• William F. Conway III

    Mr. Conway, 72, of Eatontown, formerly of Freehold, died May 31, 2011, at St. Barnabas Hospice, Long Branch. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Prior to retiring, he worked for E.I. Dupont de Nemours Co. in Parlin. Mr. Conway is survived by his wife, Gail; three sons, Christopher, Steven and William IV; two daughters and…

  • Georgiana Peacock

    Mrs. Peacock, 93, of Farmingdale, died May 29, 2011, at home. Along with her husband, she was a founding member of American Legion Post 178, Farmingdale. Mrs. Peacock retired from CECOM (Communications-Electronics Command), Fort Monmouth, in 1973. She was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Donald J. Peacock; and a brother, Daniel Cattes. A…

  • Joseph T. Battaglia

    Mr. Battaglia, 80, of Jackson, formerly of Aberdeen, died May 27, 2011, at Care One at Jackson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Prior to retiring, Mr. Battaglia was employed by the U.S. Treasury in New York City. He was predeceased by his wife, Doris, in 2007. Surviving are a son…

  • John “Jack” Strevens Sr.

    Mr. Strevens, 82, of Toms River, formerly of Howell, died May 31, 2011. He was born and raised in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, and served in the British airborne as a paratrooper for 11 years. He moved to New Jersey in 1962. Prior to retiring in 1997, he was a union carpenter working out of…

  • Dorothy R. Miller Weiss

    Mrs. Weiss, 83, of Marlboro, died May 26, 2011, at home. She was a native of Chicago, Ill., and a graduate of the University of Illinois. She had several careers, including administrative assistant, blood donor recruiter and public relations director of social service agencies, retiring from Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Monmouth County. Volunteer…

  • Olga Sorochka

    Mrs. Sorochka, 82, of Freehold Township, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., died May 24, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her husband, Michael Sorochka Jr., in 2001. Surviving are a son, Nicholas Michael Sorochka, and his wife Sue, of Jackson; two daughters, Deborah Ann Miller and her husband, Gregory, of Corsicana,…

  • Mark S. Haines

    Mr. Haines, 65, of Marlboro, died May 25, 2011, at home. He was a graduate of Denison University, Granville, Ohio, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he received the prestigious Order of the Coif. He was a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, a news anchor on television stations in Philadelphia,…

  • business briefs 

    Manalapan area HomeGoods shoppers will have the opportunity to support cancer care and research while shopping at the offprice home fashions retailer. Through June 26, more than 210 Home- Goods stores nationwide will be participating in the 11th annual HomeGoods “Helps Families Fight Cancer” campaign benefiting the Jimmy Fund, which supports the lifesaving mission of…

  • Museum tells story of Jews in USA

    Philadelphia is home to new museum filled with interesting exhibits BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia opened in November with a program of entertainment featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Bette Midler and Barbra Streisand. The new National Museum of American Jewish History, just across the street from the Liberty…

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