All Obituaries

Jeffry M. Hart, 62, of OBIII (Lavallette) NJ, passed away on Tuesday June 23, 2020. He was born in Somerset and grew up in Green Brook, NJ.  He spent all his summers, since his birth, at Ocean Beach III. Jeff met the love of his life at his best friend’s, brother’s wedding in 1998.  They married in February 2000. Together they lived in Sayreville, NJ. They vacationed together, for their first 7 years in OBII. Their dream was to have a home of their own in OBIII. In...

Dr. Flora M. Barlotta, of Lanoka Harbor NJ, passed into eternal life on June 13, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.   She was 83 years old.  Dr. Barlotta was a graduate of The College of St. Elizabeth (1958) and the Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry (1962).  She completed her medical residency at St. Vincent’s Medical Center NYC and her fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Columbia University.   She was Board-Certified...

Our Mighty Quinn will officially see us on the rebound. Joseph Paul Quinn Jr., age 75, of Forked River, NJ peacefully went home to rest after a courageous 6 1/2-year battle with Brain Cancer on 6/11/2020 surrounded by his family. Born on May 29, 1945 in Staten Island NY to Joseph P Quinn & Josephine A Quinn. Joe was raised in New Dorp NY and was a 1964 graduate of New Dorp High School. Joe married the love of his life almost 51 years ago, Ellen Counts on August 30, 1969. In 2019 they...

Niles E. Wallace, age 91, of Forked River died peacefully on May 17, 2020. Niles was born In Carbondale, PA and raised in Clifford, PA. He and his parents moved to Kearny, NJ and later to Lyndhurst, NJ. He graduated from Lyndhurst High School, attended business school and started a service station business. Niles married the love of his life Florence Gentile in 1951. They raised their three daughters in Pompton Lakes and Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Niles began his life’s work at...

John A. Pecelli, 65 of Forked River NJ, passed away on Sunday May 10th, 2020 at home surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Orange and raised in Parsippany, NJ.  After marrying the love of his life, he moved to the Elba Point section of Lake Hopatcong where he and Helen started their family with the birth of three wonderful children.  The family moved to Jackson Township and resided there for 23 years.  Eventually, when...

John A. Banias, Sr., age 93, of Forked River died April 30, 2020. John was born and raised in Down Neck, Newark, NJ. He was a stellar athlete in baseball & football at East Side High School. After graduation he joined the Navy until the end of World War II. John returned home and married the love of his life Lucille Kulish. They raised their family in Nutley and Colonia New Jersey. John began his career at Prudential Insurance where he remained until his retirement in 1985. While at...

Joseph V Cornetto of Forked River, NJ, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather died at the age of 89 on April 25, 2020. Joseph was a decorated firefighter rising to the rank of Captain with the West New York, New Jersey fire department.   Joseph was born in New York City, NY. Attended school in New York City, served in the Navy Reserve, and worked as a production supervisor for the Starrett Television Corporation. He married his sweetheart Catherine...

Hedwig was born in Jersey City to the parents of Polish immigrants John (deceased) and Wladyslawa Jachewicz (deceased). She was married to a fallen war hero William Anthony Knipp of WWII (deceased) and was a devoted mother of William J. Knipp (deceased), a former police officer in North Bergen, NJ. She is survived by her loving grandchildren and great grandchildren: grandson Gregory Knipp and his wife Susan, their children Christopher, Jeremy, and Ryan of Indiana; grandson Jeffrey Knipp and...

Msgr. Charles Cassidy was born on Oct. 19, 1923 in Paterson and grew up as a parishioner of St. Joseph Parish in the city. He was graduated from the former St. Joseph High School in Paterson and attended Seton Hall University, South Orange. He interrupted his studies to join the U.S. Army and served as a medic during World War II. After the war ended, he went back to Seton Hall followed by theology studies at the former Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington. He was ordained by Bishop...

Walter D. Bischoff (aka Honeybunch and Hoppy), beloved husband, father, and grandfather died at the age of 82 on April 16, 2020 in Forked River, New Jersey.  He was a mechanical engineer, volunteered for many organizations, was a passionate computer hardware and software developer (Abacus Applications Inc.), enjoyed gardening and walking outside, deep sea and fly fishing, and was a longtime supplier of fresh baked bread and banana squares to family, friends and community across New...