Laura Ann Scott Kasnowski, 64, of Whiting, New Jersey passed away Thursday, December

12, 2024 at Whiting Gardens Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Home, Whiting, New

Jersey. Laurie was born in South Amboy Hospital, NJ and grew up in Sayreville, NJ before

moving to Toms River, NJ and residing the last 5 years in Whiting, New Jersey.

Laurie graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School in 1978, earned an associates

degree in Early Childhood Education at Brookdale Community College, and a Bachelors

Degree in Art and Elementary Education at Georgian Court College of New Jersey.

Laurie taught at multiple Nursery Schools in New Jersey before being hired as a Child Care

Quality Assurance Inspector for the Office of Licensing, Trenton NJ inspecting and licensing

Child Care Centers. After leaving the Office of Licensing she continued to work with children

as a para professional for the Toms River Public Schools system for five more years. Laurie

loved working with children to which she devoted her career. Laurie’s second love was for

her arts and crafts hobbies and talent as an artist. Many of her treasures were given as

gifts to family members, friends and co-workers.

Laurie was predeceased by her mother and father, Richard (2017) and Helen Scott (2013),

her two brothers Daniel Edward Scott (2016) and Michael Stuart Scott (2023). She is

survived by her son Eric Scott Kasnowski and his wife Galina Kasnowski of Toms River NJ,

Step Daughter Michelle Brennan of Lebanon, NJ and step granddaughter Ayla Rose. She

is also survived by two sisters and two brother in law’s, Jane and Lewis Minnella of Whiting,

NJ and Nancy and Eric Chin of Marlton NJ, and three brothers and five sister in law’s,

James and Monika Scott of Valrico, Florida, Thomas and Frances Scott of East Brunswick,

NJ, Jeffrey and Joan Scott of East Brunswick, NJ, Jacquline Scott of Florida and Kathleen

Scott of Newtown PA, 13 nieces and nephews, Lewis, Nicholas, Michelle, Matthew, Tiffany,

Naura, Douglas, Dylan, Dana, Zachary, Brandon, Justin and Bethany, and 14 great nieces

and nephews, Olivia, Sonja, Lincoln, Eleanor, Helena, Leah, Wesley, Mackenzie, Luciano,

Ella Jane, Penelope, Evelina, Remi and Finnan.

Cremation was under the direction of Ocean County Cremation Services, 1252 NJ-37W, Toms River, New

Jersey 08755. There will be no formal service at this time.

Laura will be celebrated and remembered by her family and friends in a Memorial on her

birthday in the Spring.