Anne (Pat) Hall Sawmiller, 93, of Red Bank, NJ, passed away Friday, January 26, 2024. She grew up in Long Branch and lived in Little Silver before moving to Red Bank. She worked for the Tinton Falls Police Department until she retired from there.
Pat was a 58-year member of Tower Hill Presbyterian Church, Red Bank, where she served as an Elder, Deacon, Sunday School teacher and receptionist.
Bonnie Jean Taylor, 92, from Hiwassee, Virginia passed away peacefully at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, NJ on January 21, 2024.
Born in 1931 she was the third of six children (Carl, Gaye, Agnes, Hattie Marie, and Keith) of Laddie Bell Graham and Ernest Bruce Taylor, also of Hiwassee, all of whom predeceased her.
After attending Draper High School, she married her beloved husband of over 60 years Stanley Taylor (deceased) with whom she had two children, William E. Taylor (deceased) and Patricia Abigail “Gail” Moliver.
Bonnie was a member of the Pulaski Primitive Baptist Church in Newbern. She was a spiritual, principled and hardworking person. She was charitable to those less fortunate than herself. Bonnie had a successful career at Klopman Mills where she rose to the rank of the company’s first female quality control inspector. In her 34 years of employment, she missed one single day of work only because the local police informed her that the road to the plant was closed because of icy conditions and she was forced to return home.
Barbara G. Shannon (nee Galvin) passed away peacefully at home on January 26, 2024. She was born in Jersey City, NJ and resided in Wanamassa, NJ for the past 49 years. Barbara spent her childhood in Jersey City NJ . She was born to the late Cyril Jerome and Veronica Teresa (nee Lawlor) Galvin on August 21, 1936, in Jersey City. Barbara graduated from St. Michael’s High School, Jersey City in 1954 and received a BA at Lady Cliff College, Highland Falls, NY in 1958.
She married the late Major John D. Shannon (US Army) in 1959. They lived the Army life staying in Georgia, Germany, California, and Texas, and finally calling Wanamassa, NJ their home for the last 49 years.
Harvey C. Tilton Jr. from Rumson, New Jersey passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 22, 2024 at the age of 89.
Harvey was born in 1934 in Rumson to Elizabeth and Harvey Tilton, Sr. It is here where he grew up, attended the town schools, helped with the family business, spent time fishing and crabbing on the river from his backyard, made lifetime friendships and shared many incredible stories with everyone he came in contact with. Harvey liked to work on cars so those who were friends with him in his younger days knew of his exciting drag racing days and his amazing race cars. Throughout Harvey's life he very much enjoyed softball, clamming, gun club, crabbing, bowling for the firehouse league, and especially spending time with his grandchildren.
David L. Monier, 86, peacefully passed away at his Oceanport home on January 24, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his devoted wife of 63 years, Debbie, and their four children: Scott (spouse, Jill), Phillip, Kirsten (spouse, Edward), and Kathryne. David is also remembered by his four cherished grandchildren: Morgan, Emma, Hayden, and Tashi.
Born in Rahway, NJ, David was a graduate of Westfield High School in 1956. Following three years of military service, he pursued higher education at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, marking the beginning of a remarkable career.
Sarah Jane Valenti (nee Landis), age 94 of Wayside, NJ passed away on January 17, 2024 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ.
She was predeceased by her husband, Samuel Valenti, and beloved daughter-in-law, Angela Valenti.
Lillian Ross Lauer passed away peacefully on January 20 at the age of 93, amidst her loving family and close friends. Lilly was the second oldest in what was to become a family of 10 children. The wonderful memories she had of growing up in Ashland Pa. with her beloved 4 brothers and 5 sisters sustained her till her end of days. Lilly and her sister Isabelle were 6 and 5 years old when their father, Tom Ross (former band leader and choir director at St. Joes in Ashland) coached them to perform Silent Night – soprano and alto, at Christmas Eve Midnight mass for the congregation. That was the beginning of a joyful mindset that Lilly thrived under until very recently. There was always music in their home. In the following years, with tight three-part harmonies, Lilly, Hellen Marie and Isabel were The Ross Sisters, performing semi-professionally on local radio through their late teens and early twenties until a handsome young Jack Lauer came along and caught her attention. At a little ice cream parlor called Candyland in their home town, there was a juke box. It was there that Lilly and Jack danced their way into each other’s hearts and remained quite the Fred and Ginger for nearly 60 years.
Nancy passed away peaceful in her sleep Monday morning, January 15, 2024. She was a Fair Haven resident for over 50 years. Her smiling face, bright pink lipstick, and quiet demeanor was known by many. She worked at Mainstay Federal Savings & Loan in Red Bank for many years and First Atlantic Credit Union at Fort Monmouth at the time of her retirement. She was a member of the Christ Church United Methodist in Fair Haven.
She enjoyed reading the local newspaper every day, tending to her garden and many houseplants and shopping excursions. She loved most being at home with her cat, Buffy and having family and friends pop in the back door for a friendly visit. Her home hosted many family gatherings over the years.
James (Sandy) Vollmer Hazlett lll, 72, of Leesburg, FL passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 15, 2023.
Sandy was born on February 20, 1951 in Germantown Pennsylvania, to James and Helen Hazlett. Sandy attended St Andrew's School, Delaware and went on to graduate from Spring Garden College Pennsylvania in engineering. He served 6 years in the United States Navy.
Patricia “Pat” Doerr (nee Reynolds) passed peacefully at home on January 10, 2024 following a battle with dementia and related illnesses. She was 84 years old.
Pat was born and raised in the Inwood section of Manhattan. As a child she gave the nuns a run for their money at a few different Catholic schools in New York City. Following her graduation from high school and secretarial school, she worked as a secretary for Standard Oil in Rockefeller Center before moving to Elizabeth, New Jersey to start a family with her husband of 58 years, Robert “Bob” Doerr.
Pat and Bob relocated to Middletown, New Jersey in 1973 and planted lifelong roots in the Sunken City neighborhood (IYKYK) where they have lived for 50 years. They met a group of friends in Sunken City that became family. They grew their families together; watched their children fly the coop, marry and have their own children together; mourned their losses together; and, most importantly, partied like rock stars together the whole way through.
