Funeral held for New Jersey woman who went missing for nearly 4 months

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FREEHOLD, New Jersey (WABC) -- Family and friends gathered Friday to bid a final farewell to a New Jersey woman allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend, who then took his own life.

Dozens of mourners attended the funeral service for 25-year-old Stephanie Parze at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Freehold.

Parze was last seen October 30 after she dropped her family off at their house before heading home. Her 29-year-old on-again, off-again boyfriend John Ozbilgen was considered a person of interest before his death.

Parze's body was discovered in Old Bridge on Sunday by two teenage boys walking along Route 9, near where searchers had been looking since she disappeared.

An autopsy confirmed her identity Monday morning.

"It goes without saying that our family is devastated," dad Ed Parze said after her remains were found. "Our friends, our family, our community, and our lives will never be the same. But Stephanie is coming home at last, where she belongs.''

Parze's heartbroken family attended the press conference and thanked the searchers and officials who took part in the efforts to find her.

Officials held a press conference on Monday to announce that Stephanie Parze's body had been recovered