Obituaries

Apr 17, 2020

Elizabeth (Betty) Parra, 101, died April 16, 2020 at the Meadows-Morris Hall in Lawrenceville, NJ where she had resided since January 2018. She had formerly lived in Bridgewater, NJ and was a parishioner at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Somerville, NJ. The daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Kandra) Mihok, she was born on December 12,...

Apr 14, 2020

Frank Joseph Sydlowski, 80, entered eternal life on Saturday April 11,2020 at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in Somerville from complications of covid-19. The son of the late Frank R and Josephine (Kedziora) Sydlowski, he was born on August 28, 1939 in Bound Brook where he spent his early years. Frank graduated from Bound Brook High School in...

Apr 7, 2020

Beverly Ann Marce was born March 9, 1941 in Sayre, Pennsylvania. She passed away April 6, 2020 at Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Facility in Bridgewater, NJ from the corona virus. She was 79 years old. Beverly was the daughter of Andrew and Mary Gavlick and was raised in Somerville, NJ. She graduated from Somerville High School in 1959 and...

Apr 5, 2020

Hillsborough Shirley A. LaRoss, 86, of Hillsborough, New Jersey, entered into eternal life on Friday, April 3, 2020 at home surrounded by her close family. Born in Marion Center, Pennsylvania, she raised her family in Somerville and resided in Hillsborough for the past 21 years. Shirley was predeceased by her loving husband of 19 years, Robert LaRoss. She is...

Apr 1, 2020

Frank L. Negrete was born in Somerville, NJ January 4, 1961. Preceded in death by his parents. Frank L. Negrete and Janice Lake Cromen. He leaves behind his loving wife, Bobbie Case-Negrete. Frank also leave behind his sisters Mona Negrete, Lori Negrete, Eileen Kenney, Joanne Swan, Sherry Kinney, and Jeanne Kinney, and numerous Nieces and Nephews. Frank is also...

Mar 29, 2020

Huguette “Gui” Dorsey, age 94, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020 at RWJ University Hospital Somerset after complications from COVID-19. It was the 14th anniversary of her husband’s death. She was born in Magog, Québec, Canada on December 9, 1925 to Eugéne and Rose (Sabourin) Guilbert. Gui and her family immigrated to the United States and moved to...

Mar 21, 2020

Somerset Jeannette (Beres) Berkuta,79, died March 20. Jeannette was born in New Brunswick and resided in Somerset since 1961. Mrs. Berkuta was the Administrative Assistant to the VP of Sales at Harry Strauss & Sons, New Brunswick for many years. A 1958 graduate of St. Peter's High School, New Brunswick and a member of St. Matthias Church, Somerset, She...

Mar 18, 2020

Margaret O'Brien, 85, wife of the late Charles O'Brien, died March 17. Born in Scotland, Mrs. O'Brien came to US in 1958 and was a resident of Somerville most of her life. She was a Manager for Woolworths at the Somerville Circle. She enjoyed Bingo at the area churches and the Somerville Elks with her many friends. Surviving are...

Mar 16, 2020

Bridgewater Cherylann (Wiecenski) Morena, 58, died March 16 at RWJ University Hospital Somerset in Somerville. A life long resident of Bridgewater, Cherylann was formerly employed in the Accounts Payable Department for Izzi Trucking & Rigging in Edison. ​She was a member of the Holy Trinity Church in Bridgewater. Her son, Dustin, predeceased her. Surviving are her husband Chip, her...

Mar 12, 2020

Colonel Donald Stewart Fraser, Jr. passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022. Don resided in Holly Ridge, NC at the time of his death, but spent a majority of his life in New Jersey. Don was born in Philadelphia, PA on October 9,1934 to Donald S. Fraser and Martha Plank Fraser.

Don was preceded in...

Mar 4, 2020

Frank McArdle, 78, of Somerville, died March 3, 2020 after a brief illness. Frank began his career with the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1966 and retired from New Jersey Transit as a claims director in 2010. Frank was a longtime resident of North Plainfield where he served as Police Commissioner, Borough Council President and Mayor. He was also Chairman...

Mar 3, 2020

Age 101 Brick Hugo J. Razzano, affectionately know as "Ozzie", died March 2. Mr. Razzano was the husband of the late Pauline Razzano and father of the late Florence (Razzano) Marotta. Born in Bound Brook, he resided in Somerville for over 60 years before moving to Brick, NJ 30 years ago. He was licensed by the State of New...

Feb 27, 2020

Martinsville (Bridgewater) Bernadette (McPhail) Bruce, 86, wife of the late George A. Bruce and mother of the late Michael A. Bruce, died February 26. Mrs. Bruce was born in the County of Fermanagh, Ireland and came to the US in 1959. She resided in Martinsville (Bridgewater) since 1966 and was a faithful member of the Blessed Sacrament Church there....

Feb 18, 2020

Roberta (Bobbie) Cornyn, nee Crane, 80, entered into eternal life on February 16, 2020. ​ A woman of deep and persistent faith, Bobbie spent her life in joyful service as a devoted wife, mom, grandmother, and educator. She especially loved her role as Nana for the past 23 years. Her grandchildren will always treasure sleep-overs, Disney trips and cruises,...

Feb 1, 2020

Shirley A. Markey, 82, of North Plainfield, NJ passed away on January 30, 2020, with her husband of 65 years, James Markey, by her side. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, James, her children, James, Jr. (Judy), Patrick (Eileen), Robert, Sharon, Shirley (Scott) Avellino, Brian (Jaime), Keith (Karen), Joseph (Aimee), 19 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, her sisters, Joyce...

Jan 26, 2020

Bridgewater Joyce Walker, 84, passed away peacefully on Friday January 24th surrounded by those who loved her the most. She was born in Somerville on August 3rd 1935. Joyce spent her whole life helping those in need. She worked at the VA Hospital in Lyons as a nurses aide helping the veterans for over 40 years and then retired...

Jan 20, 2020

Albert Joseph Macchi, Jr of Palmyra, Virginia, died Friday, January 17, 2020, after a short battle with cancer. Born in Somerville, New Jersey, on June 5, 1951, Albert was the son of Albert and Ann Macchi. Al started his career in the construction business, but as he became more aware of various health practices, he began to explore the...

Jan 20, 2020

Bridgewater Philip A. Esposito, 60, died January 19 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. He was born in Hackensack and resided in Scotch Pains and Union before moving to Bridgewater in 1995. Mr. Esposito was employed as a Program Manager for AT&T, Bedminster, retiring in 2000 after 16 years with the company. A graduate of Montclair State University and...

Jan 14, 2020

Somerville Shirley Krawz, who was born in Somerville and grew up on a farm in Bridgewater, passed away at home on January 12 at the age of 89. She was predeceased by her husband Edward C. Krawz. and her parents, Blanche (Hardgrove) and Paul J. Keller. She was one of 6 children, predeceased by brothers Paul Keller and Thomas...

Jan 7, 2020

​Age 89 Monroe Township, NJ Florence J. Coyle, wife of the late Robert Coyle who died in 1999, died January 6 at the University Medical Ctr. of Princeton at Plainsboro,NJ. Mrs. Coyle was born in Union City, NJ resided in Martinsville for over 30 years and then Barneget,NJ before moving to Monroe Township recently to live with her daughter...