Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Marie Harmer

Marie Harmer

Feb 17, 2016

Age 85 Formerly of Somerville Marie A. (Vallone) Harmer, 85, passed away peacefully and entered the kingdom of God on February 16, 2016, at her home in Palm Coast, Florida. Marie, a life-long resident Somerville, until relocating to Branchburg for several years and eventually to Palm Coast FL in 2013. Marie is predeceased by her beloved husband and love...

Richard Wheeler Gordon

Richard Wheeler Gordon

Feb 11, 2016

Age 93 Branchburg Richard Wheeler Gordon died at home after a short illness on February 9, 2016. Dick was born in Newark and lived in Murray Hill before moving to Martinsville in 1961. He has resided in Branchburg since 1988. His entire 41 year career was spent working for Gulf Oil Corporation. He began his career as a Secretary...

?Carol A. Brazina

?Carol A. Brazina

Feb 10, 2016

Age 77 Bridgewater Carol A. Brazina, grandmother of the late Jamie Lee, died February 9. Mrs. Brazina was born in Plainfield and has been a resident of Bridgewater since 1960. She was the office assistant for her son, Mark's company J & E Metal Fab in Metuchen for over 20 years. Her heart poured out to the charities and...

John T. Carroll

John T. Carroll

Feb 8, 2016

Age 89 Somerville John T. Carroll died February 7, 2016. Mr. Carroll was born in Shenandoah, PA and had been a resident of Somerville for many years. He retired from the Pipefitters Local Union # 475 of Warren, NJ. Mr. Carroll was a Navy Veteran of WW II and a Life Member of the American Legion Post 12 of...

Betty L. Walker

Betty L. Walker

Jan 31, 2016

Betty L. Walker died on January 25, 2016. She was born in Plainfield and had lived in Bridgewater and Manville, currently in Somerville. She worked for Johnson & Johnson for 33 years. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Somerville, an avid reader, practiced yoga, studied Spanish, and swam at the YMCA. She was predeceased by...

Rose Konat

Rose Konat

Jan 25, 2016

Age 88 Bridgewater Rose Konat, wife of the late John Konat (1989) died January 23. Mrs. Konat was born in Scranton, PA and has been a resident of Bridgewater since 1969 and a member of the Immaculate Conception Church, Somerville. Surviving are her daughters Irene Konat, Sandra Habrukowich, Janet Oberman and devoted son-law Martin Oberman. Also surviving are her...

Michael Andrew Merdinger

Michael Andrew Merdinger

Jan 20, 2016

Age 67 Hillsborough Michael Andrew Merdinger of Hillsborough (Flagtown), NJ, passed away on January 18, 2016, surrounded by family. He was 67 years old. Michael was born in Orange, NJ, and lived in Hillsborough for the last 40 years. He is survived by his wife, Barbara of Hillsborough; his two daughters, Kristin Lee of Middletown, NJ, and Megan Merdinger-Robinson...

Joseph Addolorato Cifelli

Joseph Addolorato Cifelli

Jan 19, 2016

Joseph Addolorato Cifelli AGE: 84 Neshanic ​Joseph A. Cifelli, 84, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, NJ. Joe was born on March 19, 1931, in Somerville NJ; third born son to Marcello & Assunta Cifelli. Joe was a longtime resident of Somerville until moving to Neshanic Station in 1973 with his beloved...

Carl H. Booth

Carl H. Booth

Jan 13, 2016

Carl H. Booth Age 80 Carl "Boots" Booth, husband of the late Georgiana (2013), died January 12 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. He was born in Rahway and resided in Edison most of his life before moving to Hillsborough in 2012. Mr. Booth retired after many years as a self-employed truck driver. A member of the New Jersey...

Henry G. Kavanagh

Henry G. Kavanagh

Jan 11, 2016

Henry G. Kavanagh WW II Navy Veteran Henry G. Kavanagh, 93, of Bridgewater died January 10 at home. Mr. Kavanagh was born in New York City and resided in Warren, Barnegat and Brookfield at Belvidere before moving to Bridgewater recently. He began his employment with Dow Chemical and retired in 1987 as the Executive Director of Traffic with National...

