Mary Jane Sheehan Kroon passed away on Aug. 18, her late mother Mary Jane Sheehan’s birthday, “surrounded by family and overlooking the Navesink River she called home for more than two decades.” She was 78.
Longtime Fair Havenite, Alfred John Schiavetti Jr., “passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 28, overlooking the beloved Navesink River after a courageous battle with cancer.”
His memorial gathering has been slated for Sept. 9.
Lifetime Red Bank resident Louis Galassi passed away on Monday, Aug. 14. He was 93.
Born and raised in Red Bank, Louis graduated from the Red Bank school system. He joined the U.S. Army in 1951 and served during the Korean War, earning a Bronze Service Star.
Louis worked for the Borough of Red Bank for many years and was a 63-year member and volunteer with the Red Bank Fire Department Union Hose Co. Louis was also a long-time member of Tower Hill Presbyterian Church in Red Bank.
Louis was predeceased by: his infant son, William Galassi, in 1960; his parents, Pietro and Angelina Galassi; and his brothers, Sammy and Peter Galassi.
He is survived by: his wife, Catherine “Rena” (nee: Webb); his children, Lou-Ann Howell and husband David, and Rose-Ann D’Andrea and husband Paul; three grandchildren, Heather Obrochta and husband Joseph, Ryan Howell and Kimberly D’Andrea; his great-grandchildren, Sage, Brody and Owen Obrochta. Caring uncle of Debbie, Peter, Gina, Lynn and Bill and brother-in-law of Ginger Galassi and Mary Galassi. He also leaves behind his cherished grand-dogs, Zac and Gus.
Visiting hours were held on Thursday, Aug. 17, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. The funeral service will be held on Friday, Aug. 18, at 11 a.m. at Tower Hill Presbyterian Church, 255 Harding Road in Red Bank, followed by burial at Fair View Cemetery in Middletown.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Louis’ memory to the Red Bank Fire Department, PO Box 8622, Red Bank, NJ 07701.
— Edited obituary prepared by family via John E. Day Funeral Home
Lifetime Little Silver resident and former police chief, Thomas F. (“as in Frank”) Bruno, passed away suddenly on Aug. 3 with his loving wife Kris by his side. He was 82.
Longtime Fair Havenite, journalist, mom, Vatsala Muralidhara, passed away at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank on Thursday evening, Aug. 3. She was 86.
Longtime Fair Havenite and former Knollwood School teacher, Joan Marie Held Fitzgerald, passed away, surrounded by “her greatest treasure, her family,” on July 15. She was 81.
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