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ASBURY PARK PRESS THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2002 OB OBITUARIES ES Additional obituaries grandchildren, Shari, Steven, Lauren and Gregory. Graveside services will be held 11:30 a.m. today at Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin. Shiva will immediately follow at the Micklovic home. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Lakewood, is in charge of arrangements. JAMES E. HONOHAN, 77, of Bayville, BERKELEY, died Tues- day at Community Medical Center, Toms River. He was a staff manager for New Jersey Bell, Newark for 37 years, retiring in 1983. He was past president of the Englewood Cliffs Rotary Club, and a member of the Paramus Fire Department.

He was a World War II naval aviator. Born in Hackensack, he resided in Paramus for 37 years before moving to Bayville in 1986. He was predeceased by a son, Daniel E. James. Surviving are his wife, Katherine Murray Honohan; two sons, James M.

of Cheshire, and Matthew J. of Athens, Ohio; two daughters, Katherine Piland of San Antonio and Patricia Campbell of West Creek; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday at Growney Funeral Home, 1022 Lacey Road, Forked River. Funeral services will be held 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ROSE FRANCIOSE LIVELLI, 78, of LAVALLETTE, died Tues- day at Brick Hospital. She was a saleswoman at the Olympic Shop in Upper Montclair for many years before retiring 10 years ago.

She was also a saleswoman for Department Store, Seaside Park. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America, Rosary Society of St. Bonaventure Church, Lavallette; the Italian American Club of Seaside; and the Lavallette Senior Citizens. Born and raised in Montclair, she lived in Cedar Grove for 25 years before moving to Lavallette 30 years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul, in 1992; and two sisters, Josephine Zanettini and Margaret Franciose.

Surviving are two sons, Thomas and Paul a daughter, Sandra Jacangelo; a brother, Mickey Franciose; two sisters, Mary Fox and Lois DiFrancesco; and a granddaughter, Alicia Rose. Visiting will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Caggiano Memorial, 62 Grove Montclair. A funeral will be held 8:30 a.m.

Saturday at the funeral home, followed by a funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Cedar Grove. Interment will be at Immaculate Conception Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Bridge, 14 Park Caldwell, NJ 07006.

AUSTIN F. MACK, 87, of MANAHAWKIN, died yesterday at home. He was a mechanic at Winters Ford, Pennsauken, before retiring. He was in fellowship with the Manahawkin Baptist Church, and was a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Born in Reading, he lived in Runnemede before moving to Manahawkin in 1969.

Surviving are his wife, Edith a son, Kenneth of Runnemede; two daughters, Barbara Gentile of Mount Laurel, and Sandra Rovani of Runnemede; six grandchildren; and one great grandchild. Viewing will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Maxwell Funeral Home, 573 Mill Creek Road, Manahawkin, followed by services at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be private.

FRANCES L. MC DOWELL, 79, of Leisure Ridge, MANCHES- TER, died Tuesday at home. She was a registered nurse at the Barnert Hospital, Paterson for 20 years, retiring in 1966. She was a member of the Barnert Hospital Alumni Association. She was a member of St.

Paul's Episcopal Church, Paterson. Born in Philadelphia, she lived in Pompton Plains most of her life before moving to Manchester in 1989. Surviving are her husband of 52 years, Robert C. McDowell; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert J. and Mary K.

McDowell of Howell; and two grandchildren, Patrick and Meaghan McDowell. A16 MONMOUTH B. WOOLFOLK, of Louisburg, N.C., formerly of MONROE TOWNSHIP, died Saturday at home. She was a past member of Old Ship of Zion Baptist Church, and after relocating to North Carolina, she joined Lettuce Hall Bapt i Church, Springhope, N.C. She was also affiliated with the Order of Eastern Star.

She was always lending a hand to family and friends. She will be sorrowfully missed. Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Thomas J. Woolfolk eight children, Willie, Marie, Thomas Stephen, Gloria, Arthur, Donna, and Donald; an aunt who raised her, Tommie Mae Keys; two brothers, Norman and Clarence; five sisters-in-law, Ann, Geneva, Martha, Olivia and Ruth; a brother-in-law, Stephen; three daughters-in-law; three sons-inlaw; 14 grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; two great -greatgrandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Friends may call from 11 a.m.

to noon Friday, followed by the funeral at noon at Old Ship of Zion Church, Wood Avenue, Tennent. Interment will be in Old Tennent Cemetery. Jackson Funeral Home, Neptune, is in charge of arrangements. OCEAN GERDA BRYGIDA, 74, TOMS RIVER, died Tuesday Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was a cook at Toms River Chemical for 29 years, retiring in 1987.

