OBITUARIES

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JoANN FILAN, 62, of Whiting died June 2 at home. Born in Newark, she resided in West Orange, Brick and Middletown prior to moving to Whiting in 1998. She was a homemaker. She was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church, Whiting. She was predeceased by her husband, Francis Filan in 1995. She is survived by her son, Daniel F. Filan of Hazlet; five daughters, Nancy J. Filan of Jackson, Mary C. Hamernick of Freehold Township, Barbara A. Von Oeson of Ocean Township, Linda J. Filan of Whiting, and Sandra J. Hoagland of Keansburg; her mother, Mary Forrest of Union; two sisters, Roberta Murphy of Maplewood and Diane Liccese of Orland Park, Ill.; and seven grandchildren. A Rite of Committal will be held at C.H.T. Clayton & Son Funeral Home, Adelphia June 6 at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, Jackson. Interment will be at Adelphia Cemetery.

VINCENT C. DeMAIO, 79, of the River Plaza section of Middletown died June 2 in Red Bank. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Matawan and Fayetteville, Ark., prior to moving to River Plaza in 1951. He opened his own law firm, DeMaio & DeMaio, in 1964. Prior to that, he was a partner in the firm of Heuser, Heuser & DeMaio, a lecturer at Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, and an associate professor at law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. He served as the Middletown Township Democratic Party Leader, as well as Township Attorney. He was former president of the Matawan Chamber of Commerce, former treasurer of the Monmouth Bar Foundation, and served as legal counsel for numerous school districts and Boards of Education. His community activities included serving as an Explorer Scout Troop Leader and Little League Baseball coach. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jo Anne Pels DeMaio of River Plaza; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Theresa J. DeMaio and Charles Turner of Washington, D.C.; Deborah C. Maciewicz of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township; and Catharine M. and Thomas O’Brien of O’Fallon, Mo.; two sons and daughters-in-law, David A. and Teresa DeMaio of Barnegat, and Andrew J. and Deborah DeMaio of Holmdel; his sister, Sadie DeMaio of Matawan; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Visitation will be June 6 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. A Mass of Christian Burial will be June 7 at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Keyport. Memorial donations may be made to Love Inc., 292 Broadway, Long Branch 07740, or Catholic Charities, 145 Maple Ave., Red Bank 07701.