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Mary Lou Young
Spring Lake resident Mary Lou Young died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 31, after a brief illness.
She was 84 years old.
Mrs. Young was a homemaker. She was a graduate from Mount Mercy College, now known as Carlow College in Pittsburgh, Pa. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa., she lived in Floral Park, N.Y. before moving to Spring Lake 8 years ago. Mrs. Young also enjoyed wintering with her husband at their residence in Del Ray Beach, Fla.
Surviving are her loving husband of 60 years, George Edward Young Sr., sons George E. Jr. and his wife Barbara of Garden City, N.Y., Roger J. and his wife Amy of Maplewood, daughters Mary Ann Horne and her husband Fred of Manhasset, N.Y., Christine L. Lucey and her husband, Daniel of Shrewsbury, Mass., Constance A. Crimmins and her husband Robert of Ramsey, and Joan F. Eccleston and her husband Larry of Jersey City. She also leaves her brothers Myron “Buzz” Wagner and Roger Wagner, both of Pittsburgh, Pa., sisters Doris Springer of Greensburg, Pa., Constance Kunz, also of Pittsburgh and nine grandchildren D.J., Brian, Philip, Matthew, Alyson, Christopher, Alex, Bobby and Brendan. Her sister Joan Wagner predeceased her.
O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall, was in charge of arrangements. A Mass of Christian Burial
was held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at St. Catharine’s RC Church in Spring Lake. Burial
was on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Robert E. Watkins, Jr.
Manasquan resident Robert E. “Bob” Watkins Jr. died Monday, Nov. 2, at Meridian Subacute Rehabilitation, Wall Township.
He was 85 years old.
Born in Belmar, he lived in Maplewood for 27 years before moving to Manasquan in 1986. He graduated from Belmar Grammar School in 1937, and Asbury Park High School in 1941. He was a Belmar lifeguard for four years and was a three-year Navy Veteran of World War II, and a life member of the Disabled American Veterans.
Mr. Watkins attended Washington and Lee University for two years prior to the Navy service, and subsequently received B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Seton Hall University. He taught night classes in business statistics at Seton Hall School of Business. He retired in 1983 as district manager after 36 years with the Bell System, 25 years with New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., in Atlantic City and Newark, and 11 years with American Telephone and Telegraph Co. in New York City. He was employed in the marketing, commercial, treasury and rates departments.
Subsequently, he completed courses at the New Jersey Realty Institute and H and R Block training school, and became a real estate broker/salesperson with Weichert Realtors and an income tax practitioner. Active in civil and charitable work, Mr. Watkins had been a member of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. In 1968, he served as a consultant to President Johnson’s Commission for Postal Reorganization, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Watkins served as Chairman of the maplewood Committee for Servicemen, Chairman of the Maplewood Lions Club Eye Bank, District Chairman of the Essex County Mental Health Drive, and President of the Newark YMCA Men’s Club. Further, he had been a director for the Newark Jaycees, Town Chairman of the Maplewood United Community Fund, Cub Master for the Boy Scouts of America, and President of the A T & T Company Executive Lecture Club. Also, he was a member of the Young Men’s Board of Trade in New York City.
He was a member of the South Orange-Maplewood Kiwanis Club, New Jersey ARC, Manasquan Elks Lodge No, 2534, the Manasquan Beach Improvement Association, the Manasquan Seniors, the Squan Beach Lifesaving Station, and the Squan Village Historical Society. Also, he belonged to the Telephone Pioneers of America, and the Manasquan Presbyterian Church. Currently, Mr. Watkins was a Director of Special Homes of New Jersey, Inc., a non-profit organization which operates group homes for the developmentally disabled in northern New Jersey.
Mr. Watkins will be remembered for his ability as an emcee, his humor, and his repertoire of old-time songs and party ballads. He recorded and produced several different CD albums with some 200 songs such as “Banjo Bob, ” and distributed them to nursing homes. He was a devoted husband and father, and will be greatly missed by his family and many acquaintances.
He was predeceased by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Watkins, Belmar, and a brother, Dr. Thomas W. Watkins of Tiffin, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife, the former Constance D. Lindsay, and a son and daughter, Robert E. Watkins III, and Deborah L. Watkins, both of Boonton, as well as a brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law, and nieces and nephews in Indiana and North Carolina.
