“To his friends and family, Roger was known for his quick wit and great jokes. You could tell one was coming when he would get a little twinkle in his eye and start elbowing the person next to him while winking. His ability to tell stories and jokes to the young and old of the family was a special talent. It often left you with his infectious laughter ringing in your ears and a new understanding of the phrase ‘when Irish eyes are smiling.'” ~ family of Roger Fitzsimmons
Longtime Little Silver resident Roger J. Fitzsimmons passed away peacefully at his home on April 7. He was 91.
Longtime Shrewsbury resident and Little Silver teacher, Susan Kolarsick Kelly, passed away in late March at the Shrewsbury home where she spent her childhood and in which she raised a loving family of her own. She was 72.
Former longtime Red Bank and Little Silver resident, Barbara Joanne Brooks Ruzicka, more recently of Middletown, passed away on March 21 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 85.
Longtime Little Silver resident and owner of the former Tiger Lily boutique, Ardis Varian Bogosian, died peacefully at home on Jan. 24. She was 91. Her funeral is set for Saturday, March 25.
Fifty-four-year Little Silver resident, former Fair Haven antique furniture shop owner and founding member of Monmouth Day Care Center, Bernadette Eulner, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 28. She was 84.
Red Bank native and longtime Little Silver resident, Anne Erma Bruno Marcelli, more recently of of West Long Branch, passed away peacefully on the morning of Feb. 16. She was 93.
“She was a beautiful woman both inside and out who was best known for her generous heart, sense of style, gift of gab, sense of humor, and volunteer spirit.” ~ Eleanor Dolan’s family
Former longtime Little Silver resident, Eleanor Reilly Dolan, of Red Bank, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 8. surrounded by her beloved daughters after a brief, aggressive battle with cancer. She was 81.
“Lizzie will be remembered for her ability to love without condition. She now gets to ask God all of the questions she always said she would. In the end, Lizzie was able to give the gift of sight to someone in need, who now gets to see the world through her eyes.” ~ Lizzie Mahar Gilmour’s family
Lifetime Little Silver resident, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Mahar Gilmour passed away on Feb. 6 after a brief illness.
Former longtime Little Silver resident, Nancy Ann Birkenmeier MacConnell, more recently of Middletown, passed away at home on Jan. 25. She was 92.
Nancy MacConnell Photo/family via Thompson Memorial Home
“Nancy was a 65-year member of the Tower Hill Presbyterian Church where she was a deacon from 2002 to 2004. She was a volunteer at Riverview Medical Center where she was president of the Ladies Auxiliary from 1950 to 1960. She was a member for 35 years of the Surfrider Beach Club and later at Sands Beach Club in Sea Bright.
She was a true nature lover feeding all of the deer and wildlife in her backyard but her favorite was her dog Heidi.”
Nancy was predeceased by: her parents, Robert and Elizabeth Birkenmeier; her sister, Betsy Mueller; brother R. Barrett Birkenmeier; her husband, Donald W. MacConnell, in 1996; and her son, Wylie, in 1960.
She is survived by: her children, Melissa and husband James Sullivan, Debbie and husband Tom Doremus, Peter and wife Cathy MacConnell, and Nancy and husband David Wikoff; her grandchildren, Sean, Shannon, Caitlin, T.D., Taylor, Kristyn, Blaire and Brian; and great-grandchildren, Cole, Teagan, Rhys, Camryn, Tessa, Ruby, Saylor and Brody.
All arrangements are private. Donations to the Monmouth County SPCA, 260 Wall Street, Eatontown, NJ 07724 would be appreciated.
— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home
Longtime Little Silver resident Virginia Catherine Harmon — Aunt Ginny to nieces and nephews and Virginia to friends — passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, on Sunday, Jan. 8, at her Prospect Avenue home. She was 88.
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