Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Mary Wass Gecik

Mary Wass Gecik

Jun 9, 2015

Age 98 Bridgewater Mary Wass Gecik, 98, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2015, surrounded by her family. Born and raised in Manville, NJ, she lived in Raritan for 20 years before moving to Bridgewater, NJ, in 1955. Mary was employed by Mack Motors in Bridgewater, was a waitress for many years and was also employed by Somerset County...

Peder Martin Ness

Peder Martin Ness

Jun 9, 2015

Age 96 Formerly of North Plainfield Peder M. Ness died June 6 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Mr. Ness was born in Brooklyn, NY and resided in North Polainfield for 45 years and then Valley Stream, Long Island for 20 years before moving to Bridgewater in 2012. He retired in 1982 from Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ...

Jeffrey Loccisano

Jeffrey Loccisano

Jun 9, 2015

Age 54 Bridgewater Jeffrey Loccisano, 54, passed away after a long illness at the Promise House at the VA Hospital in Lyons, New Jersey. He was born in New Brunswick, the son of Amiel and Helen (Kotwick) Loccisano, and grew up in Bridgewater, NJ. He was a graduate of Bridgewater Raritan High School West, and received a Bachelor Degree...

Carolyn L. Griffin

Carolyn L. Griffin

Jun 9, 2015

Age 89 Somerville Carolyn L. Griffin, age 89, a resident of Somerville for more than 50 years passed away peacefully on Sunday at Robert Wood Johnson - Somerset after a short illness. Born in West New York, New Jersey, she graduated from the Nurse Cadet Corps at Jersey City Medical Center in 1947, and served as a registered nurse...

Mary Cacelia Bogdan

Mary Cacelia Bogdan

Jun 2, 2015

Age 89 Manville Mary Cacelia Bogdan, 89, died peacefully, Sunday May 31st in the home and arms of her daughter, Lorraine and son-in law Peter, in North Carolina. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph and her son Richard. Surviving are her children, Kenneth Bogdan,Joseph Bogdan and Lorraine Nieradka, her son-in-law Peter Nieradka and daughter-in-law Irene Bogdan. Also surviving...

Patricia A. Ryan

Patricia A. Ryan

May 26, 2015

Age 86 Formerly of Somerville Patricia "Pat" A. Ryan died May 25 in E. Windsor. Miss Ryan was born in Bound Brook and resided in Somerville and Pluckemin before moving to Monroe Township (Rossmoor) in 2009. She began her career as a Licensed Real Estate Broker with Max Spann Real Estate in Bedminster, where she served as President and...

Michael John Beadle

Michael John Beadle

May 18, 2015

Age 52 Hunterdon County Michael John Beadle died tragically after succumbing to his struggle with Clinical Depression. He was born on July 29, 1962. He was raised in Somerville, New Jersey before moving to Annadale with his then wife, Alice to start their family. For the past 25 years, he has lived and worked in Hunterdon County. Michael had...

Rosemary E. Sapp

Rosemary E. Sapp

May 15, 2015

Age 75 Bridgewater Rosemary E. Sapp died May 15 at home. She was born in the Isle of Jersey and has been a resident of Bridgewater for 45 years. Her hobbies included gardening, nature, bird watching and country music but most of all, she was a big Elvis Presley fan. Surviving are her husband, William Sapp Sr.; her sons...

Michael J. Meizanis

Michael J. Meizanis

May 12, 2015

Age 49 Somerville Michael Meizanis, 49, of Somerville passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson Somerset. He was born and raised in Somerville before moving to Flemington with his then wife Mindy to start a family. He also worked at Petrocks in Hillsborough for close to 20 years. His love for skiing was slightly overshadowed by...

Gabriel Calvetti

Gabriel Calvetti

May 3, 2015

Age 74 Branchburg Gabriel Calvetti died April 21 at RWJ in Somerville. Mr. Calvetti was born in Verona, Italy, and emigrated to the United States in 1964. After residing in New York City and Springfield & Whitehouse Station NJ, he moved to Branchburg in 2003. He attended New York University to learn English, and subsequently received a technical degree...

