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Carmela [Adinolfi] Ferrari
Toms River resident Carmela [Adinolfi] Ferrari, formerly of Bradley Beach, died Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the St. Barnabas Hospice, located at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch.
She was 72 years old.
Born in Newark, Mrs. Ferrari lived in Kearny before moving to the Bradley Beach area. She was employed as a Home Health Aid for 15 years with the Ocean Family and Child Services Unit.
Mrs. Ferrari was predeceased by her husband, James M., in 2005.
She is survived by her two sons, James, and his wife, Kelly, Wall Township, and Michael, Brick Township; her five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The Johnson-McGinley Funeral Home, Wall Township, was in charge of arrangements.
If so desired, contributions can be made to the family in memory of Carmela.
Martin C. Nielson
Brielle resident Martin C. Nielson died Sunday, Feb. 19 at Care One, Wall Township.
He was 83 years old.
Born in Bayonne, Mr. Nielson had lived in North Plainfeild before moving to Brielle 43 years ago. He had been employed for 43 years at Bell Labs, Holmdel, retiring in 1983. While at Bell Labs, Mr. Nielson worked on the design for the original Princess phone, the 911 Emergency System and phones for use on the high speed rail system between New York and Washington D.C. He was a third generation member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and was also a founding member of the Manasquan Inlet “Over the Rail Gang.” Mr. Nielson was a life member of the Point Pleasant Elks Lodge. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving as Master Sergeant for the 805th Signal Corps based in Guam. This unit developed project “SIGSALY” of the “X” system which was on of the two secret communication codes that were unbroken. This system was used by Churchill and Roosevelt for communications during World War II. The project was declassified in 1989 and from it there were 30 patents developed.
Mr. Nielson was predeceased by his sister, Lucille MacPherson.
He is survived by his sons, Bill Nielson, Burlington, Ky., and Richard Nielson, Cold Springs, Ky.; his daughters, Wendy Goodwin, Middlebury, Vt., and Karen Jansen, Manasquan; his sister, Mildren Roth, Bayonne; his eight grandchildren, Brian Lovas, Christin, Lauren and Stephen Nielson, Erika Jansen, Jay, Cecilia and Eric Nielson.
The O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall Township, was in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Wildlife Foundation, 11100 Wildlife Ctr. Dr., Reston, Va., 20190-5362; or the NJ APDA Chapter, P.O. Box 214, Elizabeth, 07207 for Parkinson’s Research.
Grace B. Taylor
Sea Girt resident Grace B. Taylor, most recently of Waterford Glen, Wall Township, died Sunday, Feb. 19 at Waterford Glen.
She was 95 years old.
Born in Newark, Mrs. Taylor was a life-long resident of the shore. She graduated from Asbury Park High School and held degrees from Montclair College and Rutgers University. A life-long teacher, her classroom instruction began in the Manasquan school system, where she taught on the high school level. Over the life of her educational career, Mrs. Taylor saw her first students, their children and even eventually their grandchildren of some of her students. Although Grace had no children of her own, she helped raise and influence three generations through education and by example. Eager to serve her country following the attack on Pearl Harbor, she began a 14-year Navy career in 1942, when she was commissioned an Ensign in the WAVES. Mrs. Taylor served as administrative officer in charge of the WAVES detachment and Aide to the Base Commander at various Naval Air Stations, including Daytona and Miami, Fla., and Lakehurst. Her last posting was at NAS Lakehurst. Mrs. Taylor was also one of only 288 women in the country to comprise the first group of women to receive commissions in the regular Navy and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander before retiring in 1949. Until her illness in late 2004, she remained in contact with many former Navy personnel. Mrs. Taylor served in the Naval Reserve for an additional six years while resuming her teaching career as Principle of Hurley School and later the Central School, Wall Township. Grace and her late husband, Harry, traveled extensively throughout Europe, Mexico, Canada and the United States. In 2002, she recounted her World War II military experiences in a recorded interview with the National Guard Museum of New Jersey, located in Sea Girt. She was a member of the Sea Girt Fire Auxiliary, the Women’s Club of Sea Girt, the Sea Girt Beautification Committee and professionally, Delta Kappa Gamma.
“Aunt Grace,” as she was affectionately known to most, always had a smile for those she met and was a lady, never speaking ill of anyone, a rare trait in today’s world. She will be greatly missed, for she was a truly unique individual, greatly loved and respected.
Grace was predeceased by her husband, Harry, in 1982, and her brother, William, in 1975.
