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Mary Marsango
Neptune resident Mary Marsango, formerly of Belmar, died Monday, July 19 in Neptune Rehabilitation and Care Center, Neptune.
She was 81 years old.
Born in Sidell, Ill., Mrs. Marsango lived in Belmar from 1945-1988, before moving to Brick Township, and then recently to Neptune.
She was employed as an assembly worker with EAI, West Long Branch, before retiring. Previously, she had been employed with Sonatronics, Wall Township, and Frequency Engineering, Farmingdale.
She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Belmar.
She was an auxiliary member of Union Fire Company, Belmar, and a member of the Belmar Elks and the American Legion.
She was predeceased in 1988 by her husband, Oliver Marsango.
Surviving are two sons and one daughter-in-law, Michael and Michele, Neptune City, and Rev. Dr. Merrit Marsango, Swedesboro; one daughter and son-in-law, Pastor Nancy Goss and William Goss, Belmar; six grandchildren, Randy Goss, Angela Galatioto, Holly Eckert, and Anthony, Matthew and Laura Marsango; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are from the Reilly Funeral Home, Belmar. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today in Calvary Baptist Church, Belmar.
Contributions in Mrs. Marsango’s memory may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 600 13th Ave., Belmar, 07719.
James M. Davis
Spring Lake Heights resident James M. Davis died Monday, July 19 in Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune.
He was 80 years old.
Born in Parkersburg, W. Va., Mr. Davis lived in Roselle Park and Westfield before moving to Spring Lake Heights 30 years ago.
He attended Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
He was employed for many years in the construction equipment business. He was a construction representative for 15 years with Earle Naval Weapons Station, Colts Neck, before retiring in 2003. Most recently, he was associated with Cathcon Construction Company, Wall Township.
He was a member of the Shore Oaks Country Club, Farmingdale, and the Manasquan Elks No. 2534.
He was a US Naval Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving from 1943 to 1945.
Surviving are his loving wife of 59 years, Elsie Schicho Davis, two daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela and Michael, Szesze, Derwood, Md., and Sherry Davis and Dr. Bruce Sarkin, Grass Valley, Calif.; one grandson, Colin Szesze, Flagstaff, Ariz., and one granddaughter, Bryn Szesze, Derwood, Md.
Private funeral arrangements are from the O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall.
Mary Ellen Raftery Jackson
Richmond Hill, Ga., resident Mary Ellen Raftery Jackson, formerly of Spring Lake, died Thursday, July 15 in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Savannah, Ga.
She was 95 years old.
Born in Gorthaganny, County Roscommon, Ireland, Mrs. Jackson lived in Richmond Hill for the past 10 years.
She was a member of St. Anne’s Church.
She was predeceased by her husband, John Jackson Sr., her daughter, Joan Jackson, and her grandson, Carl Trudeau.
Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, John and Colette Jackson, Richmond Hill; her grandson, John Jackson III and family, Brunswick; three granddaughters, Shari Jackson, Atlanta, Shannon Jackson, Chicago, and Sharon Allitt and family, Toms River; and other family members in the U.S. and Ireland.
Funeral arrangements were from Carter Funeral Home Bryan Chapel, Richmond Hill, with a graveside service at St. Catherine’s cemetery, Spring Lake.
Donations may be made to St. Anne’s Catholic Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 648, Richmond Hill, GA 31324.
Peggy K. Hillman Memorial Service
A memorial service will be held for Peggy K. Hillman at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 24 in St. Mary’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, 804 Bay Ave., Point Pleasant Beach.
Mrs. Hillman died June 15.
Jennifer Marie DeTalvo
Wall Township resident Jennifer Marie DeTalvo died Wednesday, Jan. 19 in her residence in the presence of her loving family.
She was 22 years old.
Born in Neptune, she was a lifelong resident of Wall. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth’s Church, Avon-by-the-Sea, and had attended the Monmouth Day Training, Tinton Falls, for 14 years until 2000.
