• Helen M. Bayak

    Mrs. Bayak, 86, of Freehold Township, formerly of Allentown, Pa., died Feb. 7, 2013, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Prior to retiring, she was a sales associate for Bon-Ton. She was predeceased by her husband, John A. Bayak, in 2007; and a brother, George Chervanik. Surviving are a daughter, Madeline Smith, and her…

  • Hillman Kennett Sr.

    Mr. Kennett, 89, of Maryville, Tenn., formerly of Freehold Township and Jackson, died Feb. 6, 2013. Prior to retiring as a maintenance supervisor from Frequency Engineering Laboratories, Farmingdale, he worked at the A&M Karagheusian rug mill, Freehold. He was predeceased by three brothers and two sisters. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Naomi Kennett;…

  • Robert W. Coulson

    Mr. Coulson, 81, of Manalapan, died Feb. 5, 2013, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was the owner and operator of Burke’s Pump Service, Manalapan, since 1977 and of the Battleground Deli, Manalapan, since 1980. Mr. Coulson was employed as a sound engineer in New York City from 1953 to 1977. He was predeceased…

  • 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 two sons, David Parinello and his wife, Andrea, of…

  • 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…

  • Salvatore Laura

    Mr. Laura, 89, of Middletown, died Jan. 7, 2013, at home. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1923. He was predeceased by his wife, Theresa, in 1983; and a daughter, Diane Benson. He is survived by a daughter, Lorraine Laura, of Middletown; three granddaughters; a greatgrandson; and two brothers, Robert Laura and his wife,…

  • business briefs 

    The Doctors’ Office Urgent Care of Manalapan invites all local doctors, business operators and families to its Feb. 28 grand opening event, being held from noon to 4 p.m. at 120 Craig Road, Manalapan. Mayor Susan Cohen will perform a ribbon cutting at 1 p.m. The new office is open seven days a week and…

  • CentraState Cancer Navigator Program gets boost from ball

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation held its 51st annual Celebration Ball on Jan. 19 with 366 guests in attendance. The affair, titled “Fire and Ice,” was held at the Encore Event Center in Freehold Township and included a silent auction, dinner, and dancing to the Eric Marshall Band from New York City. Guests enjoyed a post-dinner opportunity…

  • Speaker provides firsthand account of Darfur horrors

    Howell High School hosts El Fadel Arbab on same day Martin Luther King Jr. was born BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer El Fadel Arbab Most people know the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as the face and voice of the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1960s, but it seems safe to…

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