Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...