Born in Brieg, Germany, she came to the United States in 1958 and settled in Bayville. She lived in Forked River, Lacey, for three years before moving to Pine Lake Park in 1968. Surviving are her husband, Bruno; a daughter, Gurdun Brygida of Toms River; two sisters, Helga Ehle and Dorle Carl, both of Germany; and two grandchildren, Christian and Justin Doll. Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, with funeral services at 3:30 p.m.

at CarmonaBolen Home for Funerals, 412 Main Toms River. HELEN A. CHAPMAN, 82, of TOMS RIVER, died yesterday at Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was a waitress at Citta's Old Time Tavern, Toms River for 35 years, retiring in 1972. She and her late husband, Ernest S.

Chapman were the founders of the East Dover First Aid Squad. They solicited Lakehurst Naval Air Station and were given a used Cadillac ambulance to start the squad. Born in Boonton, she moved to Toms River in 1939. Her husband, Ernest S. Chapman died in 1962.

Surviving are five sons, John F. Richardson of New Port Beach, Thomas L. Richardson of Toms River, Frank W. Richardson of Escondido, and Ernest S. Chapman II and William A.

Chapman, both of Toms River; two daughters, Barbara Dudek of Bayville, Berkeley, and Diane Clarici of Toms River; a sister, Mary F. Coolbaugh of Dalton, 18 grandchildren; and 12 great -grandchildren. Visiting hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Carmona-Bolen Home for Funerals, 412 Main Toms River.

A Mass will be offered 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church, Bayville. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Toms River.

FRANCIS J. CHAPPELL, 80, of POINT PLEASANT BEACH, died yesterday at home after a long illness. He was a telephone engineer for Lucent Technologies, Newark, where he worked for 33 years, retiring in 1981. He was a Sunday lector and a communicant of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Point Pleasant Beach.

He was a member of the Tuesday evening prayer group and the Healing Mass Choir. He earned his bachelor of science degree at Rutgers University. He was a technical sergeant in the Marine Corps during World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater. He was a member of the Marine Corps League of Point Pleasant Beach. Born in Port Jervis, N.Y., he was raised in Ramsey and lived in Jersey City Heights before moving to Point Pleasant Beach: in 1977.

Surviving are his wife, Agnes Hermberg Chappell; a daughter and -in-law, Vanessa and Vincent Narcisi of Point Pleasant Beach; two sisters, Patricia Ann Olsen of Connecticut, and Rosemary Staba of West Long Branch; and three grandchildren, Dominick, Michael and Daniel Narcisi. Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Van Hise Callagan Funeral Home, 812 Arnold Point Pleasant Beach. A funeral Mass will be offered 9 a.m.

Saturday at St. Peter's Church, Point Pleasant Beach. Interment will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. AUDREY R. EDWARDS, 82, of Whiting, MANCHESTER, died Saturday at Whiting Healthcare Center.

She was a correspondence clerk at the Military Entrance and Examination Building, Newark for 29 years until 1998. She was also employed as a clerk in the library and as the admitting clerk to the Emergency Room at Martland Medical Center, Newark for 15 years, retiring in 1989. She was a 1942 graduate of the Berkeley Secretarial School and a member of the Crestwood Evangelical Congregational Church, Whiting. Born in South Port, England, she came to the United States in 1929 and lived in East Orange, South Orange, Orange, Newark, and Jersey City before moving to Crestwood Village Whiting in 1989. Visiting hours will be from 10 a.m.

to noon Friday, with funeral services at noon at Carmona-Bolen Home for Funerals, 66 Lacey Road (Route 530), Whiting. Burial will follow in Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson. ALETA F. NORRIS FILIPPONI, 59, of Galloway, formerly of LAKEHURST, died yesterday at Atlantic City Medical Center, Mainland Division, Pomona. She was a homemaker.

Born in Evening Shade, she lived in Lakehurst before moving to Galloway a year ago. She was predeceased by two sisters, Sally Norris, and Lucy Carr. Surviving are her husband, John J. Filipponi; two sons, John A. Filipponi of Lakehurst, and Michael R.

Filipponi of West Creek, Eagleswood; a daughter and son-in-law, Deborah D. and A. Richard Aitken Jr. of West Creek; five brothers, Bill Norris of Arkansas, Jim Norris of Missouri, Donny Norris and Walt Norris, both of Arkansas, and Johnny Norris of Nebraska; and two granddaughters, Heather and Holly Aitken. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.

to noon Saturday, with a funeral service at noon at Thos L. Shinn Funeral Home, 10 Hilliard Drive, Manahawkin. Interment will be in Barnegat Memorial Cemetery, Barnegat. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Philadelphia, PA 19111. THOS.

L. SHINN MANAHAWKIN, N.J. 609-597-7740 BEATRICE GRAY, 84, of LAKEWOOD, died Tuesday at Laurelton Village Nursing Home, Lakewood. She was a saleswoman at The Place in Aberdeen for several years, and was past president of the Sisterhood at Temple Beth Ahm, also in Aberdeen. Born in Brooklyn, she lived in Aberdeen for 30 years before moving to Lakewood five years ago.

