Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Linda M. Salerno

Linda M. Salerno

Dec 20, 2016

Age 69 Flemington Linda M. Salerno, formerly of Raritan and daughter of the late Louis and Sadie (Lomastro) Riccioni, died December 19 at Hunterdon Medical Center. Linda was born in Somerville and resided in Raritan most of her life before moving to Flemington in 1996. She was employed as a medical tubing inspector for Hydromer Inc., Branchburg, since 2003....

Doris E. Loughlin

Doris E. Loughlin

Dec 20, 2016

Age 88 Somerville Doris E. Loughlin, a life long resident of Somerville, died December 19. Doris retired in 1989 after 43 years as a service representative for NJ Bell Telephone Co., now Verizon. A 1945 graduate.of Somerville High School and served as a member of the 1945 Class Reunion Planing Committee there. She was a life member of the...

?James Joseph Mcgonnell

?James Joseph Mcgonnell

Dec 19, 2016

Age 64 Somerville James Joseph McGonnell of Somerville passed away of natural causes on December 15, 2016. A graduate of Watchung Hills Regional High School and Rider College. He was retired from a career in Bio-Medical research and development. He enjoyed golf and the Jersey shore. He is survived by 3 sisters, brother-in laws, and several nieces and nephews....

Andrew Ross

Andrew Ross

Dec 15, 2016

Age 53 Formerly of Raritan Andrew Ross, of Saylorsburg, PA, formerly of Raritan, NJ, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Born in Orange, NJ, he was the son of the late Allan and Helen Ross. Andrew was the husband of the late Debra (Fernandez) Ross, who passed away in 2007. Andy was...

Joseph “Joe” Knapp

Joseph “Joe” Knapp

Dec 13, 2016

Somerville ​ Joseph “Joe” Knapp, of Somerville, died peacefully at Robert Wood Johnson Somerset on Saturday, December 10, 2016. Known for his million dollar smile and hearty handshake, he was a resident of Somerville since 1958. Joe was originally from Windber, PA and raised in Mahanoy City, PA. A graduate from Mahanoy City High School, he was a star...

?Dorothy Vesely

?Dorothy Vesely

Dec 5, 2016

​Dorothy Vesely Age 90 Branchburg Dorothy Vesely, daughter of the late Howard and Helen Thompson and wife of the late Ladislav Vesely, died December 4 at home. "Dottie" was born in Bound Brook and has been a resident of Branchburg for many years. She retired from Ethicon, Inc., Bridgewater after more than 20 years employment. She is survived by...

December 03Rd, 2016

December 03Rd, 2016

Dec 3, 2016

Sylvia (Joyce) Foo-Ying, 80, of Whitehouse Station, NJ died peacefully at home on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. Sylvia was born in 1936 in Guyana, where she grew up. She had also been a resident of Somerville, NJ for about 30 years. She worked for 21 years in packaging at Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical in Raritan, where she made many lifelong...

Amelia M. Yarish

Amelia M. Yarish

Dec 3, 2016

Age 66 Bridgewater Amelia "Mimi" Yarish, daughter of the late Marcella Yarish, died December 1 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Amelia was born in Somerville and has been a resident of Bridgewater all of her life. She was a 1968 graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan High School and retired recently as the payroll manager for STS Tire Service in Bound...

?Violet "Peggy" Banta

?Violet "Peggy" Banta

Dec 2, 2016

​Violet "Peggy" Banta Age 95 Hillsborough Violet "Peggy" Banta, wife of the late David Banta, died December 1 in Hillsborough. Mrs. Banta was born in Jersey City and has been a resident of Hillsborough for several years. Surviving are her daughter Karen Stehn, her husband Joe, 2 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be...

?Edward M. Cifelli

?Edward M. Cifelli

Nov 27, 2016

​Edward M. Cifelli Age 79 Bridgewater Edward M. Cifelli died November 22 at RWJ University Hospital, New Brunswick. Mr. Cifelli was born in Somerville and has been a resident of Bridgewater for over 50 years. He retired as a foreman in 1999 from Elizabethtown Water Co., now NJ American Water, after 35 years employment. He served in US Army...

