Obituaries
Daniel Charles Smith

Daniel Charles Smith, 42, of Old Bridge, formerly of Aberdeen and Keyport, died Sept. 11 at home. Surviving are his mother, Bernadette McDonald-Smith of Old Bridge; a brother, Richard H. Smith of Old Bridge; a sister, Geraldine A. Opitz of Howell; and two nephews and two nieces. Services were held at Day Funeral Home, Keyport. Interment was in St. John’s Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.

Emily Weiss Balletta

Emily Weiss Balletta, 93, of Barnegat, formerly of Sayreville, died Sept. 10 in South Ocean County Hospital, Manahawkin. Her husband, Martin A. Balletta, died in 1989. Surviving are a daughter, Emily M. Balletta, with whom she lived; a son, Martin H. Balletta of Barnegat; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a friend, Anna Balletta of Hazlet. A Mass was offered at St. Bernadette’s Church, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Interment was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to Barnegat First Aid Squad, P.O. 729, Barnegat, NJ 08005.

William Alan Sleavin

William Alan Sleavin, 69, of East Brunswick died Sept. 11 at home. Surviving are his wife, Gail A. Liftchild Sleavin; a son, William J. of Simsbury, Conn.; two daughters, Carolyn Coppola of Holmdel and Alice E. Sleavin of East Brunswick; a sister, Linda Weiss of Floral Park, N.Y.; a granddaughter; and a nephew. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.

Jovita R. Tolentino Farparan

Mrs. Farparan, 69, of Keyport died Sept. 28 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. Born in Newark, she resided in Old Bridge before moving to Keyport six years ago. Mrs. Farparan was a member of St. Bernadette’s Roman Catholic Church, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Farparan, in 1997. She is survived by six sons, Raymond Farparan of Union Beach, Anthony and Mark Farparan, both of Old Bridge, Vincent Farparan of Red Bank, and Albert and Matthew Farparan, both of Keyport; two daughters, Teresa Kolbinskie of Parlin and Alicia Preyer of Brick; a brother, James Tolentino of Keansburg; a sister, Claire Trogani of Montville; 17 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Visitation will be Oct. 2 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Gundrum Service Home for Funerals, 237 Bordentown Ave., South Amboy. A funeral service will be held Oct. 3 at 8:45 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at St. Bernadette’s Church. Entombment will be at Good Shepherd Mausoleum at St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 846 Main St., Fords 08863.

Julia McIntosh

Mrs. McIntosh, 58, of Lincoln Park died Sept. 15 at Lincoln Park Care Center. Born in New York City, she resided in Middletown prior to moving to Lincoln Park five years ago. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her parents, Mildred and Edward Babkewicz of Palisades Park; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Edward and Felicia McIntosh of Middle­town, and James McIntosh of Harrison; her daughter, Kelly McIntosh of Old Bridge; two sisters, Ruth Carey of Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., and Mildred Ariemma of Randolph; and one grandson. A memorial service was held at Green Grove Cemetery, Keyport. Arrange­ments were by Freeman Funeral Home, Free­hold.

Kerri Ann Angersbach Maddock

Mrs. Maddock, 33, of Brick died Sept. 28 following a battle with cancer. Born in Red Bank, she resided in Hazlet before moving to Brick eight years ago. Mrs. Maddock was a manager in the billing department at Merrill Lynch, Princeton. She was a communicant of St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Keansburg. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She was predeceased by her father, John Angersbach. She is survived by her husband, Donald G. Maddock; her mother, Jane Rush Tuero of Hazlet; two daughters, Morgan Nicole and Kaitlyn Amanda, both at home; three brothers, Christopher Tuero and Michael Tuero, both of Hazlet, and Bryan Tuero of North Arlington; her maternal grandmother, Janet Rush of Holmdel; her paternal grandfather, John Angersbach of Hazlet; her mother- and father-in-law, Katherine and Raymond Maddock of Hazlet; two sisters-in-law; two stepsisters; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Visitation will be Oct. 2 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Day Funeral Home, Keyport. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Oct. 4 at 9:15 a.m. at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church. Interment will be at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Keyport.

Rosemary E. Lambertson Sommer

Mrs. Sommer, 85, of Keyport died Sept. 28 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Perth Amboy, she was a lifelong resident of Keyport. Mrs. Sommer was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Keyport. She was a member and past president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 4247 Ladies Auxiliary, Keyport. She was also active with the Keyport Recreation Commission. She was predeceased by her husband, John Sommer, in 2001. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jeannette and George Ward of Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, Sidney Lambertson and Alfred Lambertson, both of Keyport; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Oct. 1 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Day Funeral Home, Keyport. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Oct. 2 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, followed by entombment at St. Joseph’s Mausoleum, Keyport.

