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21, 2005 ASBURY PARK PRESS OBITUARIES www.app.com PAGE B5 OCEAN NICOLO "NICK" CAPRIOLO, 82, of Holiday City West, BERKELEY, died Sunday, July 17, at his home. He was a service manager at Ford Motor Wayne, for many years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of Holiday City West Men's Club and Bowling Club. He worked for the Board of Elections and loved to play golf and dancing. He was a communicant of St.

Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Toms lived River. Born in New York City, he Holiday City West 20 years ago. in Clifton before moving to Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Rose Venti Capriolo; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Steven and Valerie of Toms River, Richard of Virginia, and Ray and Stacey of Kinnelon; two brothers, Gus of Jackson Heights, N.Y., and Sam of Skyville, a sister, Mary Bellock of Bayville, Berkeley; and four grandchildren, Nicholas, Jason, Kevin and Ryan. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Monday at St.

Joseph's Church, Toms River. Donations may be made to the Leukemia Society of America, in memory of Barbara Capriolo, P.O. Box 4261, Pittfield, MD 01202-4261. Condolences may be sent to www.ryanfuneralhome.com. Timothy E.

Ryan Home for Funerals, St. Catherine Boulevard, Toms River, is in charge of arrangements. ROSE M. DOWD, of TOMS RIVER, died Wednesday, July 20, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was born in East Orange, moved to Cedar Grove in 1970 and lived in Toms River for the past 17 years.

Rose was a graduate of East Orange High School. Mrs. Dowd was a retiree of the Prudential Insurance Wayne. She worked as a claims supervisor. Rose was a communicant of St.

Maximilian Kolbe Church, Toms River. She was an avid reader and loved to travel, but most of all a devoted mother and grandmother. She was predeceased by her husband of 50 years, Raymond T. Dowd; a daughter, Mary Jane Fitzgerald and her husband James of Morris Township; three sons, Robert F. and his wife Debra of Colts Neck, William E.

of Toms River, and John R. and his wife Mary of Morgan; and three grandchildren, Gretchen, Eric and Peggyrose. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Bradley-Braviak Funeral Home, 49 Whippany Road, Whippany.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Assumption Church, 91 Maple Morristown. To send a condolence or flowers, please go to www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com. CLARA ELBERT, 91, of BRICK, died Wednesday, July 20, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. Born in Newark, she was raised in Bamberg, S.C.

Mrs. Elbert later lived to Brooklyn, from 1943 to 1970 finally, settling in Brick for the past 35 years. Mrs. Elbert was married for over 70 years to her husband, Morris. She enjoyed taking care of her children, grandchildren, and especially her daughter, Rita.

Mrs. Elbert was a family member of Battleground Centennial Lodge, Knights of Pythias. She was a loving person who enjoyed cooking and was a real southern belle. Surviving are her husband, Morris; her daughter and son-inlaw, Rita and Robert Goodman of Manalapan; her son and daughter-in-law, Louis and Regina Elbert of Manchester; her grandchildren, Rory Batzar, Scott Elbert and Donna Elbert; and her great Michael Joseph Webster Jr. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m.

Friday at Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Manalapan. Donations to Deborah Hospital, Browns Mills, would be appreciated. KAREN ANN KRUGER EMDE, 47, of BRICK, died Sunday, July 17, at Hahneman Hospital, Philadelphia. She worked at Foodtown in Brick. She was a communicant of St.

Martha's Roman Catholic Church, Point Pleasant. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, compassionate sister and aunt, unconditional, devoted honest and colorful friend. She was of "The Sisterhood Club." She was employed until the birth of her first child. She was a dedicated stay at home mother. Born in South Amboy, she lived in Brick for 31 years.

