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ANNA McFARLAND GROOME, 83, of Keyport, died March 16 in Holmdel Convalescent Center, Holmdel. Born in Newark she lived in Hazlet before moving to Keyport, 20 years ago. She was a factory worker for Lily Tulip Corp., Holmdel, for 16 years, until retiring in 1979. She was a member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Keyport, and of the Ladies Auxiliary Union Hose Fire Co. No. 1. where she served as past president and treasurer. She was predeceased by her son, Thomas Jr. Surviving are her husband of 65 years, Thomas of Keyport; two sons, James of Keyport and John of Laurence Harbor; six daughters, Helen Noll and Margaret Flanagan, both of Bloomfield, Patricia Hamlin of Sea Bright; Anna of Middletown; Diane Cacopardo of Wheaton, Ill., and Maureen Brennan of Union Beach; one brother, Thomas MacFarland of Kearny; two sisters, Dorothy Arndt of Vero Beach, Fla., and Gloria Kelly of Caldwell; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services were under the direction of Day Funeral Home, Keyport. Interment
was at Shoreland Memorial Gardens, Hazlet.
DR. MICHAEL AMBROSIO, 71, of Matawan, and a summer resident of Beach Haven Park, Long Beach Island, died March 18 in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Dr. Ambrosio had a family practice in Matawan for 35 years, retiring in 1997. He was born in Jersey City. At an early age he moved to Italy. He was a 1959 graduate of the University of Bologna Medical School. He was a former member of the medical staff of Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch; Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank; and Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, where he was one of the founding physicians of the hospital. He was a member of the New Jersey and Monmouth County medical societies, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Bayshore Italian-American Society. He was a communicant of St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church, Matawan. He was named Physician of the Year at Bayshore Community Hospital in 1994. He was a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus, St. Joseph Council, Keyport. Surviving are his wife, Anne; two sons, Michael Anthony of Freehold and Thomas Michael of Marlboro; one daughter, Lisa Ambrosio Williams of Freehold; a brother, Dr. Domenico of Smithtown, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Services were under the direction of Holmdel Funeral Home, with a Mass at St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church, Keyport. Interment
is planned for March 22 at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Keyport. Memorial donations may be sent to Bayshore Community Hospital, 727 N. Beers St., Holmdel, NJ 07733.
ELIZABETH M. HORAN LENAHAN, 78, of Hazlet died March 8 in Holmdel Convalescent Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Hazlet 42 years ago. She was a communicant of St. Benedict’s Roman Catholic Church, Holmdel. Surviving are her husband, Luke J. of Hazlet; four sons, Lawrence of Aberdeen, Luke J Jr., of Tokyo, Japan, Thomas of Bethlehem, Pa., and James of Atlantic Highlands; one daughter, Eileen Lobello of Hazlet; and eight grandchildren. Services were under the direction of Day Funeral Home, Keyport, with a Mass at St. Benedict’s Church. Interment
was at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown.
FELIPA E. ERFELUA ORILLE, 63, of Hazlet, died March 16 in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. Born in the Philippines, she lived in Jersey City and Cinnaminson, until moving to Hazlet 16 years ago. She worked as a registered nurse for East Orange Veterans Hospital, East Orange, for 20 years, until retiring in 1985. She was a member of the Nursing Association of Central New Jersey. Surviving are her husband, Peary Orille of Hazlet; two sons, Jesse E. Orille of Chicago, and Capt. John Orille of California; two brothers; and two sisters. Services were under the direction of Day Funeral Home, Keyport, with a Mass at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Keyport. Entombment is planned for March 22 at Forest Green Memorial Park Cemetery, Marlboro.
ESTHER SILVERBERG, 89, of Hazlet died March 16 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in New York City, she lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., for 40 years before moving to Manalapan for 20 years, moving to Hazlet five years ago. She worked as a statistical typist in New York City, retiring in 1975. She was predeceased by her husband, Bertram Silverberg, in 1994. Surviving are one son, Dr. Steven G. Silverberg of Washington, D.C.; one daughter, Eleanor Goode of Lincroft; one grandson and one great-grandson. Services were under the direction of Freeman Funeral Home, Freehold. Interment
was at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge.
MARIANNE Q. HOWRIGAN, of Aberdeen, died March 19 at home. Born in New York City, she lived in Queens, N.Y., before moving to Aberdeen 37 years ago. Mrs. Howrigan was an administrator for American Airlines, New York City, for 20 years. She was office manager for Sonic Ease, Keyport, for seven years, retiring in 1995. She was a communicant of St. Benedict’s Church and past president of the St. Benedict School PTA, Holmdel. She was also past vice president of the Monmouth-Ocean County PTA. Surviving are her husband of 49 years, Leo; her daughter and son-in-law, Eileen and Joseph Carr of Hazlet; one sister, Patricia Cox of Morristown; and a grandson. Services were under the direction of Waitt Funeral Home, Morganville, with a Mass at St. Benedict’s Roman Catholic Church. Interment
was at St. Gabriel’s Cemetery, Marlboro.
CHRISTOPHER G. NATHANIEL, 40, of Hazlet, died March 17 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Port Au Spain, Trinidad, he lived in Aberdeen before moving to Hazlet four months ago. He worked as a manager for Sam’s Club, East Brunswick, for the past eight years. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Jackson Nathaniel of Aberdeen; a son, Christopher Nathaniel of Aberdeen; three daughters, Melissa Nathaniel, Kimberley Nathaniel and Tamara Babwar, all of Aberdeen; his father, Richard Nathaniel of North Carolina; his mother, Hyacinth Chin Hong Wheeler of Aberdeen; his stepfather, Robert Wheeler of Aberdeen; two sisters, Cassandra Short of Aberdeen and Charmion Baez of Matawan; and one brother, John Wheeler of Aberdeen. Services were under the direction of Day Funeral Home, Keyport. Entombment was at Marlboro Cemetery.
ANNA V. HICKMAN CARROLL, 79, of Hazlet died March 19 in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Bayonne, she lived in the Belford section of Middletown, moving to Hazlet 10 years ago. Mrs. Carroll was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. Her first husband, Wilson W. Fanner, died in 1995. She was predeceased by her second husband of 20 years, James Carroll, in 1998. Surviving are two sons, Wilson Fanner of Belford and Gerard Fanner of Middletown; two step-sons, James Carroll and Patrick Carroll, both of Middletown; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services were under the direction of John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown. Entombment was at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown.
JOSEPH "JOE BANANAS" COLANGELO, 81, of Keyport died March 23 in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in West New York for most of his life, moving to Keyport 18 months ago. He was the owner-operator of United Auto Sales, North Bergen, for 26 years. For the last 35 years he worked for Kennedy Motors, West New York, retiring in 1999. He was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Keyport. His first wife, Violet Rose Kruse, died in 1989. He was predeceased by eight brothers and two sisters. Surviving are his wife, Marion; three daughters, Toni Lynn Ricciardi, Annamarie Mahoney and Claire T. Cortright, all of Wallingford, Conn.; three sons, Dominick F. Colangelo of Spring Hill, Fla., William D. Colangelo, of Jackson, and Joseph P. Colangelo of Sebring, Fla.; one sister-in-law, Marie Colangelo of North Bergen; 22 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services were under the direction of John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown, with a Mass at St. Joseph’s Church. Interment
was at Shoreland Memorial Park, Hazlet. Memorial donations may be made to: Deborah Hospital Foundation, N.J. Region, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.
