Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Visitation Wednesday with funeral service Thursday morning
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Tuesday, March 13
Philip J. Gartner, Jr., 63, of Farmingdale died Sunday at Jersey University Medical Center, according to the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home in Freehold. Gartner was a retired member of the United Union of Roofers Local 4 in Parsippany and worked for the family-owned Gartner Bait & Tackle shop in Belmar. He loved fishing, hunting, playing bingo, going to the Freehold Raceway and celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Belmar. He is survived by three daughters, Melissa Rudow and her husband, Michael of Jackson; Phillie Ann Gartner of Wall and Jill Gartner of Wall; two granddaughters, Angela and Gianna Rudow of Jackson; and a brother, John Gartner of Farmingdale. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, …
Friday, October 7, 2011
Post-It were left on the store's wall the day after Apple founder's death
The Macintosh sign was left dark outside the Freehold Raceway Mall Apple Store Thursday. According to a Freehold Apple Store employee, locations across the country did not light their iconic signs in remembrance of Steve Jobs, the company’s co-founder who died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday. Post-It pads and pens were placed in front of the Freehold store to allow Apple employees and customers to write notes about Jobs. About 50 notes were tacked up to the glass door and an apple and a battery-lit candle were left outside the store. Several passers-by took photos of the display with iPhones, a device Jobs introduced to the world in 2007. One note read: “Steven, you changed my life and the lives of millions. Your foot print is on the …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Family, friends and service men and women from various departments attended Harvey's funeral mass and burial today
On a cloudless, warm June morning, nearly 200 people packed St. Catharine Church in Spring Lake to pay their respects to Army Sgt. James Harvey II, who was killed in action in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan on June 20. Harvey was a 2005 Arthur L. Johnson graduate and lived on Conger Way in Clark after moving from Union with his parents and three older sisters – Christine, 35, Robin, 29, and Tracey, 25. (The Harveys moved to Toms River in 2007.) He enlisted in the Army in January 2009 and was deployed to Afghanistan in January of this year. Harvey was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Knox, Kentucky. The roar of motorcycles signaled Harvey's approach, …
The Boss pays tribute to the Big Man
On June 21, Bruce Springsteen spoke at the funeral of his friend, confidant and E Street Band comrade Clarence Clemons in Palm Beach, Fla. Earlier today, Springsteen released the following on his website: This is a slightly revised version of the eulogy I delivered for Clarence at his memorial. I'd like to thank all our fans and friends who have comforted us over the past difficult weeks. FOR THE BIG MAN I've been sitting here listening to everyone talk about Clarence and staring at that photo of the two of us right there. It's a picture of Scooter and The Big Man, people who we were sometimes. As you can see in this particular photo, Clarence is admiring his muscles and I'm pretending to be nonchalant while leaning upon him. I leaned on …
Monday, June 27, 2011
The services will take place in Wall and Spring Lake on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The wake for Army Sgt. and Toms River residentJames W. Harvey II, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on June 20, will be held Tuesday, June 28, from 2 - 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m. at O'Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Route 35 in Wall. Harvey's funeral service will be held at St. Catherine's Church at 215 Essex Avenue in Spring Lake, following by internment at St. Anne's Cemetery at 1610 Allenwood Road in Wall. For more details visit Harvey's page on the O'Brien Funeral home website, here.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Long-time borough resident remembered for his spirit of volunteerism
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Mayor George Dempsey recalled fondly his late friend Thomas Carroll as he read aloud a mayoral proclamation declaring April 18 Thomas Carroll Remembrance Day in the borough of Manasquan. "He was a good friend and he did so much for Manasquan as a volunteer," a tearful Dempsey said during Monday's meeting of the Mayor and Council. Carroll died on March 24 at the age of 73 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. A native of North Jersey, Carrol resided in Fair Lawn during the year and spent summers in Manasquan until 1999, when his retirement after 25 years at Essex Management Corporation in Newark brought him to the Jersey Shore full-time. As a volunteer in Manasquan, Carroll served as both the president and vice-president of …
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Watson, 78, of Point Beach, who died Feb. 28, was the Point Boro Key Club advisor, and helped set up recycling in the area
Jack Watson never wanted anything to be merely ordinary - even if it was an ordinary old school club. When he took over the Key Club at Point Boro High School some 40 years ago, he wanted it to do more than hold cake sales or roll cotton candy at the Seafood Fest. Watson was known to be modest, so he would never put down anybody who did the car washes and the tricky-trays. It's just that, well, Jack, always wanted more. Watson, 78, who died Feb. 28 at his Point Beach home, helped turn the Point Boro Key Club - which was affiliated with the Kiwanis organization - into one of the most successful in the country. This Key Club did more than raise money - and it raised a lot. The Key Club helped set up one of the state's first regularly …
Fred Grygiel
7:11 am on Thursday, June 30, 2011
War is brutal and we must find a way to end the tragic loss of the young men and women who are sent to foreign lands. Work for peace in the world and prosperity at home. Bring home the troops. more ›