Obituaries in Freehold, NJ

Born on December 28 1941 in CharvieuChavagneux France Nick and his family immigrated to the United States in 1948 settling in Howell Township NJ. It was in Howell that he grew up and later met his wife Zina with whom he shared fiftyseven wonderful years. Together they raised a loving family in Ocean...

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...

Wendy L. Cuffs 74 of Howell Township passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 6 2025 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune. Wendy was born in Newark and raised in Matawan. She moved to Howell Township in 1975. Wendy worked in the cafeteria at Marlboro High School for the Freehold Region...

Ronald Big Ron Buck 84 of Farmingdale passed away on Friday January 16 2026 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. He was born in Kentucky lived in Toms River and settled in Farmingdale in 1963. Ron worked for over 30 years as a teacher retiring from the Freehold Career Center. For over 50 years...

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...

Harry C. Schaeffer Jr. passed away at home on Sunday December 28th. He was surrounded by the love of those whose life he touched. He was a devoted father a caring stepfather a beloved brother and loving uncle. Born on October 8 1971 in Red Bank New Jersey Harry grew up in Keansburg. He graduated fro...

Robert Scalzo 92 of Freehold passed away on January 3 2025 at Brandywine Howell by Monarch. He was born and had lived in Brooklyn before settling in Freehold in 2004. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Robert had a long and fulfilling career starting as a mailman for the US Pos...

Joseph La Rosa passed away peacefully on January 1 2026 at CentraState Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Joe as he was affectionally called came to America in 1959 from Calabria Italy at age 14 to live with his older brother Frank. In 1967 Joe married the love of his life Carmela. Joe ...

Patricia Polly Bogle 69 of Lakewood NJ passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 21st 2026 at CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township. Patricia was born and raised in Kingston Jamaica until coming to America in the mid 1970s and made Lakewood her home settling there with family and building a...

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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...

The community mourns the untimely passing of Zoe Murphy at the age of 42 on Wednesday December 31 2025 at home leaving family friends and countless admirers heartbroken by her loss. She was born and raised in Manhattan Chelsea and the East Village before settling in Howell in 2018. Zoe worked as a R...