• Howell High School’s Brittney Smalls competes in the triple jump

    Howell High School’s Brittney Smalls competes in the triple jump during the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group IV state track and field meet at Lombardi Field in Old Bridge on June 1. Smalls finished 14th in the competition with a triple jump of 35 feet 5 inches. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Elwood “Tom” Thompson Jr.

    Mr. Thompson, 75, of Sophia, N.C., formerly of Jackson, died May 24, 2012, at Hospice Home at High Point, High Point, N.C. He attended Lakewood High School and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Prior to retiring, Mr. Thompson was employed as an automotive technician specialist for Davis Chevrolet, Lexington, N.C. Before that, he was…

  • Frank J. Durso

    Mr. Durso, 88, of Marlboro, died May 22, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was known as “Frankie D.” Mr. Durso was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and resided in Marlboro for 27 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran ofWorldWar II and a life member of the VFW in Brooklyn. Prior to retiring,…

  • Benjamin Shamy

    Mr. Shamy, 86, of the Fords section of Woodbridge, diedMay 26, 2012, at home. Prior to retiring 25 years ago, he worked for the N.J. Turnpike as a heavy-equipment operator. Mr. Shamy was a member of the Hungarian Reform Church in Perth Amboy. He was predeceased by his first wife, Doris. Surviving are his wife,…

  • June L. Price

    Mrs. Price, 87, of Jackson, formerly of Highlands, died May 18, 2012, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She was a graduate of St. Aloysius High School, Jersey City, and the American Institute of Banking. Prior to retiring, she was an assistant vice president and manager of the Provident Savings Bank, Red Bank. Mrs. Price was…

  • GeorgeWaksmundzki

    Mr. Waksmundzki, 87, of Jackson, formerly of South River, died May 21, 2012, in Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation, Jackson. Prior to his retirement in 1987, he was employed as a machine operator with Johnson & Johnson Personal Products, Milltown, where he worked for 41 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Josephine Mischihowski; four…

  • Philip R. Engel Sr.

    Mr. Engel, 66, of Freehold Township, formerly of Middletown, died May 28, 2012. He was a U.S. Army veteran reservist, having served during the Vietnam War. He owned and operated Benton Bindery, Carlstadt, for the past 35 years. Mr. Engel was predeceased by a brother, Ronald Engel. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two…

  • Anna Zmigrodski

    Mrs. Zmigrodski, 81, of the Fords section of Woodbridge, died May 22, 2012. She was born on Sept. 22, 1930. She met her husband through her job at F. W. Woolworth, where she blew the closing whistle. They got married in 1952 and had five children. Mrs. Zmigrodski graduated from Berkeley College and worked for…

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    • A roast pork dinner with trimmings and entertainment by the Arlene Whiteman Band will be held at 6 p.m. June 9 at the DeBows United Methodist Church, corner of Route 571 and Route 537, Jackson. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for youth, and free to children age 5 and under. Proceeds will support…

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