Former Rumson Country Day School and Rumson Country Club president, Dan Finley Jr., died quietly on June 16. He was 83.
In Memoriam: Former Rumson Country Day School and Rumson Country Club President, Dan Finley Jr., 83
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Getting the Clear Retro RFH Graduation Picture
Sometimes those ’70s RFH graduation memories are not all a blur. They’re crystal clear. In focus. Like this Pomp and Circumstance walk snapshot back in time. It’s been almost a week since the RFH Class of 2026 did their graduation walk. So, we’re taking you back to a walk of the dinosaur kind — that of the RFH Class of ’78.
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Scene Around: RFHers Reuniting After 45 Years
Reunited and it feels so good. Sure does.
In Memoriam: Rumsonite Rob Graffeo, 61
Rumsonite Rob Graffeo passed away on June 19, surrounded by the love of his family. He was 61.
In Memoriam: Fair Haven- and Rumson-Raised RFH ’78 Grad, Pattie Leutz Lyons, 66
Fair Haven and Rumson-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of 1978 graduate, avid volunteer, rugby enthusiast, wife, mom and “friend to all,” Pattie Leutz Lyons, “passed from this life peacefully on June 14 at home and surrounded by the family she loved with all her being.” She was 66.
Rumson Police Report: DWIs
The following May arrests were reported by Rumson police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.
In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite, Barbara Gabriel, of Monmouth Beach, 92
Former longtime Rumsonite, Barbara A. Gabriel, more recently of Monmouth Beach, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, at Complete Care in Shrewsbury. She was 92.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite, Barbara Gabriel, of Monmouth Beach, 92In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Bunny Resley Harrison, 78
Longtime Rumsonite, Bonita “Bunny” Kay Resley Harrison, passed peacefully from glioblastoma, surrounded by family and friends, at her Rumson home on Sycamore Lane on May 30. She was 78.
In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Educator, Former Oceanic Fire Co. Chief, Charley Shay Sr., 85
Longtime Rumsonite, educator, former Oceanic Fire Company chief, Charley Shay Sr., passed away peacefully at home on April 15, surrounded by family.
In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite, Tilda O’Connor, 88
Former longtime Rumsonite, Mathilda “Tilda” Donahue O’Connor, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2026, in Arlington, VA, surrounded by the family she spent her lifetime nurturing. She was 88.
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Retro Rumson Eighth Graders’ Memorial Day
Photo/George Day
It’s set to be a Memorial Day of the traditional kind in the Rumson-Fair Haven area — rain be damned. The day will be kicked off by parades in Rumson and Fair Haven and solemn services at Victory and Memorial parks, bringing people in the communities together to remember. Groups, standing shoulder-to-shoulder, honoring those who sacrificed their lives in service to the country, is the usual visual.
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In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Pioneer of Monmouth County Library System, Renee ‘Bozzi’ Becker Swartz,91
“Mom, Gigi, Bozzi — you gave ALL of us wings to fly: to be the best we could be; to make the world a better place; that nothing was too hard for us; to love and be dedicated to our families. We love you.” ~ Addie Swartz
Longtime Rumsonite, Renée “Bozzi” Becker Swartz, beloved mother, grandmother, presidential appointee, pioneer of the Monmouth County Library system, and cunning tennis player, passed away peacefully on May 14. She was 91.
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