She was predeceased by a brother, Arthur Kruger. Surviving are her husband, Mark Emde; two sons, Cory and Brett, both of Brick; her mother-in-law, Inger Emde; two brothers, John and Michael; four sisters, Janet Cwiklinski, Margaret Hopla, Ellen Hansen, and Edna Farrar; five God sent sisters, Laurie, Jackie, Debbie Claire and Sue; a brother-in-law, Bryan Emde; two sisters-in-law, Karen Dettmer and Brenda Card; and many loved nieces, nephews and cousins. Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, with services at 8 p.m.

at Colonial Funeral Home, 2170 Highway 88, Brick, with the Rev. Michael Sullivan, pastor of St. Martha's Church, officiating. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Greenwood Cemetery, Brielle.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Emde family, the funeral home. GOLDIE MEGILL FINCKE, 96, of LAKEWOOD, died peacefully Tuesday, July 19, at She was a teacher at the Belmar Public School for more than years, then served as superintendent for six years, before taking an early retirement in 1960. She was a lifelong member the Bradley Beach United Methodist Church. Mr Fincke's service to her church included member. ship in the United Methodist Women and serving on the official board.

She was a graduate of Asbury Park High School and the Montclair Normal School. She received her Master's Degree from Rutgers University, where she was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society. Born in Bradley Beach, she lived there and then West Allenhurst for 34 years before coming to Lakewood in 1988, where she and her husband were among the first residents of Harrogate. She was predeceased by her husband, George C. Fincke in 1999.

Surviving are a sister, Gertrude L. Hutchins of Lakewood; a sister-in-law, Ethel Megill of Neptune City; and many nieces and nephews. A graveside ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Glendola Cemetery, Belmar Boulevard and Allenwood Road, Wall, with burial following. A brief memorial service and reception will follow at 11 a.m.

in the auditorium at Harrogate, 400 Locust Lakewood. To e-mail a condolence message, visit W. www.ogmhognj.com/ obituaries.htm. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the First United Methodist Church of Bradley Beach, 319 LaReine Bradley Beach, NJ 07720, would be appreciated. Ocean Grove Memorial Home, Ocean Grove, is in charge of arrangements.

HELEN E. ZENICK HORAN, 88, of Ocean Beach III, DOVER TOWNSHIP, died Tuesday, July 19, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was a mortgage representative, then manager of the Savings Department at Midlantic in Bloomfield and then for First Union in Manasquan for many years. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Bay Head. She was an avid bridge player, belonging the to many Seaside bridge including Park Bridge Club, Seaside Park.

Born in Hartford, she lived in Bloomfield and Glen Ridge before moving to Ocean Beach III in 1966. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur, in 1974. Surviving is a son, Bob of Ocean Beach III. Services are private. Timothy E.

Ryan Home for Funerals, Lavallette, is in charge of arrangements. be sent to www.ryanfuneralhome.com. RALPH LANUTO, 79, of Forked July 19, at his residence. Born in River, LACEY, died Tuesday, Newark, Mr. Lanuto was formerly of Fanwood and moved to Forked River in 1987.

Mr. Lanuto was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He had been employed with the Sheet Metal Workers Local 22 of Cranford for 20 years before his retirement in 1989. Mr.

Lanuto was a member of the Forked River Presbyterian Church, Old Guard Chapter 19 of Forked River, Harmony Lodge 18 of Toms River and a Shriner, Toms River American Legion, Lacey Township Food Bank of Forked River and a member of the Crescent Temple of Trenton. He loved old cars, woodworking, cooking, clowns and Cape May. He will be dearly missed by all who loved and knew him. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Edna D. Kerris Lanuto; five daughters, Laura and her husband Fred Hartlaub of Whitehouse Station, Donna and her husband Bill Bieljeski of Howell, Linda and her husband Gene Simpson of Clark, Patty and her husband Rob Laskodi of Howell, and Terri Lanuto of Bridgewater; a son, Ralph C.

Lanuto and his wife Barbara of Forked River; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Riggs Fumeral Home, 130 Route 9 North, Forked River. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m.

Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Southern Ocean Hospice and Home Care, 1140 Route 72 West, Manahawkin, NJ 08050, in Mr. Lanuto's memory. FRANK B. MACCHIAVERNA, 94, of Holiday City Carefree, BERKELEY, died Tuesday, July 19, at Community Medical Center, Toms River.

He was an engraver and chaser at J.R. Woods, New York City, for 35 years, retiring in 1976. He was a World War II Army veteran and served from 1940 to 1944 as a staff sergeant. Before his service to the U.S. Army, he rode with the U.S.

