Carol Eccleston, 78, of Hazlet, passed away June 29 at her home. Carol was born Oct. 10, 1940 in Jersey City, a daughter of the late Dorothy and Leon Howard. She was raised in Port Monmouth and lived there until she moved to Hazlet in 1963, after marrying her husband Gerald.
Carol loved taking pictures; she always had a camera with her. She enjoyed outings with her husband. They attended car shows and she accompanied him to Espresso Joe’s in Keyport on Wednesdays when Jerry sang and played guitar.
Carol was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Gerald Eccleston, in 2017. She was also predeceased by her brother Bobby Howard and sister Marie Burkhardt.
Carol is survived by two daughters, Tina Eccleston of Georgia and Lori LaManna and her husband Roy of Freehold; and a son Gerald Jr. and his wife Joann of California. Carol also leaves behind a brother Jack Howard of Morganville; two sisters, Dotty Severage of Wall and Bobbi Ann Zemalkowski of Belford; 8 grandchildren, Sophia, Justin, Jordan, DJ, Destiny, Dakota, Holden and Jada; along with two great-grandchildren, Isabella and Ethan.
A Memorial Gathering took place July 6 at Scott & Kedz Home for Funerals, Belford. A service concluded the afternoon.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ASPCA at aspca.org/donate.