Ms. DeTalvo is survived by her loving parents, Michael M. and Pamela R. Cruickshank DeTalvo with whom she lived; a brother, Christopher DeTalvo, Brick; a sister, Kimberly DeTalvo, at home in Wall, and many caring dedicated aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral arrangements were from the O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall Township.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the International Rhetts Syndrome Association, 9121 Piscataway Rd., Suite 2-B, Clinton, MD, 20735.
Arthur R. Rogers
Belmar resident Arthur R. Rogers died Friday, Jan. 14 in Laurelton Village, Brick Township.
He was 81 years old.
Born in Bradley Beach, Mr. Rogers was raised and educated in the shore area of Monmouth County. He has resided in Belmar since 1954.
Mr. Rogers was employed in the Quartermasters Offices at Fort Monmouth for 27 years, retiring in 1977.
Mr. Rogers served as a corporal in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was predeceased by his wife of 37 years, Rose Borelli Rogers, in 1988, and sisters, Julia Carrie, Dorothy Napolitan and Helen Bird.
He is survived by his sister, Mary Andrews, Brick.
Funeral arrangements were from the McDonough Funeral Home, Belmar.
Andrew F. Curtin III
Wall Township resident Andrew F. Curtin III died Wednesday, Jan. 19 in Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune with his wife and son at his side.
Born in Medford, Mass., Mr. Curtin lived in Manhattan, Shrewsbury and Neptune before moving to the Allenwood section of Wall in 1986.
Mr. Curtin was a loving father and husband. He loved to sing and perform in various theaters. He was a member of the Players Club and the Blue Hill Troop, both of New York. He was also a member of the Ridgewood Gilbert and Sullivan Group and was active in the Spring Lake Community Theatre. He worked his whole life to love and support his family.
He leaves behind his wife, Karen Curtin, and a son, Andrew F. Curtin, of New York City. He also leaves many relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements were from the O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the funeral home and the family will forward them to a charity of their choice.
Stella Marini
Howell Township resident Stella Marini, formerly of Brielle, died Monday, Jan. 17 in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township.
She was 95 years old.
Mrs. Marini lived in Brielle prior to moving to Freehold and then moved to Pine Woods Assisted Living in Howell.
Mrs. Marini is survived by a son, Richard Marini; a daughter, Loretta A. Kennedy; three grandsons, James, Richard and Robert Kennedy; two granddaughters, Danielle Schiano and her husband, Tony, and Lisa Dillman and her husband, Jim, and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial gathering will be held at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center St., Freehold on Friday, Feb. 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A memorial service will be held at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. following the gathering.
John D. Sherman
Wall Township resident John D. Sherman passed away Tuesday, Jan. 18 in the Masonic Home of New Jersey, Burlington.
He was 73 years old.
Mr. Sherman worked in the banking industry for over 41 years. He was assistant vice president of Belmar Savings and Loan, Belmar, also worked ar Sovereign Bank in West Long Branch, and Enterprise Car Rental, Neptune, for four years.
Mr. Sherman was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a graduate of Asbury Park High School and Springfield College, Massachusetts.
Mr. Sherman was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Belmar, where he held the treasurer’s position for many years as well as treasurer for the Monmouth Baptist Association. He was a member of the Belmar Kiwanis, a mason in Free and Accepted Masons Ocean Lodge No. 89; he was the Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star, Ocean Chapter 214 and Wall Chapter 143. He was a lifelong resident of the shore area.
Mr. Sherman is survived by his wife of 43 years, Janet Loper Sherman; two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Dawn Sherman, Brick Township, and Brian and Melissa Sherman, McHenry, Ill.; a daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Daryl Bauter, Wall, and two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Donald and Peg Sherman, State College, Pa., Richard and Mary Sherman, Wall, and Marie Sherman, Newton, Mass. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren Jessica, Zachary, Conor, Trevor, John, Gabby, Nora, Kyle, Kelsey, Ashley and Nicole.
Funeral arrangements were from the Orender Family Home for Funerals, Manasquan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Masonic Home of New Jersey, 902 Jacksonville Rd., Burlington, 08016 or Calvary Baptist Church, 13th Avenue and E Street Belmar, 07719.
Russell G. Fairbanks
Manasquan resident Russell G. Fairbanks died Sunday, Jan. 23 in Claremont Care Center, Point Pleasant.
