Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

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....

?Jacquelyn Harman

?Jacquelyn Harman

Mar 19, 2018

Age 73 Somerville Jacquelyn "Jackie" Harman, daughter of the late John and Agnes (Bakutes) Harman, died March 17. Jackie was a life long resident of Somerville. She retired in 2000 as the Post Master of the Branchburg Post Office after 34 years with US Postal Service. Miss Harman was a enthusiast of horse racing, stamp and coin collecting and...

Patricia Sena Zelus

Patricia Sena Zelus

Mar 18, 2018

Age 83 Belvidere Formerly of Somerville Patricia Sena Zelus, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 17, 2018after battling cancer. She was born on Nov. 2, 1934 in Somerville N.J. and was one of three children born to Ann Fennell Sena and Charlie Sena. She married George J. Zelus Jr. on October 9, 1955. Pat...

?David E. Levine

?David E. Levine

Mar 14, 2018

Age 57 Bridgewater David E. Levine, son of the late David L. and Lorene (Wolf) Levine, died March 13 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. David was born in Jersey City and resided in Raritan before moving to Bridgewater in 2002. He was employed in the Laborer's Union Local # 3 of Mountainside, NJ. Surviving are his wife Rose...

Steven Augustus Lojko

Steven Augustus Lojko

Mar 3, 2018

Age 23 Bridgewater Steven Augustus Lojko, 23, Passed away peacefully on February, 27th 2018. He was born and raised in Bridgewater , NJ and was the youngest son of Joesph and Linda Lojko. Steven was a loving, charismatic and intelligent individual that will forever remain in our hearts. Survived by his parents, Joseph and Linda (Fisher) Lojko and his...

Gloria K. Langon

Gloria K. Langon

Feb 24, 2018

Age 76 Bridgewater Gloria K. Langon died February 19 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Mrs. Langon was born in Shenandoah, PA and has resided in Bridgewater since 1971. She retired in 2008 as an Executive Secretary for Sanofi in Bridgewater. Her memberships included the Holy Trinity Church, where she was a member of their Altar Rosary Society, Washington...

Debra Sue Howard-Brown

Debra Sue Howard-Brown

Feb 23, 2018

Age 47 Manville Debra Sue Howard-Brown, 47, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Debbie is now at peace after her 5-year battle with cervical cancer. She was born in Somerville, NJ, and lived in the same area for most of her life. She graduated K-8 at St. Mary’s in Bound Brook, Immaculata High School in Somerville and attended Raritan Valley...

Theresa Federico Manfredi

Theresa Federico Manfredi

Feb 19, 2018

Age 88 Somerville Theresa Federico Manfredi, 88, passed away from natural causes on Friday, February 16th in Raritan NJ. She was born on January 22, 1930 in Somerville NJ. She was one of seven children born to Serafina Zito and Stephano Federico. On July 23rd, 1966, she married Dominick Manfredi and together they raised two sons on Cliff Street....

Jerome Luiz Gonzalez

Jerome Luiz Gonzalez

Feb 19, 2018

Age 44 Bridgewater Today our hearts are very heavy. Our family lost a beautiful soul in our son Jerome Gonzalez . He was a wonderful son, brother, father, and friend and I know I speak for many when I say that he will be greatly missed. During this time we mourn the unexpected loss of his life but we...

Francesco "Frank" Federico

Francesco "Frank" Federico

Feb 10, 2018

Age 86 Somerville/Beach Haven Francesco "Frank" Federico passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 9 at the age of 86. He was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School in 1951. After high school, Frank served in the Unite States Air Force. After his enlistment, Frank was able to pursue his dream of becoming a...

?Thomas J. Mcdonald Sr.

?Thomas J. Mcdonald Sr.

Feb 10, 2018

Age 87 Formerly of Hillsborough Thomas J. McDonald Sr. of New Port Richey, FL. passed away peacefully on February 9. He had been a resident of Hillsborough for 35 years before to Florida. He will be long remembered for his wit and story telling. He was predeceased by his wife and mother of his two sons, Dawn McDonald and...

Jules "Jt" Tischler

Jules "Jt" Tischler

Feb 9, 2018

Age 89 Ringoes Jules Tischler, a long time Somerville businessman - affectionately known as JT - passed away peacefully on February 8, 2018, at the age of 89. After many decades of marriage, JT’s wife Bernice preceded him in death by only a few weeks. He was also predeceased by his parents Max and Fay (Madnick) Tischler and a...

Jeremy M. Brown

Jeremy M. Brown

Feb 3, 2018

Age 62 Bridgewater Jeremy M. Brown, son of the late Robert Sr. and Jessie Brown and brother of the late Robert Brown Jr., died February 2 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Mr. Brown was born in Plainfield and resided in Bound Brook for many years before moving to Bridgewater in 2012. Surviving are his sister Judith A. Phillips...

George Irving Hall

George Irving Hall

Jan 30, 2018

Age 75 Somerville George Irving Hall, a lifelong resident of Somerville, died January 28 at RWJUH at Somerset in Somerville. Mr. Hall was a 1960 graduate of Somerville High School and then went on to Rutgers University to receive his Bachelor of Science degree in 1970. He was a former lab technician for Johns-Manville for a total of 15...

Michelle Baron

Michelle Baron

Jan 29, 2018

Age 65 Raritan Michelle Baron died January 27. Mrs. Baron was born in New York City and has been a resident of Raritan for 35 years. Surviving are her husband Robert, her daughters Kelly Mascola, her husband Jim and Holly Fragoso, her husband Miguel and her grandchildren , who affectionately called her "Mich", James, Lily and Nathan. Visiting hours...

?Fulvia B. Haurey

?Fulvia B. Haurey

Jan 24, 2018

Age 81 Somerville Fulvia "Flo" (Baldini) Haurey, wife and mother of the late John Sr. and John Jr. Haurey, died January 23 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Mrs. Haurey grew up in North Plainfield and resided in Dunellen for 53 years before moving to Somerville in 2004. She began her employment career as the Registrar for the City...

?Michael Orlowicz

?Michael Orlowicz

Jan 20, 2018

Age 65 Somerset Michael Orlowicz died January 17 in Fort Myers while visiting family. He was born in New Brunswick and resided in Somerset. Surviving are his wife, Debbie, a daughter Christine and a son Andrew and 8 siblings. Visiting hours will be held from 2pm-5pm on Sunday, January 21, at the Cusick Funeral Home, 80 Mountain Ave., Somerville....