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JOAN ELLIN GLEASON, 74, of Middletown died May 5 at home. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., she resided in Middletown the past 47 years. She was a retired teacher at Middletown North High School for 30 years. She was a graduate of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Her activities included choreographing plays at the high school, and spending time with her dog, Lady. She is survived by her husband, Chet Barshewski of Middletown; two sons, Steven F. Gleason of Atlanta, Ga., and Richard D. Gleason of Eatontown; two daughters, Cathy L. McMillan of Eatontown, and Barbara J. Devine of Shrewsbury; and two grandchildren. A funeral service was held at John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown, followed by burial at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown.
MARY VESPA FENIELLO, 87, of the Lincroft section of Middletown died May 21 at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation, Red Bank. Born in Italy, she lived in Jersey City for 60 years and moved to Lincroft 12 years ago. She worked part-time at Modern Hatters, Jersey City, for 25 years. She was also a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church, Lincroft. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Feniello, in 1987. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Annette F. and Martin Weiss of Tinton Falls; her brother, Nicholas Vespa of Paterson; and two grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held May 24 at 10 a.m. at St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church. Interment
will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Memorial donations may be made to St. Leo’s School, Hurley’s Lane, Lincroft 07739.
BRIG. GEN. PETER E. GENOVESE JR., USAR (retired), 64, of Brick Township died May 19 at The Medical Center of Ocean County, Brick, after a battle with leukemia. Born in Perth Amboy, he lived in Holmdel prior to moving to Brick Township. He worked in his family’s business in Red Bank prior to joining the U.S. Army as a tactician and battalion commander. He rose in command to a full colonel at age 42, and was promoted to brigadier general at age 47. Following his tour with the Army, he joined the New Jersey National Guard, and then ran Crate’s Beverages Inc., Red Bank. He was a military graduate of the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania; the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.; and the National War College, Washington, D.C. He was past president of the Red Bank Rotary Club, receiving its honor of a Paul Harris Fellowship. He was on the boards of the Red Bank Chamber of Commerce, the American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts of America, the American Cancer Society, and the Association of the U.S. Army, Fort Monmouth Chapter. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Margaret Sacco Genovese of Brick Township; his daughter, Tamara Sulzbach of Brick Township; three sons, Peter Genovese III of Holmdel, Keith Genovese of Manalapan, and Jeffrey Genovese of Oceanport; his brother, Frank Genovese of Holmdel; two sisters, Theresa Drapczuk and Maryann Yori, both of Holmdel; his mother, Josephine Allocco; and several grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held May 24 at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. Interment
will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Southern N.J., 216 Haddon Ave., Suite 328, Westmont, 08108.
GRACIE ELISA MCMANUS, 1-month-old daughter of Jannetje and Kevin McManus, Fair Haven, died April 21 at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Born March 22 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, she died as a result of complications from leukemia. She is survived by her parents; two brothers, Kyle and Derek of Fair Haven; her maternal grandparents, Evelyn and Wallace D. Van Siclen of Merritt Island, Fla., formerly of Fair Haven; her paternal grandparents, Barbara and Robert H. McManus of Potomac, Md.; five aunts; five uncles; and five cousins. Memorial donations may be made to "CHOP Cancer Research/Leukemia, " c/o Ms. Jean Brubaker, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th St. and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399.
HELEN V. BILLINGS LUKER, 88, of Middletown died May 10 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Shrewsbury, she lived in Red Bank and Shrewsbury prior to moving to Middletown 13 years ago. She was an assembly worker for Red Bank Clothing for 22 years, retiring in 1976. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2179, Middletown. She was predeceased by her husband, Everett Luker in January. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Burial
was at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown.
JUDI A. SCHERI, 53, of Oceanport died May 12 at the Center for Hospice Care at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Red Bank, she lived in Allenhurst before moving to Oceanport 25 years ago. She was a member of the Eatontown Elks BPOE Lodge No. 2402, Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband, Anthony C. Scheri of Oceanport; her brother and sister-in-law, Peter and Beth Schantz of Georgia; her sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Tom Gaine of California; her aunt, Claire Stover of Florida; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial donations may be made to the Center for Hospice Care at Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch 07740.