Calvary Essex Troop for five years. He was a member of the American Legion Post 129, Toms River; the American Legion Post 73, East Orange; past president of Holiday City Carefree Garden Club; and member of the Men's Club, Bowling Club, Angler Club and Holiday City Berkeley First Aid Squad. Born in Newark, he lived in East Orange for many years before moving to Berkeley 35 years ago. beth Del Corso Macchiaverna; a son, Frank Macchiaverna of Columbia, S.C.; a daughter, Marie Matthews of Belleville; a brother, Mario Macchiaverna of Toms River; two sisters, Marie Anzelone of Florham Park, and Louise de Milt of Virginia; five grandchildren, Richard, Nancy, Francesca, Amy and Marc; and a great-grandson, Jack. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, with a blessing at 3:30 p.m. at the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 26 Mule Road, Toms River. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Holiday City Berkeley First Aid Squad, 100 Port Royal Drive, Toms River, NJ 08757. Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home 26 Mule Road. Toms River.

NJ 08755 MGR: Angelo B. Brugno, N.J. Lic. No. 4106 PH (732) 240-3800 FAX (732) 240-7527 Surviving are his wife, Eliza- ROBERT WILLIAM MC MULLAN, 9 90, of Holiday City Carefree, BERKELEY, died Tuesday, July 19, at Community Medical Center, Toms River.

Born in Ridgefield Park, he lived in Emerson before moving to Berkeley 26 years ago. He was a furniture salesman for Huffman Koos in Hackensack for 18 years, was a U.S. Marine Corps vetretiring in 1979. a Mr. McMullan eran, serving during World War II, and was an active member of the Carefree Clubhouse.

He was a member of the Men's Club, Bocce Club, Bowling Club, the Cards Room, Anglers Club, the Dart Club, and a former member of the Golf Club. Surviving are his wife, Peggy Nepolitan McMullan; two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Mary Ellen McMullan of Mendham, and Robert and Kathy McMullan of Michigan; and a grandson, David Jr. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 today and 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Friday at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 145 St. Catherine Toms River. Burial will follow in Brig. Gen.

William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Holiday City First Aid Squad, 100 Port Royal Drive, Toms River, NJ 08757. Condoa lences may be sent to www.ryanfuneralhome.com. NANCY N.

ROGERS, 71, of TOMS RIVER, formerly of Lan- oka Harbor, Lacey, and North Arlington, died Saturday, July 16, at home. She helped her husband start a successful survey company, Aqua-Firma Surveys, North Arlington. Born in Kearny, she lived in North Arlington and Lanoka Harbor before moving to Toms River four years ago. She was the daughter of Scottish immigrants Angus and Agnes Taylor Nicol. Surviving are her husband of 48 years, Charles T.

Rogers; two sons, Warner Rogers of Lebanon Township, and Mark Rogers of Easton Borough, two daughters, Robbin Rogers Trindell of Crawfordville, and Glynn Rogers Lustig of Randolph; a sister, Roberta Nicol Clark of Wilmington, N.C.; a brother, Angus Nicol of Lufkin, Texas; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services are private. DeGraff Cremation Services, Lakehurst, is in charge of arrangements. RAYMOND F. SCHAEFER, 83, of TOMS RIVER, died Tuesday, July 19, at home.

He was a mechanical and aeronautical engineer for Curtiss-Wright Lodi, for over 30 years, retiring in 1979. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Newark College of Engineering. He loved photography, fishing and dancing and belonged to the Leisure Ridge Dance Club. Born in South Orange, he lived in North Caldwell before moving to Toms River in 1997. Surviving are his wife of 61 obituaries B4 James Doohan, Canadian-born actor who played 'Star Trek's' Scotsman LOS ANGELES James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original "Star Trek" TV series and movies who responded to the command "Beam me up, Scotty," died Wednesday, July 20.

He was 85. Doohan died at 5:30 a.m. at his Redmond, home with his wife of 28 years, Wende, at his side, Los Angeles agent and longtime friend Steve Stevens said. The cause of death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease, he said. He had said farewell to public life in August 2004, a few months after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

The Canadian-born Doohan was enjoying a busy career as a character actor when he auditioned for a role as an engineer in a new space adventure on NBC in 1966. A master of dialects from his early years in radio, he tried seven different accents. "The producers asked me which one I preferred," Doohan recalled 30 years later. "I believed the Scot voice was the most commanding. So I told them, 'If this character is going to be an engineer, you'd better make him a The series, which starred William Shatner as Capt.

