Obituary of Joan Elias

JOAN ADELE ELIAS, 67, of Seaside Park passed away Wednesday, September 17 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Elizabeth, she lived in Yardley, PA before moving to Seaside Park in 1985. She wintered in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Mrs. Elias was a Realtor with both Rue Realty & Childers Sothebys Realty, Seaside Park for 27 years. She was a member and past President of the Polish Art Club, Trenton, a member of the Seaside Park Yacht Club and its Ladies Auxiliary and Deborah Hospital. She was a communicant of St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Seaside Park. Mrs. Elias is survived by her husband of 48 years, Bob; one son, David A. Elias of Stuart, FL; one daughter, Jeanine A. Elias of Hoboken; one brother, Gregory Bilecki of Trenton and two grandchildren Alexander J. Elias and Ethan E. Suarez. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 9 to 9:45 a.m. Monday at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 809 Central Avenue, Seaside Park. Her Funeral Liturgy will follow at 10 a.m. at St. Catharine of Siena Church, 50 E Street, Seaside Park. Entombment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Toms River. Donations in her memory may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Southern New Jersey/Shore Region Chapter, 528 Fellowship Road, Suite B, Mt. Laurel NJ 08054.