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WILLIAM T. "Bill" KRESGE, former editor and publisher of the Ocean Grove Times from 1945 until 1985, died on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at the Francis Asbury Manor in Ocean Grove where he had been a resident since moving in April from the Ocean Grove home he built and lived in since 1947. Born in Cranford N.J. on June 3, 1920, he was the son of Homer D. and Mary Stevenson Kresge, who moved to Ocean Grove in 1925 with their five children, when the senior Mr. Kresge purchased the Ocean Grove Times.
Bill Kresge graduated from Neptune High School in 1937 and from Bucknell University in 1941. After graduation he joined the U.S. Naval Air Corps, was commissioned an ensign at Pensicola Naval Air Station and served as a carrier-based fighter pilot, last serving with a night attack squadron in the Pacific when the war ended.
On September 9, 1942 he and Alice Helena Haines were married
in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church where he had been a member since 1925. Mrs. Kresge predeceased him in 2002 after sixty years of marriage.
Following the war, he served for more than 20 years as a legislative aide for Monmouth County State Senator Richard R. Stout, serving as secretary of various Senate Committees. During the 1940s and 1950s he was a member of the Neptune Township Municipal Committee. He subsequently became chairman and a 35 year member of the Neptune Housing Authority. In addition, he served as treasurer of the Monmouth County Republican Executive Committee and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Jersey Shore Medical Center.
He was a member of the Asbury Park Rotary Club since 1947 and was a recipient of its Paul Harris Fellow Award. He was a former member of the Asbury Park Salvation Army Advisory Board, former Chairman of the Ocean Grove Advisory Board for Mutual Aid Savings (now Provident Savings Bank), past President and 50 year member of the E.H. Stokes Volunteer Fire Company and 50 year member of the Ocean Grove Masonic Lodge (now Spring Lake-Wall), charter member and former Chairman of the Ocean Grove Recreation Commission, charter member and Board Member of the Ocean Grove Historical Society, member of Ocean Grove Fishing Club and former member of Manasquan River Golf Club.
In July of this year he became a member of the Neptune High School Hall of Fame. He had been Chairman of Neptune Township’s Tercentenary Committee and of its US Bicentennial Committee and a member of the township’s Centennial Committee. He was also past President and a charter member of the Neptune Red and Black Association and a member of the Neptune Historical Society.
Mr. Kresge is survived by a son, Ted, who is married
to the former Margaret Field of Charleston, W. Va., and resides in Atlanta, Georgia with two children, Ted and Margaret. Mr. Kresge is also survived by three sisters, Marjorie Oliver Burman of Manasquan, Mary Jane Jones of Yardley, Pa. and Louise Isaacs of Naples, Florida.
Friends were invited to call at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove on Friday evening from 7 until 9 pm. Services were held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, October 3rd at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, New York and Embury Avenues, in Ocean Grove. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that contributions be made to the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, 54 Pitman Avenue, Ocean Grove, N. J. 07756 or to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, New York and Embury Avenues, Ocean Grove 07756.
WILLIAM A. "Hank" GUYER, 79, of OCEAN GROVE, died Monday, October 4, 2004, at the MediCenter, Neptune City. He had worked as an inspector for the State of New Jersey at Freehold Raceway for more than eighteen years until retiring. Mr. Guyer was a member of the Washington Fire Company, Ocean Grove and a member of the Ocean Grove Fishing Club. He enjoyed dozens of motor trips to the West Coast. Mr. Guyer was a veteran of WW II, receiving the purple heart for injuries he received in battle while serving in Germany. Born in Ocean Grove, he was a lifelong resident here. Surviving are a brother, Edward G. Guyer of Spring Lake Heights, a nephew, Michael Guyer of Bushkill, PA, and two nieces, Barbara Woodall of Glassboro, NJ and Kathleen McDowell of Kansas. A funeral ceremony was held at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove on Wed. eve., Oct. 6th at 8:30. Private burial was at Monmouth Memorial Park. Friends were invited to call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-8.
