Obituaries - Thompson Memorial Home

Herminio Mercado

Herminio Mercado, 74, of Long Branch, passed away on March 17, 2026. He was born to Ponciano Mercado, Sr and Mercedes Grospe.

Hermie enjoyed being retired. He loved playing pickleball, tennis, dancing, karaoke, listening to live bands and walking at the boardwalk. He was in the Philippine Air Force in his younger years until settling in NJ. He worked tirelessly for several years at Blonder Tongue. He enjoyed traveling after retirement. He was always surrounded by his family and friends. He would bring laughter and joy no matter where he was.

George L. Scott

George Lee Scott, 91, of Eatontown, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2026.

He is preceded in death by his father, George Lee Scott Sr., his mother Mary Grace Scott (Willard), brother David Scott, sister Mary Louise Scott, and son Stephen Andrew Scott.

Edith A. Blake

Edith Antoniette Albert Blake, a beloved matriarch and longtime resident of Red Bank, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2026, at the age of 108, surrounded by her loving family in Toms River, New Jersey.

Born on February 25, 1918, Mrs. Blake lived a life defined by devotion to family, faith, and community. She attended Fisk Street School in Fair Haven, New Jersey, at a time when it was the only K–8 school available for Black children in the area. Those early experiences shaped a lifetime marked by resilience, compassion, and quiet strength.

Robert Joseph Narucki, Sr.

Robert Joseph Narucki, Sr., age 78, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 6, 2026. Born and raised in Nutley, NJ he was the only child of Marge (Messineo) and Tom Narucki.

Rob proudly attended Nutley public schools and played football, basketball and baseball as a child. He spent summers growing up at his grandparents house in Ortley Beach, and collected tons of friends throughout the years. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and became a diehard Domer. He bled blue and gold and was a lifelong fan, following all Irish sports year round. He studied abroad in Angers, France for a year and frequently referenced this special time, as it gave him a love for travel which he continued later in life.

Ethel Isabelle (Poling) Moreno

Ethel Isabelle (Poling) Moreno passed away peacefully March 2, 2026 at the age of 82. Born and raised in Keyport, NJ, Isabelle spent most of her life in the town she loved. As a young girl, she could often be found helping on the family farm or spending time with the many horses she adored throughout the years. Those early days shaped her lifelong love of animals and the simple joys of life.

Isabelle worked as a nurse at Bayshore Hospital for most of her career. She was steady, capable, and direct — the kind of nurse who told you exactly what you needed to hear, whether you wanted to hear it or not. Bedside manner may not have been her specialty, but her dedication and work ethic never wavered, and her patients were always in competent hands.

Lorraine “Lori” Slavin

Lorraine “Lori” Slavin, 86, passed away peacefully at home on February 28, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 4, 1939, Lori spent her childhood in the Pelham Bay neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. She later made her home in New Jersey, where she lived most of her life in Middletown and Rumson.

Lori attended Villa Maria Academy in Pelham Bay on a merit scholarship and later studied at Assisium Business School in New York City. She worked for more than 13 years at an international marketing company in Red Bank and then dedicated over 32 years to an indoor pollution abatement company in Woodbridge.

Stella (Green) Bishop

Stella (Green) Bishop, much beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully in the early morning of February 27, 2026, at her home. She was 96 years old.

Stella is survived by her daughter, Holly Terrett Czarnecki and her husband, Rob; her granddaughters and their husbands, Shannon Morris (Matthew) and Suzanne D’Arcangelo (Joseph); grandson, Kyle Czarnecki; her seven great-grandchildren: Griff Morris, Sofia D’Arcangelo, Gwyneth Morris, Whitley Morris, Stella D’Arcangelo, Luka D’Arcangelo, and Maeve D’Arcangelo; her brother Curt Green, along with countless cherished family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Bonnie Willis Schureman, former husband Alfred Terrett, husband Harry Bishop and sister Lois Garifine.

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Diane M. Dey

Diane Merrall Dey, 95, of Atlantic Highlands, received her Angel Wings on Saturday evening, February 7th. She departed peacefully at home, in the presence of her loving daughter, Merrall, while the “Commendation of the Dying” was invoked by Father Hank Hilton.

Diane’s entrance to heaven was greeted with the overjoyed embrace of many friends and family members who preceded her in death.

Rose Corrado

Rose Corrado, of Sea Bright, N.J. passed away peacefully February 17, 2026 surrounded by her family. She was 78 years old.

Born Rosa Maria Buttacavoli in Belmonte Mezzagno, Sicily on May 22, 1947 (IYKYK). She immigrated to the United States at the age of 15 with her parents and two sisters, eventually settling in Garfield, N.J., She met the love of her life Peter Corrado and they were married September 5, 1970. Through the years of Rose lived and raised a family of three children in Paterson, West Paterson, Wayne, Franklin Lakes and Sea Bright, NJ.

Marjorie Lynn Durdack

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Marjorie Lynn Durdack, a hometown “Jersey Girl”, slipped away peacefully in her home seeing the silhouette of the pole barn standing silently in the snow in her home she loved on February 15, 2026 at the age of 84.

She was born and raised in the Garden State and a proud Jerseyan. She was born in Long Branch, NJ and raised in Little Silver, NJ as one of a set of identical twin girls. After graduating from Red Bank High School, Red Bank, NJ, she was married and raised four children in Holmdel, NJ.

Carolyn Anita Ott

Carolyn Anita Ott, a cherished resident of Rumson for over 70 years, passed away peacefully at the age of 95.

Carolyn (nee DeDecker) was born on Valentine’s Day, 1930, in North Bergen, NJ. She and her late husband, Edward, moved to Rumson to raise their family and remained deeply rooted in the community for the rest of their lives.