John G. Mihalko

August 25, 1926 - August 5, 2018

John G. Mihalko, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Ocean Medical Center in Brick, NJ with his loving family by his side. He was born in Lansford, Pennsylvania the son of the late George and Barbara Mihalko. Mr. Mihalko was a resident of Manville, NJ for many years before moving to Spring Lake, NJ where he had lived for 30 years. He then moved back to Manville, NJ where he lived for the past 18 years. He served his Country Honorably in the United States Navy on the USS Princeton during World War II. Mr. Mihalko worked as a shift operator for the South Monmouth Regional Sewer Authority in Belmar, NJ for many years before retiring in 1992. He was a loving husband, father, brother and grandfather who loved spending time with his family. Mr. Mihalko was a member of the American Legion Post #304 in Manville, NJ, the Thomas J. Kavanaugh V.F.W. Post #2290 in Manville, NJ and the Manasquan Elks in Manasquan, NJ. He enjoyed taking trips to the Monmouth Park Racetrack and the Casino's. Mr. Mihalko also enjoyed gardening and mushroom picking as well as junking. He was a member of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church (Christ the Redeemer Parish) in Manville, NJ. He is predeceased by his wife Viola Mihalko, a sister Mary Vitek, a brother Joseph Engle and by two granddaughters Natalie Catherine Mihalko and Alyson Mihalko. He is survived by his two daughters Elisabeth McNamara and her husband Mark of Point Pleasant, NJ and Lynne Tobias of Point Pleasant, NJ and by his two sons David M. Mihalko and his wife Kathy of Brick, NJ and John M. Mihalko and his wife Marilou of Manville, NJ. He is also survived by five grandchildren Violet McNamara, David Mihalko, Sydney Mihalko, Mark Mihalko and Matthew Mihalko. The viewing will be on Friday, August 10, 2018 from 2 to 4 PM at the Ketusky Funeral Home, 1310 Brooks Blvd., Manville, NJ. The Funeral will be on Saturday, August 11, 2018 8:00 AM from the Ketusky Funeral Home followed by a 9:00 AM Mass at Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Manville, NJ. Burial will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Bound Brook, NJ. For additional information please visit our website at www.ketusky.com.