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Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas
Barbara Ann Wastack
May 20, 2022
Barbara Ann Wastack nee Dancak, 82, died peacefully on May 20, 2022. Born and raised in Bound Brook to the late John and Genevieve Dancak (nee Przemylski), she was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, and a lifelong parishioner of St. Mary’s R.C. Church in Bound Brook. She went on to work for Johns Manville Research Center in...
Louis "Gene" Moretti
May 20, 2022
A legend in his own right, Louis “Gene” Moretti, “Pop”, 105, died peacefully on May 20, 2022, at his home in Somerville. Born in Raritan to the late Michael and Mary Moretti, he grew up on Doughty Street until he was eleven years old, he always had a special place in his heart for Raritan and would frequent the...
Marion Griffiths
May 19, 2022
Marion Griffiths, nee Hayes, 97, died peacefully on May 19, 2022, in Somerville. Born in Somerville to the late Arthur and Evelyn Hayes (nee Gibbons), she was a graduate of Somerville High School, class of 1943. Marion worked at Ethicon in the winding department before her retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her family and especially her dog, Mugsy....
Richard Joseph Meene, Sr.
May 17, 2022
Richard Joseph Meene, Sr. 70, died peacefully on May 17, 2022, at his home. Born in Plainfield to the late Richard and Mary Meene (nee Miklovic), he was raised in Green Brook, and attended Immaculata High School in Somerville where he played varsity basketball and completed the Marine youth physical fitness challenge. He was an alumnus of Seton Hall...
James T. Markey, Sr.
May 5, 2022
James Thomas Markey, Sr., 93, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Born in 1929 in Elizabeth, NJ, to the late Edward and Florence Markey (nee Brennan), he was raised in Cranford. A true patriot, Mr. Markey went on to serve his country in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1953-1957....
Rosalinda Giles
May 3, 2022
Rosalinda Virruso Giles, 40, died peacefully on May 3, 2022, at home surrounded by the love of her family. Born and raised in Somerville, Rosalinda was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 2000. She went on to receive her bachelor’s degree from Bloomsburg College in Pennsylvania and applied her lifelong love of learning and teaching to the...
Genevieve Theresa Brune
Apr 29, 2022
Genevieve T. Brune, 97, of Hillsborough, died peacefully on April 29, 2022. Born in New York City to the late Salvatore and Theresa Ferrara (nee Carr), she was raised in Union City, New Jersey. Like most children of her generation, Genevieve went into the workforce during World War II to help support her family. She went on to marry...
Patricia Zelko
Apr 24, 2022
Patricia Zelko, 83, of Branchburg, died peacefully on April 24, 2022. Born and raised in Irvington to the late Pasquale and Helen Carasia (nee Burkhardt), and was a graduate of Irvington High School. Patricia then married Salvatore Simonelli. They settled in Union and had two children before his sudden death in 1963. She worked hard to support her family...
Carmen Federici
Apr 12, 2022
Carmen Federici, nee Varchi, died peacefully on April 12, 2022, in Hopewell. Born in Springfield, Illinois, to the late Dr. Mario and Margaret Varchi, her family settled to New Jersey when she was four years old. She went on to graduate from Mary Mount Academy in Rome, Italy where she lived with her aunt and uncle who were the...
Theodore "Ted" Charles May
Apr 10, 2022
Theodore Charles May, best known as Ted or Teddy, died suddenly on April 10, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. Born in Santa Rosa, California, his family moved to New Jersey when Ted was six years old. He graduated from Jackson High School in 2013 and went on to serve his country in the United States Army until he was honorably...
Gloria Jean Westervelt
Apr 2, 2022
Gloria Jean Westervelt, 72, of Flagtown, died April 2, 2022 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville, after a brief battle with brain cancer. Born in New York City to Rene and Angelina Colon (nee DeScala), she was raised in Flagtown and was a lifelong resident. Gloria started working for VA Lyons Health Care at the age of...
Mary Theresa Kelleher
Mar 29, 2022
Mary Theresa Kelleher, 95, of Somerville, died peacefully on March 29, 2022. Born to the late George and Margaret Allgair, she was a lifelong Somerville area resident. Graduating from Somerville High School, she went on to attend Elmira College in New York, Rutgers Law School, and then the New York College of Insurance. After completing her licensure, she started...
Carole Trent
Mar 26, 2022
Marilyn Carole Trent, nee Geddis, 88, died suddenly on March 26, 2022. Known best as Carole, she was born in Irvington, New Jersey to the late Kenneth and Marilyn Geddis in 1933 and was raised in Somerville, graduating from Somerville High School in 1951. She went on to attend nursing school at Willmington Hospital graduating in 1954 as a...
Henry Gerald "Jerry" Grote
Mar 26, 2022
Henry Gerald Grote, “Jerry”, 86, of Melbourne, Florida, died peacefully on March 26, 2022. Born in Newark, New Jersey to the late Henry and Helen Grote (nee Murawski), he was raised in Elizabeth and then Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School. After high school, Jerry joined the United State Airforce where he received training as an...
Munevver Yucebasoglu
Mar 15, 2022
Munevver Yucebasoglu, 90, died peacefully on March 15, 2022 in Somerville, New Jersey Born in Tekirdag, Turkey to the late Ahmet and Huriye Yucebasoglu, she was raised in Istanbul. She went on to raise her family there as well and enjoyed socializing with friends and family. Later in life, Munevver came to be with her family in the United...
William G. Brown, "Brownie"
Mar 11, 2022
William George Brown, “Brownie”, 85, died peacefully on March 11, 2022, at his home. Born and raised in Somerville to the late Frank and Naomi Brown (nee Frech), he was a lifelong resident of Somerville. He went on to marry the love of his life, the late Maryana Bernabiti, and settled in Somerville where they raised their family. Better...
Kenneth L Dunbar
Mar 10, 2022
Kenneth L. Dunbar, Sr. 97, died peacefully on March 10, 2022, in Rensselaer, New York. Born and raised in Jersey City to the late Walter and France Dunbar (nee Harrigan), he went on to marry Helen A. Tokacs and settled in Jersey City where they raised their family. Mr. Dunbar worked as a Lithographer for Prudential Insurance in Newark...
William T. Hansen
Mar 9, 2022
William T Hansen, 72 of Washington, died peacefully on March 9, 2022 in Bridgewater. Born in New Brunswick to the late Thomas and Claire Hansen (nee Coleman) he was a graduate of Edison High School class of 1967. William was a lifelong resident of New Jersey before most recently settling to Washington. He had a passion for photography, taking...
Alexander S Adamides
Mar 7, 2022
Alexander Adamides, 84, died peacefully on March 7, 2022, at Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains. Alexander Solon Adamides was born June 12, 1937 in New York City. He was the first-born son of Pauline and Odysseus Adamides. Alex attended Steven’s Institute of Technology before being drafted into the Army as a medic. He was honorably discharged after 2...
Lucille Farrell Gerlock
Mar 6, 2022
Lucille Gerlock, nee Farrell, 83, of Bridgewater, NJ, died peacefully on March 6, 2022, at her home. Born in Dublin, Ireland to the late Joseph and Bridget Farrell (nee Meehan), she attended the Our Lady of Mercy Convent school before graduating from Skerry’s College in Dublin. Lucille then immigrated to America where she worked for Life Magazine as an...
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