Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas
Richard C. Noonan
Mar 14, 2016
Richard C. Noonan Age 81 Richard C. Noonan, grandfather of the late Christopher, of Somerville, passed away peacefully on March 14 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Noonan, 6 children and 13 grandcildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30am on Saturday, March 19, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville....
Leonard Grasso Sr.
Mar 14, 2016
Age 86 Bridgewater Leonard Grasso Sr., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family into the presence of his Lord Jesus on March 13, 2016. He was number eight of nine children born to Leo and Lena Grasso who moved to Raritan from New York, to open The “Grasso Pasta Company”. Lenny was a resident of Raritan for 60...
Gerard “Jerry” Rider
Mar 10, 2016
Gerard “Jerry” Rider, age 54, went to his eternal rest on March 7, 2016. Born in Jersey City to Gloria (Faber) and Jerry Rider, he grew up in Maywood, married his loving wife Annmarie Brennan in 1983, moved to Somerville and raised 3 sons - Jerry, Chris and Matt. He was a proud Journeyman in IBEW Local Union 164...
Margaret A. Delin
Mar 9, 2016
Margaret A. Delin Age 95 Raritan Margaret Delin, a 55 year resident of Raritan, NJ, has died at the age of 95. She was married for sixty years to her husband, Carl Delin, who predeceased her in 2002. Margaret was born to William and Adele Battschinger Staggand raised in West Orange, NJ. She was predeceased by her brothers George,...
Florence Vreeland
Mar 7, 2016
Florence Vreeland Age 92 Bridgewater Florence Vreeland, 92, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on March 7 at Bridgeway Care Center in Bridgewater. Born in Bayonne, she resided in Bridgewater for almost 70 years. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, William Vreeland, in 2007. She is the last of nine siblings. She lived most of...
Susan Jane Monahan
Mar 4, 2016
Susan Jane Monahan Age 66 Hillsborough Susan Jane (Messinger) Monahan passed away peacefully at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick on March 2, 2016, after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. As a graduate of Glassboro State College (now Rowan University), Susan was an exceptionally talented and creative art teacher for several years before retiring from that...
William "Billy" Sweeney
Feb 28, 2016
William "Billy" Sweeney Age 61 Raritan William G. "Billy" Sweeney died suddenly on February 27 at Hunterdon Medical Center. He was born in Staten Island, NY and has lived in Raritan Borough for over 50 years. Billy was an iconic character at Espo's Restaurant in Raritan where he was employed as a waiter for over 30 years. You could...
?Rita E. Cemino
Feb 23, 2016
Age 94 Somerville Rita E. Cemino died February 23 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. She was born in Raritan, raised in Somerville where she attended Somerville High School. As a graduate of St. Peter's School of Nursing, New Brunswick, Mrs. Cemino enlisted in the US Navy Nursing Corps and served as a Lieutenant during WW II. She furthered...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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