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ALBERT MICHAEL PUNK, 49, of PLUMSTED
ALBERT MICHAEL PUNK, 49, of PLUMSTED, died yesterday at his home. He was a teacher in the East Windsor School District for more than 25 years. He graduated from Allentown High School in 1969 and Bloomfield College in 1973. He received a master's degree as a history teacher from Trenton State in 1989. He was a former member of the Fin, Fur and Feather Hunting Club of Imlaystown, Upper Freehold Township. He was an avid golfer and was a former member of the Peddie Golf Club and an active member of the Cream Ridge Golf Club. Born in Elizabeth, he lived his entire life in the Allentown area, on or near the family farm in Imlaystown.
Surviving are his wife, R. Angela Makkay-Punk; two sons, John Martin and Andrew Michael; a daughter, Hayley Victoria Makkay-Punk; a brother, John of Cream Ridge; his parents, Albert and Dorothy Punk, of Imlaystown.
Relatives and friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at New Egypt United Methodist Church, 38 N. Main St., New Egypt, Plumsted, with the Rev. Paul Amey officiating. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a scholarship fund for his three children, Care of Dan Stizza at Solomon, Smith and Barney, 1144 Hooper Ave., Toms River, NJ 08753.
Dated: June 24, 2001
BEVERLY J. MC NAMARA FISCHER, 70, of Greenbriar Woodlands, DOVER
BEVERLY J. MC NAMARA FISCHER, 70, of Greenbriar Woodlands, DOVER TOWNSHIP, died Thursday at home. She was a member of St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church and the Ladies Golf League of Greenbriar Woodlands. Born in Bayonne, she lived in Dumont before moving to Dover Township in 1987.
Her first husband, John J. McNamara, died in 1977; her second husband, John J. Fischer, died in 1996; and a daughter, Patricia J. Cowan, died last year. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, John K. and Dawn McNamara of Hauppauge, N.Y.; a son-in-law, Bruce R. Cowan of Ramsey; four grandchildren, Lindsay, Ryan, Courtney and John; three stepdaughters, Joan Luksik, Lauren Vicker and Ellen Monk; three stepgranddaughters, Christine, Caroline and Catherine; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at D'Elia Funeral Home, Route 70 and Vermont Avenue, Lakewood. A funeral Mass will be held 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church, Toms River. Interment will be at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. Memorial donations may be made to Scleroderma Foundation, 89 Newbury St., Suite 201, Danvers, MA 01923 (800) 722-HOPE.
Dated: June 24, 2001
EUGENE CONNOLLY, 74, of Forked River, LACEY
EUGENE CONNOLLY, 74, of Forked River, LACEY, died yesterday at home. He was a traffic manager for Goodyear Tire & Rubber, North Brunswick, for 35 years prior to retiring in 1990. He was a World War II Navy veteran, and was Past Grand Knight of the Forked River Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Celtic Club of Forked River, the Lacey Democrats and the Holy Name Society of St. Mary's Church, Barnegat. Born in Jersey City, he lived there before moving to Forked River in 1963.
His wife, Sarah, died in 1998. Surviving are his son, Thomas Peter of Navarre, Fla.; his three daughters, Patricia A. Ewart of Forked River, Karen E. Mortenson of Westfield, and Madonna E. Zimnoch of Washingtonville, N.Y.; and five grandchildren, Adam, Kate, Jared, Emily and Molly.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Growney Funeral Home, 1022 Lacey Road, Forked River. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Church, Barnegat. Interment will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund, 15 E. Lacey Road, Forked River, Lacey, NJ 08731.
Dated: June 24, 2001
HERBERT GOLDBERG, 80, of MANALAPAN
HERBERT GOLDBERG, 80, of MANALAPAN, died Friday at home. Born in New York, he lived in the Bronx before moving to Manalapan 17 years ago.
His wife, Elise, died in January. Surviving are a stepson, Bernard Uzan of Englewood; a brother, Alex Goldberg of Tamarac, Fla.; and a sister, Mollie Goldberg of Manalapan.
Arrangements are by Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Manalapan.
Dated: June 24, 2001
HUGH LAWSON PORTER JR., 93, of Crestwood Village, Whiting, MANCH
HUGH LAWSON PORTER JR., 93, of Crestwood Village, Whiting, MANCHESTER, died Friday at Community Medical Center, Toms River.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Manchester Memorial Funeral Home, 28 Schoolhouse Road, Whiting.
Dated: June 24, 2001
JOHN D. MOLINELLI, 66, of POINT PLEASANT BEACH
JOHN D. MOLINELLI, 66, of POINT PLEASANT BEACH, died Thursday at Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark. He was a self-employed owner and operator of Reliable Dental Group, Point Pleasant, for 25 years before retiring in 1994. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of the NFL Jets Fan Club. He loved his dog, Amy. Born in Brooklyn, he lived there before moving to Point Pleasant Beach 24 years ago.
