Thomas R. Oves Sr., 87
Tom Oves, beloved father, grandfather, friend, teacher and business owner, passed away on February 12, 2022. Born in Pennsylvania, the youngest of seven children on April 10, 1934, he was the son of Reuben and Mary Oves (Weber). The Oves family moved to Ocean City, NJ when Tom was a child. He attended Ocean City […]
Alberta Braun Hostler, 98
Alberta Braun Hostler, 98, passed peacefully on February 6, 2022 – a long life well and lovingly lived.She was the middle daughter of David James and Delilah Lord of Dennisville, NJ. A child of the Great Depression, Alberta graduated from Middle Township High School and subsequently married Dorsey E. Hostler, Jr. who served as an […]
Joan Pflueger Hartley
Surrounded by her loving family, Joan Esther Pflueger Hartley passed peacefully from this world to the next on December 23, 2021. Joan’s last days were happy ones and she’ll be remembered for the joy and energy she brought to life and the graceful way she prepared for death. Joan was born March 21, 1932 in Philadelphia, the […]
Virginia A. Trotman, 80
Virginia A. Trotman, 80, passed away at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, NJ on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Born in Ridley Park, Gini grew up in Upper Darby, PA and raised her family in Feasterville, PA. She later lived in Bedford, NH; Abington, PA and has lived in Ocean City, NJ for the past […]
Naomi Irene Wright, 102
Long-time Ocean City, NJ resident Naomi Irene Wright, nee Cummings, age 102, died on January 7, 2021. She was born in Philadelphia, and resided in Landsdowne, Drexel Hill and Cochranville, Pennsylvania. She and her husband resided in Ocean City for 45 years before she moved to Lake Ridge, Virginia in 2010. Naomi was married for […]
Joseph P. Dever, Sr.
Joseph Patrick Dever, Sr. of Media, PA and Ocean City, NJ, passed away from complications of Pulmonary Fibrosis on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Joseph (“Joe”) was the loving and devoted husband of Frances (nee Zalewski) and proud father of his three sons and their wives, Joseph Jr. & Kim, Jonathan & Chrissy and James […]
Kathleen Anne Fielis, 74
Kathleen Anne (Smyth) Fielis, 74, of Little River South Carolina, went to be with the Lord on December 4, 2021. Kathleen, born on March 25, 1947 to James R. Smyth and Roberta M. Smyth in Camden, NJ, immediately brought joy and laughter into the world. Kathleen went on to graduate from Sterling High School in […]
James W. Brooks, 94
James W. Brooks, 94, of Ocean City N.J. passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, December 24, 2021. Born on March 7, 1927 in Dover, Morris County, NJ he graduated from high school in Dover, then served in the U.S. Army as an MP, stationed in Nuremburg during the war trials. Upon discharge, […]
David Michael Toth, 79
David Michael Toth, age 79, died at his home in Ocean City, NJ – with his wife, Linda, by his side – on Saturday, December 25th, 2021. Born in South Bend, Indiana, Dave grew up there and in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from Marquette University, enlisted in the Marines and was a Captain in the […]
Patricia McKay Bellwoar
Patricia (Trish) McKay Bellwoar (Beezer) died December 3, 2021. Born January 29, 1937 in Bellefonte, PA, Trish lived most of her life in Berwyn, PA and Ocean City, NJ. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Joseph, children Linda Schalles (Ted), Joseph Jr, (Rose), David (Shawn), Steven (Dawna), Judy Huvos (Phil) and grandchildren […]

