• Edgard R. Cocito

    Mr. Cocito, 68, of Howell, died Nov. 3, 2011, at home. He was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prior to retiring, he was a mechanic at Tony Pallets, Newark. Mr. Cocito is survived by his wife, Nanci Cocito of Howell; a son, Rinaldo Cocito of Howell; a daughter, Regiane Vigario of Canton, Ga.; four grandchildren;…

  • Zina Katerinis

    Mrs. Katerinis, 66, of Freehold Township, died Nov. 7, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Frankfort, Germany, and had lived in Howell before moving to Freehold in 1965. For the last 12 years, she was a school bus driver for Freehold Township. Surviving are her husband, George Katerinis; a son,…

  • George Thomas Herudek

    Mr. Herudek, 68, of Jackson, died Oct. 16, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring in 2001, he was an auditor for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Trenton. Prior to that, he owned Iris Meadow Farms, where he raised and trained Arabian horses. Mr. Herudek was predeceased by his first wife,…

  • Daniel M. Buszko

    Mr. Buszko, 33, of Freehold, died Nov. 4, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center. Freehold Township. He was the proprietor and owner of Unique Custom Electronics in Freehold. Surviving are his wife, Kristen Buszko; two sons, Demetrius and Myles; his mother and father, Carolyn and Douglas Buszko of Freehold Township; a brother, Vincent of Smyrna, Del.;…

  • Angelo F. Leonardis

    Mr. Leonardis, 80, of Woodbridge, died Oct. 29, 2011, at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Newark, he had resided in Woodbridge for the past 49 years. He was employed as a longshoreman for Maher Terminals, Port Elizabeth, for 50 years before retiring in 2007. Mr. Leonardis was a U.S. Navy veteran…

  • William H. Macfie

    Mr. Macfie, 82, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, died Oct. 20, 2011, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. He worked as an electrical engineer for AT&T/Bell Labs in Whippany, Holmdel and Morristown for 40 years before retiring in 1990. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during the late 1940s. Mr. Macfie was an active member…

  • John T. Lazor

    Mr. Lazor, 82, of Carteret, died Oct. 17, 2011, at home. Born in the Ukraine, he had lived in Carteret for 60 years. Prior to retiring in 1992, he was employed by Merck and Co., Rahway, for 30 years as a chemical operator. He was a member of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Carteret. Mr.…

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     Vendors and crafters are needed for a winter wonderland/craft fair to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Elms Elementary School, Jackson. Details: Cindy Stoney, 732-928-7544.  A free rabies clinic will be conducted by Plumsted Township from 9-11 a.m. Nov. 12 at the New Egypt firehouse, 59 Main…

  • Plight of homeless man told in ‘Harry’

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer I n recent months, homelessness in Ocean County has been in the news. An encampment in Lakewood where people live in tents that have been set up in the woods made national news as officials pondered whether to leave the so-called “tent city” in place or try to remove the…

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