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Charles Thomas (Tom) Gill of Tinton Falls, 81, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 after a brief illness. Tom was born in Red Bank on Nov. 12, 1938 to George Gill, Sr. and Anna Bottagaro Gill. He grew up in Red Bank and lived there, and in Tinton Falls, for most of his life. He worked at Red Bank Lumber Company and for the US Post Office, in addition to being a house painter. He enjoyed occasional trips to Florida, visiting race tracks like Hialeah. He loved nature and animals of all kinds....

  Red Bank and Clifton - Angela (Colome) Zeigler, a long-time resident of both Red Bank and Clifton NJ, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Brandywine Living at The Sycamore in Shrewsbury, NJ. “Tia” Lita, to her many nieces (grand/great grand-nieces) and nephews (grand/great grandnephews) and Angie to her friends, was born and raised in San Jose de Las Lajas, a small town of Cuba on November 29, 1924.  She lived in Cuba for most of her childhood years...

William “Billy” Franklin, 65, previously of Red Bank, passed away peacefully on Saturday May 23, 2020. He was born in Red Bank to the late Elmer and Mary Katherine (Johnson) Franklin. Billy was a graduate of Red Bank High School in 1973. Billy was a member of the Red Bank Westside Hose Fire Department for 47 years serving as 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain and President of the Company. He considered all who served with him at Westside family. He truly loved every moment...

William J. Roberts, a lifelong resident of New Monmouth, passed away on May 21, 2020 at the age of 88. He was born on his family’s farm to the late Thomas S. and Helen (Conover) Roberts. Bill graduated from Leonardo High School in 1949 and earned his Bachelor and Masters of Science degrees in Agricultural Engineering at Rutgers University. Having completed ROTC, he served his country from September 1953 to July 1955 serving in the Far East Command in Japan as a First Lieutenant. He...

John “Jerry” McCarthy, 81, a beloved retired Lieutenant for the New York City Transit Police Department passed peacefully on May 21, 2020 at Riverview Hospital in Red Bank, NJ. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to Patrick and Margaret (McKenna) McCarthy. He was the loving brother of Patrick McCarthy and his late sister, Mary Olsen. Jerry served his country from 1955-1958 as a Non Commissioned Officer for the United States Navy. He later met and married Arleen (Rooney) McCarthy, they...

Veronica Mary Zolek (Ronnie), 85, of Glen Cove, New York, passed away in New Jersey on May 18, 2020. She was born in Astoria, Queens to the late Stephen Stolarik and Anna (Kubajak) Stolarik. Veronica was a kind and caring individual who was always full of life. She worked in the Bridal Department at Henri Bendel’s in Manhattan before starting her life as wife and mother. She truly cared for others and loved making good memories. Most of all, Veronica cherished the time she spent with...

Kennelty, Lucy, 86 of Lakewood, N.J. passed away peacefully on May 17, 2020. She was born to the late Michael and Rose DeLuca in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was married to her loving husband Richard for 50 years. They shared a wonderful life together until his death in 2009. Lucy was a bookkeeper with Loehmann’s in NY and retired after 25 years of dedicated service. She was an active parishioner of St. Mary by the Lake R.C. Church in Lakewood, N.J. In addition to her involvement with the church...

Joseph “Joe” Frank Caruso, 78, of Oakhurst, NJ passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on May 16, 2020. Joe was born in Manhattan, New York to the late Mario and Florence Caruso and grew up in Vail Homes in Shrewsbury, NJ. He met the love of his life Gail (Carlucci) in high school and they were married in 1963 and moved to Ocean Township. In 1969 they moved to their family home that Joe designed and built himself in Oakhurst, where he and Gail raised three boys, Joseph...