• Hospice volunteers sought to help others

    All it takes is compassion and a little time to become a hospice volunteer for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of New Jersey Shore, Eatontown. There is a need for volunteers in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Volunteers give their time to terminally ill patients and their caregivers during a critical time. In orientation classes, they…

  • Marvin S. Reiter

    Mr. Reiter, 80, of Ocean Township, died Jan. 28, 2011, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y., he later moved to Long Branch, while studying pharmacy at Columbia University School of Pharmacy. A registered pharmacist, Mr. Reiter owned and operated his own family neighborhood pharmacy, Reiter’s Pharmacy, on…

  • Eugene “Gene” Lapé

    Mr. Lapé, 90, a resident of Red Bank for 60 years, died Jan. 23, 2011. During World War II and the Korean War, he served as a carrier pilot with the U.S. Navy. During his 23 years of service, he received many citations, including the Navy’s highest award, the Navy Cross. Mr. Lapé retired in…

  • Todd Matthew Nevad

    Mr. Nevad, 46, of Eatontown, died Jan. 23, 2011, at King Manor Care Center, Neptune, after a long illness. He worked for Shores Distributing Co. before working at Capital Lighting for 10 years. Mr. Nevad was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Hans and Marion Nevad, and maternal grandfather, Gerard Poling. He is survived by his…

  • Adeline C. Rose

    Mrs. Rose, 97, of Eatontown, died Jan. 15, 2011, at home. She worked as a secretary to President Roosevelt. She was a member of the Senior Citizens Club, AVMA, Eatontown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin H. Rose, and her sons, Matthew, Benjamin K. and Robert Rose. Surviving are her sisters, Muriel…

  • Lucette A. Balacco

    Mrs. Balacco, 77, of Red Bank, died Jan. 10, 2011. For 22 years she worked for the Army and Air Force Post Exchange at Fort Monmouth and also at the Patterson Army Hospital, where she was a dietician. She retired in 1997. Mrs. Balacco was predeceased by her husband, George. Surviving are a son and…

  • Helen M. Maser

    Mrs. Maser, 84, of West Long Branch, died Jan. 9, 2011, at home. She was predeceased by Richard Henderson Maser, her husband of 57 years and a captain in the Newark Fire Department; and a brother, John (Jack) Klein of Los Angeles. Mrs. Maser is survived by five children and their spouses, Arleen and Phil…

  • NOTES

    The Woman’s Club of Long Branch will meet 1 p.m. Feb. 3 at the West Long Branch Community Center, Locust Avenue, West Long Branch. The featured program will be presented by Floral Arrangements by Van Brunt, Long Branch. Refreshments will be served. ***** Cancer Transitions, a six-week structured program for adults with all types of…

  • Veterans’ stories recorded for national archive

    Iraq War veteran from Holmdel adds his experiences to Veterans History Project BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Justin Sasso begins the process of recording his experiences for the Veterans History Project with the help of Arabella Rabbat, an intern from Montclair State University, who is working with Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s office. ANDREW DAVISON NEWBRUNSWICK— Behind…

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