Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

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...

Dorothy M. Yaeger

Dorothy M. Yaeger

Mar 16, 2015

Age 92 Bridgewater Dorothy M. Yaeger died March 14. She was born in Buffalo NY to Stephan and Helen Nowak and was the last survivor of 7 siblings. Dorothy was married for 54 years to the late Jack Yaeger. They lived happily in Bridgewater with their children David (deceased), Gale Hay and John Yaeger. She is survived by them and...

Florence Marotta

Florence Marotta

Mar 8, 2015

Age 64 Middlesex Florence (Razzano) Marotta, daughter of the late Pauline Razzano, died March 5. Florence was born in Somerville and resided there most of her life before to Middlesex 10 years ago. She was employed as a court clerk for Somerset County for 17 years. A 1968 graduate of Immaculata High School, Somerville, Mrs. Marotta is survived by...

Robert F. Easton

Robert F. Easton

Mar 5, 2015

Robert F. Easton Jr. 59 a resident of Saudi Arabia passed away February, 7,2015 in Thailand on a holiday vacation. Bob grew up in Hillsborough, New Jersey, graduating from Hillsborough High School in 1973. At Hillsborough High he lettered in 3 sports; football, basketball and track. After graduation he attended Trenton State College for 3 years, also playing football...

Diane Bason) Carter

Diane Bason) Carter

Mar 2, 2015

Age 70 Warren Diane Virginia Keaveney Bason Carter of Warren entered into eternal peace on February 12, 2015. She passed away at the home of her son surrounded by her family. Diane was preceded in death by her parents William P. and Isabelle H. Keaveney along with her husband Fred Carter. She is survived by her loving son Frank...

Mara Michinski

Mara Michinski

Feb 27, 2015

Age 59 Bridgewater Mara (Cartoccio) Michinski entered into eternal life on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Born April 24, 1955 in Compobasso, Italy, Mara (Cartoccio) Michinski immigrated to the United States with her parents at the age of one. Growing up for most of her life in Somerville, NJ with her parents and three siblings, Mara was a lover of...

Betty Pack Esposito

Betty Pack Esposito

Feb 26, 2015

Lawrenceville New Jersey Betty Pack Esposito, daughter and wife of the late Peter and Louetta (Easterly) Pack and Robert I. Esposito,Esq., died February 25. Mrs. Esposito was born in Spartanburg, SC, resided in Belle Mead before moving to Lawrenceville in 1988. Surviving are her daughter Nicole Esposito Vassia of North Wales, PA and her son Robert J. Esposito of...

Richard L. Bowlby

Richard L. Bowlby

Feb 24, 2015

Age 83 Somerville Richard "Dick" L. Bowlby died February 24 at RWJ at Somerset in Somerville. Mr. Bowlby was born in Bound Brook, grew up in Somerville, where he was a 1949 graduate of Somerville High School and then resided in Basking Ridge for 35 years before moving back to his favorite Somerville in 1995. After graduating from Rutgers...

Joann D’Alessio

Joann D’Alessio

Feb 19, 2015

Age 64 Manville JoAnn D’Alessio, 64, passed away peacefully at home February 17th, 2015. Born and raised in Manhattan (Hell’s Kitchen), NY, she moved with her family to Jackson, NJ in 1964. She is a Class of ’68 graduate of Jackson Memorial High School. She and Claude joined hands in marriage in September, 1976. They settled in Bradenton, FL,...

Helene Arianas Pappas

Helene Arianas Pappas

Feb 13, 2015

Age 87 Formerly of South River and Bridgewater Helene Arianas Pappas, 87, wife of the late William Gus Pappas, Esq. and daughter of the late Catherine Achaves and Apostolos Arianas, died peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, on Friday, February 13, 2015. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, Helene Pappas was raised in South River, New Jersey, and, following...

Patricia Nivison

Patricia Nivison

Feb 13, 2015

Age 85 Somerset (Franklin Township) Patricia (Swanson) Nivison, 85 of Somerset, NJ and Vero Beach, FL passed away peacefully in Florida on February 11 with family at her side. Pat was a loving wife to her late husband Tom with whom she traveled widely. She served as a selfless caregiver to him during his struggles with Parkinson’s disease until...

Thomas John Phillips

Thomas John Phillips

Feb 13, 2015

Thomas John Phillips (Bridgewater and Long Beach Township, NJ) passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Thursday February 12, 2015. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on June 18, 1936 Tom became a standout football player for Hanover Township High School. He served his country in the US Army and then went on to graduate from Temple University...

Margaret E. Granzetto

Margaret E. Granzetto

Feb 9, 2015

Age 85 Raritan Borough Margaret E. Granzetto passed away peacefully February 8, 2015 at the Arbor Glen Extended Living facility in Bridgewater. Margaret was a life long resident of Raritan and has been very active in many community activities supporting the borough of Raritan. She retired after a long career at American Cyanamid in Bridgewater. She is survived by...