After cremation, the service and internment at Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan, will be private for family only. The Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial donations can be made to Special Homes of N.J., Inc., 92 Broadway, Denville, N.J., 07834, and would be appreciated.
Steven Sirianni
Long Branch resident Steven Sirianni, with family in Manasquan, died suddenly Sunday, July 5 at home.
He was 54 years old.
Born in Long Branch, he attended Ocean Township High School.
He loved his family as much as they loved him.
He was predeceased by his parents, Albert and Josephine Sirianni.
Surviving are his brothers, Albie, of Manasquan, and Ralph, of Florida; his sisters, Tillie Sirianni, of Tinton Falls and Ginny and her husband, Bill Donnellon, of Morristown; and seven nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held tomorrow, July 10, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Neary Quinn Funeral Home, 39 South St., Manasquan. A funeral Mass will be offered on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Denis Church, Manasquan. Interment
will follow in St. Anne’s Cemetery, Wall Township.
J. Andrew “Drew” Matthews
Denver resident J. Andrew Matthews, “Drew” to his many friends and loved ones, formerly of Manasquan, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 2 in his home.
He was born October 1962 in Atlantic City and lived his early life in Manasquan. He graduated from the Manasquan schools and moved to Florida in 1982. He attended and graduated from Florida State University and remained in Florida as a real estate appraiser.
He moved to Denver in 1990 and became president of Matthews Associates Real Estate Consulting, Inc.
He is survived by his mother, Marilyn Matthews, of Manasquan; his father, Ronald Matthews, of Johnson City, Tenn.; his brother, Jeffrey, of Denver; and his sister and brother-in-law, Jill and Jeffrey Allen, of Jackson. He also leaves behind four nieces and nephews, Andrew Allen and Dana Allen of Jackson, and Janet Matthews and Philip Matthews of Denver.
He will be greatly missed by his loved ones and many friends both in New Jersey and Denver. A memorial service is planned in New Jersey in the near future.
Mary Lee Van Sickle
Charlotte, N.C. resident Mary Lee Van Sickle, with family in Wall Township, died Sunday, June 21 in her home.
She was 54 years old.
She was born in Cambridgeshire, England to parents whose father was serving in the United States Air Force. She moved with her family to Wall Township in 1968.
Mary was a 1972 graduate of Wall High School. She went on to pursue a career as a licensed phlebotomist, contributing many of those years to teaching. At the time of her death, she was employed by the American Red Cross in Charlotte.
Mary was predeceased by her mother, Marguerite L. Sullivan; and her father, Leslie D. Van Sickle.
Mary is survived by her brother, Dean Van Sickle, of Holiday, Fla.; her sister, Linda D. Grieco, of Wall Township; her sister, Dawn Van Sickle, of Michigan; her sister, Laura Townsend, of Millstone; her niece, Rachael Grieco, of Princeton; her nephew, Vincent Grieco, of Sutton, N.H.; and a great-niece, Rilyn.
She will be missed in the years that have been taken away and will be remembered while she is absent from our lives. May the Lord bless her and keep her forever.
Kathryn “Kitty” Powell
Wall Township resident Kathryn “Kitty” Powell died Friday, July 3.
She was 95 years old.
Born in Pittsburgh to Carl and Lida Evans, Kathryn lived there for over 50 years before relocating to Georgetown, Texas, where she lived until coming to Wall in 2006.
While in Texas, Kathryn was happily married
to the late George F. Powell [2003]. She was very involved in the First United Methodist Church in Georgetown and was a proud member of the church’s study group.
Kathryn had many wonderful friends, many of whom she met around the bridge table. Kathryn lived a wonderful life, and will be dearly missed.
She was predeceased by three husbands: Robert Westfall, Greg Huey and George F. Powell.
She leaves her son, John B. Powell and his wife, Carroll, of Wall; grandson, John B. Powell, Jr. and his wife, Desiree of Garland, Texas; and granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth “Mae” and her husband, Ben Lambert, and their three children, all of River Ridge, La. Kathryn also leaves Tom and Ida DeSimone and their four children, Dina and Mark Daugherty and their two children, and Patrice and Alan Bulvanoski and their three children.
A memorial visitation will be held at O’Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Highway 35, Wall, tomorrow, July 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a memorial service that evening at 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation to the charity of the donor’s choice, as Kathryn would have wanted it.
