Blanche D. McLaughlin, 92, of Bayville, NJ passed away peacefully on October 21, 2025, with her family by her side. Born in Manhattan, NY she lived many years in Elizabeth, NJ before settling to Bayville in 1993. Blanche was a sales associate for Mr. Bargain’s in Elizabeth, NJ.  

Blanche is predeceased by her husband Robert McLaughlin in 2021, her parents, John and Carmela Gogliardo, and her four siblings, Margaret Paolini, Antoinette Melchione, Anna Lis, and Vincent Gogliardo. Surviving are her three children, Kelly DePasquale and her husband Bob, Patty Novoa and her husband Nelson, and Robert McLaughlin and his wife Charlene, seven grandchildren, Joseph Novoa, Steven Novoa, Nicole McLaughlin, Nicholas Novoa, Gina McLaughlin, Andrew DePasquale, and Robert McLaughlin, also surviving are many nieces and nephews and extended family members and friends. 

A viewing for family and friends will be held on Monday, October 27, 2025, from 3:00-7:00pm, at Mastapeter Memorial Home, 270 Atlantic City Blvd., Bayville, 08721. Tuesday October 28, 2025, gathering at the Funeral Home at 9:30am, followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00am at St. Barnabas Church, 33 Woodland Rd., Bayville, NJ. Entombment to follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, 62 Cedar Grove Rd., Toms River, NJ.