She is survived by her sister-in-law, Dorothy Brown, West Belmar; her nieces, Susan Lee, Neptune City, and Donna, and her husband, George Tempel, Shark River Hills; four grand-nieces and nephews, and six great-grandnieces and nephews.
The Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan, was in charge of arrangements.
Gary Walter Anastasia
Cranbury resident Gary Walter Anastasia, formerly of Spring Lake, died Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.
He was 64 years old.
Born in Newark, Mr. Anastasia grew up in West Orange and later lived in Spring Lake. He was a graduate of Seton Hall University, class of 1964. Mr. Anastasia worked for the Library of Congress and retired as an executive with the New Jersey House Finance and Mortgage Agency, Trenton. Gary will remain in the hearts of his family and friends, especially his life partner, Kathleen Okenica. He had a life long love of history and the outdoors and will be remembered for, among other things, establishing family camping trips on the Delaware River.
Mr. Anastasia is survived by his partner, Kathleen Okenica; his sibling, Louis and Diane Anastasia, Joyce and Frank Urbanski, Wayne and Susanna Anastasia, Judith Anastasia and David Freeman, June and Carl Gentilcore; his nieces and nephews, Matthew, Adrienne and Elizabeth Urbanski, Jennika and Daniel Ingram, Matthew, Anastasia and Luke Gentilcore, Wayne, Marc and Laura Anastasia and Michael Anastasia.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Catherine Catholic Church, Spring Lake. Visiting will be Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, 39 South St., Manasquan. A memorial service will be held in late spring for those unable to attend at this time. For directions and information please contact the funeral home.
Thomas Joseph Long
Sea Girt resident Thomas Joseph Long died Wednesday, March 15 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune.
He was 69 years old.
Born in Manhattan, N.Y., Mr. Long lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Staten Island, N.Y., before moving to Sea Girt in 1985. He was a firefighter with Ladder 162 in New York City. He retired in 1985 after 23 years of service. Mr. Long attended Staten Island Community College under the GI Bill and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1958 to 1969. He was a member of the New York City Emerald Society and the Manasquan Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks #2534.
He is predeceased by his loving wife, Janet Snitko Long, in 2000; and his brother, James Long.
Mr. Long is survived by his two sons, Christopher Long, Philadelphia, and Thomas Long, and his wife, Chi Giang, Bloomington, Ind.; and his sister, Joan Pirichi, Point Pleasant.
The O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall Township, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial donations may be made in his name to a charity of choice.
Anna M. McFate Beaton
Bay Head resident Anna M. McFate Beaton, formerly of Brielle, died peacefully Wednesday, March 15, at her home, surrounded by her family.
She was 87 years old.
Mrs. Beaton was born in Philadelphia and lived in Brielle and Point Pleasant before moving to Bay Head in 1942. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Beaton was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Bay Head, where she was a member of the Rosary Altar Society. She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed reading.
She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Lachlan Beaton, in 1997.
Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-laws, David S. and Patricia of Hillsborough, Robert L. and Cookie of Toms River, and Thomas R. and Suzanne of Brielle; three daughters and sons-in-laws, AnneMarie and David Menotti of Potomac, Md., MaryEllen Beaton of Brick, and Christina T. and Gary Marquis of Guilford, Conn.; a brother, Joseph McFate of Upland, Calif.; a sister, Mary Applegate of Jackson; 15 grandchildren, David Beaton, Michael Beaton, Andrea Menotti, Elaine Menotti, Alex Menotti, Robert Beaton, Hilary Kenny, Meaghan Beaton, Erin Beaton, Thomas Beaton, John Pearson III, Caitlin Marquis, Christopher Marquis, Brian Marquis and Kevin Marquis; two great-grandchildren; Leah and Lauren Kenny and several nieces and nephews.
The O'Brien Funeral Home, Brick, was in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to The Bay Head Fire Company.
Anna Goss
Wall Township resident Anna [nee Lombardo] Goss died Saturday, March 18 at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune.
She was 74 years old.
Mrs. Goss was born and raised in Elizabeth in 1931 to Joseph and Antoinette [Martinangelo] Lombardo. After her marriage in 1952 she resided in Spring Lake until moving to Wall Township in 1998. Mrs. Goss owned and operated a successful bed and breakfast, The Moulton House, Spring Lake, for 32 years before retiring in 1998. Along with her former husband Norman, she operated their business Spring Lake News for more than 30 years. Mrs. Goss was a loving mother, devoted grandmother, great grandmother and trusted friend who will be missed by all who she touched during her life. She was a 1949 graduate of Battin High School, Elizabeth, and was also a communicant of St. Catherine’s and St. Margaret’s Parish, Spring Lake.
