obituaries

EDWARD LOUDON MINUGH JR., 77, of Middletown died Jan. 4 at home. He was born in Clifton Springs, N.Y. He was employed at Sears Roebuck and Co., Perth Amboy and Middletown, for 44 years, and retired in 1985. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, where he served as Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class in the Pacific Theater. He received the Good Conduct Medal and was honorably discharged in 1946. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Bank, where he sang in the choir for more than 40 years. He was an avid naturalist and member of the New Jersey Audubon Society, Bernardsville. He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years, Pauline Ella Smith Minugh; and his parents, Edward Loudon and Agnes Schaefer Minugh Sr. He is survived by his son, Paul Edward Minugh of Middletown; his daughter, Nancy Minugh-Purvis of Ambler, Pa.; his brother, Louis Edward Minugh of Carle Place, N.Y.; his sister, Jeanne Minugh Mullen of West Milford; and two grandchildren. Arrangements were under the direction of John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. Services were held at Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Red Bank. Memorial donations may be made to one of the following: Vacation Bible School Fund of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 150 River Road, Red Bank 07701; New Jersey Audubon Society, P.O. Box 126, Bernardsville 07924; or the Middletown Township Public Library, 53 New Monmouth Road, Middletown 07748.

MARGUERITE "MEG" G. CANDREA, 49, of Fair Haven died Jan. 5 at home. Born in Glen Ridge, she previously lived in Rumson; and Blauvelt and Delmar, N.Y., before moving to Fair Haven 16 years ago. She was a nursery school teacher for Tower Hill School, Red Bank, for nine years. She previously taught at Little Silver Point Road School, Little Silver, for two years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank-Tower Hill, Red Bank. She is survived by her husband, Ronald D. Candrea of Fair Haven; her son and two daughters, David A., Suzanne C. and Carolyn A. Candrea, all of Fair Haven; her parents, Clark H. and Cynthia Morgans Galloway of Delmar; and her brother, Stewart Galloway of Round Lake, N.Y. Services were arranged by John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. A service was held at First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank-Tower Hill. Memorial donations may be made to Tower Hill School, 255 Harding Road, Red Bank 07701.

CHADWICK "CHAD" HENDRICKSON, 86, of West Grove, Pa., died Jan. 5. Born in Red Bank, he lived there until 1998 when he moved in with his granddaughter in West Grove. His occupations included manager of the Red Bank Dairy, Red Bank; bookkeeper for Kislin’s Department Store, Red Bank; and fireman for Monmouth Park Race Track, Oceanport. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of The Relief Engine Fire Company and the Red Bank First Aid Squad, both in Red Bank, since the early 1940s. He was predeceased by his wife, Hazel Barber Hendrickson of Red Bank. He is survived by his daughter, Florence Hendrickson-Smith of West Grove; eight grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. Interment was at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to Relief Engine Fire Company, 11 Drummond Place, Red Bank 07701.

HARRIETT F. KOZTOWSKI, 83, of Middletown died Dec. 19 at home. Born in the Leonardo section of Middletown, she resided in Atlantic Highlands before moving to Middletown in 1967. She was an office administrator for McFarland Fire Prevention Co., New York City, retiring after 30 years. She was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters, St. James Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank; as well as a member of St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church choir, Atlantic Highlands. She was a member of the Riverview Medical Center Auxiliary, as well as a volunteer in the gift shop. She was a past president and member of the Red Bank Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 233 Women’s Auxiliary. She was predeceased by her brother, Stephen Apanel, on Dec. 16; and her parents, Michael and Anna Cherney Apanel. She is survived by her husband, John S. Koztowski of Middletown; and several nieces and nephews. Services were arranged by John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. A Mass was celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank, with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. Memorial donations may be sent to Meridian Hospice, Building 4, Second Floor, 615 Hope Road, Eatontown 07724.

JULIA C. MORAN REIDY, 84, of Keansburg, died Dec. 21 at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Red Bank. Born in Jersey City, she lived there until moving to Keansburg in 1959. She was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Keansburg. She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Daughters of America and the Altar Rosary Society at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Keansburg. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, John Reidy, in 1996. She is survived by three sons, Thomas Reidy of Holmdel, John Reidy of Middletown, and Robert Reidy of Rumson; a daughter, Maryann Kinsky of Toms River; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown, followed by a Mass at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Keansburg. Interment was at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown.

DONALD F. HANLON, 84, of Middletown, died Jan. 11 at home. Born in Jersey City, he resided in Shadow Lake Village, Middletown, the past 15 years. He was an accountant for Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam, New York City, for 40 years. He served with the U.S. Army-Air Force with the 93rd Bomber Group and the 8th Air Force Group during World War II. He was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. A former Hudson County Tennis Champion, he was an active member of Shadow Lake Village Tennis Club. He was predeceased by his wife, Eileen M. Coffenberg Hanlon, in 1992; and his parents, Andrew J. and Margaret Keppler Hanlon. He is survived by two brothers-in-law, Kenneth J. Murphy of Little Silver, and Edward Blohm of Wood Ridge; three sisters-in-law, Virginia Finlayson of Red Bank, Patricia A. Murphy of Little Silver, and Mary L. Coffenberg of Shrewsbury; two nephews; four nieces; and four grand-nieces. Services were arranged by John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. A Mass was celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank, followed by interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to the Sister of Charity of St. Elizabeth, Attn.: Sister Sheila Holleran, P.O. Box 476, Convent Station 07961.