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Thomas Carl Fahmie, 83, of Middletown, NJ passed away on December 20th, 2022. A memorial will be held on Sunday, February 5, 2023, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, at John E. Day Funeral Home in Red Bank, NJ to celebrate his life.  Born on May 8th, 1939 to W. Michael Fahmie and Johanna Fahmie, from a young age, Tom found purpose and joy in hard work. From helping out at his Dad’s produce business as a kid to launching his first business venture of opening up and running a car dealership to...

Virginia Catherine Harmon of Little Silver, known to her nieces and nephews as "Aunt Ginny" and to her many friends as "Virginia," passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at her home on Prospect Avenue. She was 88.    Mrs. Harmon was born Virginia Catherine Hoag, February 2, 1934, on Lamport Road in the Stonehurst neighborhood of East Lansdowne in suburban West Philadelphia. She was the youngest child of Frank G....

Robert J. Dwyer, 85 of Rumson, formerly of Rowland, PA, passed away on January 29, 2023. Bob was born in Jersey City to John and Grace (Umscheid) Dwyer. He graduated from Holy Cross grammar school and later Rumson High School, Class of 1956. He proudly served in the NJ National Guard. Bob retired from JCP&L as a UCM Supervisor after 40 years of dedicated service. He and Barbara loved to travel together. They loved the cold weather and snow mobiling. Bob’s family was small but he was one...

Jason Anthony Ciesmelewski, 43, of Middletown, died suddenly on January 23, 2023. He is predeceased by his parents Joseph and Linda (Zitzman) Ciesmelewski. Jason was an extremely loving and proud father. He was an amazing husband and an extraordinary family man. He enjoyed coaching his sons’ Middletown little leagues. Jason was a graduate of Middletown North.  Jason was an avid gym member, and loved to work on his fitness and health goals. Jason was the co-owner of "Yes We Do"...

Helen Jeffrey Cangialosi of Rumson, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, January 22, 2023. She was 87.   Helen was born February 16, 1935 in Red Bank, NJ. She was the daughter of Jacob and Kathryn Jeffrey and grew up in Shrewsbury, NJ. She attended St. James Elementary School and graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School in 1953. After high school she attended the Washington School for Secretaries and worked in New York City.   Helen met...

On Sunday, January 22nd, Jean Barbara Gilson (nee Wirth), of Red Bank, passed away at her home in Shadow Lake Village at the age of 87. Known affectionately as “Big Jean” by those who loved and best knew her, she was a loving wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Jean was born on April 14, 1935 to William and Frieda (Lau) Wirth. A Jersey City native, Jean married Donald F. Gilson in 1955 and eventually relocated her family to...

On Saturday January 14th, Inge Louise Hespeler, loving mother of two, passed away at the age of 99. An avid traveler, reader and history enthusiast, Inge was born on January 6th, 1924 in Berlin, Germany. She grew up in Leipzig, Germany with her sister Rita Knobloch and brother Peter Knobloch, both younger than her. She survived living in Germany throughout WWII, and assisted her family in evading the Russian invasion of Eastern Germany, where they ended up settling in Bonn, Germany. In...

Dale A. Driscoll, 74, of Shrewsbury Twp., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 20, 2023. He worked for Naval Weapons Station Earle for many years before he retired. He will be incredibly missed by his family and friends. He was predeceased by his parents Joe and Lois (Quackenbush) Driscoll and by his brother, Gary. Dale is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Marian (Mathes), his son and buddy, Jason, sister and brother –in-law, Sharon and Dennis Simpson, nieces and...

Louis J. Maresca, 96, passed away peacefully at home in Red Bank on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 after suffering from dementia for the last five years. Louis was known affectionately as BIG Lou for his larger-than-life personality and his huge heart. Born and raised in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, he graduated from Regis High School. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the US Navy, and earned a Law degree from Brooklyn Law School after attending St. Lawrence College. Lou lived in...