Picking the Pope

With the dramatic announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will resign as Pope on February 28, 2013, the world will once again witness the centuries old process of the election of the successor of Saint Peter.

Obituary: Eileen Finnegan, 69

Services for Finnegan will be held on Wednesday at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home.

Eileen Finnegan, 69, of Freehold Township died on Friday, Jan. 4 at CentraState Medical Center. Finnegan was born, raised, and had lived in Bayonne before settling to Freehold Township. in 1982. Finnegan worked for Black Car News, Manalapan before retirement. She was a devoted parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church.  Finnegan was predeceased by her husband, William T. Finnegan in 2004. She is survived by her two sons, James Mazzouccolo of Knoxville, Tennessee and Christopher Finnegan and his wife, Deborah of Old Bridge; a granddaughter, Sofia; and a brother, Jack Koval and his wife, Annie of Bayonne. Visiting will be at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home in Freehold Township, on Wednesday, Jan. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.…

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Obituary: Anthony P. Pagliaro

Pagliaro was a U.S. Navy Veteran who moved to Freehold in 1969.

Anthony P. “Tony” Pagliaro, 86, of Freehold Township died while at CentraState Medical Center on Thursday, Sept. 20. Pagliaro was born and raised in Conshohocken, PA and had lived in Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, and Boston, MA before settling to Freehold Twp. in 1969. Pagliaro received his Bachelor’s Degree from Villanova University and his Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Hospital and Nursing Home Administration from George Washington University. Pagliaro was a U.S. Navy Veteran during World War II, serving in the European Theater. He was the Owner and Administrator of Summit Nursing Home, Lakewood retiring in 1986. Pagliaro was a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church and was a fellow and founding member of…

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