• Eugene L. Sharkey

    Mr. Sharkey, 80, of Forked River, formerly of Brick, diedApril 8, 2012. He was employed as a title examiner for 62 years and was past president of the Title Abstractors Association of New Jersey. He was also a drummer who played with various Shore-area groups in the 1960s and ’70s, as well as his own…

  • Frank P. Thornton

    Mr. Thornton, 96, of Freehold Township, formerly of Virginia, died April 11, 2012, at Wedgwood Gardens, Freehold Township. He served with the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Prior to retiring, he was employed as a funeral home assistant. Surviving are two adopted daughters, Phyllis and Nadine Bennett, both of Richmond, Va.; two…

  • Clinton Mackey Sr.

    Mr. Mackey, 88, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died April 10, 2012, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Prior to retiring, he was a truck driver in Marlboro. Before that he was a pipe fitter for Local 472, Newark. Mr. Mackey was predeceased by a daughter, Cindy Mackey; and two brothers, Hansel Walker and Charles…

  • Salvatore Cicchino

    Mr. Cicchino, 89, of Freehold Township, diedApril 5, 2012. He was born in Pastena, Italy, and immigrated to the U.S in 1952. Mr. Cicchino was an Italian World War II veteran who was captured by Germans after the fall of Mussolini and was remanded to a prisoner of war work camp. Starving and freezing, he…

  • Anna M. Ward

    Mrs. Ward, 86, of Freehold Township, died April 13, 2012, at Applewood Estates, Freehold Township. She was born in Lancaster, Pa., and had resided in Old Bridge and Forked River before moving to Freehold Township six years ago. Prior to retiring in 1987, she was employed as a secretary for the Old Bridge Township Board…

  • Anne Benjamin Gomolka

    Mrs. Gomolka, 82, of the Morgan section of Sayreville, died April 2, 2012, at Care One of Holmdel. Mrs. Gomolka was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, South Amboy, where she was a member of the Rosary Society. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert J. Gomolka. Surviving are her children and their…

  • Gerda Strauss

    Mrs. Strauss, 90, of Manalapan, formerly of South River, died March 31, 2012, in Jackson. She was born in Berlin, Germany, and came to the U.S. in 1941. Prior to retiring, she was employed in the credit department of Chicopee Manufacturing, New Brunswick. She was a life member of Hadassah and a longtime member of…

  • Frances Crystal

    Mrs. Crystal, 67, of Jackson, formerly of Freehold, died March 28, 2012, at Bartley Health Care Center, Jackson. For more than 25 years, she was employed as a teacher in the Freehold Township K-8 School District. Surviving are her husband, Mel; a son, Michael Crystal, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a daughter, Felicia Mangel; a son-in-law,…

  • business briefs •••

    Marlboro CrossFit, a new high-intensity fitness center, has opened in Marlboro at 2 Timber Lane, Unit 102, Marlboro. Marlboro CrossFit is headed by Rick Buro, Sal D’Alessio, Lisa D’Alessio and Bill Halick, who also serve as coaches. The workouts are varied, intense and functional, according to the owners; for example, a functional movement would be…

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