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Donald T. Corson
Donald T. Corson, Jr. [Donnie], of Wall, passed away at his father’s beloved farm Clover Hill Farm, Allenwood with his family by his side. He was 55.
Donnie fought a three and one-half year courageous battle with brain cancer.
He was born in Neptune and was a lifelong resident of Wall Township. Donnie was a 1974 graduate of Wall High School. He has always worked alongside his father and was the foreman for his father’s construction business Don Corson Construction Company, Allenwood.
In his spare time Donnie enjoyed boating, golfing, volleyball and softball. Donnie’s favorite past-time was spending time with his family and watching his children play various sports. His wife said that he was the most incredible husband, father, brother and son.
Donnie was predeceased by his mother Phyllis in 1992.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 23 years, Barbara A. Corson, his two children Jaclyn Corson and Donnie T. Corson III, all of Wall. Donnie is also survived by his father and former Mayor of Wall Township, Donald T. Corson, Sr. and his wife Barbara, of Allenwood; two sisters and their spouses Lisa and Michael Ruggiero, of Freehold, and Lori and Walter Weber, of Wall; two brothers and their spouses Scott and Maria Dempsey, of Charleston, S.C., and Bryan and Michelle Dempsey, of Allenwood; his mother-in-law Elizabeth Kuechle, of Bradley Beach; several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Arrangements were under the direction of Orender Family Home for Funerals, in Manasquan. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Manasquan. Interment
will follow at Greenwood cemetery in Brielle. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wall Community First Aid, PO Box 166, Allenwood.
Stanley W. Skola
Stanley W. Skola, of Spring Lake Heights, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 28 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was 86.
He was born on Jan. 11, 1925 in Clifton. His parents, John and Emily Skola, came to the USA in 1913 from Pruchnik, Poland. He lived in Wallington for many years before retiring in 1988 when he and his wife, Mae, moved to Fairway Mews in Spring Lake Heights.
In 1942, Stanley enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served for three years during WWII as as Aviation Ordinance Bombadier Crew Leader in the Pacific Theater - PATSU. He received the WWII Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon and Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal.
After graduating from Lincoln Technical Institute in Newark in 1956, Stanley became an operating engineer with IUOE Local 68. He worked for 21 years with the A&P Tea Company and then for 11 years with the NJ Sports Authority Meadowlands Complex.
Mr. Skola was a parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, coached Little League Baseball and was an active member of the VFW post 2640, all of Wallington. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 5611, American Legion Post 432 and parishioners of St. Catharine/St. Margaret Church, all of Spring Lake. Stanley received a special Apostolic Blessing at home.
Stanley was predeceased by his brother, Walter and sister, Jennie Speer.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mae Louise [nee Swidrak]. He is also survived by his son, Glenn and his wife Karen, and his daughter, Lynn Drew and her husband Larry; five grandchildren, Cara Stawick and her husband Kyle, Erica Kesilman and her husband James, Glenn “JR” and his girlfriend Jessie Hur, Kelly and Dana Drew. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Neary-Quinn Funeral Home in Manasquan was in charge of arrangements. Entombment was held at St. Catharine cemetery in Wall.
In lieu of flowers, donations to an organization that Stanley loved and supported - St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly, Little Sisters of the Poor, 140 Shepherd lane, Totowa, www.littlesisterofthepoortotowa.org or a charity of your choice.
William D. Jones
William D. Jones, of Brielle, passed into eternal peace at home with Faith, his loving wife of 47 years at his side, on Dec. 29.
Born in Crab Orchard W.V., Bill graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley, W.V. Proudly serving as a corporal in the Marine Corps aboard the Battleship New York, he served as an honor guard at the coronation of King George VI, and was an expert rifleman.
Bill was a passenger conductor for the Pennsylvania RR for 40 years, and held several other positions during his working career.
A member of the First Presbyterian Church of Manasquan, Bill was also a 70 year member of the United Transportation Union, National Association of Veteran RR Employees No. 137, Sugar Sands Veterans. He was active with the Ocean County ARC, and many other community projects.
William was predeceased by his father, William D. Jones, and mother, Pearl [Mills] Jones, as well three sisters and two brothers.
