Ocean County , NJ History

 Asbury Park Press 6 Dec 1985

from the Asbury Park Press 8 Nov 1985 Charles Michael Moore, 68, of Howell Township, died Wednesday at Saddlebrook Hospital. Mr. Moore was born in Paterson and lived in West Paterson before moving to Howell 28 years ago. He was a chauffeur for Bencix Corp., Teterboro, for more than 40 years, retiring three years ago. Mr. Moore was a Navy veteran of World War II and was president of the Howell Youth Organization and president o fthe West Paterson Boys Club. Surviving are his wife, Sophie; three sons, Charles Lawrence, Metuchen, Michael John, Berkshire, NY, and Stephen Paul, Lakewood; and two daughters, Kathleen Ronan, Lakewood and Colleen Slattery, Sayreville. Hennessey-Powell Funeral Home, Hasbrouck Heights, is in charge of arrangements.

KITZMAN, ANTOINETTE from the Asbury Park Press, 8 Nov 1985 Antoinette Kitzman, 73, of Long Branch, died Wednesday at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was a lifelong resident of Long Branch. Mrs. Kitzman was a registered nurse and worked for Dr. Alfred Shapiro in Long Branch for 15 years, retiring 10 years ago. She was a communicant of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Long Branch, and was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America, Council No. 52, Long Branch. Surviving are her husband , Emil; a son, Frank Cook, Ocean Township; two sisters, Rose Morawski, Melbourne, Fla., and Mary Mazza, Long Branch; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Damiano Funeral Home, Long Branch, is in charge of arrangements.

from the Asbury Park Press 8 Nov 1985 Frank Smith, Sr., 68, of Hightstown, died Tuseday at home. Born in Townsend, VA, he lived in Cranbury Township before moving to Hightstown nine years ago. He was a truck driver for Wright's Roses, Cranbury for 23 years. Mr. Smith was a member of the St. Jane A.M.E. Church, Hightstown. His wife, Ethel, died in 1981. Surviving are two sons, Frank, Jr., West Peterborough, NH, and Gerry, Hightstown; a daughter, Eunice Laidler, Bristol, PA; a brother, Cecil Smith, Cranbury; three sisters, Mae Nina May and Leona Wright, both Townsend, VA; and Quientelia Smaw, Norfolk, VA; 14 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Nathaniel Small Funeral Service, Irvington, is in charge of arrangements.

from the Asbury Park Press 8 Nov 1985 Martin M. Sinteff, 75, of Berkeley Township, died yesterday at Community Memorial Hospital, Toms River. He was born in Jersey City and lived in Plainfield for 27 years before moving here nine years ago. Surviving are his wife, the former Marie Hirsch, two sons, Martin Jr, of Charleston, SC and William, East Windsor Township; five daughters, Ann Bishop, Piscataway Township, Mimi Yantz, Toms River, Renee Cowles, Boston, Marion Carlino, Somers Point, and Beth Sinteff, Pittsburgh; 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, Toms River, is in charge of arrangements.

from the Asbury Park Press 8 Nov 1985 Lena Schurgin, 92, of Lakewood, died yesterday at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She was born in Cincinatti and lived in Freehold before moving to Lakewood 30 years ago. Mrs. Schurgin was a member of the Pioneer Women of Lakewood; and the Deborah of Lakewood; the Golden Ring Club, Lakewood; and the Farmingdale Jewish Community Center. Her husband, Isaac, died in 1970. Surviving are a son, Jerome, Lakewood; a daughter, Frances Sradnick, Lakewood; two sisters, Gertrude Shapiro and Ann Rosensweet, both Detroit; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Belkoff Jewish Memorial Chapel, Lakewood, is in charge of arrangements.