Mrs. Goss was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Antoinette [Martinangelo] Lombardo; and her brother, Rosario Lombardo.
She is survived by her sister, Marie Cavill, Potomac, Md.; her three sons, Jeffrey J., Norman R. Jr., and Kevin J. Goss, all of Wall; her two daughters, Debroah Harris, Lakewood, and Cindy Burton, Wall; her former husband, Norman R. Sr., Lakewood and Florida; her nine grandchildren, Nichole, Bradley, Amanda, Jason, Kevin, Brandon, Dylan, Elizabeth and Gavin; her great-grandson, Nickolas; and her four “best” friends, Val, Audrey, Mary and Barbara.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday at 10:15 a.m. at the O’Brien Funeral Home, Route 35 and New Bedford Road, Wall, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Roman Catholic Church, Spring Lake.
George ‘Jay’ Olmstead
Sea Girt resident George “Jay” Olmstead died on Sunday, March 19 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune.
He was 68 years old.
Born in Jersey City, he had lived in Palisades Park and then Ridgefield for 32 years before moving to Sea Girt 12 years ago. Mr. Olmstead had been employed as the vice president of finance at Colgate, New York City, from 1958 until retiring in February, 1994. He was a graduate of Snyder High School and St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, and received his masters from New York University, Manhattan. Mr. Olmstead was also a Second Lieutenant in the Army prior to the Vietnam War.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Margaret “Peg” Kielty; his two sons, John Jay Olmstead, North Brunswick, and William T. Olmstead, Ellicott City, Md.; and his eight grandchildren, Catherine N., Amanda R., Meghan L., Alyson N., Lauren J., Zachary T., Kristen E., and John P. Olmstead.
The O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall, was in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 2550 U.S. Highway 1, North Brunswick, 08920.
Dale Wooley
Sea Girt resident Dale Wooley died Sunday, March 19 at Waterford Glen Health Care, Wall Township.
She was 87 years old.
Born in Moulton, Iowa, Mrs. Wooley moved to Manasquan in 1950 and then to Sea Girt 10 years ago. She graduated with a degree in business from Cottey College, Iowa. Mrs. Wooley was a 60 year member of the P.E.O., a philanthropic education organization. She served as a private secretary to David and Peggy Rockefeller in New York. When she moved to Manasquan, Mrs. Wooley was a private secretary at her husband’s Manasquan law firm. An avid artist, she was a member of the Manasquan River Group of Artists.
Mrs. Wooley is survived by her husband of 56 years, John D. Wooley; her sons and daughters-in-law, David Wooley and Kari Smith, Berkeley, Calf., Dan and Robin Wooley, Carrollton, Va., Charlie and Ursula Wooley, Wall Township; her daughter and her companion, Jane Wooley and John Maziekien, Sea Girt; her brother and sister-in-law, John Cole and Phylis Russell, Arizona; her sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Dick Verdow, Vienna, Va.; her grandchildren, Jason, and his friend Nicole, Kate and her friend Derek, Emily, Sean, Adam, Sonja and Charley; her niece and her spouse, Mary and John Loetscher, Lawrenceville; and many beloved nieces, nephews and friends.
The Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan, was in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Manasquan Library, 55 Broad St., Manasquan, 08736, where a commissioned work by Mrs. Wooley still hangs.
Dennis R. Donahue
Brielle resident Dennis R. Donahue died Sunday, March 19 at the home of his brother Ron in Wall Township.
He was 67 years old.
Born and raised in Harrison, Mr. Donahue lived in Brick Township for many years before moving to Brielle two years ago. He had been employed by Frequency Engineering, Farmingdale, for 15 years as a truck driver. Mr. Donahue was a member of the Brick Elks Lodge #2151, the Point Pleasant Moose Lodge, and was a social member of the American Legion Post #348, Brick. His life long passion of boating was well documented by his many escapades taken up and down the eastern sea board. Mr. Donahue will be greatly missed by his family and many friends for his love and spirit of life.
He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Anna [nee Mooney] Donahue; his brother, Joseph Donahue; and his close friend Doris Coyle Moore.
Mr. Donahue is survived by his brothers and their wives, Ronald and Vilette, Wall Township, Richard and Lisa, Barnegat, and Gregory and Nancy, Brielle, with whom he lived; his nieces and nephews, Tracy, Tara, Laura, Colleen, Courtney, Heather, Kaitlyn, Sean, Colin, Brendan, Gregory and Joseph.
