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Jim Maselko
Belmar resident Jim Maselko died Easter Sunday, April 8.
He enjoyed life and lived it to the fullest. He had strong beliefs which will carry him forward and help those who are left behind.
Mr. Maselko loved his lady of over 35 years, Martha, and his two sons, Jeremy and Jonathan, a great deal. His siblings, Ted and Lois, were very special as well as his family and friends.
People were very important to Mr. Maselko. He served them well as a Roman Catholic Priest for nine years. He continued to make lives better through his career as a trainer and consultant. He joined Block, Petrella, Weisbord and Associates, later continuing as co-founder of its sister company, Designed Learning.
In 1999, he retired as president of Designed Learning. After retiring, he spent time continuing to learn. His interests were Reiki and other forms of healing. Recently, he became a hospice volunteer.
Working with his hands was an important part of Mr. Maselko’s creativity. The time he spent woodworking was both rewarding and a source of joy. He shared his gifts and accomplishments with many. His strong sense of giving was evident during the Christmas season when he created wonderful handmade gifts. His generosity and energy knew no bounds. He was a unique human being and those who knew him were truly blessed.
Mr. Maselko wanted his life to be celebrated and not mourned. For this reason, the family requests in lieu of flowers or donations, a commemoration be in the form of a special gift to yourself, or an act of kindness to another, while thinking of him.
There will be a private memorial service in celebration of Mr. Maselko’s life on April 22.
People who wish to express their condolences may email celebrationofjim@hotmail.com.
Reilly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Carothers-Carroll
Brielle resident Mary Carothers-Carroll passed away on March 30 at Brick Hospital.
She was 94 years old.
Mary was born in Jersey City and she and her husband, John, raised their family in Allendale.
She was an accomplished artist, an accomplished seamstress and loved gardening. Also, she was active with the Board of the American Cerebral Palsy Horse Show.
After moving permanently to their summer residence in Brielle, she and her husband were members of the Manasquan River Golf Club.
The daughter of the late Richard and Mary Nicholson, she was predeceased by her beloved husband, John Carothers, who died in 1983, and her second husband, Jim Carroll, who died in 2004, and her brothers, Richard, Robert and Donald Nicholson.
Mary is survived by her four children, Garry Carothers of Randolph, Vt., Claudette Rutter of Hartford, N.Y., Jeffrey Carothers of Freedon, Kathleen Terrell of Stephonville, Texas; nine grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 21 at 3 p.m. at the Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church in Freedon.
Neary-Quinn Funeral Home in Manasquan is in charge of arrangements.
Marina Hamlin
Neptune resident Marina Hamlin died Sunday, April 14 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She leaves behind many loved ones, including family in Wall.
She was 63 years old.
Born and raised in Nicaragua, she lived in Neptune for the past 33 years. She was an employee in the Food and Nutrition department of Jersey Shore University Medical Center for 28 years. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great grandmother. She will always be remembered by everyone she touched because she was a “mother” to many.
Mrs. Hamlin is survived by her husband, Edward Hamlin, her children, Julian Hamlin of Delaware, Fabio Hamlin of Texas, Jennifer Hamlin Newland, Eddie Hamlin and Primitiva Jones of Georgia; her sister, Maria Rojas of Nicaragua and Elvira Betanco of New Jersey; brothers Francisco Rojas of Nicaragua and Porfirio Rojas and Jose Del Carmen Rojas of Wall; sons-in-law Troy Newland and Walter Jones; daughters-in-law Antoinette Hamlin, Klelix Hamlin and Rosie Garcia; grandchildren Little Eddie, Billy, Latoya, Scarlett, Malcolm, Marianna, Gloria, Nia, and Baby Julian, and great grandchildren Josiah, Aniya and Jaylen, and nieces and nephews Alvaro and Irma, Amanda and Eddie, Marta, Banes, and many others in Nicaragua.
Visitation is today, April 19 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Reilly Funeral Home, 801 D St. in Belmar.
Family and friends will gather at the funeral home on Friday at 9 a.m.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in Holy Innocents Church in Neptune.
Interment is at St. Anne’s cemetery in Wall Township.
Teresa E. Bick
Brielle resident Teresa “Tee” E. Bick, formerly of Berkeley Township, died Sunday, April 15 at Jersey Shore University Hospital in Neptune.
She was 96 years old.
Mrs. Bick was born to Bertolan and Maria Molnar in Newark on November 11, 1910.
She was sister to Mary Bessemer, Albert Miller, Bill Miller, Louis Miller and Joseph Miller. She outlived all her siblings. She was a devoted wife to her husband, Fred, who died in 1986. They had no children.
She began her long career with Western Electric in Kearny in 1932. She became personnel director for Tung Sol Electric in Bloomfield, which was an outstanding accomplishment for a woman in these years. She retired in 1965 when she moved to Berkeley Township.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews and their children. She lived with her nephew, Allen Bessemer and his wife, Jane, in Brielle. “Tee, ” as she preferred to be called, was an inspiration to all her family.
