• Robert Peter Kluxen

    Mr. Kluxen, 72, of Lincroft, died March 6, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He retired from Alpha Wire in Linden. Mr. Kluxen was predeceased by a brother, Emmett Kluxen, and two brothers-in-law, Frank Ryan and Walter Sciuk. Surviving are three daughters, Susie Lavin and her husband, Thomas, of Ocean Township, Robin Bachelder…

  • Helen A. Marion

    Mrs. Marion, 100, of Middletown and formerly of Keansburg, died Feb. 27, 2012, at Care- One at King James in Middletown. She worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for The House of Marion in Queens, N.Y. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas for 35 years and a parishioner of St.…

  • John A. Daniello

    Mr. Daniello, 91, a resident of Aberdeen since 1956, died Feb. 27, 2012, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He worked for the U.S. Department of Defense, serving at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Fort Monmouth and Fort Dix. Mr. Daniello was an active parishioner of St. Joseph Church, Keyport, since 1953 and a member of the…

  • Henry “Hank” J. Okuszka

    Mr. Okuszka, 79, of Middletown and formerly of Hazlet, died Feb. 25, 2012, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Hazlet post. He was a member of the Hazlet Recreation Committee and a coach of the Hazlet Youth League. Mr. Okuszka was predeceased by his wife,…

  • Keith H. McLaughlin

    Mr. McLaughlin, 76, of Middletown, died Feb. 27, 2012, at St. Barnabas Medical Center. For 20 years, he was the president and CEO of Raritan Bay Medical Center. Mr. McLaughlin also served as president of the Raritan Bay Health Services Corp., the Raritan Bay Healthcare Foundation and the Raritan Management Corp. The hospital now known…

  • Dolores MarieWolcott

    Mrs. Wolcott, 78, of Hazlet and formerly of Keyport, died Feb. 24, 2012, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Wolcott; a sister, Ann Anderson; and a brother, Carl Yacullo. Surviving are a daughter, Donna Puglisi and her fiancé, Robert Calicari, of Holmdel; a sister, Joan Malone of Toms River;…

  • Margaret Castellano

    Mrs. Castellano, 68, of Staten Island, N.Y., died March 4, 2012, at her daughter’s home in Middletown. She retired from Staten Island Pediatric Dentistry as an office manager. Mrs. Castellano is survived by her husband of 48 years, William Castellano; three daughters, Lisa Kofsky and her husband, Jonathan, of Middletown, Christina Povall and her husband,…

  • Howard J. Hester

    Mr. Hester, 51, of Keyport, died Feb. 23, 2012, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was self-employed with Township Hardware, Middletown, for 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Theresa Hester; his children, Howard J. Jr., Christopher S., Sean M. Hester and Michele Frank; his siblings, Constance Anderson, Debbie Shah and Pam Merklinger; and two grandchildren,…

  • Middletown dept. fights two fires in 12 hours

    MIDDLETOWN — More than 50 firefighters responded to two blazes occurring within 12 hours of each other. According to a press release from the Middletown Township Fire Department (MTFD), 25 firefighters responded to a fire on Heights Terrace just before 2 a.m. on March 11. “[The MTFD] was dispatched … for a report of smoke…

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