Thomas J. Panarella

Mr. Panarella, 87, of Middletown died Sept. 16 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided there prior to moving to Middletown 24 years ago. He was the owner/operator of A-bel Toy, Brooklyn, retiring 22 years ago. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Aquilino Panarella of Middletown; two daughters and sons-in-law, Olympia and Steve Hydeck, and Nancy and Sal Moscuzza, all Middletown; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Vincent and Betty Panarella of New York City, and Sal Panarella of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two grandsons; and one great-grandson. A funeral liturgy was offered at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth sec­tion of Middletown. Entombment was at St. John’s Cemetery, Queens, N.Y. Arrangements were by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Mid­dletown.

George G. Enjeian

Mr. Enjeian, 88, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Sept. 20 at home. Born in Newark, he resided in Brick and Maplewood before moving to Belford one year ago. Mr. Enjeian was a retired postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, Newark, where he was employed for 30 years. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the New Jersey Umpire Association for Minor Leagues. Mr. Enjeian was predeceased by his wife, Patricia Enjeian, in 2000. He is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Linda Enjeian of Belford, and Barbara and James Bibby of Brick; and two grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was offered at St. Catherine’s Roman Catholic Church, Middletown. Entombment was at Hollywood Memorial Park Mausoleum, Union. Arrangements were by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown.

Jennie Press

Ms. Press, 75, of Marlboro died Sept. 20 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had resided in Marlboro for two years. She was a sales as­sociate for Macy’s department store in Brook­lyn for 20 years, before retiring in 1996. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry, in 1996. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Sandra Press of Matawan; three daughters and sons-in-law, Vicky and Don Fletcher of Queens, N.Y., Fran and Stephen Durante of Marlboro, and Donna and Tom Lacorazza of Marlboro; a brother and sis­ter-in-law, Joseph and Pat Passalaqua of Staten Island; a sister, Rose Bresnick of San­tee, Calif.; and nine grandchildren. A memo­rial gathering was held at Freeman Manala­pan-Marlboro Funeral Home, Manalapan. Memorial donations may be made to the In­ternational Rett Syndrome Association, 9121 Piscataway Road, Suite 2-B, Clinton, MD 20735.

Janice M. Eltringham Blackmon

Mrs. Blackmon, 77, of Holmdel died Sept. 25 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Tamoque, Pa., she had resided in the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen prior to moving to Holmdel. A homemaker, she was active at the Greenville Reformed Church, Jersey City. She was a former councilwoman in Jersey City and was active in the Democratic Club of Jersey City for several years. She was predeceased by her husband, Elgin Blackmon, in 1993; and a brother, Thomas Eltringham. She is survived by two daughters, Gloria Plummer of Cliffwood Beach and Avanelle M. Farmer of Florida; four sons, Walter Blackmon of Toms River, Robert Blackmon of Effort, Pa., George Blackmon of Manahawkin, and Edward Blackmon of Fairfield, Calif.; three brothers, Douglas Eltringham, Robert Eltringham and Charles Eltringham; five sisters, Virginia Mills, Eilleen Evans, Lahoma Wyant, Marcia Martin and Mary Ragno; 19 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Oct. 1 at 9:45 a.m. at Day Funeral Home, Keyport. Interment will follow at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, Arnytown. Memorial donations may be made to Deborah Hospital Foundation, New Jersey Region, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills 08015-0820; or the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury 07702.

Michael J. Murphy

Mr. Murphy, 72, of East Brunswick died Sept. 4 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Corinne Beissig Murphy; a son, Robert of East Brunswick; two daughters, Maureen of Flemington and Lynn of Guttenberg; his mother, Mary O’Neill Murphy of Staten Island, N.Y.; a brother, James of Matawan; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial con­tributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 846 Main St., Fords, NJ 08863, or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 100, Dept. 300, Memphis, TN 38148-0552.

Joseph B. Habig

Mr. Habig, 79, of Tinton Falls died Sept. 21 in Middletown of Parkinson’s disease. Born in New York City, he lived in Holmdel for nine years prior to moving to Tinton Falls. He was executive producer in the music division at Reader’s Digest for 16 years, retiring in 1989. Prior to that, he was an artists’ and repertoire producer at RCA Victor Red Seal for 19 years. He also worked 10 years as a trombonist with several symphony orchestras, and was a Grammy Award winner for producing Stravinsky’s "Symphony of Psalms." He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Virginia Harlow Habig. The John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown, was in charge of arrangements.