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Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Albert Joseph Macchi Jr.
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...

?Philip A. Esposito
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...
Shirley Krawz
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...

Florence J. Coyle
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...
Theresa L. Macgillivray
Jan 1, 2020
Somerville Theresa Lillian MacGillivray (age 91) passed into eternal life on January 1, 2020 with family by her side. Theresa (Nanny/Terry) born on Prince Edward Island, Canada to James and Mary (O’Brien) Aylward, and raised on the family farm, lived in New Jersey for the last 62 years. Her life was filled by faith, family and friends. She enjoyed...

?Patricia A. Pilato
Dec 22, 2019
Branchburg Patricia A. Pilato, born August 20, 1944 to John Johnson and Ella Tietzjen, passed away on December 20, 2019 surrounded by her family. Before retiring. Pat worked at United Supply Co. in North Plainfield where she was an innovator, starting the first Kitchen and Bath showroom. Prior to that she attended Kean College,majoring in Special Education. She was...

Betty M. Condo
Dec 17, 2019
Betty M. Condo, 92, of Manasquan, NJ, passed away on December 15, 2019, with her loving husband of 71 years, Ralph Condo, by her side. She was born to the late Harry and Louise MacQuaide, March 10, 1927 in West Orange, NJ. During the summers she and her parents and late brother, Bobby, would escape the city and spend...

?Ralph S. Nalepka
Dec 12, 2019
Ralph S. Nalepka Sr., 76, of Manville, NJ, died peacefully surrounded by his family on December 12th, 2019. Ralph Sr. is survived by his wife, Sandra, of 56 years, sons Ralph Jr. (wife Christine) and John (wife Kim), two loving grandchildren Trevor and Corey, nieces, nephews and extended family. He was predeceased by parents John and Mary Nalepka and...

Charles David Ruff
Dec 3, 2019
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Charles David Ruff, 84, of Somerville, NJ. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am on December 7 at United Reformed Church in Somerville. Charles David Ruff (Dave), son of Josephine and Lowell H. Ruff, was born on October 21, 1935, the youngest of three children, and was...

?Louis Palazzo
Nov 27, 2019
Age 92 – Raritan Louis Palazzo, 92, died on November 26, 2019. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 29, 1927 to his parents, Zgarrzio Palazzo and Filippa Leoverde. Louie was a Machine Operator for Johns Manville in Manville and a Taxi Driver for SkyView Taxi in Somerville. He enjoyed taking trips to Atlantic City and the Horse...

Bonnie S. Dipaolo
Nov 27, 2019
Bridgewater Bonnie S. DiPaolo, 63, died November 21. Mrs. DiPaolo was born in Philipsburg, PA and resided in Bridgewater for 20 years. She along with her husband, Dennis, owned and operated American Taxi in Somerville. Surviving are her husband, Dennis, her children April, Kelly, Erika and Kenny, her grandchildren Donnie Ray, Sonja and Dennis,her mother Pat Kephart and stepfather...

?Anita T. Madison
Nov 12, 2019
Anita T. Madison, age 85, of Bridgewater passed away at Care One of Hanover Township (NJ) Rehabilitation Center on Sunday, November 10, 2019. Anita was born in Goeppingen, Gemany on September 27, 1934 to parents: Sophie (Feldhauer) and Johannes Ringler. She came to the United States in 1955 as a bride of her first husband, Lawrence Paul, with their...

Theodore Ficarra Jr.
Nov 11, 2019
Theodore Ficarra Jr., age 66, passed away November 11th, 2019 at RWJ University Hospital Somerset in Somerville, NJ. Teddy was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ the son of Theodore Ficarra and Rose (Scozzafava) Ficarra. Teddy resided in Somerville and Kendall Park, NJ before retiring from Lucent Technologies to Wilmington, NC before getting sick. For the last 4...
Jane Ann Tosco
Nov 9, 2019
Jane Ann Tosco, age 93, of Union Township, NJ passed away on November 6th, 2019. She was born in Manville, NJ on September 24th in 1926 to parents Yolando (Elena) and Thomas Scannicchio of Manville, NJ. She attended Bound Brook High School and later went onto graduate from the Drake Business School in June 1943. Afterward, she attended Rider...

Marion “Mae” Ransone
Nov 4, 2019
Marion “Mae” Ransone, age 94, passed away November 1, 2019 at the Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater, NJ. She was born in Somerville, the last of 7 children raised in the Green Knoll section of Bridgewater. The daughter of Theodore H. and Emma Buchman Kopf, she is predeceased by her first husband, Willis R. Brown, second husband, Robert G....

Lillian I. Paternoster
Nov 4, 2019
Lillian I. Paternoster Somerville Lillian I. Paternoster, 95, wife of the late Dominick Paternoster, died November 3, 2019. Mrs. Paternoster was born in New York City and moved to Raritan in 1945 and resided there until 1987. She lived in Somerville before moving to live with her son, John, two years. ago. A seamstress by trade, Mrs. Paternoster worked...

Frank B. Mchugh
Oct 29, 2019
Age 86 Somerville, NJ Frank B. McHugh, 86, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 27, 2019. Born in Somerville, NJ on September 27, 1933, he was a lifelong resident of the Flagtown section of Hillsborough, NJ. He graduated Somerville High School in 1951, served in the United States Navy for four years, and worked for NJ Bell until retiring...

?Loretta Hoffman
Oct 24, 2019
Age 69 Middlesex Loretta Hoffman, 69, died October 24,at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Mrs. Hoffman was born in Cleveland, OH and resided in Middlesex since 1961. She retired in 2017 as the office manager for Access Self Storage, Manville. Surviving are her husband William (Bill) Hoffman, her aunts Georgia Bryant and Juanita Buchanan and her niece Jennifer Smith....

Anna May Grasso
Oct 24, 2019
Raritan Borough Anna May Grasso, 92, wife of 54 years to the late Austin Grasso, died October 23 at home. Mrs. Grasso was born in West Amwell,resided in Bridgewater and has been a resident of Raritan since 1960. She was a member of St. Ann Church in Raritan for many years. Surviving are her children Linda Rosa (husband Richard),...

Louis E. Grizzard
Oct 24, 2019
Age 86 Somerville Louis E. Grizzard, age 86 died on October 24th, 2019. Louis was born and raised in Washington, North Carolina the son of Joseph Grizzard and Hilda Paul Grizzard. He moved to New Jersey in 1955 where he married Georgia Dixon. Louis worked in manufacturing plants until his retirement. Louis is an Army Veteran of the Korean...
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