Besides his wife Faith, Bill is survived by three sons: Robert Jones, [Linda], William Jones [Janice], and Richard Jones, and one daughter, Mary Dale Lancaster [Gilead]. In addition, he is survived by nine grandchildren: Jennifer Jones, Robert Jones [Robin], Tracy Koegler [Eric], William Jones, Sherry Clayton [Lee], Beverly deSouza [Colin], Lindsay Jones, Peter Lancaster and Chloe Lancaster; eight great-grandchildren, David Sanford, Jr., Dylan and Madeline Jones, Victoria and Amber Koegler, Leo, Xavier and Sebastian DeSouza.
Bill’s hobbies were dominated by his love of his family, cocker spaniels and spending time in his Singer Island, Fla., residence. He was an avid reader, and enjoyed traveling, golf, and baseball. He shared his passion for billiards with all, particularly [great] grandchildren. Bill’s wisdom, kindness and love will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home in Manasquan. Funeral services took place at the First Presbyterian Church of Manasquan. Interment
was held at Greenwood cemetery in Brielle.
Donations may be made to the Manasquan Food Pantry, 16 Virginia Ave., Manasquan or the NJ Cocker Rescue, 1088 Union Mill Road, Mount Laurel 08054.
Gordon T. Cowan
Gordon T. Cowan, with family in Bradley Beach, died on Thursday, Dec. 29 at his home. He was 86.
Mr. Cowan worked as a line o type operator at the Asbury Park Press for over 48 years. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1942 - 1946. He also received the Purple Heart Medal in 1946 at the conclusion of the war. His name is inscribed on the WWII Memorial in Ocean Grove. He was born and raised in Ocean Grove and has lived in Wanamassa for the last 63 years.
He was predeceased by his brother Richard Cowan and his sister Charlotte Carter.
Surviving are his loving wife of 63 years Agnes E. “Betty” [Emiley] Cowan, daughters Diana E. Youngman and her husband Lawrence, of Lake Wales, Fla., Carol S. Gullette and her husband Dennis, of Shreveport, La., Shirley J. Williams and her late husband Willis, of Bradley Beach, and Donna L Ryan and her husband Patrick, of Wanamassa.
He also leaves his sister Marion Jacobs of Crestview, Fla., 13 grandchildren: Al Youngman, Michael Youngman, Larry Youngman, Valerie Self, Shawn Matthews, Kevin Gullette, Keith Gullette, Alissa Ramos, Antonio Ramos, Lee White, Nicholas White, Matthew Ryan, Jessica Ryan and 12 great grandchildren; Christopher Youngman, Mikayla Youngman, Sidney Youngman, Michael Youngman Jr., Clint Self, Gabe Sifuentes, Bailey Bobbitt, Jaxon Matthews, Andrew Ramos, Michael Ramos, Jodiana Ramos, Daevon Ramos.
Arrangements were under the direction of the O’Brien Funeral Home in Wall. A funeral service will be held on Thursday 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial
will be at Monmouth Memorial Park, in Tinton Falls. Flowers and donations may be made to charity of your choice.
Adele L. Guenther
Adele L. Guenther, of Wall, passed away Monday Jan. 2 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, in Neptune with her family by her side. She was 87.
Adele was born and raised in Newark and moved to Orange as a young woman. After her marriage to Paul Guenther she resided in Linden until two years ago. Adele worked as a lab technician for 25 years working at Orange Memorial Hospital and Hoffman La-Roche Labs. She was a Sunday school teacher for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Linden. Adele enjoyed painting and decorating cakes for special occasions for family and friends. She was a great story teller.
Adele was predeceased by her parents Ernest and Lena Vespole; two sons Paul and Eric Guenther and a brother Vincent Vespole.
She is survived by her son John Guenther, of Wall, and one granddaughter, Stacey Guenther. Adele is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were under the direction of Orender Family Home for Funerals in Manasquan. A funeral service was held at Graceland Memorial Park in Kenilworth.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association, 330 E. Sunrise Drive, Tucson, Ariz. 85718 or American Cancer Society PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73123-1718.
Christine M. Zenchak
Christine M. Zenchak, 89, passed away Monday, Oct. 3.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March 29, 1922, she moved to Las Vegas with her family in 1963.
She is survived by her son, Michael, and his wife, Cathy, and daughter, Christine, a nurse working at Sunrise Hospital, for 39 years, all of Las Vegas.
Her financial career started in First Western Saving July 7, 1963, in the construction department, and later in the loan department. As her interest in her position grew, she joined the Savings and Loan Institution, an S&L educational program, and received the graduated diploma. Later, she was appointed state director.
