Obituaries

Sep 22, 2015

Age 46 Branchburg Colleen Soriano Jijak, age 46, of Branchburg, New Jersey, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Paul Jijak and caring mother of Maximillian. Colleen was born in Davao City, Philippines. She was the daughter of Rolando and Aida...

Sep 16, 2015

Age 96 Bridgewater Lester Pittenger, husband of the late Irene (Miesowitz) Pittenger, died September 14. Mr. Pittenger was born in Pattenburg to Frank and Lizzie (Cochran) Pittenger in 1918 and has resided in Bridgewater since 1939. He retired in 1981 after 40 years with American Cyanamid as a maintenance mechanic. An Army Veteran of WW II, Mr. Pittenger served as...

Sep 14, 2015

Age 54 Somerville Beth Ann Kline, a life long resident of Somerville, died September 8. She is survived by her sons Thomas and Gary Kline and her nephews Mark McGill, Eugene Kline and Michael Johnson. A Memorial Service will be held at 1pm on Saturday, September 19, at St. Thomas AME Zion Church, Davenport St., Somerville.

Sep 8, 2015

Age 51 Somerville James A. Galasso died September 7 at RWJ at Somerset. He was born in Somerville and lived in Hillsborough before moving back to Somerville. Jim was a bus driver for Cassidy Transport in Chester. His hobbies included fishing and auto mechanics. His mother, Maryanne Galasso predeceased him. Surviving are his father Robert Sr, his siblings Robert...

Sep 7, 2015

Age 62 Montgomery Township Mr. Michael “The Watchdog” Ceponis died peacefully in his home on September 4th in Montgomery, NJ at the age of 62. Michael is survived by: His father, Michael; Wife, Kris; Son, Brian; Daughters, Samantha and Alexis; Siblings, David, Stephanie, Christopher, Jennifer, and their families. He is preceded in death by: His mother, Geraldine; First wife,...

Aug 31, 2015

Age 75 Somerville George R. Sheats, age 75, life long resident of Somerville passed peacefully on August 30th, 2015. George was a graduate of Somerville High School Class of 1959. George proudly served his country through US Air Force from November 1959 – October 1963, He has been a member of West End Hose Co. No. 3 (Somerville Fire...

Aug 31, 2015

Age: 82 Bridgewater William P. Brophy, 82, of Bridgewater, NJ passed away on August 30th. Born in Philadelphia, he resided in Bridgewater for the past 46 years. He attended Texas A&M University, where he played varsity basketball, graduating in 1956. He had a long and successful career in sales, attaining the level of national sales manager for Unique Zipper....

Aug 23, 2015

Age 93 Somerville Lena Prejean was born and raised in Newark NJ on Febuary 27th, 1922 to Italian immigrants Michael & Maria DeSanto. She then later moved to Edison where she raised three of four of her children and met Joseph Prejean, her late husband. Lena and Joseph moved to Manville, NJ where they raised their daughter, Michele. She...

Aug 18, 2015

Age 94 Middlesex Theresa Reid, who many affectionately remember as dear, sweet “Aunt Tessie”, passed peacefully into God’s loving hands on Monday, August 17. Born in Somerville in 1921, Aunt Tessie spent the majority of her adult life in Middlesex sharing Sunday lunches and games with her sisters. Predecessed by her husband, Frank Reid, she is survived by her...

Aug 18, 2015

Aug 18, 2015

Age 58 Bridgewater John "Jack" Burke died Tuesday, August 18, at home. Jack was born in Somerville and had lived in California for more than 25 years while working as an Electronic Technician for Unisys Corporation before moving back to New Jersey. He has lived in Bridgewater since 2008. He was a 1974 graduate of Immaculata High School and...

Aug 10, 2015

Age 64 Bridgewater Lambert "Bert" Schneider died Sunday, August 9, 2015. Bert was born and raised in Somerville and resided in Raritan before moving to Bridgewater in 1982. He was employed for Importico Disposal, Middlesex, as their diesel shop supervisor for over 20 years. Bert also owned and operated Truck Doctor in Bridgewater for 25 years. When he had...

Aug 5, 2015

Age 88 Bridgewater Lester G. Shultz, age 88, died August 4, 2015. Mr. Shultz was born in Catawissa, PA and resided in Bridgewater, NJ. He was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville, a member of the Knights of Columbus and of American Legion Post 12. He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years Mildred Shultz. Surviving...

Jul 28, 2015

Age 82 Bridgewater Raymond T. Talamini, 82, died peacefully on Friday, July 24, 2015. Prior to his death, he resided in Peapack. Born and raised in Bridgewater, he attended Somerville High School. He played varsity football for four years, which sparked his lifelong passion for the sport. Directly out of high school he served in the U.S. Air Force...

Jul 21, 2015

Age 71 Formerly of Bridgewater and Manville Joseph P. Parent age 71 passed away July 19, 2015 at Beebe Hospital Lewes,De. Prior to moving to Delaware in 2008 he resided in Bridgewater and Manville. He was a retired truck driver for Columbia Lumber and Component Technology, Branchburg. Joe was an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved...

Jul 20, 2015

Age 44 Bridgewater Darlene Annemarie (Claes) Fritzinger died July 16 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Darlene was born in Somerville and resided in Warren before moving to Bridgewater in 2002. She owned and operated Curl Up and Dye Salon in GreenBrook for over 19 years. She was a member of the Powerhouse Christian Church in Bridgewater and played in...

Jul 15, 2015

Jul 14, 2015

Manville Born September 13, 1930 in Manville, NJ to immigrant parents, Salvatore and Lucille Perone, Dominic died peacefully at his home in Whiting, NJ on July 12, 2015. Dominic graduated from Bound Brook High School, served in the US Army during the Korean War and married his life-long love, Nellie (Lakowitz) Perone. They resided in Hillsborough NJ, where he...

Jul 13, 2015

Age 85 Bridgewater Lincoln Shimomura MD, 85, of Bridewater, NJ, died at his home on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the United Reformed Church, 100 Main Street, Somerville. Lincoln was born in Salinas, California, the fifth of eight children of Japanese parents. After internment in...

Jul 12, 2015

Age 67 Branchburg Charles "Rich" Shanahan, 67, passed away on July 11th at RWJ Somerset Medical Center. He was predeceased by his mother, Gladys Darcy, and father, Charles "Dick" Shanahan. Rich is survived by a brother, Kevin and his wife Ginny of Flemington, NJ, and a sister, Kathleen, of Lindenhurst, IL; his nephews, Kevin Shanahan, Timothy Shanahan, Zachary Slade,...