William Joseph Fusco
Point Pleasant resident William Joseph Fusco, with many friends at the Spring Lake Country Club, died Friday, July 3.
He was 78 years old.
William was born in Montclair. He was the only son of Florence and Joseph R. Fusco, both of Montclair. Although William was a longtime resident of Point Pleasant, he had previously resided in Verona, Wheaton, Ill., West Caldwell, and Essex Fells.
William attended Montclair High School and graduated from The Lawrenceville School in 1948 and The University of Virginia in 1952.
William was the president of JR Fusco Inc., a prominent Montclair based construction company until 1981. William had been a candidate for election to the State Assembly of New Jersey, and had been a longtime member of the Associated General Contractors of America, as well as a longtime member of Local 825 Operating Engineers.
William had a wide array of interests, but none greater than golf, with memberships at Glen Ridge Country Club, Essex Fells Country Club, and Spring Lake Country Club, as well as Spring Lake Bath & Tennis Club.
William is survived by his children, Joseph and wife, Pamela, William, John, Thomas and wife, Laurie, Stephen, and Julie and her husband, Michael, as well as 13 grandchildren.
Many family and friends will miss Bill. He was always the first to say hello, utter a kind word, or lend a helping hand.
O’Brien Funeral Home and Moriarty Funeral Home were in charge of arrangements. Visiting hours will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 9 at the Hugh M. Moriarty Funeral Home, 76 Park St., Montclair. The funeral will be at 9:15 a.m. Friday, July 10 at the Hugh M. Moriarty Funeral Home, Montclair, followed by a 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian burial at Immaculate Conception Church, 30 N. Fullerton Ave., Montclair. Interment
will be in Immaculate Conception Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the New Jersey State Caddy Scholarship Fund, 1700 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, 07033.
William R. Alburtus
Wall Township resident William R. Alburtus died Friday, July 3 in his home.
He was 58 years young.
Growing up in Belmar, Bill attended St. Rose School for 12 years and graduated from high school in 1968.
His goal was to be a teacher, he graduated with a B.A. in English from Jersey City State College in 1973. A member of Lambda Sigma Rho fraternity there, he was instrumental in organizing the group’s annual gatherings up until the present. He treasured the good friends he made both in high school and college always.
An employee of the IRS for 12 years, he rose through the ranks, culminating in the combination of his skill in mathematics with those of an educator to provide training to IRS staff on new programs and projects in his last years there.
President of W.R. Alburtus Associates since 1985, he was supported in his business by his wife, Joyce as office manager and assistant. His daughter, Brooke, joined the ranks during and after graduating from college. Bill always went the extra mile and then some for his clients, bringing his caring personality to his extensive expertise.
His friendships were many and friends knew he was always there for them. As a proud “Belmartian, ” he participated for years in the Belmar Softball League. Bill also loved basketball and golf and sought to excel at both. His love and knowledge of music was extensive and one could often see him enjoying this on sunny days out by the pool.
Bill’s love and connection to his family was unmatched, always choosing special gifts for his wife, with whom he enjoyed walks on the boardwalk. Bill and Joyce met in D’Jais in 1972 and were married
almost exactly to the date a year later. He was devoted to his girls and shared his love and skill in many areas with them as well as supporting their accomplishments and careers. He was blessed with two wonderful sons-in-law. Bill’s grandchildren were his prize and they never tired of Grumpy rolling around with them on the floor.
As one of eight children, his appreciation of family ran deep, as did the too-numerous-to-mention ways he showed it over the years. His playfulness and “Nuggies” with nieces and nephews kept everyone laughing while warily waiting for what was next.
A part of many hearts has left with Bill’s passing. He was a good and special man and his like will not come again soon.
Bill is survived by his wife of 36 years, Joyce W. Alburtus; two wonderful daughters, Carly DePolo and her husband, Steve, of Wall Township, and Brooke Bohrman and her husband, Phil, of Belmar; two grandsons, Philip Bohrman and Xavier DePolo; two sisters, Mary Jo Alburtus, of Wall Township, and Marcella McGarry and her husband, John, of Middletown; proud big brother to Thomas and his wife, Candy, of Shark River Hills, James, of Wall Township, Daniel, of Belmar, Stephen and his wife, Sari, of Jackson, and Edward, of Neptune City; and 29 nieces and nephews.
Reilly Funeral Home, Belmar was in charge of arrangements. Interment
will be private.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
