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Class News

(Updated July 13, 2008 )

Classmate and multimedia artist Stan Gilbert has a new site, displaying some of his recent works: http://www.stanleygilbert.com/

(Updated March 09, 2008 )

MORRIS "MARIO" A. ALBANESE, 72, of BARNEGAT, passed on Friday, Feb. 22.
Born in Irvington, he was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was employed by the Wakefern Food Corp. and lived in Union, where he was active with the American Legion Baseball Organization, the Boys and Girls Club fundraising committee and the Little Theatre Drama Club. He moved to Manahawkin and later to Barnegat in 2005. He will be remembered for his love of acting, gardening and home decorating, but above all else, he loved his family.

He was predeceased by two brothers, Damian and Julius. Surviving are his beloved wife of 33 years, Patrice J. Donnelly Albanese; three loving sons, Charles A. and his wife Mary of Basking Ridge, Guy D. and his wife Jean of Springfield, and Damian C. and his wife Lisa of Manahawkin; four cherished grandchildren, Elizabeth, Jack, Tommy and Mathew; a loving sister, Ramona and her husband Ralph Basilone of Barnegat; many devoted nieces and nephews; and his beloved Angel and Hope.

The viewing will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Barnegat Funeral Home, 841 W. Bay Ave. (corner of Gunning River Road), Barnegat. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Entombment will follow in White Cedars Memorial Park, Manahawkin. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Cancer Center, c/o Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation, 360 Essex St., Suite 301, Hackensack, NJ 07601, would be appreciated.
(Asbury Park Press.)

(Updated February 18, 2008 )

Marlene Ficzko Bratach reports the following passing:

Miss Dorothy M. Lyszczek, 70, of Linden died on Sunday, February 10, 2008, at home.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral from the Werson  Funeral Home, 635 No. Wood Ave., Linden, on Thursday, Feb. 14,2008, at 9:15 a.m.  Funeral Mass is in St. John the Apostle R.C.Church, Clark, at 10 a.m.  Interment is in Holy Cross Cemetery,North Arlington. Visiting hours are on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9p.m.

Born in Newark, Miss Lyszczek lived in Linden for the past 23 years.

She was a claims adjuster with Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company in Newark for 32 years before retiring in 1988.

Miss Lyszczek was a 1955 graduate of Irvington High School and a member of St. Casimir's R.C. Church, Newark.

She was predeceased by her parents, the late Andrew L and Aniela L.(nee
Kwasna) Lyszczek, sisters, Bertha Baldyga and Helen Lyszczek, and brothers Frank, Chester, Walter and Edward Lyszczek.  Surviving are three sisters, Sophie Lyszczek, Stephanie Barrett and Emily Drozdziuk , and one brother, Matthew and his wife Blanche.  She is also survived by nine nieces and nephews, 15 great-nieces and nephews,and five great-great nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 in her memory would be appreciated.

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Still Truckin':   Oregon Coast,  June 2007

From Robert Bahrey: I visited the late Herb Mayer and his wife in Yakima in June 2006 while on my 5,500 mile BMW solo motorcycle ride to and from the West Coast.

(Updated January 06, 2008 )

From The New Age Examiner Tunkhannock, PA  
ROBERT SIGNORELLO

Robert A. Signorello died on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, in the Mercy Hospital Hospice Unit in Scranton.

He was born on Feb. 28, 1937, son of the late Sam and Mary Brown Signorello.

Prior to his retirement he was employed as an engineer at the General Dynamics plant in Eynon. He was an Army veteran and a member of St. Joachim's Church in Meshoppen. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and a number one field hockey, soccer and cheerleading fan at his granddaughter's games.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Claire Leahy Signorello, and his second wife, Anita Walz Signorello.

He is survived by daughters Claire Kropa, Tunkhannock; Kim Garey and husband William, Vestal, N.Y.; son Thomas and wife Holly Signorello, Wilmington, N.C.; five granddaughters; and a grandson.

Services were held on Monday, May 14, from the Church of Nativity B.V.M. in Tunkhannock.

Interment, St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Meshoppen.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice Unit, Mercy Hospital, Scranton, or to the local Boy Scout troops.

(Updated December 30, 2007)

Article: Stanley Wnek, 87, legendary athlete

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