Obituaries

Larry W. Dorr, 80, of Manchester Twp. passed away Friday, November 22, 2024. Larry worked for the U.S. Post Office, East Brunswick for many years before retiring. Born in Milbridge, Maine, he resided in Trenton and Pelican Island before moving to Manchester Twp. 4 years ago. Larry proudly served in [...]

Kathleen Adina Payton, 83, of Whiting passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2024. Born in Jamaica, she came to the United States in 1981. She lived in Long Island, NY. While there Kathleen was a nursing aid at Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Center, New York where she served 18 years before [...]

Arthur J. Jankowski, 81, of Whiting passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at home. Born in Norfolk, VA, he resided in Detroit, MI and Butler, NJ before moving to Whiting in 1998. Art served in the United States Navy from 1961-1967. He proudly served his country and was on three [...]

Ethel M. Ernst (nee Wagner), age 97, of Toms River NJ, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2024, at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Ethel was born in Irvington, NJ and lived in Newark where she met her husband, Arthur. She worked for many years as a bookkeeper, while [...]

Steven J. Szucs, a beloved figure and a proud Marine, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at the age of 93. Born in Edgewater, New Jersey, Steven dedicated many years of his life to working as a driver for Teamsters Local 817 in Great Neck, NY. After a [...]

Cecelia Nastvogel, 70, of Toms River passed away Friday, November 1, 2024, at home. Cecelia was a toll collector for New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Woodbridge before retiring. Born and raised in Newark, she resided in Roselle Park and Lakewood before moving to Toms River thirty years ago. Cecelia was a [...]

Ann Schwarze, 83, of Whiting passed away Friday, November 1, 2024, at home. Ann was a professional secretary for various law firms throughout New Jersey before retiring. Born and raised in Queens, NY, she resided in Detroit, MI, and Bloomfield, NJ before moving to Whiting in 2003. Ann was a [...]

Carmen F. Matthias Age 78 | Manchester Township, NJ Carmen F. Matthias, 78, of Manchester Township, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 24, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Jersey City and raised in North Bergen, NJ, Carmen moved to the Jersey Shore at the age of 33 [...]

Carol L. Olson, 89, of Cedar Glen West, Manchester Twp. passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Carol worked at Olson’s Bar, Toms River for twenty-one years before retiring. Born in Chicago, IL, she grew up in Central City, PA and resided in Toms River before moving to Manchester Twp. in [...]

Walter John Pawelek Jr. (Wally), 79 of Manchester passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2024.  He was born in Passaic, raised in Wallington, and later resided in Elmwood Park, Nutley, Edgewater Florida, and Toms River before moving to Manchester. Wally was employed for 30 years by Roche in Nutley, initially [...]