O'Brien Funeral Home

Peter Michael Coppola Jr, 80 of Spring Lake, NJ, died peacefully in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Peter was a devoted son, brother, cousin, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. Born in Hoboken, Peter grew up in Jersey City, where he developed a strong sense of family, community, and the Catholic faith as a parishioner at St. Paul of the Cross. He graduated from Holy Family High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University and proudly served in the Army National Guard. An entrepreneur at heart, he built a successful recruitment firm that served the most prominent businesses on Wall Street. Along with his wife Sharon, he...

Peter M. Johnson of Toms River, a gregarious character whose love of family, golf, and the little things in life will always be remembered in the hearts of those he loved, died Thursday at Manor-by-the-Sea, Ocean Grove. He was 86 years old. A visitation will be held on Sunday, September 8th from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at O'Brien Funeral Home, 505 Burnt Tavern Road, Brick. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 9th at Holy Family Church, Lakewood. Born and raised in Mineola, Long Island, New York, "Pete" enjoyed a long and successful career in accounting, auditing, and finally industrial sales. Equipped with a big personality, a constant smile and a disarming...