Burial
is at St. Joseph’s cemetery in Toms River.
O’Brien Funeral Home in Wall is in charge of arrangements.
Catherine McLaughlin
Brielle resident Catherine Teller McLaughlin passed away peacefully on April 11, at the home of her daughter Catherine Irons in Brielle. Mrs. McLaughlin’s first great-grandchild Declan Kenneth Barnes was born just two days earlier. She went to heaven knowing all is well with her family.
She was 97 years old.
Mrs. McLaughlin was born in Newark on Jan. 8, 1910 to Joseph and Clarissa Deerin. The family moved to Asbury Park in the 1920’s. After attending Asbury Park High School, she entered the fashion business. She became a successful buyer for Kresge’s Department Store and then Hanes Department Store, both in Newark. She was an active member of the American Women’s Buyers Club.
She married
Earl W. McLaughlin shortly after Word War II. After the war, the couple moved to Cliffwood Beach and then to Ocean Township.
While living in Ocean, Mrs. McLaughlin became very active in social and religious activities. She was a communicant at St. Mary’s in Deal. She was elected president of the Asbury Park Women’s Club and was a member of the Past President’s Club of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Mrs. McLaughlin would summer in Spring Lake, where she enjoyed many days with her grandchildren at the beach and pool. She moved to Sea Girt in her later years to be closer to her family and spent her remaining years living with her daughter in Brielle.
She is predeceased by her husband, Earl W. McLaughlin and sisters, Margaret Deerin and Clarissa Deerin Muntrick.
Mrs. McLaughlin is survived by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Catherine and Ralph Irons of Brielle; her grandchildren, Jesse Earl Irons at West Virginia University, Conor Cathleen Barnes and her husband Timothy of Chicago, Ill.; her great grandson, Declan Kenneth Barnes, and loving brother, Joseph Deerin of North Plainfield.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 21 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Denis Catholic Church in Manasquan.
Interment will follow in St. Catharine cemetery in Wall.
Visiting will be tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, 39 South St., Manasquan.
James R. Bell
Manasquan resident James Richard Bell, also of Orchid, Fla., died Tuesday, April 10 in Wall.
He was 65 years old.
He was born in Rahway and lived in Madison before moving to Manasquan 33 years ago.
He established his winter residence in Orchid, Fla. in 1995.
Mr. Bell was a builder and developer for over 40 years and was the owner and operator of Oakshire Group, of Wall. He was formerly the president of Dayton Penn Associates in Toms River for over 20 years. He was a prominent builder in New Jersey, Florida and Hawaii.
Mr. Bell was a parishioner of Sacred Heart RC Church in Bay Head.
He was a member of the Spring Lake Golf Club and the Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club.
Mr. Bell was predeceased by his parents, Harold and Rita Bell, and by his brothers, Jack and Bill.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Janis [Wohkittel] Bell; two sons, Craig of Weehawken and Ryan of Wilmington, Del.; two daughters, Kristin DiDomenico of Potomac Falls, Va. and Lauren Meyer of Auburn, N.Y.; and five grandchildren, Megan, Kevin, Elinor, AJ and Quinn.
Interment is private.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Mr. Bell’s honor to: The American Heart Association, 1 Union St., Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691, or, Bancroft Neurohealth Delaware, 2300 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, DE 19806, or, Sun-Up of Indian River, 2455 Fifth St. SW, Vero Beach, FL 32962.
O’Brien Funeral Home in Brick is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Ann Bilella
West Belmar resident Margaret Ann Bilella “Peggy” died Sat., April 14 at her residence.
She was 58 years old.
She was an elementary school teacher in Wall Township for 18 years, most recently teaching first grade at West Belmar Elementary School.
Active in many organizations, Mrs. Bilella was the WTEA Treasurer, Knights of Columbus Council 816 Ladies Auxiliary past president and secretary, member of the Wall High School Band Booster Club, member of the Allaire Woman’s Club and past president, Odyssey of the Mind Coach, West Belmar PTA past president, Manasquan-Wall Junior Woman’s Club past president, Wall High School Booster Association past president and Sports Program Book chair, member of the NJEA and NEA.
Mrs. Bilella earned a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education from Kean University in 1972. She was a communicant of St. Catharine’s/St. Margaret’s RC Church in Spring Lake.
Her dedication to elementary education was deeply seeded in her love of children and her endless patience. Born in Newark, she grew up in Ocean Grove and moved to West Belmar in 1979.
She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Frank Bilella; her son, Dr. Mark Bilella of Tampa, Fla. and his wife, Dr. Karen Bilella; her daughters, Nicole Fox of Harrisburg, Pa. and her husband Sean, and Dana Bilella of Camp Hill, Pa. and her fiance David Luckenbill; and her sister, Lynda P. Morton of Ocean Grove.
Interment is at St. Anne’s cemetery in Wall Township.
Reilly Funeral Home in Belmar is in charge of the arrangements.
