Obituaries

Diane Merrall Dey, 95, of Atlantic Highlands, received her Angel Wings on Saturday evening, February 7th. She departed peacefully at home, in the presence of her loving daughter, Merrall, while the “Commendation of the Dying” was invoked by Father Hank Hilton. 
 
Diane’s entrance to heaven was greeted with the overjoyed embrace of many friends and family members who preceded her in death.

Rose Corrado, of Sea Bright, N.J. passed away peacefully February 17, 2026 surrounded by her family. She was 78 years old.

Born Rosa Maria Buttacavoli in Belmonte Mezzagno, Sicily on May 22, 1947 (IYKYK).  She immigrated to the United States at the age of 15 with her parents and two sisters, eventually settling in Garfield, N.J., She met the love of her life Peter Corrado and they were married September 5, 1970. Through the years of Rose lived and raised a family of three children in Paterson, West Paterson, Wayne, Franklin Lakes and Sea Bright, NJ.  

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Marjorie Lynn Durdack, a hometown “Jersey Girl”, slipped away peacefully in her home seeing the silhouette of the pole barn standing silently in the snow in her home she loved on February 15, 2026 at the age of 84.

She was born and raised in the Garden State and a proud Jerseyan. She was born in Long Branch, NJ and raised in Little Silver, NJ as one of a set of identical twin girls. After graduating from Red Bank High School, Red Bank, NJ, she was married and raised four children in Holmdel, NJ.

Carolyn Anita Ott, a cherished resident of Rumson for over 70 years, passed away peacefully at the age of 95. 

Carolyn (nee DeDecker) was born on Valentine’s Day, 1930, in North Bergen, NJ. She and her late husband, Edward, moved to Rumson to raise their family and remained deeply rooted in the community for the rest of their lives.

Patricia Kennedy, born Patricia Wegrocki, 83, of Middletown, New Jersey, passed away on Monday, February 9th.

Patricia “Grammy” Roberto passed away peacefully on February 6th with her family by her side. She was born on February 15, 1938 in New York City and moved to the Jersey shore as a young girl. She grew up in Rumson and attended the Lafayette Street School and Rumson Fair Haven Regional high school. Her love of sports developed as a child and would continue throughout her life. She never missed the chance to go to a Bulls game even if she had to fly to get there. She loved watching sports and could talk about her teams with the best of them. She always needed to know when the Yankees were on so she could plan her nights around their games.

Patty met and married the love of her life at 18 years old and remained married for 65 years. She cherished being a stay at home mom so she could always be with her children. She raised her family in Rumson and lived there until 2000 when she moved to Monmouth Beach. Patty loved her little beach cottage and living in Monmouth Beach. You could find her walking through town on any given day always in her perfectly matched outfits. Patty’s greatest accomplishment was the family that she created. She was incredibly proud of her children and loved spending time with them and their friends any chance she could. She loved her family immensely and would spend much of her life attending their practices, sporting events and recitals with great pride and joy. She worked at the grammar school when her grandchildren were little just so she could see them every day. The pride she had for her family was apparent just by seeing the joy they brought her.

Rose Marie Accardi, née Crupi, of Little Silver, N.J. passed away peacefully at home on January 31st, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was 86 years old.

Rose Marie Crupi was born in Long Branch, New Jersey on January 11th, 1940 to Dominic and Isabella Crupi after their emigration from Calabria, Italy with their three sons. She grew up in Red Bank, N.J., where she met her future husband Joseph Accardi as children through her older brother, Mario.

Before she was married, Rose attended Newark State College where she received her Bachelor's degree in education. “Mrs. Accardi” was a dedicated teacher of elementary school and later the after school program, working in schools for almost 60 years.