All Obituaries

Mary Ellen Mazzarella, 67, of Atlantic Highlands, peacefully passed away Saturday, January 2nd, at home with her loving family by her side. Mary Ellen was born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, N.Y., a daughter of the late Winifred and Gerard  Benischek. Mary Ellen moved to Atlantic Highlands in 1974. She was a social worker at the Rutgers University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in New Brunswick for many years. Mary Ellen was an advocate for the mentally disabled. She was a...

Myra L. Wecker of Highlands, NJ passed away peacefully at home after losing her battle with Melanoma Cancer on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the age of 80.  Myra was born August 15, 1940 (or the 14th depending on who you ask) in Long Branch, NJ to Walter and Thelma (Johnson) Anderson. Myra was raised in Atlantic Highlands, Florida and Highlands.  She met her future husband Charles H. Wecker III while working at a bakery in Highlands.  He came in one day to pick up an order...

Harry M. Gamarel (1951-2020) “the measure of a life is laughter/it never sings alone/and it lingers in our souls/long after it's gone”                 Harry Michael Gamarel passed peacefully on October 13, 2020. That day light rain and mist moved quietly through the morning hours in Belford and Monmouth County, New Jersey where he lived with his devoted wife Lynn. Like that quiet morning, Harry was an...

 John Anthony Zemalkowski, 89, of Hazlet, New Jersey, passed away on October 7, 2020. John was born July 28, 1931 in Shanghai, China to Vincent and Valentino Zemalkowski while his father was aboard the Navy ship, U.S.S. Guam.   John is survived by his wife of 64 years, Joan Zemalkowski, two children, Sherree Patterson and John Zemalkowski, Jr., as well as his sister, Mary, and his grandchildren and great grandchildren. John will be joining his parents, Vincent and Valentino,...

Dr. Kathy Gunkel, RN, DNP, APN-C, WHND-C, died unexpectedly on August 6, 2020. She was 64 years old. She leaves behind her beloved husband of 42 years, Robert F. Gunkel, Jr., and adored son, Robert F. Gunkel, III, his wife Natasha, and their two children, Benjamin and Jacob, her greatest joys. She is survived by her siblings and their families: Susan Gentry and daughter Sage; Robert Treible and his daughter Shannon and son Tyler; and Richard Treible and his sons Andrew and Patrick. At the...

Diana M. Huhn, 74, of Keansburg, passed away Friday, July 31st, at King James Care Center in Middletown. Diana was born in Schenectady, NY on January 8, 1946, a daughter of the late Pearl and James  Mugits. She lived most of her life in Bloomfield before moving to Keansburg in 1999.  She was a waitress at the Nevada Diner in Bloomfield for many years retiring from there over 20 years ago. Diana was an avid reader, enjoyed playing bingo and doing crafts, especially crocheting. She...

    Richard Dean Doggett III was born on November 18, 1943. His loving parents were Richard D. Doggett II and Bessie Currie    Doggett.  His early childhood was spent in Orange, NJ, where he attended public schools. In high school, he excelled in sports including football, baseball, and ice-skating.  Rick had many interests including literature, world history, and music. He attended Rutgers University and took classes during his retirement at Brookdale...

Virginia Palmieri, 80, of Brick, passed away Friday, June 12th, at Ocean Medical Center. Virginia was born in Lynn, MA on May 19, 1940, a daughter of the late Virginia and John  Palmquist. She was raised in Massachusetts and moved to Wall in the 70's . She retired to the Brick area in 1994 and most recently moved in with her daughter in 2016. Ginny was the office manager at Reed's Heating & Cooling in Shrewsbury for several years. Prior to that, she worked at Brown's...

John Salvatore, 51, of Perth Amboy left the world forever to be with God on June 01, 2020. John was born in Red Bank, NJ, a son of the late James and Elizabeth Salvatore. He lived most of his life in the Bayshore area and attended local schools in Middletown, NJ . John was employed by Coors distributing in Freehold, NJ and held various positions throughout the state of New Jersey.     John was a man with a noble heart who loved family, friends, food, and sports.  His...

Harold W. Arnold Jr., age 76, passed away peacefully in Bethlehem, PA, on May 30, 2020 surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and his youngest great grandchild. Harold grew up in the Newark area.  He graduated high school with the honor of valedictorian and continued on to college as an adult while working full time.  He was a long time resident of Union Beach where he was an active community member and served as Board of Education President.  He then moved to Manalapan...