Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Nancy Leo

Nancy Leo

Dec 13, 2013

87 Hillsborough Nancy Leo passed away on December 10, 2013 just four days before her 88th birthday. Nancy had been a resident at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Hillsborough since 2000. She was born in New York City in 1925 to Nicholas and Luisa Provenzano, who immigrated from Italy. Her mother Luisa raised Nancy and her three...

Helen M. Brett

Helen M. Brett

Dec 12, 2013

Age 84 Somerville Helen M. Brett died December 11 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Mrs. Brett was born in Middlesex and resided in Somerville most of her life. She was employed in the Quality Control department of Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmecutical for many years retiring in 2000. A member of St. Joseph Church, Raritan and a 1948 graduate...

Ann Olivero

Ann Olivero

Dec 9, 2013

Age 91 Bridgewater Ann (DelRocco) Olivero, wife of the late Joseph Olivero (2000), died December 6 at home. Mrs. Olivero was born and raised in Raritan before moving to Bridgewater in 1957. She is survived by her son Joseph, wife Jennifer and a daughter Patricia Kelly, a sister Florence Hudnett and her grandchildren Brian Jr., Shea, Shannon, Guy and...

Lillian "Cookie" Gonzalez

Lillian "Cookie" Gonzalez

Dec 4, 2013

Age 66 Somerville Cookie passed away peacefully on November 30, 2013. She was a loving, caring and giving woman and was loved by all who knew her. Born in Jersey City, she lived all her adult life in Somerville. Surviving are her husband John of 49 yrs., four children Scott, Dave, Deanna and Matt and four loving grandkids. Visiting...

Patricia Willis

Patricia Willis

Dec 2, 2013

Age 61 Bridgewater Patricia (Patti) Willis, 61, of Bridgewater NJ died on Sunday, November 24, 2013. She was born in Coral Gables, Florida on December 9, 1951 to the late Sylvia and Nathan Rothstein. Patti is dearly remembered by two children; Jennifer Loughran and David Willis of Bridgewater, NJ and was the mother of the departed angel Michelle Willis...

Helen A. Szymanski

Helen A. Szymanski

Nov 30, 2013

Age 58 Hillsborough Helen A. Szymanski died November 28 at Somerset Medical Center. Helen was born in Somerville and resided in Hillsborough all of her life. She was employed as an Administrative Assistant for Bedens Brook Club in Skillman. A graduate of Hillsborough High School, Helen is survived by her brothers John Szymanski (wife Joan), Frank Szymanski (wife Bea)...

Mildred F. Hall

Mildred F. Hall

Nov 15, 2013

Age 96 Formerly of Somerville Mildred F. Hall, 96, of Somerville, passed away on November 4, 2013, in Punta Gorda , FL. Mildred was a lifelong resident of Somerville until she moved to Punta Gorda , FL to live with her daughter. She graduated from Somerville High School and went on to graduate from North Hudson Hospital School of...

Regina L. Bourke

Regina L. Bourke

Nov 12, 2013

Somerville Regina L. Bourke, of Somerville, NJ, passed away on Friday, November 8 at Raritan Health and Extended Care Center. The cause of death was complications from chronic kidney disease. She was born Regina Teresa Lyons, the eldest of three and the only daughter of James C. and Anna Bain Lyons of Wappingers Falls, NY, on September, 29, 1924....

Evelyn M. Tripka

Evelyn M. Tripka

Nov 11, 2013

Age 84 Bridgewater Evelyn M. Tripka died November 8th at Somerset Medical Center. Miss Tripka was born in Newark and resided in Garwood for most of her life before moving to Bridgewater in 2001. She began her career as an International Traffic Co-ordinator for RCA , first in Clark, then Edison and retiring from Bridgewater after 35 years with...

Elizabeth “Louanne" Keenan

Elizabeth “Louanne" Keenan

Nov 10, 2013

Age 82 Hillsborough Elizabeth “Lou” Keenan passed away November 9, 2013 at the Regency Jewish Nursing home in Somerset, New Jersey. She was born in Jersey City and lived in Kearny, New Jersey most of her life. She graduated from Kearny High School in 1948.After graduation, her first job was in Linen Thread Co. in Kearny, later she worked...

