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Thomas Donnelly
Point Pleasant Beach resident Thomas Heyes “Tim” Donnelly, formerly of Brielle, died Tuesday, June 3 at Ocean Medical Center.
He was 88 years old.
Tim was born on Dec. 2, 1919, and he was the first baby born in Brielle after the borough was incorporated.
Tim attended Manasquan High School and Summerset Hills School. During World War II her served in the Navy on the Destroyer, Stephen Decatur. After the war he raised blueberries first on the Kissock property in what is now Brick, and later, on his property in Silverton where he owned and operated Kettle Creek Farms. He served on the boards of the Tru-blue Co-op, the Ocean County Department of Agriculture and the Dover Township Board of Adjustment. Tim retired from Jersey Central Power & Light.
He was predeceased by his parents, Richard A. Donnelly and Madeline Heyes Donnelly; his brother, Richard A. Donnelly; and his wife, Doris S. [Bennett] Donnelly.
He is survived by his son, Richard A. Donnelly, of Tabernacle; and his daughter, Danna D. Wylie and her husband, William Wylie, of Bloomington, Ind.
One of Tim’s greatest loves was the Barnegat Bay. He loved to clam, fish and crab in the bay. He knew he was lucky to be able to have the unique opportunity to experience the bay in its most natural state. He and his wife, Doris, also known as “Dodie, ” shared a houseboat with Ted and Nancy Skinner on Spizzle Crick off of Island Beach State Park. There was no running water, there was no electricity, but it was heaven, even with the mosquitoes and greenhead flies. The Skinner-Donnelly Houseboat is now on display at the Baymen’s Museum at Tuckerton Seaport.
You are who your friends are, and Tim Donnelly had the most wonderful friends from the North Point, the Manasquan River Yacht Club and the Manasquan River Golf Club. The last 20 years of his life he lives in Point Pleasant Beach, returning to the Manasquan River of his youth.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to “Save Barnegat Bay, ” 906B Grand Central Ave., Route 35 North, Lavallette, 08735, or another charity of your choice.
Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan was in charge of the arrangements.
Jackie J. Morgan
Brielle resident Jackie J. Morgan died Tuesday, June 10 at Ocean Medical Center, Brick, with his family by his side.
He was 75 years old.
Jackie was born in Neptune and a lifelong resident of Brielle. Jackie was a graduate of Manasquan High School. Upon his graduation he entered the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a jet mechanic for the Air Force. While in the Air Force Jackie played baseball for the Air Force team for four years. Upon his return from the service Jackie became a truck driver.
Jackie was a member of the local VFW Post. He later became the owner and operator of J&F Trucking. Jackie was a truck driver for 45 years working not only for himself but other various construction companies. Jackie worked for Mario Brothers Construction in Wanamassa for eight years before his retirement several years ago.
In his spare time Jackie coached AAU Basketball and several other recreational youth sports in the Shore area. He also enjoyed tinkering with restoring classic vehicles as well as landscaping around his home.
He was predeceased by his parents, Jasper and Julia Morgan; his former wife, Clara Alfreda Morgan; and a brother, Benson Morgan.
Jackie is survived by three sons and a daughter-in-law, Michael and Joanne Morgan, of Point Pleasant, Kevin Morgan, of Asbury Park, and Jeffrey Morgan, of Harrisburg, Pa.; a daughter, Jacqueline Morgan and her fiance, Andre Patterson, of Brielle; two brothers, Joseph Morgan, of Neptune, and Earl Morgan, of Asbury Park; five sisters, Catherine Byrd, of Neptune, Evelyn Morgan, Julia Morgan, Joyce Morgan and Gladys Morgan, all of Asbury Park; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to call Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Orender Family Home for Funerals, 2643 Old Bridge Road, Manasquan. A funeral service will be held here Saturday at 1 p.m.
Interment will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, Arneytown.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to Stability I, P.O. Box 179, Lakewood, 08701.
Clarence Maurer
Former Spring Valley, Ill. and Brielle resident Clarence “Dick” Maurer died Sunday, June 1, at Tinton Falls Living Center, Tinton Falls.
He was 92 years old.
Born in Spring Valley, Ill. on June 15, 1915 to John Maurer and Mary Scheurich, worked as a custom agent on Ellis Island in New York until he retired.
He also was a World War II Navy Veteran and served as a radio man.
Mr. Maurer was predeceased by his wife, Lorraine, in 1983; two sisters; and three brothers.
He is survived by many nieces and nephews.
Barto Funeral Homes, Spring Valley, Ill., was in charge of the arrangements.
Frank Guadagnino
Point Pleasant resident Frank Guadagnino died Tuesday, June 5, in his home.
He was 84 years old.
Born in Jersey City, he lived in Irvington before moving to Point Pleasant in 1969.
Frank “The Barber” cut hair for 66 years. He established his first shop in Newark in 1946. Afterward, he relocated to Point Pleasant in 1969 and opened a shop there before retiring three years ago.
He served in the Army during World War II and participated in the Battle of the Bulge as well as many other battles. He received a Purple Heart.
He was a member of St. Martha's Roman Catholic Church, Point Pleasant.
