Obituaries

Betty Demirkan

Betty Demirkan

Aug 28, 2026

Betty Demirkan, 91, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Friday August 28, 2026. Betty was born, raised and lived in Brooklyn, NY until 1970 when she moved to Staten Island, NY. She graduated from Williamburgh Vocational High School in 1953 in Brooklyn, NY. During her time in Staten Island, she was a homemaker and the visionary and driving...

Louis Vanacore

Louis Vanacore

Aug 25, 2026

Louis Vanacore, 99 of Cranford, NJ passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family. Louis was born on January 16th, 1927, in East Harlem, NY. He was the beloved son of Jennie Ferrara and Joseph Vanacore. Louis was a proud American and proudly served his country in the United States Army Cavalry in Germany during World War II....

Douglas Jerkowicz

Douglas Jerkowicz

Aug 21, 2026

Douglas Jerkowicz, 79, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Friday August 21,2026. Born in Long Branch, NJ and raised in Keyport, NJ Douglas spent time living in North Brookfield, NY before settling into Little Egg Harbor in 1997. As a young adult, Douglas was a dedicated athlete who served as the Keyport High School football captain. He went...

Thomas Gaetano Palandro

Thomas Gaetano Palandro

Aug 20, 2026

Thomas Gaetano Palandro Sr., 87 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 20th, 2026. Thomas was born, raised, and lived in South Philadelphia, finally moving to Little Egg Harbor 35 years ago. He worked as the sole staff photographer for GE Aerospace / Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia, PA prior to retiring. He was a...

Claudia A Rudomanski

Claudia A Rudomanski

Aug 17, 2026

Claudia A. Rudomanski, 69 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away peacefully at home on Monday August 17, 2026. Born in Newark, NJ she grew up in Nutley, NJ where she graduated from Nutley High School in 1974. She later lived in Harrison, NJ before moving to Little Egg Harbor in 1987. Claudia worked as an entertainment coordinator at Sea...

Roy Edward Leiser

Roy Edward Leiser

Aug 17, 2026

Roy Edward Leiser, 81, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Monday August 17,2026. Born in Hoboken, NJ, Roy spent time living in Manahawkin, NJ and Poconos, PA before settling into Little Egg Harbor full time last year. Roy proudly served our nation in the U.S. Navy and went on to work as a mechanic and carpenter. Roy had...

Dorothy E Volante

Dorothy E Volante

Aug 14, 2026

Dorothy Volante, 93 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away at Seacrest Nursing Home on Friday August 14, 2026. Dorothy was born in Kenilworth, NJ and spent most of her life in Harrison, NJ until moving to Little Egg Harbor where she bought her house in February 1977. She worked for Cramer’s Fruit Stand until he passed away and she...

Alida Dirr

Alida Dirr

Jul 30, 2026

Alida Dirr, 88 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Thursday July 30th, 2026. Alida was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine and spent many years living in Philadelphia, PA, Bayville, NJ and Barnegat, NJ before moving to Little Egg Harbor in 2017. Alida attended High School and Nursing School in Venezuela and after coming to the United States she began...

Erin Joann Lundy

Erin Joann Lundy

Jul 28, 2026

Erin Joann Lundy, 42 of New Gretna, NJ passed away on Tuesday July 28th, 2026. Erin was born in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ and has been a Tuckerton/New Gretna resident for her whole life. Erin owned Jersey Shore Helpers Cleaning Service and was a member of St Theresa’s R.C. Church. Erin loved to attend Harley Davidson shows and ride on...

Salvatore Anastasio

Salvatore Anastasio

Jul 23, 2026

Salvatore Anastasio, 64 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Thursday July 23rd, 2026. Salvatore was born in Camden, Nj and spent time living in San Diego and Vista, CA before moving to Little Egg Harbor 4 years ago. Salvatore worked as a contractor/carpenter for many years and enjoyed surfing and being at the beach.

