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Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas
Jean C Dean
Jul 9, 2022
Jean C. Dean, 96, died peacefully on July 9, 2022. Born in Wilkes Barre, PA to the late Alexander and Jean Zakszewski, she was a graduate of Plymouth High School. She went on to marry the late James Dean and settled in Somerville, moved to Bridgewater and later moved to Branchburg New Jersey, where they raised their family. She...
Gardley Beau Glaser
Jul 8, 2022
Gardley Beau Glaser, 80, lifelong resident of Somerville, died peacefully on July 8, 2022. Born in Somerville in December of 1941, Gardley Glaser was the only son of Mr. Charles Edward Glaser and his wife Petrena Robinson Glaser. Gardley attended Somerville schools when it was one building for grammar and middle school, and went on to graduate from Somerville...
Lauretta Roche
Jul 4, 2022
Lauretta Roche, nee Garay, of Flemington, died suddenly on July 4, 2022, at 72 years old. Born in Somerville to the late John and Donna Garay, nee Callahan, she was raised in Bridgewater, graduated from Immaculata High School in 1968, and attended St. Francis University in Loretto, PA. She met and married George Roche and settled in Flemington, where...
Jill M. Rager
Jul 1, 2022
Jill M. Rager, nee Hanna, died peacefully on July 1, 2022, at home with the love of her family surrounding her. Jill endured a battle with ovarian cancer for 15 years with grace, courage, and dignity. She was a true cancer warrior. Born in Stow, Ohio, she moved to New Jersey her senior year and graduated from Immaculata High...
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Herrmann
Jun 29, 2022
Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Herrmann (nee O’Brien), 87, of Bridgewater, died peacefully on June 29, 2022, surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Brooklyn, New York to the late John P. and Catherine O’Brien (nee Malone), she graduated from Catherine McAuley High School. She went on to work for Bell Laboratories where she met the love of her...
Rosemary Mcguire
Jun 28, 2022
Rosemary McGuire, 77, of Somerville, died on June 28, 2022. Born and raised in Yonkers, NY to the late James and Julia McGuire (nee Higgins), she was a graduate of Yonkers High School. Rosemary went on to work for Union Pen & Pencil Co. while living in Yonkers and enjoyed spending weekends with her parents at their lake house....
William Preston Woolley
Jun 26, 2022
William Preston Woolley, 88, died on June 26, 2022. Born in Oak Tree, New Jersey, and raised in Plainfield, to the late Sanford and Anna Woolley (nee Corea), he went on to serve his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Mr. Woolley worked in the tree business before joining the Plainfield Fire Department, where he...
Katherine Francis Peckham
Jun 26, 2022
Katherine Francis Peckham, R. N., 92, of Bridgewater, died peacefully on June 26, 2022. Born in Wilkes Barre, PA to the late Henry and Emma Goetzman, she was a graduate of Kingston High School and went on to attend Wilkes College where she received her bachelor’s in nursing. Katherine proudly served her country in the United States Navy Reserve...
Virginia Rose Maggio
Jun 24, 2022
Virginia Maggio, 84, died peacefully in Lafayette, Colorado, on June 24, 2022. Born in Maspeth, Queens, NY to the late James and Rose Caravella, she was a graduate of the Mary Louis Academy, and went on to join the Sisters of St. Joseph in Brentwood, NY, before returning to lay life and working for Western Electric in lower Manhattan....
Berna Ann Fischer
Jun 18, 2022
Berna Ann Fischer, 81, died peacefully on June 18, 2022. Born in Manhattan, NY to the late Alfred and Berna Frecker and raised in Illinois, she attended business school, and settled in Bridgewater, New Jersey, where she raised her family. Berna was a Corporate Advisor for Cornerstone Relocation in Basking Ridge, NJ. She was a strong, smart, independent woman...
Dennis "Terry" Harabin
Jun 16, 2022
Dennis Terrance Harabin, “Terry”, 53, of Somerville, died on June 16, 2022. Born in Somerville, he was raised in Hillsborough, and attended Immaculate Conception School, before graduating from Immaculata High School in 1987. He went on to graduate from Villanova University in 1991 where he received his Bachelor of Science Accountancy. Dennis was the driving force behind several new...
Lucille Virginia Herrod
Jun 16, 2022
Lucille Virginia Herod, West Virginia native and longtime New Jersey resident. Lucille Virginia Herod, age 97, passed away June 16, 2022. She was born in Salem, West Virginia, the fifth child and third daughter of Odbert J. Herrod, Sr.and Ruth Thompson Herrod. She is survived by her daughter, Lu Ann Herrod of Somerville, New Jersey, and brother Elden B...
Jean D Lucas
Jun 11, 2022
Jean D. Lucas, 92, of Somerville, N.J., died at home, on Saturday, June 11, 2022, the birthday of her late husband, who was the love of her life. Known from childhood as “Queenie”, she became a beautiful and regal woman of great Catholic faith. Born at Bound Brook Hospital to Raffaela and Frank Dallessio, Mrs. Lucas grew up in...
Michael Joseph Wasik
Jun 7, 2022
Michael Joseph Wasik, 54, died suddenly on June 7, 2022. Born in Somerville, Michael was raised in Bridgewater. Michael graduated from Bridgewater Raritan High School East where he played varsity football. Michael graduated from West Chester University with a degree in Business. While at West Chester University Michael made friends and memories to last a lifetime. Michael was an...
Margaret Theresa Grasso
Jun 1, 2022
Margaret Theresa Grasso, 91, of Bridgewater, died peacefully on June 1, 2022, in Somerville. Born in Union City to the late George C. and Julia Berndt (nee Kaiser), she was raised in Kingwood and Bridgewater, and was a graduate of Somerville High School. Margaret was a gifted vocalist from a young age and used her voice to sing in...
Carolyn Lambert
May 27, 2022
Carolyn Lambert, nee Gerard, 79, of Hillsborough, died peacefully on May 27, 2022, at Hunterdon Medical Center. Raised in Raritan, Carolyn was a graduate of Somerville High School. While there, she met the love of her life, David Lambert, and the two were married in 1960. The newlyweds lived in Raritan and then in Indianapolis while Mr. Lambert served...
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...
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