you’ve learned that one effect of the national economic meltdown is that it’s darned near impossible to get credit these days. We’re told that you can’t get credit to buy a car, get a mortgage or pick up a new bass…
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Stella Sophie Smolinski
Mrs. Smolinski, 92, of Spotswood, died Dec. 2, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1980, she was employed as a seamstress with Charles Komar and Sons, Spotswood. Her husband, Edward Smolinski, died in 1979. Surviving are a daughter, Bernice Perrine, and her husband, Douglas, of the New…
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John J. Prusakowski
Mr. Prusakowski, 72, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Sayreville, died Nov. 20, 2008, in Stuart, Fla. Prior to his retirement, he worked for National Lead Industries, Sayreville, and for the State of New Jersey as a maintenance supervisor. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Prusakowski; two sisters, Lillian Billon of the Parlin section of…
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Aileen Nagel Caffrey
Mrs. Caffrey, 82, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 1, 2008, in Jersey Shore University Hospital, Neptune. Her husband, John “Jack” Caffrey, died in 1999. Surviving are seven cousins, Tony Nagel, Rita Unkert, Ottilie Kossack, Dawn Tedesco, Virginia Baluha, Geraldine Griffiths and Christine Winterfield; and other relatives including Paul Winterfield and Ella Mazurek.…
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Charles L. Stani
Mr. Stani, 55, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, formerly of Old Bridge, died Nov. 28, 2008, at home. A licensed plumber and self-employed contractor, he owned A. Able Contractors Inc., Parlin, since 1999. He was predeceased by his parents, Josephine and Louis Stani. Surviving are his wife, Deborah Corsale Stani; two daughters, Nicole Sollena,…
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Lorraine E. Childs
Mrs. Childs, 87, of South River, died Nov. 28, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Harrison J. Childs, died in 1986. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Thomas Alfrey, with whom she lived; two grandchildren, Jean Newton and Andrew Singer; and a great-grandson. Services were held at Maliszewski…
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Mumbai murders stun and sadden local rabbi
On Black Friday the news I so dreaded was confirmed. My close friend and classmate, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivki Holtzberg, were brutally murdered by terrorists along with hundreds of other victims in Mumbai, India. It is now over a week and I am still numb. Gabi — as he was known to…
