Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

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...

Carl K. Conti

Carl K. Conti

Nov 9, 2015

Age 86 Raritan Carl "Ditty" Conti of Raritan, New Jersey, passed away on November 9 at the age of 86. Carl was born in New Haven, Ct on February 15, 1929 and graduated from Somerville High School in 1948 He was the owner of Conti Jewlers in Somerville from 1947-2004. This loving, sweet man, beloved by all and known...

Loretta Jean Pietrowicz

Loretta Jean Pietrowicz

Nov 9, 2015

Age 61 Somerville Loretta J. Pietrowicz died November 6 at home in Somerville. She was born in Hoboken and had resided in Somerville for 17 years. Loretta was the Office Manager for Schwan Cosmetics in Piscataway. She was a member of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Charismatic Prayer Group Fatima in Piscataway and Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville....

Sharon R. Powlish

Sharon R. Powlish

Oct 26, 2015

Age 58 Bridgewater Sharon R. Powlish died October 24 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Sharon was born in Lancaster, PA. and resided in Bridgewater for over 30 years. She graduated from St. Peter's Nursing School in New Brunswick and then continued working there for 9 1/2 years.. Surviving are her husband Michael, her sister Diane Devonshire (husband George) ,...

Frances V. Dallessio

Frances V. Dallessio

Oct 22, 2015

Age 95 Somerville Frances V. Dallessio, 95, of Somerville, NJ, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, surrounded by her three generations of family. Born in 1920 in Brooklyn, NY, she has been a Somerville resident since 1926. She was a graduate of Somerville High School and a parishioner at Immaculate Conception Parish. She is predeceased by her...

Dolly Thompson

Dolly Thompson

Oct 16, 2015

Age 93 Jackson, NJ Dolly Thompson, 93, of Jackson, NJ, passed away on October 13, 2015, surrounded by her family. Born on November 5, 1921 in Dunellen, NJ, Dolly resided in Somerville for 56 years. She was employed by RCA, in Bridgewater NJ, as Group Leader. After 25 years she retired at the age of 57. While at RCA...

Meryl Anne Wasilewski

Meryl Anne Wasilewski

Oct 14, 2015

Age 25 Formerly of Bridgewater Meryl Anne Wasilewski, 25, of Bridgewater, passed away in her apartment in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on Sunday, October 11, 2015, just two weeks shy of her 26th birthday. Born in New Brunswick at St. Peter’s Hospital, Meryl grew up in Bridgewater and graduated from Bridgewater Raritan High School in 2007. She attended Raritan Valley...

Beverly A. Bakunas

Beverly A. Bakunas

Oct 9, 2015

Age 63 Branchburg Beverly a. Bakunas died October 9 at home. She was born in Elizabeth and resided in Branchburg since 1970. Beverly was the President of the Parkway Pilots and was a lifelong car enthusiast and motorhead, known throughout the classic car world. Classic car shows and cruise nights were a family affair with Beverly, who extended her...

William "Billy" Jones

William "Billy" Jones

Oct 8, 2015

Age 65 Somerville William "Billy" Jones passed away on September 29. He was born in Somerville and a life long resident. Surviving are his sisters Mildred Henry and Lillian Dalambert and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. A Funeral Service will be held 11am on Monday, October 12, at Paul Baptist Church, 85 Hamilton St., Somerville. Interment to...

Edward G. Zwickle

Edward G. Zwickle

Oct 7, 2015

Age 74 Flemington Edward G. Zwickle died October 6 at Hunterdon Medical Center. He was born in Somerville and lived there most of his life before moving to Flemington 9 years ago. Ed was employed for Thuls Auto Parts for over 30 years at various locations in Somerset County and was an Army Veteran serving from 1959 until honorably...

Charles A. Ludlow

Charles A. Ludlow

Oct 3, 2015

Age 80 Bridgewater Charles “Charlie” Ludlow died peacefully at his home in Bridgewater NJ on October 2nd at the age of eighty. Charlie is survived by his wife of 56 years, Marie and their four sons: Robert Ludlow of South Hadley MA; Thomas Ludlow and wife Patricia Kemper of Garnet Valley PA; William Ludlow and wife Leslie Ludlow of...

Mark Adam Cifelli

Mark Adam Cifelli

Sep 28, 2015

AGE: 43 Neshanic Station NJ & Bristol PA Mark A. Cifelli, 43, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015, at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia PA. Mark was born on June 30, 1972, in Somerville NJ, grew up in Neshanic Station NJ, and graduated from Hillsborough High School in 1990. Mark recently relocated to Bristol PA where he...

Theodore J. Sadowski

Theodore J. Sadowski

Sep 25, 2015

Age 83 Somerville Theodore "Teddy" Sadowski passed away peacefully on September 24. Mr. Sadowski was a life long resident of Somerville. He retired from John-Manville after many years and then worked for 10 years as a custodian at Van Derveer School in Somerville where he was known to students as "Mr.Ted". A Navy Veteran of the Korean War, Mr....