OBITUARIES

DENISE B. KNIGHT TOMAN, 41, of Brick and formerly Red Bank, died Aug. 16. She was born in Red Bank. She was a phlebotomist at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her sister, Deborah Knight Faller. She is survived by her husband and daughter, Glen Toman, and Katelynn Deborah Toman, both of Brick; her parents, Peter and Bernadine Knight of Red Bank; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Donna Knight of Manchester, and Doreen and Gregg Scott of Shark River; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial donations may be made to Glen Toman, c/o Katelynn Toman, 282 Tabetha Court, Brick 08724.

LAURICE A. FITZGERALD, 77, of Little Silver died Aug. 19 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided in Little Silver since 1956. She worked as a bookkeeper at Red Bank Catholic High School for 20 years. She was an active 45-year parishioner and member of the Rosary Altar Society at St. James Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. Her volunteer activities included the Meals on Wheels program for senior citizens. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Kenneth Fitzgerald of Little Silver; two daughters, Maureen A. Grippen of Little Egg Harbor, and Nancy E. Everett of Purcellville, Va.; four sons, Stephen P. Fitzgerald of Hollywood, Calif., Michael J. Fitzgerald of Hawaii, Brian D. Fitzgerald of Morris Plains, and Gregory J. Fitzgerald of Hewitt; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. James Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. Interment was at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to St. James Roman Catholic Church, 94 Broad St., Red Bank, 07701; The American Heart Association, 2550 Route 1, New Brunswick, 08903; or The American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury, 07702.

CHARLES J. RESCH SR., 86, of Eatontown died Aug. 17 in Columbus, Ohio. Born in Jersey City, he resided in Eatontown for the past 47 years. He was a retired director at the Eatontown Sewer Authority for several years. Prior to that, he was a project coordinator at AT&T, Newark, for 44 years. He was a communicant of St. Dorothea’s Roman Catholic Church, Eatontown. He was a member of the Eatontown Democratic Club; the Elks Lodge, Eatontown; and The Telephone Pioneers of America. He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Bott Resch. He is survived by two sons, Charles J. Resch Jr. of Tinton Falls, and Kerin Resch of Rockland, Maine; two daughters, Judith Spicer, and Carol E. Thompson, both of Columbus; a sister, Mary Resch of Eatontown; and 13 grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Dorothea’s Roman Catholic Church. Interment was at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Memorial donations may be made to The American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury, 07702.

JOHN McKAY, 74, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown died Aug. 16 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Port Monmouth, he was a lifelong resident. He worked as a custodian for the Middletown Board of Education for 30 years, retiring in 1991. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a former member of the Port Monmouth First Aid Squad. He was predeceased by a son, John F. McKay Jr., in 1957. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty Stevenson McKay of Port Monmouth; two daughters, MaryAnn McKay of Port Monmouth, and Patricia Sak of Keansburg; two sons, James F. McKay and Robert J. McKay, both of Port Monmouth; two brothers, Robert McKay of Orlando, Fla., and Joseph McKay of Deland, Fla.; two sisters, Margaret Gillette of Whiting, and Eileen Stevenson of Keansburg; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Entombment was at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown.