December 31, 2009 RSS feed / Obituaries

Dery Bennett

Mr. Bennett, of Fair Haven, died Dec. 15, 2009. He served in the U.S. Navy as a “frogman,” the forerunner to the Navy Seals, until 1956, and was the executive director of the American Littoral Society from 1968-2003. More...

Helen V. Scheffling

Mrs. Scheffling of Little Silver died Dec. 15, 2009. She was employed in the media center at Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver, from the 1970s until the early ’80s. More...

Michael J. McCrink

Mr. McCrink, 84, of Red Bank, died Dec. 8, 2009, at home. He was employed in the advertising and sales fields in various industries, including the advent of personal computing. Mr. McCrink was predeceased by a sister, Mary Naedele. More...

Mildred F. Hopkins

Mrs. Hopkins, 88, of Red Bank, died Dec. 19, 2009, in Whippany. Born in Tinton Falls, she was raised in Red Bank and the Port Monmouth section of Middletown. Mrs. More...

Rufus Rucker

Mr. Rucker, 75, of Tinton Falls, died Dec. 16, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a mechanical engineer at University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J., Newark, retiring in 1992 after several years. More...