Category Archives: Obituaries

In Memoriam: Teacher, Highlands Resident, Little Silver-Raised RBR Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, Rachael Twigg, 42

Little Silver-raised Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) basketball Hall of Fame inductee, area summer bartender and Highlands resident, Rachael Twigg, passed away on Thursday July 28, after a battle with breast cancer. She was 42.

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In Memoriam: Former Little Silver Mayor, Life Fireman, Area Attorney, Anthony Bruno, 85

Former near-lifetime Little Silver resident, mayor, councilman, fireman and area attorney, Anthony Thomas Bruno, died peacefully on Friday, July 22, at Opis Bridgeview Center in Ormond Beach, FL. He was 85.

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In Memoriam: Former Area Police Officer, Fireman, Antique Car Enthusiast, Kevin Arban, 68

Former area police officer, fireman, antique car enthusiast and Holy Cross and Christian Brothers Academy grad, Kevin Anthony Arban, of Oceanport, passed away on Thursday, July 7, his family by his side. He was 68.

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In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Former Deane Porter School Lunch Aide, Ellen Stirnweiss Pittman, 65

Longtime Rumsonite and former Deane-Porter School lunch aide, Ellen Mary Stirnweiss Pittman passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on July 19. She was 65.

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In Memoriam: Former Red Bank Mayor, Assistant County Prosecutor, NJ State Superior Court Judge, the Hon. Benedict Nicosia, 101

Longtime Red Bank resident, former mayor, municipal attorney, assistant county prosecutor and NJ State Superior Court judge, the Hon. Benedict Robert Nicosia, passed away peacefully at home on July 9. He was 101. 

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Remembering Fair Haven’s Jim Butler: The Light Weight in Community Family Matters

Call it luck for some that the smallest of moments carry a ton of weight that embodies a world of light — community light.

Let me tell you about it, with a light heart full of gratitude … The last time I saw forever Fair Havenite and fireman Jim Butler was at his near lifelong friend’s funeral. That was last May.

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