In Memoriam

RICHARD “DICK” E. PETTIGREW SR., 82, of FAIR HAVEN, died Thursday, Sept. 27, at his home. Born in Scranton, Pa., he had been a lifelong resident of Fair Haven, where he had been a member and former chief of the Fair Haven Fire Department since 1953. He was a member of the Christ Church United Methodist, Fair Haven and was one of the first coaches of the Fair Haven Pop Warner football program. He loved playing golf with his friends [click for more]

FRANCIS “FRANK” XAVIER MOYNAHAN, 81, of FAIR HAVEN, passed away Monday, May 5, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, with members of his family by his side. Frank was a lifelong resident of Fair Haven. He attended Rumson High School and graduated from a two-year Western Electric program. Frank worked as an installer for Western Electric until his retirement at the age of 62. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Navy. Frank received several distinguished medals, and [click for more]

CHARLES F. MEYER, 88, of the Whiting section of MANCHESTER, died Sunday, April 6. Mr. Meyer was born in Yonkers, N.Y. He lived in Fair Haven for 34 years before moving to Crestwood Village in 1986. He moved to The Pines at Whiting in 2000. He was a precision instrument tool maker for Bendix Corp. for eight years, and Bell Labs in Holmdel for 17 years, retiring in 1985. He was an Army veteran, serving in the European Theater during [click for more]

CORNELIUS J. “NIEL” BRIODY, 86, of TINTON FALLS, died Friday, April 4, at Sea Brook Village, Tinton Falls. He was a co-owner of Briody’s Restaurant’s in Rumson and Jersey City for 37 years with his brother, Joseph Briody Sr., retiring in 1985. He was past president of the New Jersey Liquor Association; organizer of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Gala Ball at Shore Casino, Atlantic Highlands and lector and CCD teacher at the Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven. He [click for more]

MARY P. SCALZO, 77, of FAIR HAVEN, passed away Tuesday, March 13, at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Red Bank. Mary was born in Fair Haven and resided all of her life in the Fair Haven and Rumson area. She was retired from the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, where she had been employed in food services for many years. She was a member of the New Jersey Education Association and for some time acted in the capacity of Union [click for more]