Obituaries

DR. LEROY "LARRY" DAVID GOLDFARB, 76, of Freehold, died June 24 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he had lived in Colts Neck before moving to Freehold 51 years ago. Dr. Goldfarb worked in the photo division and was a project manager in NAVCON at Fort Monmouth before his retirement in 1978. He also was in private optometry practice in New Egypt for 48 years. He graduated from Red Bank High School in 1944 and the Chicago College of Optometry in 1951. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, and also served in the New Jersey State National Guard Mechanized Cavalry. He was a member of Congregation Agudath Achim, Freehold; Oglensky Jackson Post No. 359, Jewish War Veterans; American Legion Post 577, New Egypt; Pyramid Lodge No. 92, Free and Accepted Masons, New Egypt; and the American Radio Relay League. He operated FCC license WA2JUC. He also was a former member of Boy Scout Troop 90. Dr. Goldfarb was predeceased by a sister, Estelle Shryock, in 2002. He is survived by his wife, Sondra Davidofsky Goldfarb; two daughters and a son-in-law, Ellen and Peter McDermott of Freehold, and Michele Goldfarb of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and a sister, Harriet Zlotkin of Freehold. Interment was at Hebrew Benefit Society Cemetery, Freehold. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury 07702; or the American Institute for Cancer Research, Dept. IHW1, 1759 R St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20009.

LEAH BERLEW O’BRIEN, 78, of Lake-wood, formerly of South Amboy, died June 18 in Community Medical Center, Toms River section of Dover. During the 1950s she was employed as a teacher at St. Mary’s Elementary School, South Amboy. Surviving are her husband, Thomas A. O’Brien; two sons, Thomas Lorton of Toms River and Timothy L. O’Brien of Annan-dale, Va.; a daughter, Anne Elizabeth Evans of Monroe; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.

FILOMENA MARY SCHALABBA, 84, of Hollywood, Fla., and formerly of the Freehold area, died June 22 at home. Mrs. Schalabba was born in Trenton and had lived in Fairlawn and Surrey Downs before moving to Florida in 2001. She was a former parishioner of St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Farmingdale, and a former member of the Surrey Downs Women’s Club. She was predeceased by her husband, James. V. Schalabba, in 1999. Mrs. Schalabba is survived by a son, James. V. Scialabba of West Paterson; two daughters, Connie Fiedler of North Potomac, Md., and G. Shelly DeMarco of Hollywood, Fla.; a brother, James DeMarco of Elmwood Park; and three grandsons. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Catherine of Siena Chapel, Farmingdale, followed by interment at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, Arnytown.

STEFANIDA LERMONTOV, 79, of Richford, Vt., formerly of Howell, died June 22 at home. Mrs. Lermontov was born in Ivanevka, Ukraine, and came to the United States in 1950, settling in Howell before moving to Richford in 1998. She was a line worker for Pierless Glass, Freehold, for 10 years before retiring in 1983. She was a member of St. Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Howell. Mrs. Lermontov is survived by her husband, Michail, of Richford; two daughters, Helen Lermontov of Columbia, Md., and Olga Lermontov of Richford; and two grandchildren. Services were held at St. Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral, followed by interment at St. Vladimir’s Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Jackson.

MARGARET H. LETTICH CARCICH, 90, of Howell, died June 26 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Little Ferry, she had lived in Keyport and West New York before moving to Howell. Mrs. Carcich was a secretary in New York City for a short time before becoming a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Veronica’s Roman Catholic Church, Howell, and a former communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Keyport, where she had been a member of the Altar Rosary Society. Her husband, Nicholas R. Carcich, died in 1989. Mrs. Carcich is survived by three sons, Robert Carcich of Eatontown, Nicholas Carcich of Kearny, and Anthony Carcich of Holmdel; a daughter, Mary-Ann Metzger of Howell; a sister, Ann Lettich of Red Bank; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral Mass was offered at St. Joseph’s Church, followed by entombment at St. Joseph’s Mausoleum, Keyport.