RICK "Rocket" SMITH Jr., 52, of OCEAN GROVE, died Tuesday, October 12, 2004, at home. He had worked as a truck driver for Porschetta Trucking, Jackson, and previously for Pomponio Trucking and Muccio Trucking. Also, he was the owner of Big Rix Deli, Brick Township. Surviving are a son, Sam Smith of Eatontown, a daughter, Sara L. Smith of Winn, Maine, a sister, Debra A. Vela of Toms River, his mother, Jacqueline Sullivan Vela-Novick of Boynton Beach, FL, his fiance, Patricia L. Osborn of Wall Twp., and his nieces and nephews, Soncera Vera, James Hurley and Courtland Hurley. Rick was a good friend to many and will truly be missed. Friends were invited to call at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove on Friday, October 15th from 7-9. In lieu of flowers, a contribution can be made to his daughter's college fund. Donations are being accepted by Sara L. Smith, 1127 Route 2, Winn, ME 04495.
HELEN OLSEN WAGLOW, 90, of OCEAN GROVE, died October 19, 2004, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was a dancer in the United States and Europe, and had performed at the Paris Opera House. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she had lived most of her life in Plainfield and Roselle before moving here five years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Harold Waglow in 1990. Surviving are a daughter, Helen W. Pollack of Glen Rock and a grand daughter, Stefanie Pollack of Bethesda, MD. Services and interment at Hillside Cemetery, Plainfield, will be private. There were no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, a contribution to the Francis Asbury Manor, 70 Stockton Avenue, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756 would be appreciated.
VICTORIA S. MASCITELLI, 93, of OCEAN GROVE, died October 23, 2004, at her residence. Mrs. Mascitelli was associated with the Ascension R. C. Church, Bradley Beach and had been active with the Neptune Senior Center, the Allaire Day Care Center and was a member of Moose in Ortley Beach. Born in Jersey City, N. J., she had lived in Toms River before coming here ten years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Dominic Mascitelli in 1986. Surviving are two sons, Steven F. Mascitelli of Elberon and John McDevitt of Ocean Grove, two daughters, Diane M. Jones of Toms River and Lois Mascitelli Foster of Ocean Grove, two stepdaughters, Janet DeMauro of Edison and Frances Hammer of Toms River, two sisters, Wanda Skrosky of Newark and Valeria Tate of Bristol, Va., ten grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren. A graveside ceremony was held at St. Josephs Cemetery, Toms River on Monday morn., Oct. 25th at 11:45. Friends were received at the residence, Sunday after 12:00 Noon. In lieu of flowers, a contribution to A Time for Me, c/o Lois Mascitelli, 31 New York Ave., Ocean Grove, N. J. 07756 would be appreciated.
EDITH “Dee Dee” ASCHENBACH, 102, of Ocean Grove, formerly of Plainfield, died Saturday October 23, 2004 at the Manor-By-The-Sea, Ocean Grove. Cherished mother of two daughters, Jean Yocum and her husband Bill of Clearwater, Fla., and Teddie Caulfield, and her husband Barry of Fair Haven, beloved grandmother of seven, Dale Hough and her husband, Ronald, of Pittsburgh, PA, Bob Cooper and his wife, Ina, of Alfred, Maine, Patti C. Orluk and her husband, Bill, of Chestertown, NY, Greg Cooper and his wife, Cathy, of Neptune City, Daryl Ley and her husband, Tom, of Rumson, NJ, Rob Hasselman and his wife, Marie, of Pittsburgh, PA, Suzan C. Anderson and her husband, Peter, of Old Saybrook, CT, adored great grandmother of 22 and greatgreatgrandmother of two. Edith was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Ocean Grove and a former member of the First Methodist Church of Plainfield. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Plainfield Women’s Club, the Asbury Park Women’s Club, and the Women’s Auxiliary to the OGAuditorium Ushers. She was a founding member of both the Ocean Grove Historical Society and the Centennial Dames and she oversaw the development of the Centennial Cottage in Ocean Grove. She was a published author of short stories and children’s books, and was an artist of pastel portraits. She was written up in Willard Scott’s book, “The Older the Fiddle, the Sweeter the Tune.” Born Edith Brush on July 30, 1902 in Jamaica, Long Island, NY, she grew up in Patchogue. She lived in Plainfield, summering in Ocean Grove before becoming a year round resident in 1959. She married
Carl Aschenbach in 1921, and he predeceased her in 1956.
