Scott M. Hodder Of Oceanport Dies At 55

Courtesy of O’Brien Funeral Home

Scott M. Hodder, 55 of Oceanport passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 in Millstone Twp. from an automobile accident.

Scott was born in Fontainebleau, France and had resided in Long Branch for five years before moving to Oceanport in 1990.

Scott was a master carpenter and craftsman. He was the owner of Hodder Framing, Oceanport since 1990.

Scott was an avid cyclist, and was currently on the teams of Signature Cycles and Tom’s Atlantic Cyclery. He rode competitively his entire life. He and Suzanne Tempsick were the National Champions in the Tandem Time Trials and were the recipients of Gold Medals from the USCF (United States Cycling Federation).

He was predeceased by his sister Luray Hodder Kuca and her daughter Ruby Temple Kuca. Surviving are his daughters Tess Rosa Hodder and her mother Lisa Marie O’Connell of Long Branch and Maggie May Hodder and her mother Suzanne Tempsick of Point Pleasant Beach, his mother Patricia Moran of Rio Rancho, N.M., his father Louis Hodder of Pennsylvania and his sister Holly Hodder of Sag Harbor, NY.

Relatives and friends are invited to the visitation from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday at the O’Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Route 35 at New Bedford Rd., Wall, NJ, 07719. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at St. Catharine’s RC Church, 215 Essex Ave., Spring Lake. (Please go directly to the Church on Saturday as there will not be a procession from the Funeral Home) Private committal will take place at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers the family specifically requests donations be made to establish an educational trust fund for the benefit of Maggie May and Tess Rosa Hodder c/o Michael Bruno, Executor, c/o Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, 125 Half Mile Rd., Red Bank, NJ 07701. For further information or to offer condolences to the family please visit www.obrienfuneralhome.com