Ethel Isabelle Moreno

Ethel Isabelle (Poling) Moreno passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026, at the age of 82. Born and raised in Keyport, New Jersey, Isabelle spent most of her life in the town she loved. As a young girl, she could often be found helping on the family farm or spending time with the many horses she adored throughout the years. Those early days shaped her lifelong love of animals and the simple joys of life.

Isabelle worked as a nurse at Bayshore Hospital for most of her career. She was steady, capable, and direct, the kind of nurse who told you exactly what you needed to hear, whether you wanted to hear it or not. Though bedside manner was not her specialty, her dedication and work ethic never wavered, and her patients were always in competent hands.

She was predeceased by her parents, Alfred T. Poling Sr. and Ethel (Truex) Poling; her husband, John Richard Moreno Sr.; her siblings, Richard, Alfred Jr., Donald, and Florence; and her granddaughter, Jennifer Epps. She is lovingly remembered by her children, David, Cheryl (Tom), Sandra, and John Jr., along with her sister-in-law Helene. Isabelle also leaves behind ten grandchildren: Christine (Deron), David (Jacquelyn), Karen, Annmarie, Denise, Kimberly, Michael, Jonathan, and Madison; fifteen great-grandchildren: Alexis, Anthony, Terrek, Bryson, Savannah, Airyhanna, Isaiah, Sophia, Maylynn, Mireya, Darren, Jaxson, Sadie, Amber, and Eliana; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Isabelle was strong-willed and devoted to her family, never one to sugarcoat her thoughts. Those who knew her understood that beneath her firm exterior was a deep love for her family and pride in the life she built.