Obituaries

Jul 29, 2014

Age 78 Bridgewater Erby G. "Bill" Segovia died July 28. A former 31 year resident of Manville before moving to Bridgewater. He retired in 2000 from the U.S. Postal Service at Newark after 33 yrs and served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was predeceased by his son Michael and siblings Reynaldo Jr., Catalina and...

Jul 27, 2014

Age 97 Dunellen Evelyn (Harman) Stern died July 26 at Green Knoll Care Center, Bridgewater. Evelyn was the last of ten children of John and Anna (Oscar) Harman to pass away. Her predeceased siblings were Charles, John, Catherine, Margaret, Jeanette, Helen, Anna, Erma and Mary. Evelyn was born in Somerville and was a former resident of Dunellen for many...

Jul 21, 2014

Jul 3, 2014

Age 86 Brick Virginia Young, 86, of Brick, NJ, passed away with her family by her side, on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Ginny was a homemaker and an award winning Quilter who loved and cherished her family. Ginny was the beloved wife of 66 years to the late Laurence F. Young, loving mother to Laurence (wife Louise) and Suzann...

Jun 30, 2014

Age 62 Franklin Park, NJ Edward J. Jankowski passed away June 29 at St. Peter's Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Salem, Ohio and had resided in Franklin Park, NJ. He is predeceased by his parents Joseph (1985) and Margaret Jankowski (2004). He is survived by his wife Paula, his sons...

Jun 26, 2014

Age 93 Somerville Maria L. Moretti now at rest on June 26, 2014 at the age of 93 with her loving husband Gene and daughter Elaine by her side.She was the devoted wife of Gene "PoP" for 67 years and the mother of Marianna Sucher and Elaine Wittman and the proud grandmother of four grandchildren Benjamin, Mia, Hank Jr....

Jun 25, 2014

Age 90 Formerly of Warren and Watchung Robert P. Berger Sr, 90, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday June 25, 2014. Born in Newark, Robert grew up in Union and served his country in the United States Air Force during World War II as an Aerial Engineer. He married Marianna Mueller in 1952 and they raised their family in...

Jun 24, 2014

Age 87 Formerly of Bridgewater Marjorie (Sferra) Long, wife of the late John Long (1987) died June 21. Mrs. Long was born in Bound Brook and resided in Bridgewater from 1974 until moving to Toms River in 1996. Surviving are her sons John, Kevin and Brian, her siblings Al Sferra and Jeanne Baskin and a granddaughter, Amanda. A Mass...

Jun 21, 2014

Age 91 Somerville Ira F. Ost died June 19 at home. A graduate of Somerville High School, Mr. Ost resided here since 1950 and had retired from Diehl Manufacturing in 1972 after 30 years as a machinist. After retirement, he became as supervisor for Gow-Mac Instrument Co. for 10 years.. He enjoyed wood-working and was a member of the...

Jun 16, 2014

Dr. Christopher John D'Aleo Age 62 Bonita Springs, FL Dr. Christopher John D'Aleo, age 62, passed away on June 11, 2014 at his home in Bonita Springs, Florida. Dr. Christopher D'Aleo was born on December 22, 1951 in New York to Bernard and Filomena D'Aleo. He grew up in New York, later moved to New Jersey where he lived...

Jun 9, 2014

Age 79 New York City, NY Miss Marie Adele Kennedy died June 6 at Calvary Hospice in The Bronx, NY. She was born in Philadelphia and resided in Manhattan for many years. Marie retired as an Ad executive for Jack Tar Ad Agency, NY, NY. Surviving are her siblings Carol Dawe, Paul Kennedy and Monsignor J. Nevin Kennedy and...

Jun 5, 2014

Age 63 Plainfield Chucky passed away at home with his family at his side after a long illness. He grew up in Somerville but resided in Plainfield for 43 years. He worked at Mack Trucks for several years before becoming a Plainfield firefighter. Chuck was preceded in death by his loving parents, Charles C. and Joyce L. Grover, a...

Jun 3, 2014

Thomas G. “Sonny” Dallessio 1923-2014 Somerville ​ ​Sonny left this world on June 3 surrounded by his family. He was a lifelong resident of Somerville where he had a Tavern for over 50 years. ​Born in Coney Island, NY, he moved with his parents and 4 sisters to Somerville in 1926. Sonny graduated Somerville High School, earning varsity letters...

May 26, 2014

Age 81 Bridgewater Mary Bennett, a resident of Bridgewater for almost 40 years, peacefully passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014 after a very brief illness. She was born on July 19, 1932 in Rockford, Illinois to Edward & Ruth Morsbach. Mary studied theater at The Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California and went on to model and start her...

May 25, 2014

Age 83 Somerville Margaret A. Hollod, 83, of Somerville passed away on May 24, 2014, at home in the loving embrace of her family. She died during her favorite time of the year, spring, and during the Memorial Day weekend, one of the most meaningful holidays to her. Marge was born in Freeland, PA on February 26, 1931 to...

May 12, 2014

Apr 28, 2014

Age 74 Branchburg Frank I. Hefferen, III passed peacefully on April 27th, 2014 surrounded by his immediate family. Born in Jamaica, NY he lived in Long Island and Manhattan, NY before moving to Branchburg, NJ 35 years ago. He graduated from Georgetown University and earned a masters degree from Yale University. He served in the United States Army and...

Apr 28, 2014

Age 83 Somerville Leroy Hatman died April 26 at Somerset Medical Center. He was born in Bedminster and resided in Somerville for 34 years. Mr. Hatman retired in 1991 as a warehouseman for Critikon, Bridgewater. A US Army Veteran of the Korean War and had volunteered tirelessly for the Somerset County Food Bank at the United Reformed Church in Somerville...

Apr 28, 2014

Age 93 Somerville Arie Belle Hoffman, wife of the late Albert Hoffman, died April 25. Mrs. Hoffman was born in Greensboro, NC and resided in Somerville most of her life. Surviving are her children Richard ( wife Penny), Albert and Theresa Davidson and several grand and great grandchildren. Visitation beginning at 10am on Friday, May 2, at the St....

Apr 7, 2014

Age 80 Hillsborough Genevieve (Granzetto) Furfaro, wife and mother of the late Vincent Sr. and Vincent Jr. Furfaro, died April 5 at home. Mrs. Furfaro was born in Raritan and resided in Somerville for over 50 years before moving to live with her son, John, in Hillsborough in 1999. She was a bookkeeper for Conti's Jewelers, Somerville, for many...