Surviving are her husband of 52 years, Lawrence; two daughters and a son-in-law, Mara and Richard Micklovic of Lakewood, and Helene Ashburn of Snelleville, a brother and sisterin-law, Marvin and Florence Heitner of Seaford, N.Y.; a sister, Evelyn Silverman of Boynton Beach, and four Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Oliverie Funeral Home, 2925 Ridgeway Road, Manchester. A funeral service will be held 12:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Burial will follow in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown. GLADYS M.

ORLOWSKI, 68, of Cedar Glen Lakes, Whiting, MANCHESTER, died yesterday at Whiting Healthcare Center, Whiting. She was a cook at Dimples Restaurant, Whiting. She was a former member of the Whiting First Aid Squad, and a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Born in Belleville, she lived there and in Bayonne for many years before moving to Cedar Glen Lakes in 1980.

She was predeceased by her husband of 24 years, Anthony J. Orlowski, in 1978. Surviving are a sister, Virginia Bray of Whiting; two goddaughters, Bonnie Kamochi and Sherri Bray; several nephews and nieces; and uncles and aunts. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday at Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, 115 Lacey Road, Whiting. A funeral Mass will be offered 9 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Chapel, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Community Medical Center, Van Dyke Hospice, 99 Route 37, Toms River, NJ 08755. ANDERSON CAMPBELL WHITING, 350-5700 N.J. ROBERT F. RITTER, 75, of Bayville, BERKELEY, died Monday at home. He was a senior electrical engineer for BOC, Murray Hill, for 21 years, retiring in 1994.

He served in the Merchant Marine during World War II. Born in Newark, he lived in Belleville most of his life before moving to Bayville in 1996. His wife, Patricia M. Dempsey Ritter, died in 1993. Surviving are a son, Edward R.

Ritter, Ph.D. of Collegeville, three daughters, Debra A. Ritter of Parsippany, Ellen R. Fleming of Fayetteville, and Mary P. Neill of Byram; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services were private under the direction of CarmonaBolen Home for Funerals, Toms River. RUTH SKROCKI, 81, of Lanoka Harbor, LACEY, died Tuesday at Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Waretown; and the ladies auxiliaries of VFW Post 1302, Kearny; Order of the Purple Heart, Jackson; and Disabled American Veterans Post 81, Lacey. She also was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Kearny Chapter.

Born in Newark, she lived in Kearny for most of her life before moving to the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey in 1979. Her husband, Vincent, died in 1999. Surviving are a son, Darryl of Lanoka Harbor; a daughter, Lynn Michalovic of Lakewood; and three grandchildren, Christopher Michalovic of Mobile, and Matthew and Tracey Michalovic, both of Lakewood. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

today at Layton's Home for Funerals, 250 W. Lacey Road, Forked River. Relatives and friends may gather 9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, followed by a 10 a.m. funeral service at the funeral home.

Burial will follow in Ocean County Memorial Park, Toms River. CATHERINE O'CONNOR SUTTON, 93, of JACKSON, died Tuesday at Jackson Center, Jackson. She was a matron for the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York at All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Brooklyn for 25 years. She was a communicant of St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, Jackson.

Born in Brooklyn, she lived in Queens before moving to Jackson four years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, George E. Sutton, in 1952; and two sons, Daniel Sutton, and George Sutton. Surviving are two daughters, Joan Conklin of Holiday, and Patricia Heitzman of Jackson; 11 grandchildren; and 13 greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m.

and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the George S. Hassler Funeral Home, 980 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to gather 8:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home followed by a 9:30 a.m.

funeral Liturgy at St. Aloysius Church, 935 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson, with the Rev. Scott Shaffer officiating. Interment will follow in St. John's Cemetery, Metropolitan Avenue, Queens, N.Y.

KENNETH WEIDEMANN, 50, of Hallstead, formerly of Newark and TOMS RIVER, died Saturday at home. He was a truck driver for LMO Trucking, Trenton for 25 years, retiring in 1995. Prior to that, he was a driver for Salvatore Bros. Trucking, Trenton for 10 years. He was an avid biker.

Born in Newark, he lived in Toms River for three years before moving to Hallstead, Pa. two years ago. His father, Theodore C. Weidemann, died in 2000. Surviving are two daughters, Christina Weidemann of Dover, and Sandra Adams of Levittown, his mother, Carol Mc Cue Weidemann of Hallstead, a brother, Scott of Toms River; four grandchildren, Deion Joseph and Jeremy Kenneth Evans, Philip Charles and Madison Nicole Adams; and his best friends, Brian and Chrysse Dreher of Hallstead, Pa.

Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Carmona-Bolen Home for Funerals, 412 Main Toms River. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at the funeral home.

MIDDLESEX EDGAR VOORHEES DUNN, 70, of Belle Mead, Montgomery Township, formerly of NEW BRUNSWICK, died Monday at his sister's home. He was president of Hermann Warehouse Corp. for many years. He founded the Long Hall Kennels, Hillsborough, and he and his partner, Earl LaMay, operated them since 1975. For many years he provided loving care to many generations of area pets.

He was an avid sportsman. He owned and operated a charter fishing boat in Brielle from 1977 to 1987. He was a proficient sporting clay shooter and starting in 1995, competed in many events, reaching the state championship level in his shooting classifications. He enjoyed the competition and the companionship of many close friends he made while participating in this sport. Born in New Brunswick, he lived in Hillsborough Township for over 30 years before moving to Belle Mead with his sister two years ago.

He was predeceased by his parents, Edgar and Julia Dunn. Surviving are two sisters and brothers-in-law, Catherine and Joseph Brocard Sr. of Sweet Home, and Theresa and William VanZandt of Belle Mead; his nieces and nephews, Karen and Rick Flickinger of Albany, and Joseph and Nancy Brocard of Sweet Home, and four great-nieces. Memorial services will be held later; the time and place will be announced. Memorial contributions may be made to SAVE Small Animal Rescue League, Box 15, Princeton, NJ 08542 or APAW, Box 162, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550, or the charity of one's choice.

Cromwell Memorial Home, Hopewell, is in charge of arrangements. ELSEWHERE EDWARD DE FONTAINE, a veteran newsman who was instrumental in putting The Associated Press' radio network on the air, died Tuesday after a long illness. His death was announced in Alexandria, Va. He was 72. De Fontaine helped launch AP Radio in 1974 as its first assistant managing editor.

Four years later, he was promoted to managing editor in charge of the network's editorial operations. He left AP Radio in 1982 to join Voice of America, from which he retired in 1997 as director of broadcast operations. During his career, De Fontaine worked on stories ranging from the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to the Munich Olympics to war in the Middle East. He was part of a Group Broadcasting team that won an Overseas Press Club Award for spot news reporting from abroad. The AP Radio newsroom he helped launch in 1974 now serves stations with regular news, sports and business broadcasts, a 24-hour all-news service and Internet-delivered audio news services for broadcasters and Web sites.

De Fontaine is survived by his daughters, Stephanie and Katherine; and his ex-wife, Karin De Fontaine of Berlin. From wire reports PAUL GRIMES, a former writer, editor and creator of the Practical Traveler column for The New York Times, died Tuesday in Abington, Pa. He was 77. Ten years after introducing the travel column in 1977, Grimes left the paper to help found Conde Nast Traveler, of which he was the founding news editor. He later became an editor at large, until two years ago.

Grimes wrote the 1985 book "The New York Times Practical Traveler," which originated from the column. He began his career at the Times in 1955 as a stringer in Bangkok. After becoming a correspondent for the paper he was assigned to cover Bhutan in 1960, when the first group of journalists was allowed in the country. Born in Manhattan, he served as a sergeant in the Army in Europe in World War II before graduating from Cornell University. From wire reports JERRY HEIDENREICH, who won two gold medals swimming for the United States at the 1972 Olympics, died yesterday at home in Paris.

He was 52. The death was an apparent suicide, according to a Paris police spokesman. Heidenreich had suffered a stroke last summer and never seemed to regain his health. Heidenreich won four medals two gold, one silver and one bronze at the 1972 Games in Munich. Although he never gained the worldwide reputation of fellow Olympian Mark Spitz, who won seven swimming gold medals in 1972, his name was recognized in Dallas, where he later became a professional swimming instructor.

He operated the Aquatic Academy in Dallas, where he grew up, and Paris and founded The Academy of Texas Aquatic Champions. From wire reports WAYNE HIGHTOWER, one of the highest profile players to jump from the NBA to the American Basketball Association, died Thursday of a heart attack. He was 62. A thin, 6-foot-8 forward, Hightower was a first-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Warriors in 1962. Hightower followed Wilt Chamberlain from Overbrook High School in Philadelphia to the University of Kansas.

Hightower finished his college career with 1,128 points. Hightower was picked fifth overall in the 1962 NBA draft by the Warriors, who moved to San Francisco before his first season. Hightower averaged 13.2 points during the 1962-63 season as the Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals and lost in five games to the Boston Celtics. Hightower was traded to the Baltimore Bullets during the 1964-65 season. After two seasons, Hightower jumped to the Denver Rockets of the ABA, lending credibility to the new league.

Hightower played five seasons in the ABA with Denver, Los Angeles, Utah, Texas and Carolina before retiring after the 1971-72 season. From wire reports.