• Melonie M. Stemba

    Mrs. Stemba, 60, of Toms River, died Jan. 30, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was employed as a line manager for FedEx Ground, Princeton, for the past 20 years. Surviving are her husband, Bruce W. Reils; her mother, Rita Stemba of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; two sons, Peter Reils and his wife, Michelle, of…

  • Elva N. (DeBartolis) Monachese

    Mrs. Monachese, 90, of Red Bank, died Jan. 27, 2012, at The Atrium at Navesink Harbor, Red Bank. She was formerly of Toms River and Long Branch. She was predeceased by her first husband, Samuel De- Bartolis, in 1970; her second husband, Peter Monachese, in 1996; two brothers; Zeke and David; and a sister, Lola.…

  • Sharon E. Parinello

    Mrs. Parinello, 69, of Freehold, died Feb. 4, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She retired in 2011 as a phlebotomist for Accumed Laboratories, South Amboy. She was predeceased by her husband, Alfred Parinello, in 1995; and a daughter, Alison Maggio, in 2007. Surviving are sons David Parinello and his wife, Andrea, of Jackson,…

  • William Marshall Leaver Jr.

    Mr. Leaver, 68, of Farmingdale, formerly of Neptune, died Jan.31, 2013. He retired from retail sales at the Collingwood Auction and Flea Market. Mr. Leaver was predeceased by two sisters. Surviving are his wife, Patricia; two daughters, Linda Dyson and Rebecca; a son, Lee Duncan; and two stepsons, Rocky Smith and Harold Smith. Arrangements were…

  • Robert J. Schuetz

    Mr. Scheutz, 75, of Jackson, formerly of Howell, died Jan. 26, 2013, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Prior to retiring, he was employed for 40 years as a senior forecast analyst by Public Service Electric and Gas Co. Newark. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves for six years and was honorably discharged. Mr. Scheutz…

  • Vivian Weisel

    Mrs. Weisel, 83, of Manchester, formerly of Jackson, died Jan. 25, 2013, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Mrs. Weisel was a homemaker. She was predeceased by a brother, Anthony LoBaido; and a granddaughter, Krystal Weisel. Surviving are her husband of 64 years, Calvin G. Weisel; three sons and daughters-inlaw, Calvin F. and Sandy Weisel of…

  • Father’s heartfelt words offer healing, attention to PTSD

    Gold Star father’s second collection of poetry published BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer When William Koch Jr. writes his poetry, which teems with a bittersweet combination of national pride and overwhelming grief, he feels he has special support. “I feel like they are pushing and pulling me to write about patriotism, to write about feelings,”…

  • datebook 

     The Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority will hold its public meetings at 5:30 pm. in its administrative offices at 135 Manhattan St., Jackson, on Feb. 28 (5 p.m.), March 28, April 25, May 16, June 27, July 25, Aug. 22, Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 21, Dec 19, Jan, 23 and Feb. 6 (reorganization).…

  • Jackson council will put salary ordinance in place

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — An ordinance that establishes the salary range for more than 160 municipal positions, including five new title creations for existing personnel and a handful of new part-time openings, was recently introduced by the Jackson Township Council. A public hearing on the ordinance is scheduled for Feb. 26, after…

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