The community college expressed interest in an affiliation of S&L courses to establish an associate’s degree in banking and finance. She and Professor Dean Star worked for a year to establish the courses for this degree. She achieved degrees in banking and finance and real estate.
After 18 years with First Western, she resigned to help establish a new S&L Safety Saving, later called Great West Savings. In 1984, she was appointed CEO by the board of directors of Great West Saving, the first woman CEO in Nevada in the financial field. This honor was highlighted by the “RJ and Sun, ” and later printed in “Who’s Who in the West.” This notoriety attracted the attention of dignitaries such as Gov. Mike O'Callaghan, the Nevada State Lieutenant, and U.S. Senators Chic Hecht and Paul Laxalt.
First Nationwide Bank contacted her for a position in the Chicago area as operation manager for the State of Illinois, which included 44 branches and underwriter for loans for the State of Kentucky. Three years later, she returned to Las Vegas and was contacted by John Maxfield to start a mortgage company and act as president for Vanguard Financial, LTD.
Christine graduated from Point Pleasant Beach High School. The school had been known to follow up on their students and their careers. In 1998, the State of New Jersey contacted her and honored Christine with an introduction to the Hall of Fame for her achievement in the financial field. She received the official New Jersey plaque signed by the president of the Senate and speaker of the General Assembly, including two seals from secretary of Senate and clerk of General Assembly. This achievement was acknowledged for determination and hard work to open the door for women in the financial field.
She was a member of Sunrise Country Club [golf was her great love], and was appointed to the board of directors; a charter member of the Southern Nevada Business Woman Association; and member of Las Vegas Golf Club.
Loving golf the way she did, May 12, 2010, at the Muni Course, she had a hole-in-one, a happy memory at the end of her life.
Palm Mortuary, Las Vegas, was in charge of arrangements.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the American Heart Association in Christine's name.
Robert L. Posluszny
Robert L. Posluszny, of Wall, passed away unexpectedly while undergoing treatment for cancer on Sunday, Nov. 20 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 57.
Born in Passaic, he grew up in Totowa and had lived in Howell from 1987 until moving to Wall Township in 1999.
Robert completed his undergraduate studies at Sacramento State University, and went on to complete his Masters in Psychology from The University of California at Davis. He began his career in recruiting, where he filled job openings with qualified candidates. His particular talents of patience and being an exceptional listener led him to manage the Pharmaceutical Division for The Judge Group, in Matawan, a staffing company.
“Bob Poz” was a dedicated employee and manager with a solid work ethic even as he endured extensive radiation and chemotherapy. Most of his clients were unaware that he had been ill.
As a father, husband, and family man, he was always patient, kind and generous. He loved to play cribbage, horseshoes, ping pong and any other game, and could play for hours with family and friends. He loved to read and share books with his wife and children. He was a dedicated Communicant of St. Catharine’s Parish, in Spring Lake.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 32 years, Claire Lobosco Posluszny; his beloved children, Robin Kalish and husband David Nabwangu of Oak Park, Ill., Joel Posluszny of Jersey City and Adam and Gabriel Posluszny of Wall; his two cherished granddaughters Lya and Josephine; his loving parents Frank and Sophie Scaglione Posluszny of Brick; his dear siblings Peter and Christine Posluszny of Woodland Park, Carol and Vincent Schiavo of Warwick, N.Y., and Nancy and Greg Orzel of Hillsborough; and many other nieces, nephews, cousins, and brothers and sisters in law.
Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the O’Brien Funeral Home in Wall followed by a Mass of Christian Burial
on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Catharine’s RC Church, in Spring Lake. Cremation will be private.
Terrance J. Quinn
Terrance J. Quinn, formerly of Spring Lake, died Saturday, Nov. 19 at his home. He was 41.
Born in Point Pleasant, he grew up in Spring Lake, before moving to Virginia 10 years ago.
Mr. Quinn was an Area Operations Manager for AT&T in Herndon, Va. He was an veteran of the United States Army and attended Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y. where he was president of his fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau. He also attended the University of Kansas and graduated from Thomas Edison University.
Mr. Quinn is survived by his wife Colleen [nee Nolan] and his two sons, Jack and Liam, both at home; his parents John and Kateri [nee McLaughlin] Quinn of Spring Lake; three sisters, Ellen Quinn Murphy of Spring Lake, Meg Fedele of Garden City, N.Y. and Cronan O’Connell of Philadelphia. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home in Manasquan. A Mass was held at St. Catharine RC Church in Spring Lake.
