Editing Lodi, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Lodi, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lodi include:
* [[Frederick Behne]] (1873–1918), fireman first class serving in the [[United States Navy]] who received the [[Medal of Honor]] for bravery<ref>[https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/958 Frederick Behne], ''[[Military Times]]'' Hall of Valor. Accessed December 9, 2013.</ref>
* [[Joan Berger]] (1933–2021), infielder and outfielder who played in the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]]<ref>''The Celebrity Black Book 2010'' – Jordan Mcauley. Publisher: Mega Niche Media, 2009. Format: Paperback, 814pp. Language: English. {{ISBN|978-1-60487-014-5}}</ref>
* [[Frank Cannova]] (1911–2005), hotelier, businessman and entrepreneur<ref>Staff. [http://www.sptimes.com/2005/12/01/Southpinellas/Frank_S_Cannova__form.shtml "Frank S. Cannova, former board chairman of local bank, dies at 94"], ''[[Tampa Bay Times]]'', December 1, 2005. Accessed February 8, 2016. "He was born in Lodi, N.J., and moved here in 1968 from Hollywood, Fla."</ref>
* [[Brian Cina]], politician who serves in the [[Vermont House of Representatives]]<ref>[https://1998.dartmouth.org/s/1353/images/gid23/editor_documents/2015-fall_classof1998_newsletter.pdf?gid=23&pgid=61#page=6 "20 Questions with Brian Cina ‘98"], ''Beyond The Green; Class of 1998 Newsletter'', Fall 2015. Accessed August 18, 2024. "[Q] Where did you grow up? [A] I was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, and lived in Lodi, NJ from birth until I went to Dartmouth."</ref>
* [[Richard Cottingham]] (born 1946), convicted [[serial killer]] and [[Rape|rapist]] nicknamed the Torso Killer<ref>Wilson, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/nyregion/new-jersey-serial-killer-cottingham-anzilotti.html "Long-Buried Secrets: The Serial Killer and the Detective"],''[[The New York Times]]'', June 13, 2021.Accessed October 21, 2021. "The family lived in Lodi, and Mr. Cottingham commuted to a job as a computer operator at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Manhattan."</ref> and Times Square Torso Ripper
* [[James Guarantano]] (born 1969), former [[wide receiver]] for the [[National Football League|NFL's]] [[San Diego Chargers]] and the [[Canadian Football League|CFL's]] [[Baltimore Stallions]]<ref>Iseman, Chris. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/football/a-big-change-did-him-good-1.1186555?page=all "Where are they now? Rutgers wide receiver Jim Guarantano of Lodi"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 6, 2015. Accessed May 16, 2016.</ref>
* [[Jarrett Guarantano]] (born 1997), [[American football]] [[quarterback]] who played in the NFL for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]<ref>Iseman, Chris. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2017/12/10/former-bergen-catholic-star-jarrett-guarantano-gives-bullied-student-special-day/939379001/ "Former Bergen Catholic star Jarrett Guarantano gives bullied student a special day"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 11, 2017. Accessed August 16, 2022. "Former Bergen Catholic star and current Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano has a 'new best bud.' On Sunday, the Lodi native tweeted a photo of him posing alongside Keaton Jones, a Tennessee middle school student who drew national attention this weekend after a video of him crying about being bullied went viral."</ref>
* [[Howie Janotta]] (1924–2010), basketball player who played for the [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]]<ref>Coleman George E. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/52811277/ "St. John's, Toledo Rule Cage Choices; Redmen's Height, Teamwork Expected To Down N.Y.U., While 'Experienced' Rocket Freschmen Should Subdue L.I.U."], ''[[Brooklyn Eagle]]'', March 3, 1943. Accessed December 8, 2014. "Smith stands six-feet-five and Janotta from Lodi, N. J. or Bob top sharpshooters of the New Jersey scholastic ranks."</ref>
* [[Al Jochim]] (1902–1980), [[Gymnastics|gymnast]] who won two [[silver medal]]s in [[gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-news-gymnast-alfred-jochim-of/135126220/ "Alfred Jochim, 77; was Olympic medalist"], ''[[Herald News]]'', March 19, 1980. Accessed November 13, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Funeral services will be Friday for Alfred A. Jochim, 77, who died Monday at Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck. Mr. Jochim was born in Germany and came to this country in 1905. He lived in Union City and Hackensack before moving to Lodi 11 years moving ago."</ref>
* [[Joe Maniaci]] (1914–1996), football player and coach who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) with the [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and the [[Chicago Bears]]<ref>Maglionico, Artie. [http://lodi.bccls.org/uploads/7/3/7/8/7378368/brothersmaniaci.pdf ''The Brothers Maniaci: football greats Lodi History Highlights''], Lodi Public Library, August 2008. Accessed May 13, 2016. "You can't reminisce about Lodi sports in the 30s without mentioning the town's most celebrated young athletes, the brothers Maniaci, Sam and Joe.... Both were stars at Hasbrouck Heights High School."</ref>
* [[Dean Obeidallah]] (born 1969), comedian<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/movies/lodi-s-dean-obeidallah-featured-in-new-muslim-comedy-film-1.601781?page=all "Lodi's Dean Obeidallah featured in new Muslim comedy film"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 21, 2013. Accessed December 8, 2014. "But the material you will hear from Lodi's Dean Obeidallah and the other comics profiled in this film, which opened Friday at New York's Quad Cinemas, is almost as familiar: sex jokes, family jokes, slices of everyday life."</ref>
* [[Louis Ricco]] (1929–2019), [[caporegime]] of the [[Gambino crime family]]<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ge/exclusion/ricco_l.htm Exclusion List: Louis Ricco] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114162609/http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ge/exclusion/ricco_l.htm |date=January 14, 2006 }}, [[New Jersey Attorney General]]'s Office. Accessed December 9, 2007.</ref>
