• Wenceslao “Junior” Soto Jr.

    Mr. Soto, 64, of Jackson, died Oct. 18, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was born in Puerto Rico. Prior to retiring, Mr. Soto was employed as a steamfitter for Local 475 in Warren. Surviving are four children, Luis, Elizabeth, Moises and Isabel; and seven grandchildren. Interment was private. Arrangements were under…

  • Mary Ellen Eyth

    Mrs. Eyth, 87, of Jackson, died Oct. 20, 2012, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and resided in New Hampshire prior to moving to Jackson 15 years ago. Mrs. Eyth was predeceased by her husband, William John Eyth, in 1992. Surviving are a niece, Margaret Cuny and her husband, Jay,…

  • Mary Thurling

    Mrs. Thurling, 88, of Jackson, formerly of Duryea, Pa., and Howell, died Oct. 22, 2012, at Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a bookkeeper at DCH Freehold Nissan for more than 40 years. Before that, she worked for RCA in Newark.…

  • George A. Mango

    Mr. Mango, 87, of Palm Harbor, Fla., died Oct. 9, 2012. He was born and raised in Plainfield and settled in Freehold Township with his family in 1966 after being transferred by his employer, Bell Laboratories, where he worked as a draftsman. In 1986, he retired and relocated to Florida. Mr. Mango was a U.S.…

  • Teresa Ali

    Mrs. Ali, 60, of Manalapan, died Oct. 7, 2012, at home. Born in Marina DiGioisa, Italy, she resided in Manalapan for more than 20 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Maria and Rocco Fionda; a brother, Domenic Fionda; three brothers-in-law, Giussepi Ali, Francesco Ali and Francesco Ali. Surviving are her husband, Nicola; three children…

  • Otto A. “Hoppy” Megill

    Mr. Megill, 89, of Delta, Ohio, died Oct. 8, 2012, at Fulton Manor, Wauseon, Ohio. He was born and raised in Howell, and had lived in Florida before moving to Ohio. Mr. Megill was a past master of the Farmingdale-Howell Grange and a U.S Army veteran, serving during World War II. Prior to retiring, he…

  • Switlik School book fair nets prize from Scholastic

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — During the Switlik School’s Family Night festivities on Oct. 18, the school’s Book Fair Committee received national recognition and $1,000 in credit for books in recognition of its secondplace finish in the Scholastic Book Fairs Spring 2012 National Elementary School Contest. “I think the most important goal of…

  • Centrastate will host diabetes forum

    CentraState’s Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center is holding a free diabetes forum from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main Street, Freehold Township. The event will include a health fair where participants can meet and talk with a variety of vendors who will provide diabetes…

  • Three-year terms at stake in Farmingdale

    BY ANGELA SANTORIELLO FARMINGDALE — Two three-year terms on the Farmingdale Borough Council will be up for grabs on Election Day, Nov. 6. Listed on the ballot are Republicans James A. Daly and Patricia A. Linszky, 56. Linszky is currently serving on the council. Daly could not be reached for comment. Democrat Beau Byrtus, 36,…

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