PAUL N. ROCKAFELLOW, 91, of Freehold Township died May 5 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Little York, he lived in Keansburg, Red Bank, Middletown, Keyport and Millstone Township before relocating to Freehold Township. He was vice president of Rockafellow Construction Co., Matawan. He was a member of the Reformed Church of Freehold. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances Hyer, who died in 1994; and a daughter, Betty R. Rockafellow, in 1993. He is survived by a son, Bertram N. Sr. of Freehold Township; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
RUTH M. CRAPARO FLANNIGAN, 69, of Middletown died May 8 at home. Born in Union Beach, she lived in Red Bank prior to moving to Middletown 48 years ago. She was a counter helper at Bevacqua’s Deli, North Middletown, for 20 years, retiring in 1984. She was a former member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Middletown First Aid and Rescue Squad. She was predeceased by her brother, Herman Craparo Jr. in 1997. She is survived by her father, Herman Craparo of Hazlet; two sons, Ralph "Skip" Flannigan of Middletown, and Michael Flannigan of Keansburg; three daughters, Mary Baxley and Sandy Wilhelm of Middletown, and Allison Dipietro of Holmdel; two brothers, William Craparo of Middletown, and James Craparo of Atlantic Highlands; 21 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Burial
was at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown.
FRANCIS G. "HANK" KILEY, 82, of Hazlet died May 9 at home. Born in Jersey City, he moved to Hazlet 45 years ago. He was the owner of the Kiley Bar, Hazlet, from the late 1960s to 1974; and the owner-operator of Colonial Liquors, Shrewsbury, from 1974 to 1992. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a communicant of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Union Beach, and a past vice president of the parish’s Holy Name Society. He was one of the original organizers and a coach for the Hazlet Pop Warner Football program in the early 1960s. He was predeceased by a son, Thomas J., in 1972. He is survived by his wife, Helen Cowan Kiley; three sons, Frank G. of Tinton Falls, Eugene G. of Hazlet, and Robert W. of Brick; a daughter, Mary Dill of Brick; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Holy Family Church, Union Beach 07735.
THERESA ANN BOVA SKERL of Long Branch died May 12 at the Center for Hospice Care at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Long Branch, she was a lifelong resident. She was a parishioner at Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, Long Branch. She was predeceased by a brother, Gregory Bova, in 1993. She is survived by her husband, Stanley J. Skerl of Long Branch; her son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Edie Skerl of Ocean Township; her daughter and son-in-law, Maria and Joseph Renzella of Neptune City; four brothers, Ralph Bova of Scottsdale, Ariz., Peter Bova and Joseph Bova, both of Oceanport, and Paul Bova of Middletown; and a sister, Frances Cartier of Middletown. A Mass of Christian Burial
was offered at Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, Long Branch. Entombment was at Woodbine Mausoleum, Oceanport. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury 07701, or the S.P.C.A., P.O. Box 93, Eatontown 07724.
ELEANOR POWELL COURTNEY, 78, of Middletown died May 28 at the Jersey Shore Rehabilitation Center, Eatontown. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in New York City prior to moving to Middletown in 1960. She worked a various nursing positions in New York and New Jersey. Prior to that, she was a lieutenant in the Navy Nurse Corps during World War II, and served in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland, and Dublin, Ga. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. Her hobbies included reading and spending time with her family. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Courtney, in 1991. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas and Trenia Courtney of Newtown, Pa., and James and Patricia Courtney of Howell; her daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Robert Halligan of Rumson; and nine grandchildren. Visitation will be May 31 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown. A funeral gathering will be June 1 at 8:45 a.m. at the funeral home. A funeral liturgy will follow at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. Burial
will be at Calvary Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