Michael J. Kebles

Michael J. Kebles

Nov 25, 2016

Michael J. Kebles Age 67 Formerly of Somerville Michael J. Kebles, formerly of Somerville and Annandale, NJ, passed away on November 19th. He attended Clemson University, Middlesex College, and Trenton State before assuming managerial supervision of the meter division for Elizabethtown Water Company. In 1998, he settled in Las Vegas, NV where he continued managing and improving the metering...

Geraldine M. Accetta

Geraldine M. Accetta

Nov 9, 2016

Age 80 Somerville Geraldine Mary Accetta, age 80, formerly of Somerville NJ, died Tuesday, November 8th at the Green Knoll Center in Bridgewater NJ. Mrs. Accetta, born May 2, 1936 in Plymouth PA, was the daughter of the late Anna (Sawka) and Edward Kizis. She attended Hanover Twp. High School and Wilkes Barre Business College. Geri was the proud...

William E “Bill” Thompson

William E “Bill” Thompson

Oct 23, 2016

William E “Bill” Thompson Let me tell you about my Dad – Billy was born in June 1935 and became the youngest son to William F and Helen Thompson, who already had 3 sons and two daughters. When his youngest sister was added to the family, the whole clan moved from Staten Island to a farm in Pittstown NJ....

Dorothy Fazekas

Dorothy Fazekas

Oct 14, 2016

Age 88 Somerville Dorothy Fazekas, daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Sauter) Fazekas, died October 12. Dorothy was a life long resident of Somerville. Her career with Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, began in the typing pool for secretaries and rose to the Executive Secretary level for one of the Board of Directors at J&J. She retired in1990...

Virginia Cornelius

Virginia Cornelius

Oct 12, 2016

Virginia Cornelius Age 81 Bridgewater Virginia Cornelius passed away October 11, 2016 after a short illiness. She is survived by daughter Judy, son-in-law Ken and grand-daughter Emily. A long time resident of Bridgewater, Mrs. Cornelius was active with the Single Senior Women Group, enjoyed participating in various exercise groups and getting together with friends. ​In lieu of flowers, a...

?Cynthia M. Palzer

?Cynthia M. Palzer

Oct 1, 2016

​Cynthia M. Palzer Age 57 Hillsborough Cynthia "Cindy" M. Palzer died October 1 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Cindy was born in Hillsborough and was a life long resident. She was employed by FedEx, Branchburg as a courier but worked primarily alongside her husband, Karl, in their family owned business Weathertest Company in Hillsborough. A 1975 graduate of...

?John W. Klar

?John W. Klar

Sep 29, 2016

Age 89 Somerville John W. Klar died September 28 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Son of the late Simon and Frances Klar, Mr. Klar was born in Colden,NY and has been a resident of Somerville since 1968. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in September 1946 and spent four months in Yokohama, Japan and was later Honorably...

Sami Husenaj

Sami Husenaj

Sep 26, 2016

Sami Husenaj Age 42 Clinton Sami Husenaj, beloved son of Gani and Sanije Husenaj, husband of Miranda, loving father of Fiton and brother of Bashkim, Bekim and Ardiana died September 24. Sami was born on September 15, 1974 in Montargis, France and has been a resident of Clinton for 24 years. ​Visiting hours from 3pm-9pm on Wednesday, September 28,...

Helen Emig Cahill

Helen Emig Cahill

Sep 21, 2016

Helen Emig Cahill Age 92 Hillsborough, NJ Helen Emig Cahill, formerly of Deer Run Drive, Bridgewater,NJ, passed away on September 20 at Brookdale Senior Living Center, Hillsborough, NJ. Born and raised in Philadelphia,PA, she was a graduate of Hallahan High School and Pierce Secretarial School, Class of 1943. Mrs. Cahill resided in Bridgewater for fifty-three years before moving to...

Walter “Walt” Lambert Hudnett

Walter “Walt” Lambert Hudnett

Sep 17, 2016

Walter “Walt” Lambert Hudnett Kansas City, Missouri ​Walter L. Hudnett, March 21, 1948, 68 years of age of Hunterdon County, New Jersey son of the late Walter Fink Hudnett and Florence Del Roco Hudnett, died on 09/14/2016 in Branchburg Township, New Jersey. Walt graduated from North Hunterdon High School, class of 1966. Upon graduation Walt moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma...