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IRENE E. SERZAN, 85, of Brick, died Oct. 23, 2002 in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. She was a homemaker and a member of Visitation Roman Catholic Church, Toms River. She was very active in several clubs in the Lions Head community in Brick. She was predeceased by her husbands, Joseph Skarbek in 1965, and Stanley Serzan in 2000. Surviving are two sons, James and Joseph Skarbek, and a daughter, Bonnie Kaplowitz, all of Toms River; four grandchildren, Candice Slevin, Joseph Colucci, Barry and Bryan Skarbek; and three great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at Visitation Church, Brick. Interment was in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Linden.
SAMUEL E. "SAM" ARIOSTO, 86, of Brick, died Oct. 24, 2002 in the Medical Center of Ocean County, Brick division. He was a parts control analyst for Ford Motor Co., Mahwah, for 43 years, retiring in 1979. He was a WWII Army veteran and received a Purple Heart for service in the Battle of the Bulge. Born in New York City, he was raised on Staten Island and lived in Bergenfield for 29 years before moving to Brick 19 years ago. Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Mary Megna Ariosto; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Deborah Ariosto of Medford; a sister, Grace Sano of Brooklyn; and two grandchildren, David and Elizabeth. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at the Church of the Epiphany, Brick. Interment was in Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y.
FRANK J. EVERS, 82, of Brick, died Oct. 24, 2002 in Medical Center of Ocean County, Brick division. He was a freelance cartoonist for the New York Daily News for many years, retiring in 1985. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He also did freelance work for the Jersey Journal, Hudson City Dispatch, and the New York Post. He was a past president of the National Cartoonists Society. He was an Editorial Cartoonist of the Year in 1979. He worked for the Transport Workers Union, a freelance trade group. He coached Little League Baseball in Brick and in West New York. He was an avid sailor and also taught sailing. He was involved in USO tours. Born in New York City, he lived in west New York state before moving to Brick 45 years ago. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Lorraine Winkler Evers; two daughters and a son-in-law, Heather Evers of Caldwell, and Deborah and Henry Khost of Caldwell; and two grandchildren. Services were held at Weatherhead Young Funeral Home, Brick. Interment was in Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown.
RALPH A. ALOI, 79, of Brick died Oct. 27, 2002 at home. He was a millwright at Colgate Palmolive, Jersey City, for 35 years, retiring 16 years ago. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus and a past grand knight in North Bergen. He was most recently a member of the Jackson council. He was a communicant of St. Dominic’s Church, Brick. Born in Calabria, Italy, he lived in North Bergen before moving to Brick 15 years ago. Surviving are his wife, Maria Ruberto Aloi; three daughters, Angela of Succasunna, Mary Ann Pallarino of Jackson, and Lucy Byrnes of Bridgewater; five sisters, Mary Conca of Randolph, Dolly Miceli of Brick, Florence Callandriello of Port Reading, Adeline Mastria of Martinsville, and Margaret Conca of Rockaway; five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
HENRY SAGUE, 76, of Brick died Oct. 27, 2002 in the Medical Center of Ocean County, Brick division. He was a butcher at Ocean Bay Diner, Point Pleasant, for many years, retiring in the 1980s. He was previously employed at Howell Woodworking, Lakewood. He was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2342; a past member of the American Legion Post 348 and a member of the USS John C. Butler’s Veterans Association. Born in Long Branch, he lived in Brick for 45 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Agnes J., who died in 1998. Surviving are a daughter, Irene Rafferty of Brick; two sons, Frank of Brick, and Gary of Beachwood; two brothers, David of Monmouth Beach, and John of Florida; and three grandchildren. Weatherhead Young Funeral Home, Brick, was in charge of arrangements. Services were held in the chapel at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown. Memorial donations may be made to the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004-2608.
RAYMOND CHRISTOFFERSEN, 73, of Brick, died Nov. 4, 2002 at home. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Belmar before moving to Brick 16 years ago. He was head carpenter at Cahn’s Builders Inc., Bradley Beach, where he worked for 16 years. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War, and was a communicant of Epiphany Roman Catholic Church, Brick. He was a troop leader for Boy Scout Troop 17 in Brick, and was an avid fisherman. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Connor Christoffersen; two sons, Erik S. and Kurt R., both at home; and two sisters, Inga Christoffersen and Lucille Louffler, both of Arizona. Colonial Funeral Home of Brick was in charge of arrangements.
BONNIE LEE IVANY LaMANNA, 44, of Waretown, formerly of Brick died Nov. 9, 2002 at home. She was an instructional aide for Barnegat Township Board of Education, working at the Cecil Collins School for the past several years. She was a member of the Barnegat Bay Assembly of God Church, Waretown. Born in Point Pleasant, she lived in Brick before moving to Waretown in 1990. Surviving are her husband of 23 years, Rick; three sons, John Ballman of Cherry Hill, Rick LaManna of Lacey Township, and Andrew LaManna, at home; a daughter, Heather Ballman of Manahawkin; three brothers, Dennis Ivany of Waretown, Whitfield Ivany III of Brick, and Robert Ivany of Point Pleasant; two sisters, Priscilla Siegel of Brick, and Yvonne Cardoso of Barnegat; her father and mother, Whitfield and Barbara Ivany Jr. of Brick; and four grandchildren. Services were held at the Barnegat Bay Assembly of God Church, Waretown. Memorial donations may be made to the Barnegat Bay Assembly of God Church, Waretown or the A.L.S. Association, 330 So. Ninth St., Philadelphia 19107.
JOHN E. PHAIR, 72, of south Toms River died Nov. 7, 2002 in Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in New York City, he lived in Palisades Park, before moving to south Toms River 11 years ago. He was employed as a sheriff’s officer for 20 years with the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department in Hackensack, retiring in 1991. He was a member of the B.P.O.E. Lodge No. 1875 of Toms River and an Exempt Fireman and a member of the Palisades Park Fire Department for more than 40 years. Surviving are a son, John T. of Brick; six daughters, Margaret A. Prideaux of Eden Prairie, Minn., Patricia M. Jamieson of Clinton, Maureen Phair of Bridgewater, Kathleen M. Maurer of Emerson, Barbara E. Tremonte of Wayne, and Sheila M. Nastasi of River Edge; a brother, William of Highland Mills, N.Y.; and 15 grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Dominic’s Church, Brick. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers a donation to the charity of your choice can be made.
