Obituary of Ernest J. Holtz

Ernest J. Holtz, 87, of Freehold Township died peacefully on Monday, October 22, 2007 in the home he had built. He was born in the Wickatunk section of Marlboro Township and had resided in Marlboro Township before moving to Freehold Township 55 years ago. Mr. Holtz was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a retired bricklayer and a former president of International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local No. 42, Keyport, and International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local No. 8, Asbury Park. Following his retirement he was a delivery person for Hendrickson’s Florist, Freehold Township. He was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church, Freehold and an exempt member of the Morganville Independent Fire Company, Marlboro Township. His wife, Edna Higgins Holtz, died in 2003. Surviving are two sons, Christopher J. and Craig J. Holtz, both of Freehold Township; two daughters, Ellen H. Kenny, Freehold Township and Eileen H. Beesley and her husband, Philip, Spring Lake Heights; five grandchildren, Brendan and Caitlin Kenny, Scott and Claire Beesley, and Mark Holtz; and many loving nieces, nephews, and friends. The viewing will be held at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold on Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold on Friday at 10:00 a.m. followed by interment at St. Gabriel’s Cemetery, Marlboro Township. Memorial donations to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, 386 Park Ave. South, Floor 17, New York, NY 10157-2450 would be appreciated.