Surviving are his wife of 23 years, Geraldine Cardillo Molinelli; two sons, Stephen J. of Wall, and John A. of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; three grandchildren, Hannah, Adam and Zachary; and three nieces, Barbara Treue, Carol Gross and Mary Lencki.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at O'Brien Funeral Home, Burnt Tavern Road at Route 70, Brick. A funeral Mass will be offered 10 a.m. Monday at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Bay Head. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 2550 U.S. Highway 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902.
Dated: June 24, 2001
KRISTIN SCERRATO MC KINNEY, 31, of BRICK
KRISTIN SCERRATO MC KINNEY, 31, of BRICK, died Friday at her Brick home. She worked at the Tinton Falls Group Home of the Monmouth County Association for Retarded Citizens for the past 10 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Manasquan. She graduated from Wall High School.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth McKinney; her parents, Robert and Marilou Howell Scerrato of Manasquan and the Rev. Gayle Donnelly of New York; a sister, Kimberly Scerrato; an aunt, Sharon Scerrato; an uncle, Terrance Donnelly; and her father- and mother-in-law, Robert and Joyce McKinney of North Carolina.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, 39 South St., Manasquan. A funeral service will officiated by the Rev. Carlos E. Wilton at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian of Manasquan, Virginia Avenue. Interment will be private. Memorial donations may be made to the Monmouth County Association for Retarded Citizens (732) 493-1919.
Dated: June 24, 2001
KURT JODEKSNIS, 72, of LAVALLETTE
KURT JODEKSNIS, 72, of LAVALLETTE, died yesterday at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. He was a window cleaner for National Windowing Cleaners, Local 2, New York, for 35 years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War as private first class. He was a member of the Lake Hopatcong Ice Yacht Club. Born in Germany, he came to the United States in 1937 and lived in Bergenfield before moving to Lavallette 18 years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Marian Kalinowski Jodeksnis; two sons, George of Rochelle Park, and John of Cherry Valley, N.Y.; four grandchildren, Kristen, Jeffrey, Jennifer and Jacqueline; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 706 Grand Central Ave., Lavallette. A funeral service will be offered noon Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association. Letters of condolence may be e-mailed to www.ryanfuneralhome.com.
Dated: June 24, 2001
RICHARD HENRY WALTERS JR., 50, of BRICK
RICHARD HENRY WALTERS JR., 50, of BRICK, died yesterday at home. Born in Neptune, he lived in Freehold before moving to Brick 37 years ago.
His mother, Ann M. Cashion Walters, died in 1987. Surviving are his father, Richard Henry Walters, with whom he lived; and a brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Susan Walters of Bayville, Berkeley.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center St., Freehold. Funeral services will be offered 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, followed by interment in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery, Freehold. Memorial donations may be made to Meridian Hospice, 615 Hope Road, Building 4, 2nd Floor, Eatontown, NJ 07724.
Dated: June 24, 2001
Costantina Panicucci, retired chemist
BRIDGEWATER -- Costantina Leti Panicucci, 89, of the Martinsville section, died Saturday (June 23, 2001). Born in Newark, she lived in Italy, then in Nutley, N.Y., before returning to Newark, then Totowa for 6 years. She then moved to Martinsville, then to Italy before moving back to Martinsville in 1999.
She retired as an assistant chemist for Hoffman La Roche in Nutley in 1971. She was a parishioner of Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church in Martinsville and was a former parishioner of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Totowa.
She is predeceased by her husband, Primo Panicucci, in 1983; her son, Frank Panicucci, in 1989; and her daughter, Anna Fattorini, in 1999.
Surviving are her son, Mario Panicucci of Martinsville; her sister, Antoinette of Nutley; five grandchildren, Mario Panicucci, Marianne Panicucci, Costantina Iacovo, Viviana Fattorini and Gianni Fattorini; and two great-grandchildren, Gabriela Iacovo and Francesco Panicucci.
A funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. James Roman Catholic Church, Totowa. Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa.
Dated: June 24, 2001
John J. Katchka, loving husband
MANVILLE -- John J. Katchka, 87, passed away Friday (June 22, 2001) at Integrated Health Services of New Jersey in Bound Brook. He was born in Alden, Pa., where he had lived and worked as a coal miner, before moving to Manville 54 years ago.
Mr. Katchka retired in 1978 as a machinist for Inmont Chemical Co. in Bound Brook where he had worked for 33 years. He had also served on their fire company. John was a communicant of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Manville; a member of the former Nut Club of Manville, and loved gardening.
John was predeceased by four sisters.
Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Jennie M. Zukkowski Katchka; four sisters, Sally Lisay, Blanche Madurski and Cecelia Smith, all of Manville, and Geraldine Tullai of Roselle; and a special niece and nephew, Susan Golombus of Hillsborough and Wayne Rasavage of Morrisville, Pa.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday from the Fucillo & Warren Funeral Home, 205 South Main St., Manville, followed by a 9 a.m. funeral liturgy at Christ the King Roman Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the family plot at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Hillsborough. Visiting hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Dated: June 24, 2001
