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Icon of environmental movement is remembered
Environmentalists everywhere were saddened to hear that Derrickson W. (Dery) Bennett died last December. He was 79. An icon in the environmental movement, he became the first director of the American Littoral Society in 1968 and retired in 2003. Still, he came to the Littoral Society office at Sandy Hook every day in his beat-up…
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Kenneth B. Throckmorton
Mr. Throckmorton, 50, of Long Branch, died Jan. 23, 2010, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was a professional tractor-trailer driver the past 20 years. He was predeceased three brothers, Preston, Gene and Jimmy. He is survived by his wife of Annette Acquaro Throckmorton; three children, Heather, Jennifer and Kenneth Throckmorton Jr.; a brother,…
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Caroline N. Smith
Mrs. Smith, 91, of Long Branch, died Jan. 17, 2010, at home. She was retired from Fort Monmouth, Eatontown. She was predeceased by her husband, W. Douglas Smith. She is survived by a sister, Dorothy N. Peterson of Tinton Falls; her caregiver, DeDe Bennissan; and several nieces and nephews. Interment was at Woodbine Cemetery, Oceanport.…
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Anthony R. Versacio
Mr. Versacio, 77, of Long Branch, died Jan. 12, 2010, at Morristown Memorial Hospital following a battle with cancer. He owned a produce company before his retirement. Mr. Versacio is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joanne; a son, Anthony; two daughters, Lisa and Maria; a brother, Ted; seven sisters, Theresa, Josephine, Francis, Anna,…
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George C. Callahan
Mr. Callahan, 81, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, died Jan. 17, 2010. He was employed in communications for 20 years at Bell Labs, Holmdel. He was predeceased by three sisters; and three brothers. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary DeWitt Callahan; a son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey K. and Wendy…
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Robert H. Hoplock
Mr. Hoplock of Eatontown, died Jan. 16, 2010, following a lengthy illness. He resided in Oceanport, prior to relocating to Eatontown in 1967. He was a crew chief at Public Service Electric & Gas, Central Division, Elizabeth, for 40 years, retiring in 1997. He was also employed at Norwood Distributors, Long Branch, for 20 years,…
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Mary Elaine Ronca Ventura
Mrs. Ventura of Long Branch, died Jan. 15, 2010. She was a music teacher in the New Jersey public school system, and taught at her studios in Newark and Long Branch, for several years. She was predeceased by her mother, Dorothy Ronca, in 2008. She is survived by her father, Vincent Ronca of Long Branch;…
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Delores Perry
Mrs. Perry, 75, of Long Branch, died Jan. 17, 2010. She was a retired certified nursing assistant at King James Care Center, Middletown. She is survived by her husband, Theodore Perry; three sons, Tyrone, Lonnie and George Jr.; three daughters, Gwendolyn, Jacqueline and Tracey; three grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Catherine and Clinton Mackey of…
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Shuler-Foster wins SC 55-meter dash
Ocean County’s best fared no better than Monmouth County’s best sprinters against Long Branch speedster Miles Shuler-Foster. Just as he dismissed Monmouth’s best at last week’s Monmouth County Championships, Shuler-Foster did the same at the Shore Conference (SC) Championships Friday night at the John Bennett Indoor Complex in Toms River. The Green Wave junior took…
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