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November 22, 2001
Doris E. Hill
Former Manager
Brick Township resident Doris E. Hill, formerly of Brielle, died Thursday, Nov. 15, in her home.
She was 65 years old.
Born in Kearny, Miss Hill lived in Cedar Grove for many years before moving to Brielle in 1995 and then to Brick three years ago.
She was employed for 38 years with Bell Telephone, Roseland, retiring as a manager in 1991.
She was a communicant of St. Denis Church, Manasquan.
She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, and enjoyed volunteering with the Brielle Women's Club.
She was predeceased by her parents, Richard and Hazel Hill.
Surviving are two sisters and one brother-in-law, Lois Glen, Brielle, and June and Lawrence Carroll, Melbourne, Fla; three nieces and their husbands, Susan and Reynold Green, Linda and Arthur Brockie, and Thomas and Dorothy Glen; and seven great nieces and nephews, Thomas, Robert, Christopher and Kelly Glen, Jeffrey and Kyle Green, and Sean Welch.
Funeral arrangements were from the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan.
Contributions in Miss Hill's memory may be made to The Breast Cancer Center, 1945 Route 33, Neptune, 07754.
Walter A. Meseck
Quality Control Engineer
Manasquan resident Walter A. 'Pop' Meseck died Wednesday, Nov. 14 in The Center for Hospice, Long Branch.
He was 89 years old.
Born in Jersey City, Mr. Meseck lived in Nutley for 30 years before moving to Manasquan many years ago.
He was employed as a quality control engineer with Westinghouse Corporation, Newark.
He loved the ocean and spent many hours at the Manasquan Inlet.
He was a Merchant Marine.
He was predeceased in 1983 by his wife, Gertrude; in 1997 by his step-daughter, Jean Bunce, and in 1995 by his dear friend and companion, Christina Knapp.
Surviving are one son-in-law, Eugene Bunce, Manasquan; three grandchildren, Carolyn Charpentier, Spring Lake Heights, Audrey Bohl, Cordova, Tenn., and Thomas Bunce, Alton, Ill.; five great-grandchildren, Justin Charpentier, Trevor, Tony, and Casey Bohl, and Megan Bunce; and four great-great-grandchildren, Allison, Zack, Tyler and Abigail Charpentier.
Funeral arrangements were from the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan.
Mary R. Kenny
Loving Wife & Mother
Spring Lake Heights resident Mary Rose Cullinan Kenny, formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., died at home on Saturday, Nov. 10.
She was 89 years old.
She was predeceased by her husband James 22 years ago, and her son James 14 years ago. She is deeply missed by her children: Thomas, of Royal Oak, Mich.; Maryann Dreyer, of Brick; Michael, of Neshanic Station; and Elizabeth McNulty with whom she lived.
Very much devoted to her home, 'Nanny' is also survived by 14 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, 19 nieces and nephews, and abroad circle of family and friends here and abroad.
Born in Lowell, Mass., she moved to Staten Island in 1922, graduated from Curtis High School, and married James Francis Kenny at Sacred Heart Church in 1935.
They raised their family on Staten Island as parishioners of Sacred Heart.
She was a member of the mothers' guilds of Our Lady of Good Counsel and Sacred Heart School, as well at the parents' associations of Augustinian Academy and Notre Dame Academy.
She was dedicated to helping the Sisters of Charity of New York, Halifax, and Convent Station.
In 1987, she moved to Spring Lake Heights with her daughter's family and was a communicant of St. Catharine Church, Spring Lake.
In recent years, she continued to serve as a living example of faith-in-action for her family.
She was ever-present as the matriarch at family gatherings, and was admired for her great faith and goodness, touching the hearts of all who enjoyed her company.
The last member of her generation, she took great pleasure in her active involvement in the lives of her extended family; as recently as two weeks ago, she traveled to attend her grandson's wedding.
Her beautiful life will be a perpetual source of inspiration and guidance to all those who follow. Her presence and efforts will be sadly missed.
Funeral arrangements were from the O'Brien Funeral Home, Wall Township.
Contributions in Mrs. Kenny's memory may be made to Sisters of Charity, c/o Sister Sheila Holleran, Box 476, Convent Station, 07961.
Frank Martinangelo
Business Owner
Spring Lake Heights resident Frank Martinangelo died Sunday, Nov. 18 in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune.
He was 88 years old.
He was born in Elizabeth and moved to Spring Lake Heights in 1953.
He served during World War II in the Army Air Corps and was part of the Normandy Invasion.
He was employed by Grammer, Dempsey, and Hudson as a truck driver.
He owned and operated Mela's Luncheonette in Spring Lake Heights from 1953 to 1965.
He was also employed by the Veterans Affairs in Trenton.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Manasquan Post and held the position of treasurer.
He was predeceased by his parents, Maria Russo Martinangelo and Antonio Martinangelo, his stepmother, Maria Priolo Martinangelo, his brother, James Martinangelo, and three sisters, Antoinette Lombardo, Lucy Pedicano, and Ida Priolo.
He was also predeceased by his son-in-law, Anthony P. DeBella.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Carmela Priolo Martinangelo, his daughter, Maria DeBella, and four grandchildren, Anthony F. DeBella and his wife Jacquelyn, of Laurel, Md., Justina DeBella Mammeri and her husband Abdul, of Parkville, Md., and Katherine and Joanna DeBella, of Spring Lake Heights.
He is also survived by a sister, Josephine Engesser, of Holland, Penn.
Funeral arrangements were from the Meehan Funeral Home, of Spring Lake Heights.
Patsy F. Vitale
Truck Driver
Spring Lake resident Patsy F. Vitale died on Thursday,Nov. 15, at his home.
He was 90 years old.
Born and raised in Jersey City, Mr. Vitale lived in North Arlington for 40 years before moving to Spring Lake 15 years ago.
He was a truck driver for many years for Spector Freight in Secaucus, and retired in 1973.
He was a member of the New Jersey Teamsters Retiree Club, a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Jersey City Lodge 266.
He was a communicant of St. Catharine Church, Spring Lake where he was a member of SCAMP, St. Catharine's Association of Mature Persons.
Surviving are his loving wife of 70 years Anna J. Falco, one son, Dr. Salvatore F., Spring Lake, one daughter Annette T. Bozza, Sea Girt, two brothers George, Pequannock, and Frank, Beverly Hills, Fla., and three sisters, Carmela Gagliardi, Manchester, Angelina D'Alessandro and Anna Carline, both from Scottsdale, Ariz.
He also leaves six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were from the O'Brien Funeral Home, Wall Township.
Contributions in Mr. Vitale's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury, NJ 07702.