Friends were invited to call on Monday, October 25th from 4-7 at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove. A private graveside ceremony was held Tuesday morning at Hillside Cemetery, Plainfield and a Memorial Ceremony was held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 in the Chapel at the Francis Asbury Manor, 70 Stockton Avenue, Ocean Grove. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the United Methodist Homes of NJ, Attn: Hospice, 3311 Highway 33, Neptune, NJ 07753 or to the Historical Society of Ocean Grove, PO Box 446, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756.
VIOLA L. SAXER PRESSER, 100, of OCEAN GROVE, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004 at the Manor-by-the-Sea, Ocean Grove. She had worked as a manicurist for Public Service, Newark. Mrs. Presser was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Ocean Grove. Born in Newark, she had lived in Maplewood before moving to Ocean Grove in 1980. Surviving is a cousin, Robert Saxer of Barnegat. Services were private.
SAMUEL F. CREASE, 85, of NEPTUNE, died October 31, 2004, at the Jer. Shore Univ. Med. Ctr., Neptune. He had worked in the garment industry for many years until retiring. Born in Long Branch, N. J., he had lived there before moving here fifty two years ago. Surviving are his wife, the former Olive R. VanKoetsveld, three sons, Robert and his wife, Ruth, of Wall, Barry S. of Forked River and Samuel J. and his wife, Neddra, of Neptune, a brother, Elmer of Georgia, six grandchildren, Robert Crease of Berlin, NJ, Timothy Crease of Brick, Lynn Walker of Forked River, Becky Thornley of Brick and Samantha and Morgan Crease, both of Neptune and ten greatgrandchildren. A funeral ceremony was held at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove on Tues. even., November 2nd at 8:30 with cremation at the convenience of the family. Friends were invited to call at the funeral home on Tues. even. from 7:00-8:30.
ANNAMARIE COONROD, 85, of Asbury Park, died Thursday, November 25, 2004, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was an instructor of French at the University of Indiana and Marian College, both in Indianapolis, Indiana, and she worked as a translator for various law firms in Chicago, and was a teacher of French, Italian and Spanish in northern New Jersey. Under the auspices of the Red Cross, she taught English to Italian war brides in La Spezia, Italy and later worked for the U.S. Army in Trieste, Italy after World War II. Born in Montecatini, Italy, in 1919, she was married
in Trieste, Italy in 1949, studied in Paris, and came to the United States in 1951. Surviving are her husband of 55 years, Roger A. Coonrod, two daughters, Karin Coonrod Geballe and her husband, Jonathan, of New York City, and Simonetta Coonrod of Montclair, and two grandsons, Konrad and Barret Preuninger. A private funeral ceremony and interment will be held at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, N.J. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be sent to La Compagnia de'Colombari, Inc. c/o Geballe & Geller LLP, 198 Broadway 6th Floor, New York, NY 10038.
JEAN GILLAN ATKINS, 99, of OCEAN GROVE, died Friday, November 26, 2004, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She taught grammar/elementary school in Ocean Grove for forty-five years until retiring in 1971. Mrs. Atkins was a longtime member of the Tennant Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the First United Methodist Church of Asbury Park and its Priscilla Women's Circle, the National Education Association, the New Jersey Education Association, the New Jersey Retired Educators Association, and the Monmouth County Retired Educators Association. Mrs. Atkins and her husband were both accomplished artists. Their work is an abiding legacy, gracing the homes of relatives and friends. Born in Garfield, New Jersey, she was a lifelong resident of Ocean Grove, living her last years at Francis Asbury Manor. Jean was the beloved daughter of the late Violet and William Gillan. She was predeceased by her husband, Harold C. "Tommy" Atkins in 1956 and three sisiters, Alberta Mial, Margaret Keer and Eleanor White.
Surviving are two brothers, William Gillan of Shark River Hills, Neptune and Daniel Gillan of Mahwah, a sister and Audrey Gibbs of Ascutney, Vermont, and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral ceremony was held at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove, on Tuesday morn., November 30th at 11:00 with burial following at the Mt. Prospect Cemetery, Neptune. Friends were invited to call at the funeral home on Tuesday morning from 10:00 -11:00.