William J. Stenger

William J. Stenger

Apr 29, 2015

Age 70 Manville William "Bill" J. Stenger died April 28 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Bill was the son of the late William and Helen (Kupcha) Stenger. He was a life long resident of Manville and after graduation from Manville High School, Bill served in the United States Army. He was employed for over 30 years at American...

Carl Salvato Sr.

Carl Salvato Sr.

Apr 13, 2015

Age 85 Forks, PA Formerly Whitehouse,NJ Carl Salvato, Sr. died peacefully on April 12, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospice Home in Bethlehem, Pa at the age of 85. He was born on November, 30, 1929 during the Great Depression in New York City to the late Mariannina and Gioacchino Salvato. His wife, Helen Salvato, died in 2003. He is...

Joan Marie Fazekas

Joan Marie Fazekas

Apr 8, 2015

Age 79 Somerville Joan Marie Fazekas, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson at Somerset in Somerville. She was born, Joan Marie Granzetto in Raritan, NJ and attended St. Ann’s Grammar School and graduated from Somerville High School. She met and married the love of her life, Joseph Fazekas in 1961. He built...

Pasqualina Czarcinski

Pasqualina Czarcinski

Apr 6, 2015

Age 90 Somerville Pasqualina “Pat” Czarcinski (nee Barone) of Somerville died Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015 at her home. She loved our Lord, her family, her friends and her parish. Born in Raritan, NJ, she lived in Somerville for over 60 years. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Edward P. Czarcinski, in 1979, and her sisters Carmela Garibaldi...

Eleanor J.Grief

Eleanor J.Grief

Apr 1, 2015

Age 99 Somerville Eleanor (DeLorenzo) Greif, five days shy of her 100th birthday, died March 31. Mrs. Greif was the wife, mother and sister of the late Adrian Greif, Adrianne Graycar Wood and Catherine Grimm. She was born in Raritan and had lived in Somerville most of her life. A graduate of St. Peter's Nursing School, New Brunswick, Mrs.Greif...

Johnny P. Domider

Johnny P. Domider

Mar 26, 2015

Age 57 Somerville Johnny P. Domider died March 25 at RWJ at Somerset. He was born in Banga South Cotabato, Philippines and came to the America in 1992 and has resided in Somerville since then. Mr. Domider was one of the Founders of the Somerville Metro Lions Club and an active member of the Filipino American Association of Immaculate...

Irene Sicora

Irene Sicora

Mar 23, 2015

Age 90 Somerville Irene Sicora, wife, mother and sister of the late John, John M. Sicora and Michael Chervassi, died March 23 at home. Mrs. Sincora was born in Raritan and resided in Somerville since 1946. she was employed as a reporting clerk for 15 years at the Somerset County Library in Bridgewater. Irene was a former member of...

Joseph A. Guastella Sr.

Joseph A. Guastella Sr.

Mar 23, 2015

Age 58 Bedminster Joseph A. Guastella Sr. passed away March 20th at Robert Wood Johnson at Somerset with his loving family by his side. He was born in Plainfield and has been a resident of Bedminster. Mr. Guastella was a proud Field Service Supervisor for 36 years with Cablevision, Piscataway. Surviving are his wife, the love of his life...

Harvey F. Rude

Harvey F. Rude

Mar 19, 2015

Harvey F. Rude Jr. Age 67 Hillsborough Harvey F. Rude, Jr., 67, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 doing what he loved most on the riverbank in NJ. He was born in Philadelphia, April 28, 1947. He graduated from Somerville High School and then entered the Air Force where he served in Vietnam from 1967 through 1968. He...

Lillian H. Sayre

Lillian H. Sayre

Mar 19, 2015

Age 94 Bridgewater Lillian H. Sayre, 94 passed away peacefully on March 19, 2015 at the Avalon at Bridgewater Assisted Living. Lillian was born in Chelsea, Mass. February 1, 1921. Nine years later her family moved to Brooklyn, NY, where she attended "Girls Commercial High School." After graduating she moved to Branchburg, NJ with her parents who owned and...