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Elizabeth Good Wolfson
Point Pleasant resident Elizabeth Good Wolfson died Saturday, Oct. 15, from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [ALS], also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
She was 82 years old.
Born in Cincinatti, Mrs. Wolfson lived in Washington, D.C. and Bedford Village, N.Y., for more than 10 years, and Mantoloking for 25 years before moving to Point Pleasant’s Bay Point Harbour 10 years ago.
She earned a degree in fine arts from Rollins College, and attended Holton Arms in Washington, D.C.
The family’s dinner table in Washington’s Spring Valley often included Cabinet members, congressmen, governors, key White House staffers and business leaders. Her father, Thomas Good, was a pioneer in self-serving food marketing with Clarence Sanders. Mr. Good led the successful effort to gain congressional approval of a new product, margarine.
Mrs. Wolfson was the owner of the Sea Horse boutique in Bay Head. Her interest in fashion, which she considered one of the fine arts, was consuming. She referred to her buying trips as “a delightful substitute for my personal shopping sprees.” At her shop, she often nudged women into clothing that they would have overlooked, but that, once chosen, added immeasurably to their appearance and frequently saved them money. For friends who were uncertain of how to dress for occasions, she became an unpaid consultant. She traveled with them to New York or Philadelphia to shop until they found the right thing. It was said that “Betty Wolfson had the touch that could make a pauper look like a queen.” The hats she created and fashioned by hand bore the name “Straws.” They were were retailed Shore-wide and became a fashion item in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
She was a member of the Junior League, in Bedford Village, N.Y., was a former member of the Mantoloking Yacht Club, and had been a member of the Bay Head Yacht Club since 1980. She was a fund-raiser for the local first aid squad and for Ocean County’s Save The Bay organization.
Her generosity was often felt by supermarket shelf stockers, restaurant bus boys, or those lining up carts at shopping centers. She believed they were underpaid and under appreciated, and deserved a share of what was in her pocketbook. She never failed to offer warmth and appreciation.
In her later years, she enjoyed painting oils of her children and grandchildren.
Surviving are her husband, Norman; two sons, Thomas T. Wolfson, Del Mar, Calif., and Michael Drake Wolfson, Brooklyn, N.Y.; one daughter, Amy G. Bigerna, South Orange; one sister, Mrs. Herbert W. Hoover, Bal Harbour, Fla.; and two grandchildren, Tyler Wolfson and Grace Bigerna.
Private funeral arrangements were from the Van Hise & Callagan Funeral Home, Point Pleasant Beach.
Contributions in Mrs. Wolfson’s memory may be made to The American Foundation for the Blind.
Marie L. Tilton
Point Pleasant resident Marie L. Tilton died Saturday, Aug. 27 in Claremont Center, Point Pleasant.
She was 86 years old.
Born in Trenton, Mrs Tilton was a lifelong resident of the Point Pleasant area.
She was a beloved wife and mother.
She was predeceased in 1985 by her husband, Edward.
Surviving are one son, John Stevenson, Wall Township; daughters Tracy Taylor, Point Pleasant, and Marie Lois Gronert, Lawrenceville; sisters Catherine MacFarlane, Point Pleasant; and Mary Sconfienza, of Alabama; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were from the Pable-Evertz Funeral Home, Point Pleasant.
George Icenhower III
Charleroi, Pa., resident George A. Icenhower III, formerly of Point Pleasant, died Saturday, Aug. 20 in his home.
He was 33 years old.
Mr. Icenhower was born and raised in Point Pleasant.
He was employed as a carpenter.
He was a Cub Scout pack leader.
He was a loving father and a hard worker. He had a love of horses, and his hobbies included training horses, bull riding and water sports.
Surviving are one son, Jeremy; his fiancee, Larisa Timokhova, and her daughter, Mikole, of Charleroi, Pa.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Jody and Ronald Greenbaum, Bayville, and Georgette and William Mullen, Point Pleasant; five nieces and nephews; and his friends, Brian, Brendan and Johanna Weiner, and their families.
