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Joseph P. Miller, age 79 of West Long Branch, died on Saturday January 23, 2021 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Born in Long Branch, he had lived in Monmouth Beach before moving to West Long Branch. Joe was the proprietor of Finishing Touch Asbestos Abatement Inc. in West Long Branch and was a former Long Branch Policeman. He was an avid horseman and loved Monmouth Park and traveling.  He was predeceased his daughter Liza Ann Miller and her mother Ann Miller and his mother Lola...

Mary McKinley Hughes, better known by her friends and family as Jill, entered eternal sleep on January 20, 2021 after a hard battle with cancer. Born Mary Jeanette McKinley on December 8, 1949 to Julia Brudis McKinley (1924-1994) and Daniel McKinley (1922-1979), the first of five children in Queens, NY.  Jill lived a good life surrounded by family and friends.  She was best known for her long career with AT&T, her love of travel, being an outstanding cook, as well as an avid...

Robert Nicholas Yacubovich, age 68 of West Long Branch, passed away on January 17, 2021 of natural causes. Bob served 38 years as a law enforcement officer, retiring as a Major in the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Active in the police community, he served as an Executive Board Member of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 87, a member of the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club, and a member of the East Coast Gang Investigation Association.  Highlights of his career include responding to...

Matthew James Baker, 54, a Long Branch native and old school gentleman, who knew the meaning of "Respect", will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. Matt was a Sinner, and a Saint. He had a great sense of honor, and was quick to fight for what he believed in and stood up to injustice as he saw it. Loyal to his family and friends, definitely a person to be reckoned with. No better Friend, Cousin, Brother, Uncle, will you ever find than Matt Baker. He was the real...

    John Talerico passed into eternal life on January 13, 2021. John was born in Long Branch on June 24 1924, one of nine children of Santo and Angelina Talerico. He served honorably in the Army during World War II in the 104th Infantry Division (the “Timberwolves”), landing in France in 1944, participating in various offensives in the Netherlands and Belgium, and culminating in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, John graduated from Rutgers University with a...

Carol Thomas (Rescigno), 85, of Oceanport, New Jersey, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, January 15th at Monmouth Medical Center. Carol was one of nine children born in Montclair, New Jersey to the late William G. and Anne M. Thomas, of Long Branch, NJ. She was predeceased by her brother William G. Thomas, Jr., sisters Betty Jane Acker, Barbara Thomas-DeSantis, Audrey Thomas Rush, Jacqueline Giglio, Natalie Coppola, and former husband, Anthony G. Rescigno. As a young woman,...

    Ann M. Miller, age 75 of Highlands, died on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. Ann was born and raised in Long Branch and moved to Highlands 5 years ago. She was an emergency room unit secretary at Monmouth Medical Center for many years. Ann took pride in making sure that those who came through the emergency unit were always taken care of and comfortable. She loved spending her spare time at the beach and racetrack. She was predeceased her...

Linda DeLicio, age 72, passed away on Friday, January 8th, 2021. She was born and grew up in Manhattan, attended Mother Cabrini High School and Fordham University, and worked as an educator her entire career. While in New York, Linda belonged to Holy Cross Parish and after moving to New Jersey in 1995, she was an active parishioner of St. Dorothea’s Church in Eatontown. She was predeceased by her husband Nick. Surviving are her son, Anthony; daughter-in-law, Zin...

Hope Finnerty, age 65 of Long Branch, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. Born and raised in Shore Acres, Staten Island, NY she relocated to Long Branch in 2017. Hope attended St. Mary's Grammar School in Rosebank and then went on to St. Joseph by the Sea High School. Additionally she was a graduate from New York State University at Canton, NY, where she received a degree in Business.   The majority of her career though she was a...

Joseph Taranto, age 91 of Monmouth Beach, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. Born in Chicago he moved to Monmouth Beach 35 years ago. Mr. Taranto was the Vice President of Sunshine Biscuits in Woodbridge. He worked his way up from the bottom ending his career in a senior leadership position responsible for national sales. During his time at Sunshine Biscuits he received numerous awards as a result of his efforts. He was predeceased by the...