Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas
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...
Evelyn Schweitzer
Oct 17, 2019
Raritan Evelyn A. Schweitzer (nee Demko), 99, died October 17. She was born in Raritan and was a life long resident. During WW II, Evelyn worked as a guard at the GSA Depot (General Services Administration) in Hillsborough and later as a telephone operator for American Cyanamid, Bridgewater where she met her husband, Albert Schweitzer. Albert predeceased her in...
Mary F Ruckstuhl
Oct 17, 2019
Whitehouse Station Mary F Ruckstuhl passed away peacefully at home on Sunday October 13th surrounded by her family. Her husband Ernest predeceased her in 2008 after 55 years of marriage Mary and Ernie had an amazing life together ,They enjoyed entertaining their friends at their home and around the pool and traveled all over the world. She also had...
October 05Th, 2019
Oct 5, 2019
On Thursday, September 27, 2019, Ilona Kahl, loving wife and mother of three children, passed away at age 70. Ilona was born on January 11, 1949, in Rushden, UK, to Nonna and Francis John Bull. The family emigrated to and settled in Pennsylvania. She worked in the airline industry for over 25 years as a flight attendant for Eastern...
Rose Marie Wiecenski
Oct 4, 2019
Bridgewater Rose Marie Wiecenski passed away peacefully at home on October 3, 2019 with her family around her. She is survived by her daughter Cherylann Morena and son-in-law Conrad Morena and her granddaughter Brittany Marie Lane. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10am on Monday, October 7, at the Holy Trinity Church, 60 Maple Street,...
Patricia Barnabeo
Oct 3, 2019
Patricia Barnabeo passed away peacefully on October 2, 2019, with her family around her. She was a loving wife to her late husband, Austin and a wonderful mother to her daughters Susan and Lynn. She adored her grandchildren Kayla, Austin and Grant, as well as her extended family and friends. Patricia was born in New York City and spent...
Kiley Depaul Jones
Oct 1, 2019
Kiley DePaul Jones was born on October 17, 1978 in Somerville the third bright light of Kay Jean and Ricky Jones. He became a devoted and loving father, son, brother, nephew, uncle, cousin, and friend( to many). The man with the golden smile was called to his eternal home on September 23, 2019. Growing up Kiley forged many unforgettable...
Ann Petrozzelli
Sep 20, 2019
Bridgewater Ann Petrozzelli, 93, died September 19. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Ann moved to Garwood as a young teen. She met her one true love Joe.. They married and lived in Phillipsburg for many years before moving to Bridgewater where they lived for 20 years. They retired to Manahawkin for 20 years before Ann relocated back...
Donna Garay
Sep 4, 2019
Donna Garay, 93, of Branchburg, NJ, passed away on Sept. 4, 2019. She was born in Cresson, PA, to parents Morgan John and Loretta Askey Callahan, and was raised in Butler, PA, where she and her sisters were members of the Drum & Bugle Corps at Butler High School. Donna graduated from Rosemont College in PA with a degree...
William A. Jamieson
Aug 4, 2019
William A. Jamieson died quietly at home Friday night, surrounded by members of his loving family. He did not “pass on.” As a man with a lifelong love of language, he detested that flaccid aphorism. Bill cut a wide and deep swath through life. Born in Newark in 1927 and raised in the Depression he served both in World...
John "Jay" Scott
Aug 1, 2019
Somerville John “Jay” Scott, 72, died peacefully on July 31, 2019. Jay was a loving husband to his wife Peggy and a wonderful father to his children Rebecca (Chris) and Michael (Katie). His four granddaughters – Emily, Caroline, Abigail and Julia adored their Pop Pop. Born and raised in Jersey City, Jay never forgot his hometown. He graduated from...
?F. C. "Rick" Orecchio
Jul 17, 2019
Age 91 Formerly of Somerville Mr. Orecchio passed away peacefully early Saturday morning at Windsor Court Assisted Living Facility in Palm Springs, California. He was born and a lifelong resident of Somerville NJ, before moving to California in 2017 with his nephew Joseph Fox for arthritis and memory care. Rick attended Somerville Public schools and graduated in 1945. after which...
James Sunder
Jul 17, 2019
James Sunder Bridgewater James Sunder 59, died suddenly on Thursday July 11 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. He was born in Somerville on March 1, 1960. The son of the late Michael Charles Sunder and surviving mother, Joyce Walker. Jim was one of 3 children. He had two brothers Joseph and Michael Sunder, both of whom are deceased....
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