Obituaries

Jan 25, 2019

Age 87 Somerville William "Bill" R. Stabile Sr. died January 22 at home with his wife of 64 years, Shirley by his side. He was a life long resident of Somerville. Mr. Stabile owned and operated Price Auto Wreckers of Bridgewater from 1971 until his retirement in 2014. A 1949 graduate of Somerville High School who married his high...

Jan 21, 2019

Age 97 Somerville Anna Charnuska, wife of the late Alexander Charnuska (2000), died January 19. Born in Alden, PA, Mrs. Charnuska resided in Somerville since 1939. She was a Nurse's Aide at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville in the 1930s and 40s. A member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church in Hillsborough, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #2137 of...

Jan 21, 2019

Age 84 Bridgewater John J. (Jack) Redmond, 84, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2019 surrounded by his loving family members. He was born on May 19, 1934 in New Brunswick, New Jersey to John W. and Marion Redmond. Jack grew up in New Brunswick and attended St. Peters High School there, graduating in 1951. After graduation, he studied...

Jan 18, 2019

Age 83 Bridgewater Frances "Fran" Genova, wife and mother of the late Ralph and Christopher Genova, died January 18. Surviving are her children Marcia Genova, Anne Marie McDonongh her husband, Neil, Nancy Genova, Tom Genova his wife, Kathy and Linda Casey her husband, Tim. Her grandchildren Kelly, Nicole, Michael, Tara, Erin, Danielle, Emma and Joseph. Her great grandchildren Kaelynn...

Jan 15, 2019

December 17, 1961 – January 11, 2019 Brian David Hurling passed away on January 11, 2019. He was 57 years old. Brian was born in Somerville, NJ on December 17, 1961 to Mabel (Field) Swan and the late Samuel Wayne Hurling Sr. He was raised in Somerville where he attended Somerville Public Schools, and graduated in 1979. Following high...

Jan 14, 2019

Age 86 Raritan Rose Tozzi peacefully passed away January 13 surrounded by her family. Rose was predeceased by her husband John "Sonny" Tozzi in 2005. A loving and caring mom, wife, grandmother and great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many who loved spending time with her family, cooking, gardening and golf. She was the daughter of the late...

Jan 13, 2019

Age 66 Branchburg Gregory "Greg" Jackson died January 8. He was born and raised in Somerville and resided in Somerset before moving to Branchburg recently. Greg retired in 2012 as the Assistant Athletic Director at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC). He was employed at the College for 35 years. Surviving are his wife Terri Lynne Taylor-Jackson, his son James,...

Jan 13, 2019

Age 78 ​ Francis Patrick Kedian, age 78, passed away on January 10, 2019, in Ashburn, VA with his wife and children at his bedside. “Pat,” as he was affectionately known to his family and friends, was born on August 20, 1940, in South Plainfield, NJ to Esther (MacNair) and William Kedian. Pat obtained his Bachelor’s degree at Montclair...

Jan 9, 2019

Age 103 Bridgewater Mary Meyer died January 7 at Green Knoll Care Center, Bridgewater. Mrs. Meyer was the daughter of the late John and Alice (Trimmer) Potts. She was born and raised in High Bridge before moving to Somerville and then Bridgewater. A graduate of Hood College, MD, Mrs. Meyer was employed as a Dental Assistant for 35 years...

Jan 2, 2019

Age 85 Somerville Margaret Ann Villano, daughter of the late Victoria Villano, died January 1 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. She was born in Flagtown (Hillsborough) and has been a resident of Somerville for 80 years. Margaret retired from American Hoechst, Bridgewater as a Tape Librarian in 1995 after more than 25 years. A member of the Immaculate...

Jan 2, 2019

Age 75 Branchburg William J. Butler III passed away on December 31, 2018 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Mary Wildgen Butler, his sister Maureen Mikolajczak and her husband Joe, many sisters and brothers-in-law, 14 nieces and nephews, and 12 great nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, William and...

Dec 28, 2018

Age 57 Long Branch Patricia Kolb Hoffman, 57, dedicated mother, loving sister, and faithful Catholic, passed away on December 21st at her home in Long Branch, New Jersey. Born February 7, 1961 to Paul and Carol Kolb in Buffalo, NY, Tricia was the youngest of five children. She attended Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, then worked for...

Dec 28, 2018

Age 82 Vero Beach, FL Jean Taylor, wife of the late George Taylor, died December 21. Mrs. Taylor was formerly of Lebanon and had been a resident of Florida for almost 30 years. ​A Graveside Service will be held at Noon on Monday, December 31, at the New Cemetery, So. Bridge St., Somerville.

Dec 23, 2018

Age 61 Hillsborough Kevin Lindenmuth, son of the late Wayne Lindenmuth, died suddenly on December 22 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Kevin was born in Somerville and resided in South Bound Brook before moving to Hillsborough in 1969. He previously worked at Johns-Manville and Reb Techs in Branchburg. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Bound...

Dec 17, 2018

Age 86 Virginia Beach,VA Verna Jean Ancellotti, 86, died December 12 at home. "Jean," as she was known was born in Martinburg, PA and resided in Bridgewater most of her life before moving to Virginia Beach in 2015, where she was lovingly cared for by her daughter Susan Maureen. She was a former receptionist for Somerset Medical Center, now...

Dec 17, 2018

Dec 10, 2018

Age 87 Somerville Dorothy Marie Ravener, 87, of Somerville, NJ passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 8, 2018. Dorothy was born in Brooklyn, NY to Nicholas and Edna Vitalo on February 17, 1931. Dorothy was predeceased by her two older brothers, Nicholas and Alfred Vitalo. Dorothy will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 61 years, Joseph...

Dec 9, 2018

Age 91 Hillsborough Ursula Pellegren Hemerda died December 8. Mrs. Hemerda was born in Middlesex and resided in Hillsborough and Bridgewater for many years. A graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1945, she went on to become a respected and valued Executive Secretary to the President of Johns-Manville in Manville during the late 50s and 60s. Mrs. Hemerda...

Dec 9, 2018

Age 56 Belvidere Glenn died peacefully at his home on November 22. Mr. Kazeleski was formerly of Manville. He is survived by his parents Toni & Frank Kazeleski, his sister Jill Weikel & her sons Jerry & Randy Weikel. Also surviving are his daughter Samantha and his estranged wife Traci. Glenn was an avid deer hunter & loved the...

Dec 6, 2018

Age: 88 Bridgewater, NJ Anita D. Vara, 88, of Bridgewater died on December 5, 2018. She was born on September 27, 1930 in Kearny, NJ to the late Peter and Margaret (Harty) Koerner. Anita worked at Prudential in NYC before marrying John S. Vara, her beloved husband of over 60 years. She later worked at Ethicon, Inc. in Bridgewater....