In Memoriam

The Fire Company regrets to announce the passing of 26 year Fire Police member, William “Bill” Copeland. Many in our community will recognize Bill as he kept them safe at countless scenes…whether at an emergency or at a Spaghetti Dinner or Halloween Parade. Kids young and old will recognize him as the long time candy wheel booth carney at our Fair. We will miss seeing him around the firehouse and his smile and wave on Hance Rd as he walked [click for more]

John J. “Jack” Butler John J. “Jack” Butler, 88, formerly of Fair Haven, NJ passed away on March 11, 2021. He was born in Long Branch, NJ on August 2, 1932 to the late James F. and Beatrice (Touhy) Butler and lived in Fair Haven for most of his life. Jack worked as a letter carrier for the Red Bank Post Office for 42 years – a career he greatly enjoyed since it enabled him to work outdoors and to [click for more]

Thomas N. Brounley of Fair Haven, NJ passed away peacefully in his sleep February 14, 2021. He was 82 years old. Born to Richard and Barbara “Babs” Brounley, he spent his early childhood in Little Silver, NJ with his twin brother Dr. David W. Brounley of Cincinnati, OH and older brother Richard of Florida. He was a graduate of Monmouth University and was employed with the US Department of Treasury for 41 years. Tom enlisted in the Coast Guard and [click for more]

Myles Kirk Standish of Oxford, PA, passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson’s Disease on December 11, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Regina Standish. As he was known, Kirk was born in the Bronx, NY, in 1936 to Lucile and Myles Standish. After high school, he worked as a surveyor and then found a call to the Maryknoll Seminary as a Brother. He remained with the order for four years serving in Ossining, NY, and [click for more]

Fair Haven Fire Department and Fair Haven Fire Department Auxiliary regrets to announce the passing of 58 year Auxiliary member Jeanette A. Choma. https://www.thompsonmemorial.net/index.php/obituaries/1403-jeanette-a-choma Jeanette A. Choma of Middletown, NJ, peacefully passed away at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank on November 20, 2020. She was born at Fordham Hospital in The Bronx, NY, on February 19, 1932. She resided in her youth on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank, NJ. She was a graduate of Red Bank High School Class [click for more]