Jeanette A. Choma of Middletown peacefully passed away at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank Nov. 20. She was born Feb. 19, 1932 at Fordham Hospital in the Bronx, New York.
She resided in her youth on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank. She was a graduate of Red Bank High School Class of 1950. She married her husband John Choma Jr. of Swoyersille, Pennsylvania Nov. 29, 1952 in Red Bank. She worked briefly for the phone company in Red Bank as a switchboard operator. After her marriage she resided in Fair Haven until 2015. She was a 58-year member of the Fair Haven Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.
Jeanette loved roller skating and was a roller skater at The Singing Wheels Roller Rink in Red Bank. She also enjoyed, and was proficient at, the art of sewing. She also loved to paint and draw.
She was predeceased by her parents Joseph and Marie Acquaro of Little Silver, her sister Frances Acquaro-Leone of Brick, and her grandson John R. Choma Jr. of Fair Haven. Jeanette is survived by her brother Andrew Acquaro of Oakhurst and her three children, John R. Choma Sr. of Fair Haven, Kathryn Choma-Maselli of Oceanport, and Andrew B. Choma of Belford. She also leaves behind four grandsons, Raymond M. Choma of Middletown, Bryan and Jason Choma of Middletown, and Victor A. Maselli of Oceanport.
Visitation was held Nov. 22 at Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Nov. 23 at the Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven. Interment followed at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown.
The article originally appeared in the December 3 – 9, 2020 print edition of The Two River Times.
