Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

?Wayne T. Mella

?Wayne T. Mella

Jun 18, 2018

Age 62 Flagtown (Hillsborough) Wayne Thomas Mella died peacefully on June 16 from a long illness. He was born in New Brunswick, raised in Bridgewater and resided in Flagtown (Hillsborough Township) for 30 years. Surviving are his wife of 36 years Karen (Boast) Mella, his son Dan and his daughter Kathryn and his 2 sisters Kathy Winchock and Lynn...

Anthony F. Casino

Anthony F. Casino

Jun 9, 2018

Age 88 Raritan Anthony F. Casino, a.k.a. Sonny, Tippy, Ant, Cat, 88, died peacefully on May 6, 2018 of natural causes. Born in Raritan, Anthony remained a lifelong resident here as well. A veteran of the Korean War, he will forever be remembered as a modest, thrifty man, who loved to laugh. He’s survived by his children Michele, Sharon,...

Giovanni G. Millocca

Giovanni G. Millocca

Jun 4, 2018

​Age 69 Readington Township Giovanni G. Millocca, Father of the late Marie Antoinette Millocca, died on May 26 while visiting relatives and friends in Italy. He was born in Trapani,a city in western Sicily and came to United States in 1969 and resided in Brooklyn, NY before moving to Readington in 1993. Mr. Millocca just recently retired as owner...

Hugh T. Mcaleavy

Hugh T. Mcaleavy

Jun 3, 2018

Age 68 Somerville Hugh T. McAleavy of Somerville, NJ passed away on June 2, 2018. Hugh was born and raised in Somerville. He was a graduate of Immaculata High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Seton Hall University. At Seton Hall, he was a cadet in the Army ROTC program and he received the award for...

?Giovanni G. Millocca

?Giovanni G. Millocca

May 31, 2018

Age 69 Readington township Giovanni G. Millocca, Father of the late Marie Antoinette Millocca, died on May 26 while visiting relatives and friends in Italy. He was born in Trapani, a city in western Sicily and came to United States in 1969 and resided in Brooklyn, NY before moving to Readington in 1993. Mr. Millocca just recently retired as...

Barbarann E. Graziano

Barbarann E. Graziano

May 29, 2018

Age 77 Somerville Barbarann E. Graziano,77, died peacefully Monday, May 28, 2018 at Green Knoll Center in Bridgewater, N.J. She was born on October 24,1940 in Plainfield N.J. to the late Anthony and Myrtle Graziano. Barbara was a machine operator for Lee Controls for many years before retiring. She especially loved cooking and spending time with her family and...

?Marie I. Seaman

?Marie I. Seaman

May 21, 2018

Age 86 Formerly of Bridgewater Marie I. Seaman, wife of the late Ralph B. Seaman, died May 20, 2018. Mrs. Seaman was born and raised in Warren and resided in Martinsville and Bridgewater for 30 years and then after her retirement in 2002 as the Payroll Administrator for Bridgewater Township she moved to Long Valley to live with her...

Evonne Federico

Evonne Federico

May 20, 2018

Age 84 Bridgewater Evonne Johnston Federico, 84, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, May 18, 2018 after battling cancer. She was born on March 12, 1934 in Wilmington, Delaware to Lila Scott Johnston and Robert S. Johnston. Evonne was employed for many years as a Customer Service Representative with Devro, and later American Standard...

James W. Petrosini

James W. Petrosini

May 20, 2018

Age 37 Readington James William Petrosini, died May 18th in Branchburg. Mr. Petrosini was born in Plainview, New York and resided in Readington most of his life. A graduate of Immaculata High School and Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, James was known to his friends and family as a kind and caring man who was an avid weight lifter...

Gabriella Lang Rolef

Gabriella Lang Rolef

Apr 26, 2018

Age 93 Bridgewater Ella Rolef from Bridgewater passed away, at the age of 93, in her home on April 25,2018, with her daughters by her side. It was the home she and her husband Walter Rolef physically built themselves in 1952. Ella was born in Newark, NJ. She has two daughters, Jane Rolef Parise, son-in-law Jerry Parise and daughter...

