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In Memoriam: Rumsonite, First Aid Squad Member, RFH 2015 Grad, RJ Croce, 24

Rumsonite. First Aid Squad member and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate, Ronald “RJ” Anthony Croce passed away suddenly at home on March 14.  He was 24.

Born in Red Bank on Aug, 1, 1997.  RJ grew up in Union Beach and settled in Rumson in 2006. He graduated from RFH in the Class of 2015.

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In Memoriam: Longtime Little Silver Resident, Former Fire Company Chief, James Jiminaro ‘JJJ,’ 65

Area volunteer firefighters are in mourning. Longtime Little Silver resident and former fire company chief, engineer and mentor, James Joseph Jiminaro “JJJ”, passed away peacefully on March 7. He was 65.

James Jiminaro
Photo/family via John E. Day Funeral Home
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In Memoriam: Red Bank Native, Citarella’s Market Owner, Maria Citarella, 84

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: 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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