Red Bank native and Citarella’s Market owner Maria DiFiore Citarella passed away on Feb. 28 at her daughter’s home, surrounded by family, after an “extraordinary four-year battle with lung cancer.” She was 84.
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In Memoriam: Longtime Former Fair Havenite, U.S. Navy WW II Vet, Arthur J. Flanagan Sr., 95
Former longtime Fair Havenite, Arthur J. Flanagan, Sr., also of Middletown and Kearny, passed away peacefully on Feb. 26. He was 95.
Born on June 26,1926 in Lyndhurst and raised in Kearny, Arthur was a resident of Fair Haven for more than 50 years.
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In Memoriam: Forever Fair Haven Centenarian-plus, U.S. Navy World War II Vet, Henry Stevens, 102
Longtime Fair Havenite, U.S. Navy World War II veteran and centenarian-plus, Henry E. Stevens passed away peacefully on Feb. 3. He was 102.
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Up & Never Away: Celebrating Paul McGrade
“The party is this way.” Up, the twisty, hand-drawn arrow pointed.
In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Noted Attorney, George Aguilar, 91
“We can all be comforted knowing he not only lived the full life of his dreams, but became a pillar of the very community he admired so much. In fact, it is hard to even imagine Rumson without George, beloved by so many friends, serving as their own local North Star, gently guiding them to the right side of things.”
~ family of George Aguilar
On Feb. 6, 2022, after the first perfect round of golf ever recorded, longtime Rumsonite George Aguilar put away his clubs for the last time, kissed his beautiful wife Jutta, and left this world the best way he knew how, by making it a better place for all who came in contact with him. He was 91.
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In Memoriam: Red Bank-Raised Longtime Shrewsbury Resident Marie Tarricone, 85
It is with great sadness that the family of Marie Louise Soviero Tarricone announces her passing on February 4, 2022, at the age of 85.
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In Memoriam: Area Vet, Volunteer, Bill Komazec, VMD, 79
“The world has lost a bright light and soul. We love you so much, Bill/Dad.” ~ The Komazec family
Area veterinarian William “Bill” G. Komazec, V.M.D., of Tinton Falls, passed away on Feb. 3. He was 79.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Area Vet, Volunteer, Bill Komazec, VMD, 79In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised, RFH ’83 Grad, Teacher, Coach, Paul McGrade, 56
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
Confucius
“We will all meet again someday.
Paul McGrade
Now get out there and live!“
That’s what Rumson-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of 1983 graduate Paul McGrade did. Known for his zest for life, the popular RFH guy, husband, dad, soccer and lacrosse coach, called by those who knew and loved him “one of the greatest, yet humble men to ever walk the Earth” departed peacefully from this life on Feb. 1 at 56. He was “surrounded by his loving and wonderful family.”
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised, RFH ’83 Grad, Teacher, Coach, Paul McGrade, 56In Memoriam: Shrewsbury Resident & Area Doctor, Donald Noble Gill, 86
Longtime Shrewsbury Borough resident and area doctor, Donald Noble Gill, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family. He was 86.
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In Memoriam: Little Silver Resident, Thomas J. Canzoneri, 83
Little Silver resident, Thomas J. Canzoneri passed away peacefully on Jan. 27. He was 83.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Little Silver Resident, Thomas J. Canzoneri, 83In Memoriam: Rumson FD Ladies’ Auxiliary Member, Pamela Shay, 80
Middletown resident and former longtime Rumsonite and member of the Rumson Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary, Pamela Helen Shay, passed away on Jan, 22 at Riverview Medical Center. She was 80.
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Catching Fair Haven Rays: Remembering, Emulating Ray Taylor
Photo/Elaine Van Develde
“Cornerstone: A stone which lies at the corner of two walls and unites them” (often the starting point of a building), hence, figuratively, “that on which anything is founded.”
Fair Haven’s cornerstone has been yanked from it rightful place. Its walls full of solid hometown brick and mortar are now wobbly — crumbling with sorrow. One of the last of the borough’s icons has taken his final trek down Fair Haven’s River Road.
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