He is survived by his wife, Leocadia “Lorraine” Zaleska Guadagnino; his daughter, Frances Geroni of Point Pleasant; his son and daughter-in-law, Michael and his wife Sylvia Guadagnino of Toms River; his brother and sister-in-law, Angelo and his wife Mary Guadagnino of Point Pleasant; his sister, Mildred Guadagnino of Point Pleasant; and one grandson, Patrick Michael Geroni.
Colonial Funeral Home, 2170 Highway 88, Brick, is in charge of the arrangements. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be offered on Friday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Martha’s R.C. Church, Point Pleasant, followed by interment at St. Catharine’s Cemetery, Wall.
Kevin G. Leide
Point Pleasant resident Kevin G. Leide died Monday, June 4, in his home.
He was 41 years old.
He was born in Brooklyn and lived in Ocean Grove and Holmdel before moving to Point Pleasant Beach a year ago.
He graduated from Holmdel High School in 1985. He was employed as a stock clerk for Foodtown in Point Pleasant Beach.
He was the beloved son of Marie Rodriguez Leide of Matawan and the late George J. Leide Jr.; loving brother of Jennine Arena and her husband Joseph of Scotch Plains; and dear uncle of Emily and Stephanie.
Walter J. Johnson Funeral Home, 803 Raritan Road, Clark is in charge of the arrangements. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the funeral home on Friday at 9 a.m., then to St. Helen Roman Catholic Church, Westfield, where a funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Interment
will follow in St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in his name to the Salvation Army, Box 3170, 4 Gary Road, Union, 07083.
Dorothy M. Landy
Boca Raton, Fla. resident Dorothy M. Landy, formerly of Point Pleasant, died Wednesday, May 30.
She was the beloved wife of John, loving mother of John, Jim and Diane and grandmother of Jennifer, Michael and Thomas.
Dorothy was born in New York City to Dorothy and David Whelpley and moved to Palisades Park in her teenage years.
A graduate of Leonia High School, she was married
to the love of her life, Jack, for 58 years. They lived in Palisades Park and Point Pleasant before moving to Boca Raton, Fla. in 1997.
Dorothy had numerous friends and was a vital force in many lives. She served as president of the Palisades Park V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary and was a member of the Palisades Park Women’s Club. She loved traveling and spending summers at the Jersey Shore. She worked many years as a travel agent.
She is survived by her husband, John “Jack”; her sons, John of New York, and Jim and his wife Carol of Point Pleasant; her daughter, Diane of Point Pleasant; and her grandchildren, Jennifer, Michael and Thomas.
A memorial service is being planned for August in New Jersey. Condolences can be made via donations in her name to the American Cancer Society
Fred J. Becker
Point Pleasant resident Fred J. Becker died Monday, June 4 in Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune.
He was 69 years old.
He was a self-employed long-haul truck driver, working for various companies throughout his career and retiring in 1993.
Born in Syracuse, N.Y., he resided in Parsippany prior to living in Point Pleasant since 1970.
He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.
Mr. Becker was a fisherman and enjoyed going to the Point Pleasant Inlet everyday.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Susan L. Johnson Becker; his son Frederick R. Becker and his wife Margaret of Mullins, S.C., his son, Donald Becker and his fiancee Suzanne Shanabarger of Brick; and two granddaughters, Nicole Becker and Kayla Stevenson. He is also survived by Patricia and Bob Grasso of York, Pa.
Colonial Funeral Home, Brick, was in charge of arrangements.
Donations in Mr. Becker’s memory may be made to the Jersey Shore Animal Center, 185 Brick Blvd., Brick, 08723.
Eugene A. Hahn
Point Pleasant resident Eugene A. Hahn died Friday, June 1, in his daughter’s home.
He was 85 years old.
Born in Plymouth, Pa., he was raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where he graduated from Meyers High School, and lived in Point Pleasant for nearly 40 years.
A United States Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Hahn retired from the United States government, Department of Defense, after 35 years of service. He also had been employed by Siperstein’s Paint, Brick, and by the House of Paints, Point Pleasant.
He was a communicant of St. Martha Church, Point Pleasant, and was a former Eucharistic minister and CYO Basketball coach at Sacred Heart Church, Bay Head.
A beloved husband, loving father, brother, grand and great-grandfather, he was predeceased by his parents, Eugene and Nora Nauss Hahn; and by his grandson-in-law, Christopher M. Duffy.
He is survived by his wife, of 64 years, Mary A. French Hahn; three children, Eugene P. Hahn and his wife Patricia of Mountaintop, Pa., Mary Beth Ryan and her husband James of Brick, and Brian J. Hahn of Point Pleasant; his sister, Mary E. Hahn of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; seven grandchildren, Christine Hahn Proffitt and her husband Gregory, Theresa Hahn Amory and her husband Michael, Eugene J. Hahn and his wife Lisa, Casey Ryan Duffy, Kerry Ryan Sattler and her husband Robert, Susan E. Hahn, and Brandon T. Hahn; and by three great-grandchildren, Katie Maureen Hahn, Haley Ryan Sattler, and Ryan Christopher Duffy.
Pable-Evertz Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, handled the arrangements. Interment
took place at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown.
In lieu of flowers, contributions made to either the American Cancer Society, 1035 Hooper Ave., Toms River, 08753, or to the charity of the donor’s choice, would be appreciated.
