Obituaries

In Memoriam: Longtime Rumson Resident, Adele Meny, 89

Longtime Rumson resident Adele Meny passed away on June 15 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 89.

Adele moved to Rumson in 2004 and was a communicant at Holy Cross Church. “Her faith was strong and she devoted time to faith formation and the rosary group.” She was also a member of the Little Silver Woman’s club for several years.

“Adele was a devoted mother and Nana, she cherished her family above everything. She enjoyed travelling especially to Europe and Mexico. Shopping and a good Scotch old-fashioned were her only vices. Adele was a strong woman who never hesitated to give her candid opinion but always offered solid advice. She exhibited an excellent work ethic and encouraged her daughters to do the same. Adele was a sunworshipper, especially at Ship Ahoy Beach Club and loved living at the Jersey shore with her devoted family. Adele will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her, especially the Customer Service agents at QVC Shopping Network.”

Loved ones of Adele Meny in her obituary

Early in her career, she worked for Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, then part time in East Brunswick as a legal assistant. Throughout this time, she continued to pursue her education and at 46 years old she earned her bachelor of arts degree from Thomas A. Edison State College. She then began a long and successful career at AT&T in Piscataway as a technical editor and internet tech specialist until her retirement.  

Adele was predeceased by: her loving husband of 45 years, Eugene E. Meny, in 2011; and in 2018 by her son-in-law, Kenneth Decker.

She is survived by: her three daughters, Justyna Kilbourne and husband Brett, of Rumson, Pamela Germek and husband George, of Middletown, and Michele Meny Decker, of Fair Haven; her cherished grandchildren, Colin, Thomas, Julianna, Matthew, Emma and Madison, her sister, Doris Salamak and family of Manhasset, NY as well as many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to visit on Tuesday, June 18, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the John E. Day Funeral Home, 85 Riverside Avenue, Red Bank. A mass of christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 19, at 10 a.m., at Holy Cross RC Church in Rumson. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Middletown.