Manalapan High School Alumni Obituaries

Margaret Lansing Ekberg Peggy a volunteer community organizer recently of Delray Beach FL died Sunday September 3 at Bay Square in Yarmouth Maine. She was 101. For the past two years Mrs. Ekberg lived close to her youngest daughter and soninlaw Jill and Ken Ryan of South Freeport ME. Prior to 2020 s...

Albert Catalano 75 of Freehold passed away peacefully on Friday January 16 2026 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Porto Empedocle Sicily Albie came to the United States at the age of five settling in Manhattan. He grew up in Brooklyn where he met his wife Sara. Bro...

Nancy L. Kelly 62 of Freehold Township passed away at home on Saturday January 24 2026. She was raised in Manalapan and was a longtime resident of Freehold Township. She was a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing led a successful professional career retiring from he...

Grace Cocozza 92 of Manalapan passed away on Sunday January 18 2026 at CentraState Medical Center Freehold. She was born and raised in Staten Island before settling in Manalapan four years ago. Grace dedicated over 20 years of her life to serving as an Audit Clerk at the Department of Motor Vehicles...

Marilyn Brett 93 of Manalapan passed away at home on Thursday January 8 2026. She was born in Newark raised in North Arlington and had lived in Manalapan and Toms River before returning to Manalapan in 2020. Marilyn worked as an administrative assistant for IBM in their Newark Cranford and White Pla...

Noreen Karczewski 85 of Freehold passed away on January 3 2026 at Wedgewood Gardens Freehold. She was born and raised in Jersey City and had lived in Kearney before settling in Freehold in 2010. Noreen was the owner of Freemans Bakery in Cliffwood Beach where she poured her heart and soul into creat...

We mourn the passing of our dear father Ting Siu who has died at age 92 from complications of a fall at his home in Manalapan NJ. Tings death was peaceful and his children were able to be with him at childhood at the family compound in China was split by arduous journeys on foot to Hong Kong during ...

Valerie H. Hite 82 of Whites Crossing Carbondale Township passed away peacefully at Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown with her family by her side. Her husband Larry D. Hite died in 2023. Born in Manchester England she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Vera Ridings Harvey. Valerie was educated in...

Shirley Slade of blessed memory 81 of Manalapan Township passed away on Saturday January 24 2026 at CentraState Medical Center Freehold. Born and raised in Brooklyn New York she resided there until 2023 when she came to live in Manalapan to be closer to her family. For more than 35 years Shirley was...

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Dr. Martin Ira Pollack of Blessed Memory 68 of Manalapan NJ known affectionately by loved ones as "Marty" on January 23 2026. Born on October 14 1957 in Brooklyn New York his life was a testament to his unwavering commitment to family his passio...

Patricia E. PowersPusz 71 of Manalapan NJ passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 31 2025 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. Born and raised in Brooklyn NY Patricia carried her love for her hometown with her throughout her life. In 1993 she settled in Manalapan where she made...

Nancy Fusco nee Catania 95 died on Thursday January 15 2026. Nancy was born and raised in Hoboken and lived most of her life in Lyndhurst and was a resident of Manalapan for the past 4 years. Nancy met and married her love Joseph Fusco and became a stayathome mom caring for her family until her chil...

Thomas Barber, 62, of Lanoka Harbor, passed away peacefully at his home on December 9, 2025.Born in East Orange, NJ, in 1963, Tom lived in Union before moving his family to Manalapan, where they lived for 30 years. He recently built and moved into his dream home in Lanoka Harbor to enjoy the water v...

Thomas J. Mulroy was born in Philadelphia PA on April 7th 1940 son of Mary Bell and Thomas B. Mulroy. Tom was drafted into the US Army where he served as a MP at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. There he met Elizabeth Betty in 1961. Tom and Betty married in 1963 and proceeded to raise their family Thomas...