Teresa Conti Biondo

Teresa Conti Biondo

Jan 9, 2016

Age 95 Formerly of Bridgewater Teresa Conti Biondo, 95, “Terry”, died peacefully in her sleep on January 7th 2016. Formerly of Bridgewater, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Clara Conti of Somerville. She was predeceased by her sister Clara Ruff and her husband, Al Biondo. Al and Terry enjoyed a long happy partnership, not only as...

Allan Ross

Allan Ross

Jan 5, 2016

Age 91 Saylorsburg, PA Formerly of Bridgewater,NJ Allan Ross, 91, of Saylorsburg, PA, formerly of Bridgewater,NJ, died Saturday, January 2, 2016. He was the husband of Helen Ross, who preceded him in death in 2013 after celebrating 62 years of marriage. Born on January 16, 1924 in Clydebank, Scotland, he served in The Royal Marines during World War II....

Margery Jane Mazey

Margery Jane Mazey

Jan 1, 2016

Age 77 Hillsborough Margery Jane Mazey passed away on December 30. She was the daughter of Norman and Margery (Auten) Coates. Jane was a teacher in Hillsborough and Montgomery for 33 years and was preceded in death by her first husband James Westervelt and her son Barry Westervelt. Jane is survived by her husband Robert C. Mazey, a son...

Alfred Joseph Sferra

Alfred Joseph Sferra

Dec 29, 2015

Age 84 Raritan Township Alfred "Al" Sferra died December 28 at Hunterdon Medical Center. Mr. Sferra was born in Bound Brook and lived his adult life in Somerville and Raritan Township. He was a local businessman and real estate investor and a Life Member of the Somerville Rescue Squad and a Somerville High School graduate, Class of 1949. Al...

Alan Bart Grinc/Grant

Alan Bart Grinc/Grant

Dec 22, 2015

Age 67 Bridgewater Alan Bart Grinc/Grant died December 21 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. He was born in Union and was a resident of Bridgewater. Mr. Grinc/Grant was a Partner with the Law Firm Mauro Savo Camerino Grant & Schalk in Somerville, where he practiced for 35 years. Surviving are his children Ryan (wife, Jessica) and Becky Grant,...

Beverly A. Van Riper

Beverly A. Van Riper

Dec 22, 2015

Age 54 Branchburg Beverly died suddenly on December 21 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. She was born on December 7, 1961. Her parents Jean and Peter Van Riper predeceased her. She leaves behind her sister Amy Mondoro and her husband Timothy, her niece Lindsay Sims and nephews Stephen Sims and John Scott. Visiting hours from 2pm-5pm on Sunday,...

Darienne T. Franks

Darienne T. Franks

Dec 15, 2015

Age 72 Bridgewater Darienne T. Franks died December 13. Mrs. Franks was born in Washington, DC and has been a resident of Bridgewater since 1988. She retired in 1998 after more than 30 years as a Music Teacher for Washington School in East Orange. She later opened the Dari Franks Voice Studio in Bridgewater, teaching private voice lessons until...

John R. Mandeville

John R. Mandeville

Dec 7, 2015

Age 82 Bridgewater John R. Mandeville died December 6. He was born in Newark and resided in Neshanic (Hillsborough Township) for 40 years before moving to Bridgewater in 2000. John retired in 1985 after 28 years with Mack Trucks, Bridgewater. A 1951 graduate of Somerville High School, a member of the Princeton Elks, the NRA, New Jersey Fire Chiefs...

Chrysostom Andall

Chrysostom Andall

Dec 6, 2015

Chrysostom Andall, 77, of Bridgewater, formerly of Morristown,died December 4. He is survived by his wife Phyllis and children Pauline Prygrocki, Justin and Chris Andall, a granddaughter and three siblings. Funeral Service 11 am, Wednesday, December 9, at the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Mercer St., Bridgewater. Visitation will begin at 10am till service.

Dennis John Birmingham

Dennis John Birmingham

Nov 19, 2015

July 1, 1954 – November 16, 2015. Dennis John Birmingham passed away on November 16, 2015, in Plainsboro, NJ after a short illness. He was 61 years old. Dennis was born in Boston, MA in 1954 to the late Denis W. Birmingham, and Joan E. Birmingham. He spent his childhood in Medford, MA and Denville, NJ, where he graduated...