Posted
by the Asbury
Park Press
Novmber 24, 2008
MARTIN
J. SCANLON
AGE: 79 FAIR HAVEN
Martin J. Scanlon, 79, of
Fair Haven, passed away peacefully
Thursday, Nov. 20, at Riverview
Medical Center, Red Bank.
He was a sales representative
for Gordon Bernard Co., Cincinnati,
Ohio, retiring in 2002. Martin
served with the U.S. Air Force
during the Korean Conflict.
Martin was a daily communicant
at the Church of the Nativity,
Fair Haven, where he also
was a dedicated volunteer
for the St. Vincent DePaul
Society. Martin was a member
of the Fair Haven Fire Department
and the Red Bank Rotary Club.
He will be remembered as a
coach for Fair Haven's Little
League Baseball teams and
president of the Fair Haven
Little League. Martin was
also the president of the
Umpires Association of N.J.
and established an umpire's
mechanic clinic. He was also
a founder of the Fair Haven
Soccer Program and was an
active member of the Boy Scouts
of America, receiving the
American Silver Scout Award.
Martin is survived by his
wife of 52 years, Joyce; a
daughter, Ellen Gail Alfier
and her husband Cameron of
Tinton Falls; three sons,
Harry Martin of Fair Haven,
James Donald and his wife
Veronica of Little Silver,
and Martin Stephen of Tinton
Falls; and five grandchildren,
Alexander, Matthew, Lynelle,
Carolyn and Holly.
Visitation will be from 3
to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Church
of the Nativity Chapel, 180
Ridge Road, Fair Haven. A
Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday
at the church. Interment will
follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery,
Middletown.
The
family requests that memorial
donations be made in his memory
to the Basic Needs Comm.,
Church of the Nativity, 180
Ridge Road, Fair Haven, NJ
07704, St. Vincent DePaul
Society, c/o St. James R.C.
Church, 94 Broad St., Red
Bank, NJ 07701, or to a charity
of your choice. Thompson Memorial
Home, Red Bank, is in charge
of arrangements.
