• Lorraine Kosztur

    Mrs. Kosztur, 46, of Matawan, died Feb. 11, 2011, at home. She was part owner of the family business, Trans National. Surviving are her husband of 25 years, Ernest; two daughters, Kaitlin and Courtney Kosztur; her parents, Richard and Germaine Strano; a sister, Mary Lou and her husband, Denis Wojewoda; and a niece. A Mass…

  • William J. Durkin

    Mr. Durkin, 80, a resident of Middletown for 53 years, died Feb. 9, 2011. A veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, he owned Quality Tube and Box Co. for many years. More recently, Mr. Durkin was in sales with The Newark Group, retiring in December 2010. He is survived by his wife…

  • Frank J. Kruzla

    Mr. Kruzla, 86, of Holmdel and formerly of Spotswood, died Feb. 16, 2011, at CareOne in Holmdel. He was a retired postal carrier with the U.S. Postal Service. Mr. Kruzla spent 30 years in Clearwater Village, Spotswood, before moving to Holmdel in 2008. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Kruzla…

  • Marguerite “Peggy” Bergstein

    Mrs. Bergstein, 62, of Manchester, died Feb. 16, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She worked as a secretary for the Middletown Township Board of Education for the past 25 years. Mrs. Bergstien was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard Hample, in 1995; her father, David Farrell; her mother, Florence O’Donnell; and…

  • William J. Connelly

    Mr. Connelly, 83, of Oceanport, died Feb. 14, 2011, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He had resided in Oceanport for 80 years before moving to Sunrise at Lincroft and later King Manor Nursing Home in Neptune. Mr. Connelly was a funeral director for almost 50 years, beginning as an apprentice at Mount Memorial…

  • Irene Pivinski

    Mrs. Pivinski, 88, of Holmdel, died Feb. 9, 2011, at Bayshore Rehabilitation Center and Nursing Home, Holmdel. She settled in the Bayshore area in 2001. During World War II Mrs. Pivinski was a volunteer for the Red Cross. She was also part of the founding family of Paprota Hardware and Paint in Newark. Mrs. Pivinksi…

  • Leticia Pillot

    Mrs. Pillot, 79, of Hazlet, died Feb. 10, 2011, at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel. She was predeceased by her first husband, Jose Luis Guadalupe, and her second husband, Pedro Rosado. Surviving are a brother, Carmelo Pillot Jr.; her children, Diana Harris and her husband, Speed, of Highland Falls, N.Y., Jose Luis Guadalupe of Queens,…

  • Louis V. Mauro Sr.

    Mr. Mauro, 81, a resident of Holmdel since 1960, died Feb. 10, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Laborers’ Union Local 472. Mr. Mauro is survived by his wife of 62 years, Verna J. Thorne Mauro; a sister, Theresa Small and her husband, James, of…

  • Marie Rosa

    Mrs. Rosa, 61, a resident of the West Keansburg section of Hazlet since 1985, died Feb. 6, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. She worked as a secretary for Trend Multimedia. Mrs. Rosa was predeceased by her parents, Paul and Alma Bentsen Sinacore, and a brother and sister, Joseph Sinacore and Raffaela Sinacore…

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