A memorial service was held on Sept. 1 in the Central Baptist Church, Avenel.
Ann M. Martin
Spring Lake Heights resident Ann M. Benevento Martin, whose son lives in Point Pleasant, died Thursday, August 25 in Jersey Shore Center, Eatontown.
She was 56 years old.
Born in Staten Island, N.Y., Mrs. Martin lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Spring Lake Heights 27 years ago.
She was a graduate of Port Richmond High School, Staten Island.
She had been a self-employed private duty nurse’s aide for many years and had also been employed in the aftercare program for Monmouth-Ocean Education Services, Spring Lake Heights.
She was a communicant of St. Catharine’s and St. Margaret’s Parish, Spring Lake.
She was predeceased by her parents, Anthony and Felicia Passarella Benevento.
Surviving are her husband of 31 years, Joseph F. Martin III; a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph F. IV and Gina, Point Pleasant; a daughter, Felicia Martin, at home; sisters Barbara Giuca and Teresa Chianese, both of Red Bank; and grandchildren, Joseph F. V and Madison Martin.
Funeral arrangements were from the O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall Township.
John Serecsko Jr.
Toms River resident John Serecsko Jr., whose daughter lives in Lavallette, died Sunday, Aug. 28 in his home.
He was 83 years old.
Born in Bayonne, Mr. Serecsko was a longtime resident there before moving to Toms River.
He was employed for 32 years as an assembler with General Motors Corp., Linden, retiring in 1984.
He was a member of the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Bayonne.
He was a member of the Bayonne American Legion.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the 3rd Army 11th Armored Division under Gen. George S. Patton at the Battle of the Bulge.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Poludin Serecsko; daughters and son-in-law, Claudia Serecsko, Lavallette, and Dana and Mohammed Hajisafari, Lincroft; sisters, Mary Hudak, of Virginia, Helen Palmissano, Bayonne, and Margaret Sharitsky, Brick Township; grandson Michael; and granddaughters Lisa and Lauren.
Funeral arrangements were from the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, Toms River.
Agnes W. Barnicle
Spring Lake resident Agnes Whelan Barnicle, formerly of Point Pleasant, died Friday, Aug. 26 in Waterford Glen, Wall Township.
Born in Fair Haven, Mrs. Barnicle lived there and in Elizabeth, Cranford and Point Pleasant before moving to Spring Lake 10 years ago.
She was a homemaker.
She was a former member of the Roselle Golf Club.
She was well-known for her knitting and crocheting.
She was predeceased in 1989 by her husband, William E.; in 1997 by her son, William J., and by her parents, John J. and Agnes Whelan.
Surviving are daughter, S. Elizabeth Barnicle, Wall; her daughter; her daughter-in-law, Christine Barnicle, Charlottesville, Va.; her longtime companion, Donald McInerney, Spring Lake; nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Funeral arrangements were from the O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall.
Arlene Langenberger
Brielle resident Arlene E. Langenberger, whose grandson lives in Point Pleasant, died peacefully Sunday, Aug. 28 in her sleep.
She was 86 years old.
Born in Batavia, Mrs. Langenberger moved to Brielle in 1967. At the time of her death, she resided in Sunrise of Wall, Wall Township.
She retired from Jersey Shore Medical Center, as an LPN in 1986.
She was a member of the Church in Brielle.
She was a volunteer with the MCOSS Thrift Shop, in Manasquan, and was a member of the Manasquan Women’s Club.
She was predeceased by her husband James F. Langenberger; a brother, William Strouts; and a twin sister, Elaine Britt.
Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, James F. and Marjorie Langenberger, Brielle; a daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Kirby Herbert of Hackberry, La.; her sister, Jeanette Fiero, LeRoy, N.Y.; grandsons Gene Langenberger, of Pennsylvania, John Langenberger, Point Pleasant, Josh Langenberger, Howell, and Dustin Herbert, of Louisiana; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are from the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4 in the Church in Brielle
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Mrs. Langenberger’s memory may be made to the Church in Brielle.