from the Asbury Park Press, 8 Nov 1985 Della Perry, 75, of 258 Mechanic St., Red Bank, died Wednesday at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Mrs. Perry was born in Craven County, N.C., and lived in Red Bank for 30 years. She was a member of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Neptune, and the Red Bank Senior Citizens. Surviving are a son, Ernest, Jr., Tinton Falls; four daughters, Hilda Goode, Tinton Falls, and Alyce Greene, Louetta Hendrex, and Darnell Lane, all Red Bank; a brother, Clayton Dixon, Toledo, Ohio; a sister, Ethel Edwards, New Bern, N.C.; 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Childs Funeral Home, Red Bank, is in charge of arrangements.

rom the Record 10 Mar 1985 FLORENCE KIRK GOULD, 71, of Wanaque, formerly of Whiting, died Friday. Surviving are her husband, Harold; a son, Harold Jr. of Wanaque; a brother, Louis Kirk of Haverstraw, N.Y.; a sister, Ethel Kurtz of Guttenberg, and one grandchild. Services will be tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Richards Funeral Home of Riverdale, with burial in Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa. Friends may visit today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Philadelphia Inquirer 13 Feb 1985 A 46-year-old Tuckerton man was undergoing surgery last night for injuries suffered in a gunfight with two police officers, who shot the man after he opened fire on them, authorities said. Police said the man had said he was going to kill the officers. Leslie D. Conover, of the Bayview Trailer Park, was hospitalized at the Burlington County Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly for gunshot wounds of the right arm, left arm and chest, said Trooper Thomas Braddock of the state police barracks in Tuckerton , Ocean County. Braddock said the borough police department received a call about 3 p.m. yesterday, reporting that Conover was "tearing up" his house trailer. Officer Jim Crowell and state police Trooper D. Furlong approached Conover's trailer, and Conover yelled that he was going to shoot the officers, said Braddock. "He stated that he was going to kill both officers," Braddock said. Conover began firing his rifle at the two, who re

from the Record 6 Jan 1985: Arthur A. Erickson, Sr. 68, of Whiting died Tuesday. Before retiring, he was a consultant with the Maxon Group Health Insurance Company of Rye, N.Y. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He also was charter president of the New York Health Insurance Association and a member of the National Council of Senior Citizens and the American Association of Retired Persons. Surviving are two sons, Arthur Jr. of Wayne and Larry of Long Branch; a sister, Edythe Johnson of Whiting. His wife, Madeline Monahan Erickson, died in 1979. A memorial mass will be tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the Star of the Sea Chapel of Long Branch.

from the Asbury Park Press 8 Nov 1985 Irving Goldstein, 74, of Amberly Drive, Manalapan Township, died Wednesday at Freehold Area Hospital, Freehold Township. Mr. Goldstein was born in New York and lived there before moving to Manalapan more than nine years ago. His wife, the former Gertrude Abrams, died in 1983. Surviving are two daughters, Janet Halpern, East Brunswick Township, and Sheila Jacobs, Valley Streams, NY; a brother, Sam, and sister, Doris Pinsky, both Brooklyn; and five grandchildren. Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick, is in charge of arrangements.

from the Asbury Park Press, 8 Nov 1985 Rose A. Coughlin, 73, of Hightstown, died yesterday at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Mrs. Coughlin was born in Brooklyn and lived in Malone, NY, before moving to Highlands 30 years ago. She was a secretary and treasurer for W.C. Galligan Sugarwares, New York, retiring 11 years ago. Mrs. Coughlin was a communicant of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church, Highlands,and a member of it's Rosary Altar Society. Her husband, Charles, died in January. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. John P. Condon Funeral Home, Leonardo, Middletown Township, is in charge of arrangements.

from the Asbury Park Press 8 Nov 1985 Charles Galante, 72, of Toms River, died yesterday at Community Memorial Hospital, Toms River. He was born in Jersey City and lived in Passaic and Howell Township before moving to Toms River in 1973. He was a butcher for the Allen Packing Co., Elizabeth, for 30 years, retiring in 1974. Surviving are his wife, the former Josephine Scalice; three daughters, Beatrice Schaadt, Marie Artese, and Alice Murtagh, and eight grandchildren. C.H.T. Clayton and Son Funeral Home, Adelphia section of Howell, is in charge of arrangements.