James T. Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as the enigmatic Mr. Spock, attracted an enthusiastic following of science fiction fans, especially among teenagers and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS James Doohan children, but not enough ratings power. NBC canceled it after three seasons. When the series ended in 1969, Doohan found himself typecast as Montgomery Scott, the canny engineer with a burr in his voice.

In 1973, he complained to his dentist, who advised him: "Jimmy, you're going to be Scotty long after you're dead. If I were you, I'd go with the flow." "I took his advice," said Doohan, "and since then everything's been just lovely." "Star Trek" continued in syndication both in the United States and abroad, and its following grew larger and more dedicated. In his later years, Doohan attended 40 "Trekkie" gatherings around the country and lectured at colleges. The huge success of George Lucas' "Star Wars" in 1977 prompted Paramount Pictures, which had produced "Star Trek" for television, to plan a movie based on the series. The studio brought back the TV cast and hired director Robert Wise.

"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" was successful enough to spawn five sequels. He accused Shatner of hogging the camera, adding: "I like Captain Kirk, but I sure don't like Bill. He's so insecure that all he can think about: is himself." James Montgomery Doohan was born March 3, 1920, in Vancouver, British Columbia, youngest of four children of William Doohan, a pharmacist, veterinarian and dentist, and his wife Sarah. At 19, James joined the Canadian army, becoming a lieutenant in artillery. He was among the Canadian forces that landed on Juno Beach on D-Day.

At 11:30 that night, he was machine-gunned, taking hits: one that took off his middie right finger (he managed to hide the missing finger on screen), four in his leg and one in the chest. Fortunately the chest bullet was stopped by his silver cigarette case. After the war Doohan enrolled in a drama class in Toronto. He showed promise and won a two-year scholarship to New York's famed Neighborhood Playhouse, where fellow students included Leslie Nielsen, Tony Randall and Richard Boone. Gerry Thomas, shifted the eating habits of America with invention of TV Dinners THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and fit nicely on a TV tray in ner came when he was visiting the living room, so that you a distributor, spotted a metal PHOENIX Gerry Thomas, didn't have to drag yourself tray and was told it was develwho changed the way away from your favorite televi- oped for an experiment in the Americans eat for better or worse sion show.

preparation of hot meals on airwith his invention of the TV Robert Thompson, director of liners. Dinner during the baby boom the Center for the Study of Pop- "It was just a single compartyears, has died at 83. tray with foil," he reThomas, who died at a Phoe- University, said the TV Dinner called. "I asked if I could borular Television at Syracuse nix hospice center on Monday, "started a change in American row it and stuck it in the pocket July 18, after a bout with can- eating habits bigger than of my cer, was a Omaha, change in culinary history He said he came up with a salesman for any C.A. Swanson and since the discovery of fire and three -compartment tray beSons in 1954 when he got the cooked foods." cause "I spent five years in the idea of packaging frozen meals service so I knew what mess in a disposable aluminum-foil The TV Dinner fit in with so- kit was.

You could never tell tray, divided into compart- cietal changes at the time, when what you were eating because it ments to keep the foods from more women were entering the was all mixed together." mixing. He also gave the prod- work force and did not have Since interest television uct its singular name. time to spend all day preparing was booming, he added: "I figThe first Swanson TV Dinner dinner, Thompson said. It also ured if you could borrow from turkey with cornbread dress- helped introduce the notion of that, maybe you could get some ing and gravy, sweet potatoes "modular" eating: If there were attention. I think the name and buttered peas sold for only two people at home, you made all the difference in the about $1 and could be cooked in put only two dinners in the world." 25 minutes at 425 degrees.

Ten oven. "We had the TV screen and million sold in the first year of In a 1999 Associated Press in- the knobs pictured on the packnational distribution. terview, Thomas recalled that age. That was the real start of It was fast and convenient, the inspiration for the TV Din- marketing," Thomas said. years, Mary Corbett Schaefer; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Raymond B.