Salvatore was predeceased by his...

Lois Keltos

Lois Keltos

Jul 19, 2026

Lois J. Keltos, 69 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away at home on Sunday July 19th, 2026. Lois was born in Hoboken, NJ and grew up in Secaucus, NJ before moving to Little Egg Harbor in 2002. Lois graduated from Weehawkin High School class of 1974. She loved being a mom, babysitting her nephews, and schnauzers. She was a...

Donna Marie Gould

Donna Marie Gould

Jul 18, 2026

Donna Marie Gould, 71 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Saturday July 18th, 2026. Donna was born in Orange, NJ and spent time living in Mount Olive, NJ before moving to Little Egg Harbor in 1988. Donna was a phenomenal homemaker who enjoyed crafting and camping. She also loved her dogs, DJ and Isabella, and being a grandmother.

Donna...

Gary J. Bennett

Gary J. Bennett

Jul 15, 2026

Gary J. Bennett, 63 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away at home on Wednesday July 15th, 2026.

Gary was born in Bethlehem, PA and moved to Little Egg Harbor in 2004. Gary worked as a welder for Viking Yacht and enjoyed fishing, boating and doing all kinds of mechanical work.

Gary was predeceased by his father Charles R. Bennett.

He is survived...

Lorraine T. Beyer

Lorraine T. Beyer

Jul 15, 2026

Lorraine T. Beyer, 89 of Tuckerton, NJ passed away on Wednesday July 15th, 2026. Lorraine was born and raised in West New York, NJ and was the youngest of eight children. She moved to Little Egg Harbor in 1969 before settling in Tuckerton in 1998. Lorraine worked in the retail industry and retired from Boscovs after 23 years. She enjoyed...

Richard Chinery Jr.

Richard Chinery Jr.

Jul 14, 2026

Richard Chinery Jr., known to many as Hank Richards, 71, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. One of his final acts of generosity was giving the gift of life to at least three people through organ donation.

Richard was born in Toms River, NJ, and raised in Lakehurst, where his...

Roy Zeritt

Roy Zeritt

Jul 14, 2026

Roy Zeritt, 91, of Barnegat NJ passed away on Tuesday July 14,2026. Born in New Gretna, NJ Roy spent time living in New Gretna, NJ before settling in to Barnegat over 20 years ago. Roy proudly served our nation in the U.S. Air Force and later worked as an equipment operator for the NJ Department of Transportation. After his retirement...

Anne "Nancy" Darby

Anne "Nancy" Darby

Jul 9, 2026

Anne “Nancy” Darby (75) of Tuckerton, NJ sadly passed away on July 9th 2026 surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born in Philadelphia, PA and moved to Tuckerton in 1972 where she settled, worked and raised her family. Nancy spent years working as a banker earning her way to District Manager. After thirty years in the industry she took...

Jean P Berberich

Jean P Berberich

Jul 8, 2026

The family of Jean P. Berberich of Little Egg Harbor, NJ is saddened to announce her passing on July 8, 2026 at the age of 83. Born in Jersey City, NJ, Jean grew up in Linden and moved to Barnegat in 1974. Jean briefly lived in Florida and later settled in Little Egg Harbor in 2010. Jean was a member...

Edith M Solomon

Edith M Solomon

Jul 8, 2026

Edith M. Solomon, 78 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, July 8th, 2026. Edie was born in Elizabeth, NJ, raised in Fanwood, NJ and spent time living in Hillsborough, NJ before moving to Little Egg Harbor 23 years ago. Edie graduated from Montclair State College and worked as a High...

Edward J Garland

Edward J Garland

Jul 7, 2026

Edward J. Garland, 92 of Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed away on Tuesday July 7th, 2026. Edward was born in Jersey City, NJ and spent time living in Hoboken, NJ before moving to Little Egg Harbor 26 years ago. Edward proudly served out nation in the United States National Guard and went on to work as a Checker for the...