All Obituaries

Catherine Louise Kleiger was called home to Heaven on July 27, 2021, where she will be reunited with her Mom and Dad, Geraldine and Benjamin Clark and her Daughter Heather Kleiger. Catherine is survived by five Sisters, a brother, one daughter, two sons, three granddaughters and a grandson. Catherine graduated Dominican Commercial High School in Queens, New York and Hofstra University in Nassau County, New York where she earned her RN license. Catherine worked as a Registered Nurse...

Gary Bushman, 80, passed away peacefully, Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Southern Ocean Center, Manahawkin, NJ.  He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey along with his siblings.  He was the youngest of nine children all of which are deceased. His beloved sister Helen Lombardi just passed away March 21, 2021. He is survived by many cousins, as well as many nieces and nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews all over the country. Gary went to school in Plainfield and graduated...

Gerald (Jerry) Louis Ciani III, 54 of Forked River passed away peacefully in his home on July 8th, 2021. He was born October 31st, 1966 in Jersey City, the son of Gerald Louis Ciani Jr., and Dolores Cuozzo. He is survived by his wife, Bernadette Wolcott Ciani, his son Gerald Louis Ciani IV, his daughter Anissa Ciani of Nashville, Tennessee, his mother Dolores Cuozzo of Bayville, NJ, and his sister Hollyann Nicolette of Forked River, NJ. He was a man of many talents and pursued many...

Martin Robert Tholen, 83, of Forked River passed away peacefully in his home on July 14th, 2021. He was born April 29th, 1938 in Jersey City and raised in Guttenberg, the son of Robert Tholen and Madelyn Schmitt Tholen. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Claire DelaMotte Tholen; his children: Kerri Tholen O’Hearn and Michael O’Hearn, Kathleen Tholen Folla and Michael Folla, Maureen Tholen Romanowski and Randolph Romanowski, and Michael Martin Tholen; his...

Robert Bowers, 81, of Forked River, NJ passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin, NJ.  Born in Lebanon, PA on September 1, 1939, he lived most of his life in Pennsylvania before moving to New Jersey.  He lived in Mansfield Township, NJ before moving to Forked River in 2021. Mr. Bowers served his country in the United States Navy.  He enjoyed working and was always a loyal, devoted employee working in industry for 49 years as a...

PATRICK WILLIAM FLANAGAN JR., 32, passed away on June 30, 2021 at his home in Montague, MA. Patrick was born in Long Branch, NJ and spent his childhood in Forked River, NJ. Following his graduation from Lacey Twp. High School and Ocean County Vocational Technical School, Patrick pursued his passion for welding (Local 9 Pipefitters Union) and auto mechanics. Patrick was a thrillseeker; when he wasn't working or in his garage, he was often found out on the boat with friends, camping in...

Omega Tornquist, 83, of Ooltewah, Tennessee, passed away at her daughter’s home in Forked River, NJ on June 22, 2021 with her husband and family by her side. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky on December 17, 1938. Omega's early career began at Princeton University, where she met and eventually married Richard Tornquist on November 27, 1938. She lived in Griggstown, NJ most of her life and worked at the Carrier Clinic for 23 years before retiring in 2000. She was known for her...

ERIN MCGUIRE, 46, of Forked River New Jersey, passed away on Wednesday June 23,2021 at Ocean Medical Center in Brick, NJ.  She was born February 18,1975 at Bayonne Hospital in Bayonne New Jersey. Erin was a graduate of Spotswood High School, Class of 93. She went to Rutgers University, Douglass Campus where she graduated with her Masters of English. Erin has been an English Teacher at Pinelands Regional High School in Little Egg Harbor, NJ for many years where she not only inspired the...