Deborah Ann Ward Perry

Mrs. Perry, 54, of Phoenix, and formerly Long Branch, died July 3, 2008, in Phoenix. She was employed in the auto and banking industry prior to relocating to Phoenix. She was predeceased by her mother, Dorothy Gilligan Ward; her stepfather, Bernard Gilligan; and a brother, Richard Ward. She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Walter and Patricia Ward of Bethlehem, Pa.; a sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Al Starzinski of Phoenix; and several nieces and nephews. Interment was at St. Cecilia's Cemetery, Rockaway. Arrangements were by Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank. Memorial donations may be made to Deborah Heart Lung Center, Attn.: Memorial Gifts, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.