Schaefer of Lexington, and Robert G. and Patricia E. Schaefer of Montville; daughter, Karen SchaeferEyler of Boonton; seven grandchildren, Robert, Alisa, Nicole, Kristin, Ian, Sean and James; and a great-granddaughter, Stella. Calling hours will be from 2 to p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday at D'Elia Funeral Home, Route 70 and Vermont Avenue, Lakewood. A funeral service will be held on Friday at the funeral home. Cremation will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 2250 Route 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-4301. D'Elia Funeral Home Hwy.

70 Vermont Ave. Lakewood, NJ 08701 MGR: Jason Campagna NJ Lic. No. 4207 PH: (732) 363-1987 FAX: (732) 363-0047 WILLIAM "BILL" SCOTT, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, formerly of BRICK, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 16, in the presence of his family. He was born in Newark, lived in East Orange for 13 years and spent 25 years living in Brick and Belmar before moving to Ohio in 1980.

He was a graduate of Point Pleasant Beach High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia. Mr. Scott was a CPA for Arthur Andersen before relocating to Ohio, where he worked for American Electric Power Service Corp. of Columbus, Ohio. In 1986, he became Vice President-Taxation for American Electric Power, a position from which he recently retired.

He was considered an expert in utility taxation. Bill was a dedicated family man who found great joy in giving. He was a lifelong fishing enthusiast and an avid reader and sports fan. His reading interests included history, especially World War II. Bill's loyalty to the fighting Irish of Notre Dame was second to none.

He was predeceased by his parents, Elizabeth and William Scott; a sister, Marianne Scott; and a brother, Louis Scott. Surviving are his wife, Donell; four daughters and a son-in-law, Keara and Kaitlyn of Reynoldsburg, Kristen of Los Angeles, and Kimberly and Paul Ret and granddaughter Camille of Dayton, Ohio. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, James and Bette Scott of Highlands; two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Sheron and Jack Brown of Colorado Springs, and Lynne and Fred Bush of Chapel Hill, N.C.; 10 nieces and nephews; and 22 great-nieces and nephews. Bill's love of animals was wellknown and the family has asked anyone wishing to remember Bill to make a donation to the "Dolphin Research Center," 58901 Overseas Highway, Grassey Key, FL 33050. BETTY L.

SMOLEN, 76, of OCEAN GATE, died Wednesday, July 20, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was born in Elizabeth and lived in Iselin prior to moving to Ocean Gate seven years ago. Mrs. Smolen was a homemaker and a former member of the Iselin V.F.W. Post 2636 Ladies Auxiliary.

Mrs. Smolen fought courageously against her long illness with cancer never losing her determination to keep smiling. She never lost her sense of humor and kept her family together. Surviving are her husband, Sigmond; three sons, Joseph Siana and his wife Janet, Edward Siana Jr. and his fiancee Leslie, and Lawrence Siana and his wife Barbara; two daughters and their husbands, Geraldine and Richard Kolibas, and Tracey and Peter DeFazio; her devoted sister, Kathryn Hoffman and her husband William; her devoted brother, Frank Decker and his wife Tomiko; three stepsons, Stephan, Michael and Kenneth Smolen; a stepdaughter, Dolores Elson; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, with funeral services at 8 p.m. at Mastapeter Funeral Home, 270 Route 9, Bayville. Cremation will be private.

JOHN A. VARGA, 90, of BRICK, died Tuesday, July 19, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. He was a foreman and car inspector for Lehigh Valley Railroad in Jersey City and Newark for 38 years, retiring in 1975. He was a member of the Old Guard of Point Pleasant; the AARP, Brick; and the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Toms River. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Church, Toms River.

Born in Slovakia, he lived in Jersey City before moving to Brick. He was predeceased by a sister, Anna Berraezansky. Surviving are his wife, Anna Petro Varga; two sons daughtersin-law, Kenneth and Barbara Varga of Wall, and Daniel and Roberta Varga of Chandler, a daughter and son-in-law, Rose Marie and John Greenip of Houston, Texas; a brother, Andrew Varga of Toms River; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary Arthur Knieps of Ormond, and Irene Coppenger of Keansburg; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Viewing hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

today, with parastas at 7:30 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home, 2170 Highway 88, Brick. The Divine Liturgy will be offered at 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Church, Toms River. Burial will follow in St.

Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia..