Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Floyd Clarence Frankenfield

Floyd Clarence Frankenfield

Jun 6, 2017

Age 88 Bridgewater Floyd C. Frankenfield died June 3, at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Son of Stanley & Sylvia (Bartolanzo) Frankenfield of Somerville, devoted and loving husband of 65 years to Margaret (Peggy) Hunt Frankenfield. Floyd is predeceased by his sisters- Odora Bower and Iona Martin. He will be greatly missed by his surviving brother and sisters-Stan &...

Anna I. Pascale

Anna I. Pascale

Jun 6, 2017

Age 91 Somerville Anna I. Pascale, 91 years old, passed away on June 5, 2017 at Avalon Assisted Living in Bridgewater, where she resided for the past 5 years. She grew up in Raritan, before settling in Somerville, for 59 years. She was an active member of Somerville Senior Leisure Group of Immaculate Conception. She retired from Biosearch Pharmaceuticals...

Officer Matthew L. Tarentino

Officer Matthew L. Tarentino

May 31, 2017

Age 29 Somerville Officer Matthew Lawrence Tarentino entered into eternal rest on the early morning of May 30, 2017. Promoted to Detective posthumously, Detective Matthew L. Tarentino was husband to Victoria Tarentino, his beloved bride of 5 1/2 years; father to Robert Damien (3), Raymond Peter (2) and a precious baby still in the womb (due this Summer). Matthew...

Alfonso Dipasquale

Alfonso Dipasquale

May 26, 2017

Age 89 Somerville Alfonso Di Pasquale, husband of the late Gertrude Di Pasquale, died May 25 at home. Mr. Di Pasquale was born in Raritan and resided in Somerville for over 50 years. He retired in 1992 from Inmount Inc., Bound Brook where he was a warehouse man. Mr. Di Pasquale was a Army Veteran of the Korean War....

Joseph W. Salerno

Joseph W. Salerno

May 17, 2017

Age 70 Formerly of Raritan Joseph William Salerno, 70 of North Adams, MA and formerly of Raritan, died Sunday May 14, 2017 at Berkshire Medical Center. He was born in Raritan on February 10, 1947, son of Arminio Joseph and Angelina (DiMuro) Salerno. He graduated from Bridgewater-Raritan High School. Joseph was a Veteran of the Vietnam War serving in...

Phillip G. Venis

Phillip G. Venis

May 17, 2017

Age 63 Formerly of Hillsborough Phillip Gustatinos Venis, 63, of Oak Island, North Carolina, formerly of Hillsborough,NJ passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at his home. Mr. Venis was born August 12, 1953 in Somerville son of Ouida Venis and the late Gustatinos Venis. While living in New Jersey, he became a New Jersey Certified Tree Expert, a member...

?Barbara Frances Payne

?Barbara Frances Payne

May 16, 2017

Age 80 Formerly of Raritan Barbara Frances Payne, 80, of Eustis,Fl., passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she and her husband James had been winter residents to Eustis since the Mid-1980's moving here permanently in 2014. She loved raising pheasants as a child. She was involved with...

?Mary E. Cox

?Mary E. Cox

May 13, 2017

Age 96 Somerville Mary Elizabeth Mundy Cox died peacefully in the company of her daughters on Thursday, May 11 at R.W. Johnson University Hospital Somerset. She was the fourth of nine children, born in Middlesex in 1920. She was predeceased by her husband, John J. (1977); son, John E. (2017); parents, Mary Mannion Mundy and George Cooper Mundy; brothers...

Benjamin Sheffield Cutler

Benjamin Sheffield Cutler

May 2, 2017

Age 81 Somerville Benjamin Sheffield Cutler died May 2nd after a brief battle with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and ultimately acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Born in New Rochelle, NY, Ben (Sheff) grew up in Athens, Ohio, where he loved to hike, seek out rattle snakes, and especially watch storms – the more violent the better – from the roof of...

?Geraldine Mary Accetta

?Geraldine Mary Accetta

Apr 30, 2017

Age 80 Formerly of Somerville A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10am on Friday, May 5, at St. Bernard Church, 500 Highway 22 (Westbound), Bridgewater, followed by interment on Saturday, May 6, at St. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Plymouth, PA. ​"Geri" was employed at the NJ Division of Motor Vehicles in Somerville for over 20 years....

?Beatrice M. Smith

?Beatrice M. Smith

Apr 24, 2017

Age 94 Hillsborough Beatrice M. Smith died April 20. Beatrice was born in Hackettstown and is survived by her daughters Doreen and Lillian and her grandson David and sisters Anna and Marjorie. ​A Memorial Service will be held 6pm on Sunday, April 30, at the King of Kings Worship Center, 219 Mt. Airy Rd., Basking Ridge.

Marion Ross Quinn

Marion Ross Quinn

Apr 21, 2017

Age 97 Hillsborough Marion (Marrone) Ross Quinn, wife of the late Francis Quinn, died April 20, surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was born in New Brunswick and retired as an Executive Secretary for Coca-Cola. She was also a former member of Hillsborough Seniors Chapter B. Mrs. Quinn was the last survivor of 10 children of...

Honora Geddis

Honora Geddis

Apr 6, 2017

Age 96 Bridgewater Honora Geddis, wife of the late Kenneth Geddis, died April 6. Mrs. Geddis was born in Trenton and resided in Bridgewater for over 50 years. She was a member of the Somerset-Hunterdon County Women's Bowling Association and President of the 500 Club. Surviving are her step-daughter Carole Treat, her husband James, step-granddaughters Kelly Cooke and Nancy...

?John "Buster" Tozzi

?John "Buster" Tozzi

Mar 31, 2017

Age 90 Bridgewater John A. "Buster" Tozzi died March 31 at his son's home in Bridgewater. John was born in Somerville and resided here most of his life before moving to Vero Beach, FL. He moved back to Bridgewater in 2015 to be closer to his son, Donald D. and Don's wife Denise, his 3 grandchildren and 6 great...

Mark H. Jackson

Mark H. Jackson

Mar 28, 2017

Age 60 Somerville Mark H. Jackson died March 25 in Somerville. Mark was born in Morristown and lived in Somerville most of his life. A 1976 graduate of Somerville High School where he excelled in varsity sports, Mark also was an active member of St. Thomas A.M.E. Zion Church in Somerville. Surviving are his sons Courtney, Marcus and Jihad...

March 28Th, 2017

March 28Th, 2017

Mar 28, 2017

​Dennis Marton, 63 of Bridgewater, NJ passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 23, 2017, after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Son of Koral and Susan Marton, Dennis was born in Somerville, NJ on August 18, 1953. He shared many wonderful memories growing up in Raritan, NJ with his brothers, Richard, Wayne and Glenn. Dennis was a...

?Rita M. Komor

?Rita M. Komor

Mar 27, 2017

Age 97 Hillsborough Rita M. Komor, wife of the late Frederick Komor, died March 27 at Eastern Star in Bridgewater. Mrs. Komor was born in New York City and resided Scotch Plains before moving to Hillsborough in 1977. She owned and operated, along with her late husband, the Paper Pantry in Raritan for many years and served as a...

Brian Saverino

Brian Saverino

Mar 23, 2017

Age 70 Somerville Brian Saverino, 70, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, at RWJ University Hospital in New Brunswick with his loving family by his side. Brian was born in Somerville and lived there most of his life and had many faithful friends and clients who loved him. He was self employed as a painter/wallpaper hanger under Saverino Contracting. Brian...

Jane Buhl

Jane Buhl

Mar 19, 2017

Age 80 Formerly of Branchburg and Bridgewater Jane Buhl, age 80, of Murrells Inlet, SC, passed away at her home on Friday, March 17, 2017, after a long illness. Jane was born in Rahway, NJ, and lived in Bridgewater and Branchburg, NJ, prior to moving to Murrells Inlet. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. Buhl,...

Carl Staats

Carl Staats

Mar 14, 2017

Age 57 Somerville Carl Stanley Staats died March 11. Mr. Staats was a truck driver for many years in Bradley Beach,NJ. and a graduate of East Orange High School. Surviving are his children Alisha Johnson, Carl, Christopher, Carnell and Corey Staats, his siblings David Wilson, Kathleen Staats and Dorothy Bennett. ​Visitation will begin at Noon on Saturday, March 18,...