Donna R. Holtz Of West Long Branch Dies At 66

Courtesy of Fiore Funeral Homes

Donna R. Holtz, 66, of West Long Branch, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017.

She was born in Babylon, Long Island, New York and lived in Ocean Township before moving to West Long Branch 36 years ago. She was a music teacher at the Matawan Grammar School before becoming children's choir director at the United Methodist Church of Red Bank. Donna was a graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton.

She was predeceased by her parents, Hunter and Ruth LeGrow.Surviving are her husband, Charles; daughter, Sarah and her husband Jonathan Emanuele; grandson, Ethan Emanuele; sister, Ellen and her husband Bruce Lacey and a niece and nephew, Erin and her husband Daniel Gutenplan and Shaun and his wife Jennifer Lacey.

Relatives and friends are invited to her memorial service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the United Methodist Church of Red Bank, 247 Broad Street, Red Bank. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the theaftd.org. For condolences, please visit www.fiorefuneralhomes.com.

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