Obituaries

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Jennifer "Cheers" Chirico

Ms. Chirico, 33, of Milltown, died July 6, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a front-end manager for Rickel Home Centers at various locations until the company closed. She was a driver and, most recently, a floral designer for Hanna's Florist, Milltown. She was predeceased by her grandfathers, Michael Chirico and Roy McLaughlin. Surviving are her parents, Elsie and Frank Chirico of Milltown; a brother, Frank Chirico Jr., and his wife, Lisa, of Ankeny, Iowa; a sister, Robyn Barnes, and her husband, John, of Ocala, Fla; her maternal grandmother, Mildred McLaughlin of Franklin Park; her paternal grandmother, Roberta Chirico of Milltown; her godparents, Dot DeAngelo and Lenny Szot, both of Milltown; two nephews; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements were under the direction of Bronson and Guthlein Funeral Home, Milltown. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834-1365; the Milltown Fire Department, 39 Washington Ave., Milltown, NJ 08850; or the United Methodist Church at Milltown, 47 North Main St., Milltown, NJ 08850.

Stella O. Adams

Mrs. Adams, 89, of Freehold Township, formerly of Howell, died July 1, 2007, in Monmouth Crossing, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles, in 1988, and a by son, Dennis J., in 1997. Surviving are a son, Charles Adams Jr. of Barnegat; a daughter, Maureen Milek of Jamesburg; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services were under the direction of Clayton and McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township.

Walter J. Siecinski

Mr. Siecinski, 56, of Old Bridge, formerly of Edison and the Fords section of Woodbridge, died July 18, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Kathleen; a son, John of Old Bridge; a daughter, Katie, also of Old Bridge; his parents, Patricia and Walter of Fords; a brother, David of Jamesburg; and a sister, Lori of South Amboy. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown section of North Hanover. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Blood donations in Mr. Siecinski's name may be made at the drive set for 3-8 p.m. on July 26 at the Friends Sons of the Shillelagh, 15 Oak St., Old Bridge.

Mark Alan Kaufman

Mr. Kaufman, 60, of Monroe, formerly of Manalapan, died July 8, 2007, in University Medical Center at Princeton. He was predeceased by a son, Evan. Surviving are his wife, Helen; two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Andrea Kaufman of Howell and Jason and Dana Kaufman of Marlboro; a sister, Joanne Sandow of New York; a brother, Bob Kaufman of California; and four grandsons. Services were held at Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Manalapan. Interment was in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin section of Woodbridge. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Heart Transplant Program, 3400 Spruce St., Penn Tower- Sixth Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

Molly Appel Lustbader

Mrs. Lustbader, 87, of Monroe, died July 18, 2007, in University Medical Center at Princeton. Her husband, Jacob, died in 2005. Surviving are two sons, Dr. Steven Lustbader, and his wife, Gail, of East Brunswick, and Dr. Bruce Lustbader, and his wife, Renee, of Princeton; a brother-in-law, Carol Lustbader of Monroe; four grandchildren; and three nephews. Services were held at Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick. Interment was in Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge. Memorial contributions may be made to Monroe Holocaust Survivors, P.O. Box 6015, Monroe Township, NJ 08831.

Joan C. Steinberg Neuwirth

Mrs. Neuwirth, 77, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died July 22, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Sidney Neuwirth, died in 1997, and a daughter, Caryn Gordon, died in 1988. Surviving are a daughter, Marion Van Derveer, and her husband, David, of East Brunswick; a brother, Charles Steinberg, and his wife, Gayle, of Melville, N.Y.; two grandsons; and a niece and two nephews. Services were held at Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick. Interment was in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River. Memorial contributions may be made to Brandeis University National Women's Committee, c/o Edith Diamond, 17B Franklin Drive, Monroe Township, NJ 08831.

Kathryn Reid

Ms. Reid, 94, of Monroe, died July 7, 2007, in Pine Brook Care Center, Englishtown. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a bookkeeper with Farm Credit, Freehold. Before that, she worked for Production Credit, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by a niece, Barbara Forgione. Surviving are three nephews, Ernest J. Jolley and F. Carlton Jolley, both of Monroe, and Denis T. Jolley of Hartville, Mo.; nine great-nieces and great-nephews; and 10 great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews. Services were held at Lester Memorial Home, Jamesburg. Interment was in Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent section of Manalapan.

Harold Flax

Mr. Flax, 86, of Surrey Downs, Howell, died July 20, 2007, in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was predeceased in 1965 by his first wife, Sylvia Flax, and in 1992 by his second wife, Charlotte Flax. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Sonia Flax of Long Island, N.Y.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Wendy and Jack Benrubi of Old Bridge and Andrea and Robert Galperin of East Brunswick; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held at Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin section of Woodbridge. Arrangements were under the direction of Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Manalapan.

Dorothy J. Hamill Feltman

Mrs. Feltman, 75, of the Toms River section of Dover, formerly of East Brunswick, died July 2, 2007, in Ocean Medical Center, Brick. She was predeceased by her husband, Fred Feltman, in 1994. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Carlyn Winston of Bronxville, N.Y.; three daughters and a son-in-law, Evelyn Frankle of Brewster, N.Y., Katherine and Sam Currie of South River and Victoria Bernhardt of Sayreville; a stepdaughter, Deborah Kaplan of Ewing, N.Y.; two brothers, Benjamin Hamill, and his wife, Joan, of Stewart, Fla., and Thomas Hamill, and his wife, Lillian, of Long Island, N.Y.; a sister, Evelyn Prumos of Warren; a sister-in-law, Marie Hamill of Middle Village, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment was in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown section of North Hanover. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2600 Route 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902, or to any charity that assists disabled veterans.

Timothy Gallagher

Mr. Gallagher, 63, of Sayreville, died July 19, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Adeline Casazza Gallagher; two sons, Timothy, and his fiancée, Joanne Graci, of Old Bridge, and Robert, and his girlfriend, Kate, of East Brunswick; three siblings, Dennis of the Belford section of Middletown, Helen Kokoszka of Linden and Laurence of the Parlin section of Sayreville; a granddaughter; five nieces and nephews; and three great-nephews. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Society.