Obituaries

Mrs. Gonzalez, 80, of Marlboro, died Nov. 10 at home. Born in Havana, Cuba, she lived in Kenilworth for 20 years before moving to Marlboro two years ago. She worked as a supervisor for the Firemen’s Fund Insurance Co., Parsippany, for 25 years. She was also employed by the Center for Hope Hospice, Linden. She is survived by two sons, Henry Gonzalez of Belle Meade and William Gonzalez of East Millstone; two daughters, Coppelia Lipschultz of Freehold and Isabel C. Vales of Fort Meyers, Fla.; and two grandchildren. A funeral service was held at St. Gabriel’s Church, Marlboro. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Freeman Funeral Home, Manalapan.

Joseph J. D’Orazio

Mr. D’Orazio, 87, of Englishtown died Nov. 11 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Manhattan, he lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Englishtown 22 years ago. He was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a communicant of St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, Manalapan. He was a clerk for the Brooklyn Naval Yard in Brooklyn, retiring in 1980. He was predeceased by his wife, Irene, in 1985. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Lorraine of Great Kills, N.Y.; two daughters and a son-in-law, Margaret Ferrara of Englishtown and Anne and Joe Meringolo of Stroudsburg, Pa.; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Freeman Manalapan-Marlboro Funeral Home, Manalapan. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Thomas More Church. Interment was at Forest Green Park Cemetery, Marlboro.

Beverly Petschenik

Beverly Petschenik, 58, of Manalapan died Nov. 11 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Manalapan 18 years ago. She is survived by her husband, Nathan; her son and daughter-in-law, Andrew and Melissa Petschenik of Wilton, Conn.; a daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Barry Russin of Freehold; a brother, Alan Cohen of Plainfield; and two grandchildren, Ethan and Daphne Petschenik of Wilton. Services were held at the Sanctuary of Abraham and Sarah, Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus. Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Manalapan, was in charge of arrangements.

Christiane Tashjian

Mrs. Tashjian, 91, of Freehold Township died Nov. 11 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Bordeaux, France, she resided in Freehold Township since 1945. She attended St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Freehold. She was predeceased by her husband, Haigaz Tashjian, in 1994; and her son, Daniel, in 1997. She is survived by a son and his fiancee, Douglas Tashjian and K. Sue Bennett of Freehold. Funeral services were held at the Freeman Funeral Home, Freehold. Interment was at Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold.

Walter R. Mc Gill

Mr. Mc Gill, 82, of Matawan died Nov. 9 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided there before moving to the Old Bridge/Matawan area in 1964. He was superintendent of library, buildings, and construction at Brooklyn Library, retiring in 1987. Prior to that, he worked at Electronic Enterprises, Newark, and was a firefighter at Engine Station No. 278, Brooklyn, for 22 years, retiring as captain in 1965. Mr. Mc Gill served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II, and the Jersey Aero Club, Wall Township. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Weiss Mc Gill; a son, Barry Mc Gill of Doylestown, Pa.; a daughter, Susan Armellino of Freehold; three sisters, Helen Busby of Levittown, Pa., June Mc Gill of Winter Park, Fla., and Florence Marsh of Ocala, Fla; two stepsons, Robert and Victor Weiss, both of Old Bridge; five grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren. The Michael Hegarty Funeral Home, Old Bridge, was in charge of arrangements.

Michael A. Anzano

Michael A. Anzano, 17, died Nov. 13 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Born in Secaucus, he lived in Farmingdale. He was a senior at Colts Neck High School where he studied art. He was a member of the basketball team, and played in the Howell Little League. He was the bass player in the band Enola Sunrise. Anzano was employed part time at Hollister Co., Freehold Raceway Mall. He is survived by his parents, Anthony V. and Barbara Cushing Anzano of Farmingdale; a sister, Kristen Anzano, at home; his maternal grandmother, Shirley Cushing of Asbury Park; and his paternal grandparents, Ralph and Palma Anzano of East Meadow, N.Y. Funeral services were held at C.H.T. Clayton & Son Funeral Home, Adelphia. A Funeral Mass was offered at St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Farmingdale. Interment was private.

Mae Nolan

Mrs. Nolan, 86, of Toms River died Nov. 14 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in New York City, she had lived in the Bronx, N.Y., before moving to Toms River 33 years ago. Prior to retiring in 1970, she was a commercial detailer for Commercial Decal Co. in Mount Vernon, N.Y., for 20 years. She was predeceased by two husbands, Howard Bernius in 1977 and Edward Nolan in 1990. Surviving is a son, Richard Bernius of Warwick, N.Y.; a daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Bill Cargiulo of Freehold Township; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was offered at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Colts Neck, followed by interment at Joseph’s Cemetery, Toms River. Freeman Funeral Home, Freehold, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to St. Mary’s Millennium Fund, Phalanx Road and Route 34, Colts Neck 07722.

Juan A. "Tony" Rivera

Mr. Rivera, 69, of Freehold died Nov. 14 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, he had lived in Freehold for more than 45 years. He was a cabinetmaker and a member of the Canaan Christian Church, Jackson. Surviving are three sons, Jorge A. "Tony" Rivera of Brick, Hector L. Rivera of Passaic, and Henry Rivera of Daytona Beach, Fla.; two daughters, Rosa Rivera of Brick and Wilma Whitelow of Broadway, Va.; a brother, Gilbert Rivera of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two sisters, Fela Sanchez of Whiting and Benicia Maldonado of Trenton; nine grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Funeral services were held at Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold, followed by interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold Township.

Susan Ellen Polotti

Mrs. Polotti, 46, of Freehold Township died Nov. 4 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, after a brief and sudden illness. Born Susan Ellen Licari in Staten Island, N.Y., she had resided in both Sunnyside and Livingston, Staten Island, before settling in Freehold nine years ago. A graduate of Curtis High School’s nursing program, where she received a licensed practical nursing license in 1975, she went on four years later to earn a bachelor of science degree in nursing at Wagner College, Staten Island. She worked as a registered nurse at Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Staten Island, for 12 years, and was employed for the past two and a half years by The Manor, a division of CentraState Medical Center. She was a communicant of St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic Church, Freehold Township, where she had served as a eucharistic minister. She is survived by her husband, Charles F. Polotti Sr.; three children, Melissa and her fiancé, Michael Pinto, and Steven and Charles Jr.; her parents, Salvatore and Assunta Trifoglio Licari; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael and Maritza Licari, and Robert and Madeline Licari; and a niece and nephew. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic Church, followed by interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold Township.