Obituaries

Robert (Bob) Van Brunt, 82 of Shrewsbury, NJ passed away July 31^st at Monmouth Medical Center. Born November 12, 1937 in Eatontown, NJ, he attended Red Bank High School then served in the United States Navy from 1955-1963.

Bob was a very proud American and loved his country. He was devoted to his family and loved life, he especially loved going on cruises. He was a big sports fan, loving the Mets, Giants and wrestling.

He is survived by his loving wife Vicki, whom he was married to for 60 years. He is also survived by his two children, his son Robert Van Brunt and wife Judy of Point Pleasant Beach, NJ and his daughter Nekay and husband John Quinn of Tinton Falls, NJ. Bob also leaves behind his 6 grandchildren, Jake, Rachel and Matthew Van Brunt and Caitlin, Shannon and Colleen Quinn. He is survived by his brother Irv Van Brunt and two sisters Dolores Chahalis and Edith Laspada. Bob was loved by all who knew him and will be truly missed by his family and friends.

Mario Lamola of Tinton Falls, NJ left us on August 7, 2020, at the age of 88. He was born in Newark, NJ and resided in Tinton Falls, NJ for the past twenty-two years. Mario was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local #137. He proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. Mario regularly attended St. Anselm’s Church of Tinton Falls. He loved to travel, and one of his greatest pleasures was spending quality time with his family and friends.

Mario was a caring husband, father, and grandpa who was incredibly devoted to his family. He is survived by his beloved wife, Carmela Lamola (nee DiMaio), his children Mario Lamola Jr., Angela Pineno and her husband Michael Pineno. He was predeceased by his first wife, the mother of his children, Eleanor Lamola, his parents, Angelo and Immaculata Lamola, and his seven siblings.

J. Gary Sammon, of Rumson, passed away peacefully at his home, on Sunday, August 2, 2020, surrounded by his loving family, who cared for him over the last year. Gary was a 4th generation resident of Rumson. He was 77 years old. He was born in Riverview Hospital (Red Bank, NJ) on July 7, 1943 to John J. Sammon and Alma N. Sammon. He attended Holy Cross Elementary School and graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in 1962. Gary attended Monmouth College, becoming the first person in his family to graduate from college in 1967.

He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree, majoring in Business Administration, with minors in Accounting and Economics. Gary began serving the town of Rumson in 1970 when he was hired as the Assistant Borough Administrator. He held that position for over 7 years, under the guidance of Borough Administrator, Art Kerr. In 1977, until his retirement in 2004, Gary served as Borough Administrator, Clerk, Secretary to the Borough Planning Board, Zoning Board and Registrar for Vital Statistics. With that responsibility, Gary worked an average of 60 hours a week, minimum. Gary was exceptional when dealing with people and developed his outstanding public relation skills with Rumson residents at an early age, while working at the Rumson Pharmacy. His ability to communicate, problem solve and deal with the public, made Gary an ideal fit for serving the townspeople of Rumson.

Gaetana Marie (Porto) Rizzuti, known to most as “Gae”, passed away on Thursday, July 30^th at her home in Middletown, NJ surrounded by her three children. Gaetana was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 1, 1931 to Josephine (Pumpio) and Pasquale Porto. She married the love of her life, Mario Alfred Rizzuti, on May 31, 1958 and lived in NY until 1977 when they moved their family to Raleigh NC.   Gae and Mario entered retirement in 1990 and moved to Wilmington NC where they enjoyed golfing and traveled extensively. Over the past 19 years, Gae was a resident of NJ.

John L. Measley, March 11, 1925 - July 27, 2020. John Leslie Measley, loving husband, father and part time cowboy passed away quietly after 2 days in bed this past Monday at the age of 95.

He was born in Hammonton, NJ on a blueberry farm in 1925, the youngest of 4 children. At the age of 17, and with his mother’s help, he joined the Navy to fight in WWII. He served on a destroyer and occasionally merchant marine vessels. One of his favorite memories was his trip by freight train from California, where he was discharged, back to the east coast.

Nancy R. Greco, 74,  passed away July 24th at her residence in Thompson, Pennsylvania.  She lived in Lincroft, New Jersey for 35 years before moving to Thompson, Pennsylvania to be with her family. She enjoyed cooking and baking for family and friends and cackling at her own jokes. She loved being around her grandchildren. She loved waitressing at several Jersey shore and Pennsylvania restaurants.  Prior to retiring, she enjoyed working and volunteering at the food bank. She loved being out and about enjoying everyone’s company.  She had a heart of gold. 

Harold William “Scotty” Scott Jr., 87, of Little Silver, died peacefully July 12, 2020 in Palm Springs, California. He was born and grew up in New York City. Scotty moved to Rumson and married Dorothy Cumming where they lived most of their lives before retiring to South Carolina in 2008, and eventually moving to Palm Springs, CA in 2019 to live near his son.

He attended Buckley School in New York City, Brooks School in Massachusetts and New York University.

Scotty enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1951 and joined the Air Weather Service as a meteorologist. He served in Libya and Turkey for four years during the Korean War and received a general’s commendation for duty above and beyond. He worked for General Mills Corporation in New York, Philadelphia and Minneapolis and also for Charles Sauter & Company in White Plains.

WWII and Korean War Veteran, International Executive, Loving Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather

Luis Antonio Ortiz, 99 of Fair Haven, NJ, passed away on July 12, 2020 of natural causes.

Luis was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico and came to the United States as a teenager. His military service began in August of 1943 in the United States Marine Corps. He served in both WWll and the Korean War. Luis completed his service and was honorably discharged in September of 1951.

Sarah J. Winmill died on July 8, 2020 at the age of 89. She grew up in New York City and Bernardsville, NJ and was a longtime resident of Rumson, NJ. She descended from the Lee and Page families of Virginia, the Jones family of Savannah, GA and the Post family of New York.

She was married for 58 years to the late Bassett S. Winmill. She is survived by her children Mrs. Starr Winmill Shebesta of Maineville, OH, Mark C. Winmill of Millerton, NY, and Thomas B. Winmill of Walpole, NH. She also leaves two grandsons, William M. Winmill and Woodworth B. Winmill, and a granddaughter Georgia B. Winmill.