?Ruth M. Bray

?Ruth M. Bray

Apr 22, 2018

Age 91 Somerville Ruth M. Bray, wife of the late Bernard "Bernie" Bray, died April 22 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Mrs. Bray was born in Alberts, PA and has resided in Somerville for over 70 years. She was a former cafeteria aid at Somerville High School many years ago. A member of the First Baptist Church of...

Alice Moritz

Alice Moritz

Apr 18, 2018

Age 85 Teaneck, NJ ​Alice Moritz, 85, of Teaneck, New Jersey passed away on April 14, 2018 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Memorial services will be held 10:00 AM April 21, 2018 at Trinity Church, Teaneck, New Jersey. In accordance with Alice's wishes there will be no viewing and burial will be after church at George Washington Memorial in Paramus,...

Richard L. Hardgrove

Richard L. Hardgrove

Apr 17, 2018

Age 68 Formerly of Somerville Richard L. Hardgrove passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 15th, at the age of 68 in Atlantic City. A beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, he is survived by his brother Ken Hardgrove, sister-in-law Holly Hardgrove, nieces Allison & Lauren Hardgrove, and many close friends and family. He will be welcomed with loving arms...

Elizabeth C. Noonan

Elizabeth C. Noonan

Apr 11, 2018

Elizabeth C. Noonan Age 87 Somerville Elizabeth Carmela Noonan (Checchia), 87, passed away peacefully on April 9, in Somerville, N.J. surrounded by family. Daughter of Michael and Norma Checchia, she was born December 30, 1930 in Orange, N.J. A graduate of East Orange High School she loved to play on the girls basketball and field hockey teams and always...

Sylvester R. Golembiewski

Sylvester R. Golembiewski

Apr 9, 2018

Age 93 Bridgewater Sylvester "Sugar" Golembiewski died April 7 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. He was born in Nanticoke, PA and resided in Bridgewater for 55 years. Mr. Golembiewski retired as a supervisor for Lipton Tea Co., Flemington. An Army Veteran of WW II and a member of American Ex-Prisoners of War (POW) Garden State Chapter #1 as...

?Elizabeth Pyckowski

?Elizabeth Pyckowski

Apr 6, 2018

Age 93 Somerville Elizabeth "Cle" Pyckowski, wife of the late Joseph Pyckowski, died April 4 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Mrs. Pyckowski was born in Bridgewater and resided in Somerville most of her life before moving to Bridgewater recently. She retired as an office manager for Singer Manufacturing in Bridgewater. A graduate of Somerville High School and Raritan...

Alfred H. Jorgensen

Alfred H. Jorgensen

Apr 4, 2018

Age 75 Manville ​ Alfred H. Jorgensen, 75, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Hillsborough. He was born in Bloomfield, NJ, lived in Branchburg and Manville and owned a vacation home in Bayville NJ. Al was an accomplished musician and music teacher, graduating from Somerville, High School in New Jersey and earning his masters degree in music from...

Thelma Allen

Thelma Allen

Mar 28, 2018

Thelma Allen, daughter of Ida Morris and Jonathan Hunt Kugler, died on March 25, 2018. Born on 8/18/1921, Mrs. Allen was predeceased by her husband of 46 yrs., C. Eugene Allen, who died in 1988. She graduated from Somerville High School in 1939 and worked as secretary to architect Jay C. VanNuys. January 4th 1942, she married C. Eugene...

Ruth E. Pryor

Ruth E. Pryor

Mar 26, 2018

Age 80 Bridgewater Ruth E. Pryor, wife of the late James R. Pryor, died March 23 in Chicago while visiting her daughter Deborah. Mrs. Pryor was born in Newark and resided in Bridgewater for 57 years. She also summered in Ocean Beach, Unit 3, at the Jersey Shore for many years. Her love was shared among family, new and...

Michael A. Yanocsko Jr.

Michael A. Yanocsko Jr.

Mar 23, 2018

Age 62 Raritan Borough Michael A. Yanocsko Jr., son of the late Michael Sr. and Irene (Ruzbarsky) Yanocsko, died March 20 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Mr. Yanocsko was a lifelong resident of Raritan. He retired in 2010 as a foreman for Somerset County Facilities and Services Department and had been with the County for 29 years. Mr....