William E. "Buck" Frechette
      Mr. Frechette, 89, of Eatontown, died Sept. 18, 2009, at home. He was freight and lighterage agent, manager of Grand Central Station ticket sales, and superintendent of marine operations in New York harbor at New York Central, Penn Central and Conrail railroads, Weehawken, for 38 years. Prior to that, he was a freight agent at the Boston & Albany Railroad.
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John P. Kilpatrick Sr.
      Mr. Kilpatrick, 89, of Rohnert Park, Calif., and formerly Eatontown, died Sept. 27, 2009, at Santa Rose (Calif.) Memorial Hospital. He was a retired physical education teacher for Eatontown School District and a seven-time N.J. State Champion in table tennis. Mr. Kilpatrick was predeceased by his wife, Isabella McGinley Kilpatrick, in 2001.
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Rosemarie Fioretti Chisler
      Mrs. Chisler, 60, of Eatontown, died Sept. 28, 2009, at home. She resided in Howell prior to relocating to Eatontown four years ago. She was employed at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, for 38 years. She was predeceased by her father, Angelo Fioretti.
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Robert I. Nolan
      Mr. Nolan, 86, of Red Bank, died Sept. 27, 2009. He resided in Middletown for most of his life. He was a member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories, New York City, and later Holmdel, for 44 years, retiring in 1985. He was predeceased by his wife, Juta Krünwald, in 1995; and two brothers, Frank and Jack Nolan.
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Mafalda "Della" Ricciardi
      Mrs. Ricciardi, 85, of Long Branch, died Sept. 24, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She volunteered at several local organizations and Monmouth Medical Center. She was predeceased by her husband, Louis Ricciardi; and a sister, Rose Stretzel.
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Margaret V. Straniero
      Mrs. Straniero, 75, of Matawan, died Sept. 28, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was an advertising salesperson at the Asbury Park Press for 14 years, retiring in 1999. Prior to that, she was a typist at the Advisor, Middletown. She was predeceased by her husband of 50 years, Charles Straniero, in 2007; a brother, Don Carroll; and a sister, Ginger Elliott.
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Mary Rita Rhodes
      Mrs. Rhodes, 92, of Irving, Texas, died Sept. 28, 2009. She lived in Jersey City, and Red Bank, prior to relocating to Irving in 2001. She was employed at Roots, and Steinbach's Department Store, both in Red Bank. She was predeceased by her husband, James Madison Rhodes. She is survived by a son, James M. Rhodes; a daughter, Esme J.
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Mary Murphy Ralph
      Mrs. Ralph, 85, of the River Plaza section of Red Bank, died Sept. 29, 2009, at her son's home in Eatontown. She was a private secretary to the commanding general at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, from 1941 to 1949. She was predeceased by her husband, Elmer W. Ralph, in 1990; and two sisters, Kathleen Murphy Derby and Elizabeth Bessie Murphy.
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