He was 87 years old.
Born in Brielle, Mr. Fairbanks resided in Point Pleasant and Spring Lake Heights, before moving to Manasquan 33 years ago. He served in the military during World War II.
Mr. Fairbanks retired in 1970 as a customer service representative at New Jersey Natural Gas Company after 24 years of service.
He was a member of the Manasquan Elks Lodge 2534, Masonic Lodge and Shriners, Spring Lake, and the Old Guard of Point Pleasant.
Mr. Fairbanks is survived by his wife of 58 years, Dorothy M. Epple Fairbanks; daughter and son-in-law, Donna M. and Robert Palmer, Manasquan; brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and Joanne Fairbanks, Tennessee; brother, George Fairbanks, California, and grandsons, Robert “Rusty” R. Palmer and his fiance, Kate Langton, Brielle, and Joseph R. Palmer, Manasquan.
Funeral arrangements were from the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Manasquan Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 or Manasquan P.B.A. Contribution envelopes are available at the funeral home.
Rev. Harold Ridley, S.J.
Baltimore, Md. resident the Reverend Harold Ridley, S.J., whose mother lives in Manasquan, died suddenly of natural causes Tuesday, Jan. 18 in his home.
He was 65 years old.
As president of Loyola College in Maryland for the past decade, Fr. Riley led the Baltimore Jesuit university through a period of unprecedented growth and achievement.
Fr. Ridley—who went by his boyhood nickname “Hap”—began his tenure as Loyola’s 23rd president on July 1, 1994, and resolutely guided the college toward his goal of establishing Loyola as a Jesuit Catholic university of national standing. He accomplished this through careful strategic planning and dramatic gains in virtually every area of the university’s operations.
Born June 20, 1939, in Jersey City, Fr. Ridley was educated at Fordham University, Woodstock College and the Union Theological Seminary. He earned his Ph.D. in English literature from New York University. For more than 20 years, Fr. Ridley taught English at Le Moyne College, a Jesuit institution in Syracuse, NY, where he also chaired the English Department and served as the college’s Chief Academic Officer.
He entered the Society of Jesus in 1956 and was ordained to the Roman Catholic Priesthood in 1969. His early assignments included teaching Latin and English at Regis High School in New York, NY, from 1963-66 and serving as an adjunct instructor of humanities at the Maryland Institute College of Art from 1967-68.
At the time of his death, Fr. Ridley served on the Boards of the College of the Holy Cross, Crown Central Petroleum and The Institute for Christian & Jewish Studies. In 2003, he was appointed to the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s Blue-ribbon Planning Committee by Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich. Since 1997, he was co-chair of the Greater Baltimore Committee Public Outreach Committee on Regionalism.
He had also served as a trustee of Fordham University, St. Peter’s College, The University of Scranton and Loyola Blakefield and on the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education [1998], and the NCAA President’s Commission [1996-97].
Loyola’s growth was fueled by his passion for strategic planning, which since 1994 included the successful implementation of Magis from 1995-2000. More recently, he guided Loyola’s new, historic $80 million capital campaign past the $56 million mark, and was overseeing the implementation of the college’s new strategic plan “Great Resolves, Great Desires” which seeks to secure Loyola’s place among the top Catholic universities in the United States.
A familiar and popular figure among Loyola’s students, Fr. Ridley was an avid sports fan and a fixture at lacrosse and basketball games on campus. He also was active in his priestly ministry, serving as a regular presider and homilist at Masses in the Loyola Alumni Memorial Chapel, at Stella Maris and at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Mount Washington.
He was predeceased by his father, Harold E. Ridley.
Fr. Ridley is survived by his mother, Doris [nee Corcoran] Ridley, Manasquan; his sister, Sister Judith Ridley, S.S.J., Philadelphia; his brother and sister-in-law, John and Althea Ridley, Bernardsville; close friend of the family, Sister Margaret Fleming, S.S.J., and nieces and nephews, Elizabeth, Jennifer, John J., David, William and Christopher.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Fr. Ridley’s memory to Loyola College of Maryland, 4501 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD, 21210.
