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Obituaries March 20, 2003
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ANNA MARION WEBSTER, 82, of Lakewood, died March 11 at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Jackson, she lived there before moving to Lakewood in 1969. She was a seamstress for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union until her retirement in 1984. She was predeceased by a brother, Jack Webster; and a sister, Virginia Pearce. Surviving are a sister-in-law, Matilda Webster of Lakewood, with whom she lived; one nephew; five nieces and numerous grand nephews and grand nieces. Interment was in Harmony Cemetery, Jackson.

SARA "SALLY" NUGENT JAWIDOWICZ, 72, of Sayreville, died March 3 in M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Prior to her retirement, she was em­ployed by the Sayreville Board of Education as a telephone operator and then as a cafe­teria worker at Sayreville War Memorial High School, where she worked for many years. Her husband, Adolph Jawidowicz, died in 2001. Surviving are a son, Allan Jawidowicz of Sayreville; two daughters, Bonnie Evans of Kingwood, Texas, and Carol Kaden of Jackson; and four grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Sayreville.

PAUL F. ROBERTS SR., 83, of Sayreville, died March 6 in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. His wife, Constance Gudaitis Roberts, died in 1992. Surviving are two sons, Paul F. Roberts Jr. of Spotswood and Kenneth B. Roberts of Jackson; a daughter, Daryl-Ann Roberts of Sayreville; a brother, Ralph Roberts of Saginaw, Mich.; a sister, Shirley Picardi, also of Saginaw; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Cremation was private. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy.

WILLIAM "BILL" D. DAVISON, 54, of Jackson, died March 15 at home. He was born in Lakewood and was raised in the Adelphia section of Howell. He had lived in Howell and Freehold Township until moving to Jackson in 1985. Mr. Davison was a self-employed commercial fisherman for 19 years. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Davison of Jackson; one son, William D. Davison Jr. of Texas; one daughter, Kimberly Ann Davison of Howell; two brothers, John Davison of Howell and Lawrence Davison of Florida; and one grandson. Services were held at C.H.T. Clayton and Sons Funeral Home, Adelphia section of Howell. Interment was in Adelphia Cemetery, Adelphia.

JAMES E. MORRIS III, 19, of Lakewood, died Feb. 27 at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. He was born in Freehold Township and had lived in Lakewood most of his life. He was a graduate of Lakewood High School, class of 2001, and had been employed at Great Adventure and the Easter Seals. He was prede­ceased by a sister, Ciora Morris, and his pater­nal grandfather, James Edward Morris Sr. Surviving are his father, James Edward Morris Jr., Winston Salem, N.C.; his mother and stepfa­ther, Kimberly Arlene Brown and Darren Picott, both of Lakewood; a sister, Janell Morris, Lakewood; his paternal grandmother, Cora Jean Morris, Winston Salem, N.C., his maternal grandparents, Franklin L. Brown, Sr., Cranbury, and Arlene Fitzpatrick Brown, Tinton Falls; his paternal great-grandmother, Lillian Brown, Lawrenceville; his maternal great-grandmother, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Manalapan; and his pater­nal step great-grandfather, Clarence Owens, Manalapan.

LENNOX OGISTE, 56, of Lakewood, died March 4 at home. Born in Arima, Trinidad, West Indies, he worked as a laborer for the Michael J. Wright Construction Company in Toms River. Mr. Ogiste is survived by two sons, Anderson and Nicholas; six brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held at Mt. Olivet Sev­enth-Day Adventist Church in Neptune.

SOPHIE ZABORNIAK, 92, of Lake-wood, died March 9 at Brick Hospital. She was born in Fall River, Mass., and lived in Trenton for 63 years and in Freehold for 19 years before mov­ing to Lakewood two years ago. She was pre­deceased by her husband Walter Zaborniak in 1982. Surviving are two sons, Commander Walter Zaborniak (U.S. Navy retired) and his wife, Helen, of Jacksonville, Fla. and Robert R. Zaborniak of Pickney, N.Y.; two daughters, Pa­tricia V. Zaborniak, with whom she lived, and Dolores Fox of Columbus; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A Mass of Chris­tian Burial was held at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Freehold. Donations to a char­ity of choice would be appreciated.

MARTIN L. CORNELL, 69, of Howell, died Feb. 24 at home. Mr. Cornell was born in Cooperstown, N.Y., and lived in South Kortright, N.Y., before moving to Howell in 1960. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Korean War. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 5698, Brick, and American Legion, Post 54, Freehold. Mr. Cornell was a Union Electrician for the International Brother-hood of Electrical Workers Local 1319, Wilkes Barre, Pa., for 35 years before retiring in 1995. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Gertrude Cornell; two sons, Klause Cornell of Las Vegas, Nev., and Martin "Butch" Cornell of Howell; three brothers, Howard Cornell of Fish’s Eddy, N.Y., Leroy Cornell of Kansas and Loren Cornell of Pennsylvania; and three grandsons. All arrangements were private. Memorial contri­butions in memory of Mr. Cornell may be made to the American Legion Post 54, 62 West Main St., Freehold 07728 and would be appreciated.