* [[Rich Skrosky]] (born 1964), football player and coach<ref>[http://www.onthebanks.com/2013/1/18/3889336/rumors-swirling-around-dave-brock-at-delaware "Rumors swirling around Dave Brock at Delaware"], On the Banks, January 18, 2013. Accessed December 18, 2014. "Skrosky is from Lodi in Bergen County and went to college at Ramapo, giving him obvious local ties to New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Nathan Sonenshein]] (1915–2001), [[rear admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]]<ref>[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=40119 Appointment of Eight Members of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, and Designation of Chairman July 2, 1984], American Presidency Project. Accessed December 9, 2013. "Nathan Sonenshein, to serve for a term expiring July 1, 1986. He will succeed Jay Gordon Lanzillo. He is assistant to the president of Global Marine Development, Inc., in Newport Beach, CA. He was born August 2, 1915, in Lodi, NJ, and now resides in Monaga, CA."</ref>
* [[Bobby "Werner" Strete]] (born 1966 as Robert Ahrendt), bass player for [[indie rock]] bands [[Mod Fun]] and [[Crocodile Shop]]{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}
* [[Spann Watson]] (1916–2014), [[Tuskegee Airman]]<ref>Cunningham, Jennifer H. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/tuskegee-pilot-blazed-a-trail-for-civil-rights-1.166778?page=all "Tuskegee pilot blazed a trail for civil rights "], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 25, 2010. Accessed December 8, 2014. "Watson had walked nearly four miles from his Lodi home with his father and brothers on July 4, 1927, to see the famous Ivan Gates Flying Circus at the airfield."</ref>

Several members of the punk rock band, [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]], as well as several associated acts, were Lodi residents, including:
* [[Glenn Danzig]] (born 1955), singer and songwriter<ref name=Broward>[http://www.newtimesbpb.com/2001-09-06/calendar/pieces-of-punk/ Pieces of Punk], ''Broward New Times'', September 6, 2001. "Singer Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only formed the Misfits in Lodi, New Jersey, back in the late 1970s."</ref> Also singer and songwriter in the bands [[Samhain (band)|Samhain]] and [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]]
* [[Jerry Only]] (born 1959), bass player and vocalist<ref>Aberback, Brian. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/105842718_Misfits_rocking_hard_after_three_decades_in_punk.html "Lodi's Jerry Only talks about what's new for the Misfits"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 27, 2010. Accessed April 7, 2011. "After nearly 35 years of bashing out his unique brand of horror-influenced punk rock, Misfits vocalist-bassist and Lodi native Jerry Only believes that his influential band's best music is yet to come."</ref>
* [[Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein]] (born 1964), guitarist<ref name=WSJ2010>Fusilli, Jim. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704009804575308652672011266?mod=googlewsj "Rocking From Brooklyn to Mali"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', June 16, 2010. Accessed December 20, 2011. "Gorgeous Frankenstein's leader, guitarist and resident weightlifter, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, was also in the Misfits and hails from Lodi, as does Frankenstein's drummer, Dr. Chud."</ref>
* [[Dr. Chud]] (Born 1964), former drummer<ref name=WSJ2010/> 
* [[Mr. Jim]] (born 1954), former drummer<ref name=WSJ2010/><ref name=DR2009/>
* [[Franché Coma]] (born 1957), former guitarist<ref>[https://www.misfitscentral.com/bios/franche-coma.php Franché Coma], Misfits Central. Accessed April 12, 2021. "Franché Coma was born on 08/17/1957 and spent most of his life in Lodi, NJ."</ref><ref name=DR2009>Biese, Alex. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/256872829/ "Chiller Theatre Expo Offers Celeb Sightings All Weekend Long"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', October 30, 2009. Accessed April 12, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "For those who want to take in plenty of rock n' roll tricks and treats over Halloween weekend, there's sure to be plenty of hard-rocking tunes at Chiller, as musical guests include New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, former Kiss and Meat Loaf guitarist and current Grand Funk Railroad axeman Bruce Kulick, Secaucus-based retro-rock outfit Dead Elvi and a trio of former members of Lodi-bred horror punk pioneers, the Misfits: guitarists Bobby Steele and Franche' Coma and drummer Mr. Jim."</ref>
* [[Eerie Von]] (born 1964), former bass guitar player for Samhain and Danzig<ref>Hochman, Steve. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59643044.html?dids=59643044:59643044&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+09%2C+1994&author=Steve+Hochman&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=POP+MUSIC+He's+No+Walk+in+the+Park+There's+dark%2C+there's+angry+and+then+there's+rocker+Glenn+Danzig.+His+music+is+not+designed+to+make+anyone+feel+good%2C+or+even+feel+better.+Basically%2C+he+says%2C+%60I+hate+the+world.'&pqatl=google 'Pop Music: He's No Walk in the Park; There's dark, there's angry and then there's rocker Glenn Danzig. His music is not designed to make anyone feel good, or even feel better. Basically, he says, `I hate the world.'"]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'', October 9, 1994. Accessed October 16, 2008. "Danzig grew up in the town of Lodi, N.J., as did his longtime bassist, Eerie Von."</ref>
* [[Steve Zing]] (born 1964), former drummer for Samhain and [[The Undead]], bassist for Danzig<ref>[http://misfitscentral.com/samhain/timeline.php Samhain Time Line], MisfitsCentral.com. Accessed December 8, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Steve_Zing/22975 Steve Zing], [[Encyclopaedia Metallum]]. Accessed April 20, 2020. "Place of origin: United States (Lodi, New Jersey)"</ref>