Obituaries

Aug 8, 2022

Crystal Gall, 36, joined into eternal rest on August 8, 2022.

Born and raised in Somerville, Crystal was active in Somerville and Branchburg Recreation, serving as a lifeguard at the Park Avenue Pool. She was on the Somerville Recreation Cheer Team and went on to compete in State Championships. Crystal was on the Swim team...

Aug 7, 2022

Claire “Bobby” Mazurak, 92, died peacefully on August 7, 2022, surrounded by the love of her family. Born and raised in Bound Brook to the late Theodore and Clair Swanson (nee Nash), she was a graduate of Bound Brook High School. She went on to work at a phone company in New York where she met and then married...

Aug 5, 2022

Linda Louise Metzler passed away peacefully on August 5, 2022, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was 64.

The youngest child of Helen and Vincent Metzler, Linda was a little sister to Vinny, Marilee, and Carolyn Metzler. She was born and raised in Somerville, NJ, and kept fond memories of her classmates, friends, and...

Aug 5, 2022

Marie A. Golembiewski, 87, died on August 5, 2022. Born and raised in Jersey City, to the late Nicholas and Clara Ascolese, she faced a hardship at the loss of her mother at a young age. Her oldest sister, Loretta took her in with open arms and raised her alongside her own children. She was a graduate of Dickenson...

Aug 4, 2022

Ronald McClear, “Ron”, 76, of Somerville, died peacefully on August 4, 2022. Born in Jersey City to the late Lester M. and Marian McClear (nee Gyula), Ron was a graduate of the former Madison (now Old Bridge) High School, Class of 1964. He joined the United States Army right out of high school, and proudly served his country until...

Aug 4, 2022

Adrienne Xuereb, 75, died peacefully on August 4, 2022. Born in Tarxien, Malta to the late Paul and Mary Xuereb, her family moved to Newark, New Jersey in 1952. They then settled in Roselle where Adrienne graduated from Abraham Clark High School, class of 1965. She followed her dream to work in New York City and began her career...

Aug 1, 2022

Joseph N. Florio, 92, of Somerville, died on August 1, 2022. The youngest of three children, Joe was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA to the late Umberto and Camille Florio (nee DiGiorgio). His family later settled in Ardmore, PA where he graduated from LaSalle High School. Known to his family and friends as “Joe”, he received a BS...

Jul 27, 2022

Joan H. Winters, 87, of Bridgewater, died peacefully on July 27, 2022. Born in Maplewood, New Jersey to the late August and Anna Huber (nee Sheridan), she was a graduate of Columbia High School. Joan went on to graduate from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia where she majored in political science. She started working for Mutual Of New York...

Jul 22, 2022

Brett Douglas Frana, 39, died after a long battle on July 22, 2022. Born in Princeton, he was a lifelong resident of Hillsborough, and was a graduate of Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School, Class of 2001. Brett had a passion for music and production, where he began his career with BML Staging, before starting with All Access...

Jul 20, 2022

Linda Young Woolley, 75, died on July 20th, 2022. Born in East Orange to the late Milton and Gertrude Young, she grew up on Mt. Vernon Road in Bridgewater. Linda was a graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan High School, Class of 1965, where she took college prep courses and was involved in both choral groups and instrumental programs and played trumpet...

Jul 18, 2022

William Jing Yan, 24 years old, died unexpectedly on July 18, 2022. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, the Yan family moved to Hillsborough in 2007. William was inherently intelligent from a young age and was a part of Waksman Student Scholars program in high school, where he participated in genetic engineering research and listed as first author on four...

Jul 18, 2022

Joey Armenio, 47, died on July 18, 2022. Born in Somerville, he grew up in Piscataway, and Bridgewater, before moving to Raritan. Joey was a graduate of Bridgewater Raritan High School, class of 1993. He went on to graduate from Raritan Valley Community College and has been a long time resident of Raritan. Joey was a devoted sports fan....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...