Obituaries
Thomas D. Williams Sr.
Aug 26, 2022
Thomas D. Williams Sr., 87 of Tuckerton, NJ passed away on Friday August 26, 2022. Thomas was Born in Tuckerton, NJ and has been a lifetime resident of the area. He retired from the Ocean County Vehicle Maintenance Department in Toms River, NJ after 28 years and was a member of the Pohatcong Tribe #61, Improved Order of the Redmen,...
Margaret Sheehy
Aug 23, 2022
Margaret Sheehy (née Kratynski) 93 of Manahawkin, NJ passed away on Tuesday August 23, 2022. Margaret was born in Little Silver, NJ and spent time raising her family and working in Kearny, NJ before moving to Manahawkin 35 years ago. Margaret was a Communicant of St Mary of the Pines Church in Manahawkin and was a longtime supporter of St...
Amie L. Cottrell
Aug 22, 2022
Amie L. Cottrell, 42, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, August 22nd, 2022. Amie was born in Point Pleasant, NJ, and grew up in Jackson, NJ where she graduated from Jackson Memorial High School in 1998. She has lived in Little Egg Harbor, NJ for the past 8 years raising...
Herman T. Gruninger III
Aug 14, 2022
Herman T Gruninger III, 86 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Sunday August 14, 2022. Herman was born in Philadelphia, PA and spent time living in Long Beach Island before moving to Little Egg Harbor 45 years ago. He proudly served our nation in the United States Army during the Korean War .He worked as the Club Manager...
Sherry Shaw-Pickle
Aug 14, 2022
Sherry Shaw-Pickle, 72 of Little Egg Harbor passed away on August 14, 2022.
Born in Ithaca, N.Y., Sherry and her husband Tom Pickle moved to Little Egg Harbor 10 years ago.
Sherry obtained her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and worked as a pharmaceutical sales rep for Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Sherry enjoyed traveling, her cats, and wildlife of any sort.
Sherry...
Paul Galayda
Aug 13, 2022
Paul Galayda, 77 of Trenton, NJ passed away on Saturday, Aug. 13th, 2022. Born in Trenton, Paul was a lifelong Trenton resident before moving to Hamilton Square in 1999. Growing up, he enjoyed working the family’s orange stand with his mother as well as working for a local radio station and record store while in high school. He graduated from...
Maryann Peschko
Aug 3, 2022
Maryann Peschko, 76 of Tuckerton, NJ passed away on Wednesday August 3rd, 2022. Maryann was born in Camden, NJ and spent many years living in Gloucester, NJ before moving to Tuckerton 55 years ago. Maryann worked as the Manager for the Little Egg Harbor, NJ ACME Supermarket and loved flowers. She was also an avid Philadelphia Phillies baseball and Philadelphia...
MaryLou Pytlewski
Aug 3, 2022
MaryLou Pytlewski, 86 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Wednesday August 3, 2022. Mary Lou was born, raised and lived in Philadelphia until moving to Little Egg Harbor 22 years ago. She worked in the cafeteria at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia for many years. She attended Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and was active in the SOCH...
Barbara J Walter
Jul 31, 2022
Barbara J Walter, 84 of Manahawkin, NJ passed away on Sunday July 31, 2022. Barbara was born in Brooklyn, NY and spent time living in Staten Island, NY and Manalapan, NJ before moving to Manahawkin 2 years ago. She worked on Wall Street and at the Hofbrauhaus in Germany. She was a member of the Wranglers Posse Horse Club in...
Robert Erhart
Jul 17, 2022
Robert Erhart, 76 of New Gretna, NJ passed away at home on Sunday, July 17th, 2022. Robert was born in New Brunswick City, NJ and raised in East Brunswick, where he spent most of his early adulthood. He lived in Mystic Island and Tuckerton, NJ before settling in New Gretna about 30 years ago. He was a Vietnam Veteran who...
Michael Kessler
Jul 15, 2022
Michael Edward Kessler, 51 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away at home on Friday July 15th, 2022. Michael was born in Point Pleasant, NJ, and grew up in Wall Twp. After his marriage to Melissa Kessler in 2007, he and his family spent years cultivating their lives in Ocean Gate, NJ before calling Little Egg Harbor his home 1.5...
Frank A DeSantis
Jul 14, 2022
Frank A. DeSantis, 83 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Thursday July 14, 2022. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he lived in Bayonne, NJ before moving to Little Egg Harbor 17 years ago. Frank worked as a Maintenance Technician for American Airlines and Eastern Airlines. He enjoyed crabbing, skiing, playing travel softball and he was an avid reader. Frank could fix almost...
Esther L Berdini
Jul 14, 2022
Esther L. Berdini, 87 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Thursday July 14th, 2022. Esther was born and raised in Camden, NJ and lived in Woodlynne, NJ, Turnersville, NJ, Rockville, MD and Frederick, MD before moving to Little Egg Harbor in 2010. Esther worked as a graphic designer, secretary and executive assistant for Marriott International HQ in Bethesda. Esther...
Kenneth Palmisano
Jul 13, 2022
Kenneth Palmisano, 66 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away at home on Wednesday July 13th, 2022. Kenneth was born in Rahway, NJ and has spent the last 42 years living in Little Egg Harbor, NJ. Kenneth served our nation in the United States Marine Corps and was owner and mechanic at Island Automotive in Little Egg Harbor. He...
Virginia DelConte
Jul 13, 2022
Virginia (Ginger) Regina DelConte, 89 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Wednesday July 13, 2022. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she lived in Oakland, NJ and Mahwah, NJ before moving to Little Egg Harbor 40 years ago. Virginia was a graduate of St. Vincent College in Manhattan, NY with a degree in teaching and taught in Bergen and Essex Counties before working at...
Kevin Charles Foder Sr.
Jul 11, 2022
Kevin Charles Foder Sr., 56 of New Gretna, NJ passed away suddenly at home on Monday July 11th, 2022. Kevin was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA and went on to live in Atco, Somers Point and Little Egg Harbor, NJ before moving to New Gretna 15 years ago. Kevin was a retired Police Officer who continued serving his community...
Theresa Porrino
Jul 7, 2022
Theresa Porrino, 90 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Thursday July 7, 2022. Theresa was born in Bronx, NY and moved to Little Egg Harbor over 40 years ago. She worked as a bookkeeper for Hands on Long Beach Island, NJ. She was a devout Catholic and parishioner of St Theresa’s R.C. Church in Little Egg Harbor and was...
Jean L Odell
Jul 6, 2022
Jean L. Odell, 73 of Manahawkin, NJ passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday July 6th, 2022, surrounded by family. Jean spent her life living in various areas of New Jersey. Born in Elizabeth, Jean spent her formative years in Fords, and eventually settled in Long Beach Island after High School. Shortly after settling in LBI, she met the love...
John Brian Fitzpatrick
Jun 28, 2022
John Brian Fitzpatrick, age 61 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away suddenly at home on Tuesday June 28, 2022. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Levittown, he lived in Langhorne, PA before moving to Little Egg Harbor 6 years ago. John was the owner of Fitzpatrick Concrete for over 20 years and then started OxiGreen Carpet Cleaning. John had a passion...
Martha B Albuoy
Jun 27, 2022
Martha B. Albuoy, 94 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away at home on Monday June 27th, 2022. Born in Pequannock, NJ Martha spent time living in Bloomingdale, NJ, North Carolina and Bermuda before moving to Little Egg Harbor 22 years ago. Martha was a member of the Seashore 7 Day Adventist Church in Pleasantville, NJ, former member of the...