Obituaries

Sep 17, 2016

Age 88 Lavallette, NJ Gus Bruns died on Friday, September 16, at Parker House in Monroe where he had happily spent his last year. Born in New Brunswick in 1927 to Lucy Mulvey and Gustave Bruns, he was the brother of John and Bob. He was raised in Milltown, and educated at New Brunswick High School and Rider College...

Sep 11, 2016

Age 73 Flemington Catherine T. Reddington, daughter of the late Leo and Katherine (Kehoe) Reddington, died September 8 at home. Cathy was born in Pittston, PA. and had resided in Raritan Township for over 20 years. She was a volunteer receptionist at the Hunterdon County Senior Citizens Complex, a job she wholeheartedly enjoyed. Surviving are her siblings Michael Reddington,...

Sep 7, 2016

Sep 6, 2016

Age 93 Bridgewater Peter P. Barszczewski died September 5. Son of the late John and Anna Barszczewski and brother of the late Edward, Joseph, John, Mary Pietrowicz, Eve Stancik and Sophie Burczynski. Peter was born in Kearny and resided in Bridgewater for 62 years. He retired from PSE&G, Maplewood, as a Lab Technician after many years and served aboard...

Sep 4, 2016

Age 85 Bridgewater John P. Opeka, husband of the late Angela Opeka, who died in 2000, passed away on September 3 at home in Bridgewater, NJ. Mr. Opeka was born in Forest City, PA. and was a resident of Bridgewater since 1958. He retired in 1994 after 37 years with L.A. Dreyfus Company, South. Plainfield,NJ. An Army Veteran of...

Sep 1, 2016

Age 63 ​Somerville, NJ ​ Local businessman and musician, Michael Tarentino, died and passed into eternal rest on August 31, 2016, at his home in Somerville, New Jersey. He was 63 years old. ​Michael was born on June 1, 1953, in Atella, a small town in the Potenza Province of Southern Italy. In 1958, at age 5, he immigrated...

Aug 27, 2016

Age 77 Somerville, NJ Marjorie A. Kozimbo (Burns), age 77, died Friday (August 26, 2016) at Robert Wood Johnson in Somerville. Born in Dunellen, Marjorie also resided in Flagtown before settling in Somerville. Marjorie graduated from Somerville High School and obtained her secretarial certificate from Rutgers University. She spent the majority of her career at Ethicon in Bridgewater, working...

Aug 17, 2016

Age 88 Branchburg Josephine Kowalczyk died August 17 at home. Mrs. Kowalczyk was born in Perth Amboy and lived there until her marriage on May 5, 1951. Then along with her husband, Henry, they lived briefly in Bound Brook until moving to Branchburg in 1955 where they still reside. A graduate of Perth Amboy High School, Josephine worked for...

Aug 5, 2016

Theresa (Marconi) Stasko - known as "Nan" to most all - Passed with grace after a fight with cancer on August 3rd, 2016. Predeceased by her husband and the love of her life, "Andy" in 1977. Survived by her daughter Terry Londenberg and her husband John of Hillsborough, NJ, who she has lived with since 2001. Two sons, Andrew...

Jul 25, 2016

Age 85 Bridgewater Josephine Licitra, wife of Emanuel "Ned" Licitra, passed away at the age of 85 on July 25 at her home in Bridgewater, surrounded by family. Born in Manville, Josephine, known by her friends and family as "Jo", attended Bound Brook High School. She worked in her family's businesses, including a hardware store and Manville Masons Supply,...

Jul 11, 2016

Age 99 Brick, NJ Lucy (Barber) Genova died July 9. Mrs. Genova was the wife of the late Joseph Genova and brother of the late Nicholas Barber. She was born in South Bound Brook, resided in Somerville and then Normandy Beach from 1961 until 1995 and then to Brick Township, NJ. Mrs. Genova was a comptroller and secretary for...

Jul 1, 2016

Age 85 Hillsborough Felicia T. Cinelli, wife of the late Michael A. Cinelli and sister of the late Tony Sena, died June 30 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. She was born in Somerville and resided in Hillsborough and then recently to South Bound Brook. Mrs. Cinelli was a 1948 graduate of Somerville High School and a member of...

Jun 28, 2016

Age 81 Bridgewater, NJ Richard Joseph Gerlock, of Bridgewater, NJ, passed away peacefully, Monday, June 27, 2016, at his home with his wife Lucille and children by his side. He was a fun-loving father, devoted husband, and kind friend. ​ Richard was born December 29, 1934, in Yonkers, New York, to Anna and Joseph Gerlock. After Richard’s father passed,...

Jun 28, 2016

Age 58 Frenchtown Joseph J. Sunder, son of the late Michael C. and brother of the late ,Michael J. Sunder, died June 27 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Joseph was born in Somerville and grew up in Bridgewater before moving to Frenchtown 30 years ago. He owned and operated JJ Sunder Inc. in Frenchtown, a quality restoration company...

Jun 26, 2016

Age 87 Formerly of Middlesex Hedwig Dambrauskas, wife of the late Bernard Dambrauskas, died June 24. She was born in Miflin, AL. and resided in Bound Brook, Piscataway and Middlesex before moving recently to Phillipsburg to be closer to her daughter. Mrs. Dambrauskas was a long time member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Somerville. Surviving are her...

Jun 21, 2016

Age 80 Raritan Donald F. Tokash, husband of the late Audrey Marie Tokash (first wife) who died in 2007, died June 19 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. He was born in Freeland, PA and resided in Hillsborough for 45 years before moving to Raritan in 2010. Mr. Tokash was the Founder of Circle Floors in Somerville, a company...

Jun 21, 2016

Age 55 Formerly of Somerset County Laurie Polaski, 55, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2016 following a brave and courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. Laurie was born on November 2, 1960, to Donald Stewart and Marilyn Hess Fraser. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1979 and Villanova University in 1983 with a B.A. in Accounting. She worked...

Jun 17, 2016

Age 96 Formerly of Somerset, NJ and Morehead City, NC Thomas R. Mason Sr., died peacefully on June 10 at Parker-McCarrick Care Center in Somerset, NJ. Mr. Mason was born in Raritan, NJ and resided most of his life in Somerset, NJ. Mr. Mason was an Army Air Force Veteran of WW II, and served as a flight engineer...

Jun 17, 2016

Age 88 Bridgewater, NJ Dr. Joseph Bogusky died on June 14, 2016 at his home in Bridgewater. He was born in Plymouth, PA, and was the youngest of seven children. Dr. Bogusky was an All-State basketball player for Plymouth High School, PA and continued playing varsity basketball at the Ohio State University. His college studies were interrupted by his...

Jun 14, 2016

Age 75 Beach Haven, formerly of Somerville June Marie Bordwick Federico passed peacefully into eternal rest with her family at her side on June 13, 2016. She was born in Beach Haven NJ, and was the first graduating class of Southern Regional High School. She graduated Trenton State College in 1962 with a B.A. in Education. She worked briefly...