The O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall, was in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, 95 Old Short Hills Rd., First Floor, West Orange, 07052.
Christina Forsberg Amelchenko
Point Pleasant resident Christina Forsberg Amelchenko, whose daughter lives in Spring Lake Heights, died Sunday, March 19 in Ocean Medical Center, Brick Township.
She was 90 years old.
Born in Brooklyn on Christmas Day, 1915, to Elin and Reinhold Forsberg, Christina moved to the Jersey Shore where she attended Allenwood Elementary and Manasquan High School, with her two sisters and brother.
She was employed as a waitress with the Old Mill Inn for 30 years where she enjoyed many friendships with employees and patrons alike, before retiring.
Christina was a devoted wife and a loving mother of four, who taught her children faith, laughter and sharing with others in need. She was a constant inspiration to her children and family, where a warm and encouraging voice always provided the answer for life’s challenges. Upon retirement, she read two books a week, and completed the daily crossword from start to finish. She kept the family date book of trips and birthdays, making sure they were always remembered — by everyone. She never missed a grandchild’s graduation or school play and every T-ball, Little League or high school baseball or basketball game would find “Gram” cheering from the bleachers.
She was predeceased in 1999 by her husband of 60 years, John.
Surviving are two daughters and one son-in-law, Tanya Amelchenko, Spring Lake Heights, and Tamara and Robert Mounts, Hartly, Del.; two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Rae Amelchenko, Point Pleasant Beach, and Paul Amelchenko and Bonnie Scala, Brick Township; her daughter-in-law, Alison Amelchenko, Bay Head; nine grandchildren, Karl Amelchenko, Tara Amelchenko, Paul Amelchenko and his wife Stacy, John Amelchenko, Adam Amelchenko, Tina Amelchenko, Robert and Tammy Mounts, Harrington, Del., Joseph and Heather Mounts, Felton, Del., and Thomas and Kelly Wutka, Dover, Del.; five great-grandchildren, Kyle and Justin Wutka, and Dustin, Travis and Makenna Mounts; her sister, Regina Thiebault, Vallejo, Calif; and her stepdaughter, and her husband, Barbara and CJ Stratton, Eatontown.
Funeral arrangements are from the Pable-Evertz Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. A memorial service to commemorate Christina’s life will be held at 11 a.m. today in Harvey Memorial United Methodist Church, Point Pleasant. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Christina’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Shirley Bushey
Sea Girt resident Shirley Bushey died peacefully at home on March 18 surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was 82 years old.
Born in 1924, Mrs. Bushey resided in Sea Girt for the past 32 years. She was a member of the Sea Girt Holly Club, Sea Girt Women’s Club and the Sea Girt Fire Company Auxiliary. She enjoyed spending time at the beach with her family and friends, as well as tending to her flowers. Mrs. Bushey was well known on the tennis courts in Sea Girt and the surrounding area where she played for over 30 years. A loving and devoted wife, caring and generous mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she was totally dedicated to her family and friends. Mrs. Bushey found courage to face every day with a smile for those around her during her battle. The elegance of her strength, her generous heart and gentle spirit will be missed by all that knew her. Her family and friends will feel the loss of her love, wisdom and sense of family that leaves a huge void in their hearts. Her spirit will continue to hold them together.
Mrs. Bushey was predeceased by her daughter, Linda Shanks, in 1987.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Thomas L. Bushey; her two daughters, Deborah Lake, and her husband, William, Pennington, and Barbara Armstrong, and her husband, David, Manasquan; her two sisters, Marjorie Shaner, Easton, Pa., and Delores Kleiner, Warminster, Pa.; her three nephews, David Kleiner, and Adam and Jeffery Shaner; her six grandchildren, Lisa Lake, and her fiance, David Dioli, San Mateo, Calf., Lori Height, and her husband, Cliff, Sea Girt, Kimberley Franklin, and her husband, Jody, Manasquan, Christopher Lake, and his wife, Janine, San Diego, Calf., David and Reid Armstrong, Manasquan; her five great-grandchildren, Charlie and Caroline Height, Joey and Faith Franklin, and Madeline Lake; and many near and dear friends.
The Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, Manaquan, was in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Sea Girt Fire House, P.O. Box 402 or the Sea Girt Lighthouse, P.O. Box 83, Sea Girt, 08750