Thomas Cullen Czekaj

Thomas Cullen Czekaj

Nov 4, 2013

Age 28 Bridgewater Thomas Cullen Czekaj, brother of the late Padraic (Paddy), died November 3 at Morristown Medical Center. Tom was born in Somerville and resided in Bridgewater (Bradley Gardens) most of his life. He had been employed in the production department of The Star Ledger, Montville and a line chef at Espo's Restaurant, Raritan, before his illness. He...

Kathleen C. Smith

Kathleen C. Smith

Oct 24, 2013

Kathleen C. SmithSomervilleKathleen Smith passed away on October 23, 2013 at Foothill Acres in Hillsborough.Kathleen was born in England and came to the United States as a child and settled in New York City with her mother, father and three siblings. She graduated from Cathedral High School in NewYork City and subsequently worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation....

Ursula Lynch

Ursula Lynch

Oct 18, 2013

Age 73 Margate, FL. Formerly of Warren, NJ Mrs. Ursula Lynch, mother of the late Monica Lynch, died October 17 at home in Florida. Mrs. Lynch was born in Germany and resided in Warren,NJ for 20 years before moving to Florida in 1992. Surviving are her husband Michael, her son John and grandchildren Kristen and John. Visitation on Thursday,...

Jason R. Perhach Sr.

Jason R. Perhach Sr.

Oct 16, 2013

Age 38 Middlesex Jason R. Perhach Sr. died October 15 at Somerset Medical Center. Jason was born in Somerville and resided in Middlesex for most of his young life. He was an Iron Worker belonging to Local #11 Nothern District Council of Iron Workers, Newark for 10 years. Surviving are his beloved family; his wife Holly M. Perhach, his...

Georgiana Booth

Georgiana Booth

Oct 11, 2013

Age 79 Edison Georgiana Booth died October 10. Mrs. Booth was born in Governors Island, NY and had been a resident of Edison for over 50 years, where she was an active member of the New Dover Methodist Church. She was a former receptionist for Dames & Moore Co. in Roselle for 10 years. Surviving are her husband of...

Andrew R. Stala

Andrew R. Stala

Oct 8, 2013

Age 74 Branchburg Andrew R. Stala, formerly of Somerville and a resident of Branchburg, died October 7. He was a retired Parts & Service employee for Foley Machinery, Piscataway. Surviving are his children Janine, Felicia and Raymond, 3 grandchildren, his companion of 36 years Evelyn and his fishing buddy, Mike. Visiting hours from 5pm-7pm on Wednesday, October 9, at...

James Longo

James Longo

Oct 5, 2013

Age 90 Bridgewater James Longo died , October 4, 2013 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, NJ. Mr. Longo was born in East Orange and lived there for 35 years before moving to Newark, NJ in 1957. From 1969, he resided in Union, NJ before moving recently to Bridgewater in 2005. He was former member of the Knights of...

George F. Velcheck

George F. Velcheck

Oct 3, 2013

Age 81 Manahawkin Formerly of Bound Brook George F. Velcheck entered eternal rest on October 1st at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Velcheck was born and raised in Bound Brook before moving to Bridgewater, where he resided for most of his life. He later moved to Edgemere, MD for several years before finally moving to Manahawkin,...

Ann Marie Bourke

Ann Marie Bourke

Sep 26, 2013

Ann Marie Bourke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Bourke of Somerville, NJ, passed away on Monday, September 23 at Raritan Health and Extended Care Center after a brief illness. Born in 1957 in Poughkeepsie, NY, it was determined at birth that she had Down Syndrome. After spending her early childhood in Wappingers Falls, NY, she moved with...

Paul Richard Rosania

Paul Richard Rosania

Sep 25, 2013

Age 86 Lebanon Paul Richard Rosania died September 24 at home with his family by his side. Mr. Rosania was born in Somerville, resided in Piscataway, before moving to Lebanon in 1980. He was the owner and operator of Let Yourself Go Travel in Bound Brook, a trvel agency he started in 1979 and retiring this year. He also...