Obituaries

Raymond D. Woods, 61, passed away peacefully at his home on August 8, 2020. Ray was born in Queens, New York, to the late Francis X. and Catherine C. Woods.

Ray was a graduate of the former Riverview Hospital School of Radiologic Technology and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Rutgers University. Over the course of his career, he held positions as Lead CT Technologist at CentraState Medical Center, Clinical Education Specialist at Philips Healthcare and, at the time of his death, CT Technologist at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

Florence Ivan, 96, of Middletown, New Jersey passed away peacefully at home with family at her side on August 13th.  She was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and resided in Middletown for the past sixty-six years. Florence was employed by Old Anaconda Copper Works in Perth Amboy, New Jersey as a Data processing Supervisor for over twenty-five years.

Florence was a devoted and loving family woman.  She enjoyed sewing, knitting, and doing arts and crafts.  She was involved with the Catholic Daughters of America who provided support for charities.  She attended weekly events at the Senior Citizens Center in Red Bank where she played cards with her friends.  In addition to these activities she was a devout Catholic and was a Eucharist Minister for St. James Church.

Middletown – Beverly Sadler Lindsay passed away on August 10, 2020. She was 79 and was born in Weogufka, AL. Beverly moved to Red Bank, NJ with her parents and sister in 1956. She married Gordon C. Lindsay in 1963 and they were together for 63 Amazing Years.

She was a graduate of Red Bank High School and earned her BA degree in English and Math from Dickinson College, PA. She earned a MA in Education from Kean University. Beverly was a passionate lifetime educator, she taught Math, English, and Basic Skills at Middletown High School North for over 30 years. She was highly active in the Middletown Township PTA holding executive office positions and organizing the first Drug Task Force.

Beverly was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church of Red Bank and was an Advisor of their Youth Fellowship program for 8 years where she was known as “Mom Lindsay”. She also was member of the Scholastic Assistance Committee. One of Beverly’s favorite quotes was “Nothing you do for children is ever wasted”. In retirement, Beverly was a dedicated volunteer for over 10 years at Lunch Break in Red Bank.

Robert (Bob) Van Brunt, 82 of Shrewsbury, NJ passed away July 31^st at Monmouth Medical Center. Born November 12, 1937 in Eatontown, NJ, he attended Red Bank High School then served in the United States Navy from 1955-1963.

Bob was a very proud American and loved his country. He was devoted to his family and loved life, he especially loved going on cruises. He was a big sports fan, loving the Mets, Giants and wrestling.

He is survived by his loving wife Vicki, whom he was married to for 60 years. He is also survived by his two children, his son Robert Van Brunt and wife Judy of Point Pleasant Beach, NJ and his daughter Nekay and husband John Quinn of Tinton Falls, NJ. Bob also leaves behind his 6 grandchildren, Jake, Rachel and Matthew Van Brunt and Caitlin, Shannon and Colleen Quinn. He is survived by his brother Irv Van Brunt and two sisters Dolores Chahalis and Edith Laspada. Bob was loved by all who knew him and will be truly missed by his family and friends.

Mario Lamola of Tinton Falls, NJ left us on August 7, 2020, at the age of 88. He was born in Newark, NJ and resided in Tinton Falls, NJ for the past twenty-two years. Mario was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local #137. He proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. Mario regularly attended St. Anselm’s Church of Tinton Falls. He loved to travel, and one of his greatest pleasures was spending quality time with his family and friends.

Mario was a caring husband, father, and grandpa who was incredibly devoted to his family. He is survived by his beloved wife, Carmela Lamola (nee DiMaio), his children Mario Lamola Jr., Angela Pineno and her husband Michael Pineno. He was predeceased by his first wife, the mother of his children, Eleanor Lamola, his parents, Angelo and Immaculata Lamola, and his seven siblings.

J. Gary Sammon, of Rumson, passed away peacefully at his home, on Sunday, August 2, 2020, surrounded by his loving family, who cared for him over the last year. Gary was a 4th generation resident of Rumson. He was 77 years old. He was born in Riverview Hospital (Red Bank, NJ) on July 7, 1943 to John J. Sammon and Alma N. Sammon. He attended Holy Cross Elementary School and graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in 1962. Gary attended Monmouth College, becoming the first person in his family to graduate from college in 1967.

He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree, majoring in Business Administration, with minors in Accounting and Economics. Gary began serving the town of Rumson in 1970 when he was hired as the Assistant Borough Administrator. He held that position for over 7 years, under the guidance of Borough Administrator, Art Kerr. In 1977, until his retirement in 2004, Gary served as Borough Administrator, Clerk, Secretary to the Borough Planning Board, Zoning Board and Registrar for Vital Statistics. With that responsibility, Gary worked an average of 60 hours a week, minimum. Gary was exceptional when dealing with people and developed his outstanding public relation skills with Rumson residents at an early age, while working at the Rumson Pharmacy. His ability to communicate, problem solve and deal with the public, made Gary an ideal fit for serving the townspeople of Rumson.

Gaetana Marie (Porto) Rizzuti, known to most as “Gae”, passed away on Thursday, July 30^th at her home in Middletown, NJ surrounded by her three children. Gaetana was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 1, 1931 to Josephine (Pumpio) and Pasquale Porto. She married the love of her life, Mario Alfred Rizzuti, on May 31, 1958 and lived in NY until 1977 when they moved their family to Raleigh NC.   Gae and Mario entered retirement in 1990 and moved to Wilmington NC where they enjoyed golfing and traveled extensively. Over the past 19 years, Gae was a resident of NJ.

John L. Measley, March 11, 1925 - July 27, 2020. John Leslie Measley, loving husband, father and part time cowboy passed away quietly after 2 days in bed this past Monday at the age of 95.

He was born in Hammonton, NJ on a blueberry farm in 1925, the youngest of 4 children. At the age of 17, and with his mother’s help, he joined the Navy to fight in WWII. He served on a destroyer and occasionally merchant marine vessels. One of his favorite memories was his trip by freight train from California, where he was discharged, back to the east coast.

Nancy R. Greco, 74,  passed away July 24th at her residence in Thompson, Pennsylvania.  She lived in Lincroft, New Jersey for 35 years before moving to Thompson, Pennsylvania to be with her family. She enjoyed cooking and baking for family and friends and cackling at her own jokes. She loved being around her grandchildren. She loved waitressing at several Jersey shore and Pennsylvania restaurants.  Prior to retiring, she enjoyed working and volunteering at the food bank. She loved being out and about enjoying everyone’s company.  She had a heart of gold.