Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Juan "Johnny" Gonzalez Jr.

Juan "Johnny" Gonzalez Jr.

Feb 4, 2014

Age 69 Somerville John passed away peacefully on January 31, 2014. John was born to Juan and Rafaela Gonzalez on September 16, 1944. Born in Puerto Rico, the family moved to New York City when John was 5. John served in the US Army before settling in Somerville in 1964. He worked in Retail Management including being one of...

Robert Joseph Pietrucha

Robert Joseph Pietrucha

Feb 1, 2014

Age 72 Hillsborough Robert Joseph Pietrucha entered into eternal peace on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. He was born on November 12th, 1941 in New Brunswick, NJ, a son of the late Joseph and Josephine Pietrucha. A 1964 graduate of Rutgers University, Robert was an outstanding athlete with a profound passion for sports. He found great joy in working with...

?Josephine Filepp

?Josephine Filepp

Jan 31, 2014

Age 93 Bridgewater Josephine Filepp, 93, of Bridgewater, passed away on January 29, 2014. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Josephine resided in Bridgewater for 50 years. Josephine was employed by the Greyhound Bus Terminal in New York City and managed the travel bureau. She was also a secretary for Research Cottrell in Somerville and executive secretary at...

Alan M. Garay

Alan M. Garay

Jan 28, 2014

Age 49 Branchburg Alan M. Garay, 49, of Branchburg, died January 27th, after a prolonged illness. He was born December 14, 1964, in Hunterdon, NJ, graduated from Immaculata High School, and was a life­long resident of central New Jersey. He became interested in computers and programming at an early age. In 1983, Alan was one of four worldwide finalists,...

Helen M. Kebles

Helen M. Kebles

Jan 25, 2014

Age 95 Somerville Helen M. Kebles, 95, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 23, 2014 at her home in Somerville. Born November 9, 1918 in New York City, she was the daughter of John and Mary (Schwartz) Kozlowski. She was raised in Plainfield, NJ and moved to Somerville in 1959. Helen was employed for many years as a dental office...

Arnold Joseph Demarco

Arnold Joseph Demarco

Jan 24, 2014

Age 80 Somerville Mr. DeMarco was born to the late Daniel and Marie DeMarco, August 12, 1933, in Roselle Park. Arnold attended Roselle Park High School. He was a veteran of the Korean War, where he served in the US Navy on the aircraft carrier USS Antietam. He married Charlotte Putnick in 1956, and they have resided in Somerville...

Catherine "Kay" Gentile

Catherine "Kay" Gentile

Jan 4, 2014

Age 91 Bridgewater Catherine "Kay" (Monari) Gentile died January 3 at home. Mrs. Gentile was born in Somerville and resided there before moving to Bridgewater in 1997. A graduate of Somerville Hospital School of Nursing, Kay was their salutatorian and president of the graduating class of 1945. She went onto work at the now Somerset Medical Center as an...

John O. Poggioli

John O. Poggioli

Jan 1, 2014

Age 73 Somerville John O. Poggioli, 73, of Somerville, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2013 in Raritan. Visitation will be from 2-4pm and 7-9pm Sunday, January 5 at Cusick Funeral Home, Somerville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9:30 on Monday, January 6 at the Immaculate Conception Church, Somerville. Entombment to follow at St. Bernard Mausoleum...

Anne Territo

Anne Territo

Dec 26, 2013

Age 101 Bridgewater Anne Territo passed away peacefully on December 25 at home with her son Charles and daughter-in-law Lois at her side. Jesus has taken Anne's hand and has led her to her reward in Paradise where she is now rejoined for all eternity with her loving husband of 54 years, Charles, and reunited in heaven with her...

Mary Borick

Mary Borick

Dec 24, 2013

Age 101 Bridgewater Mary Borick, wife of the late John Borick, died December 23. Mrs. Borick was born in Dixon City, PA, resided in Bound Brook for 10 years before moving to Bridgewater in 1955. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville. Her hobbies included gardening, oil painting, carpentry, knitting and a love of travelling....

Michael “Mickey” Kondas

Michael “Mickey” Kondas

Dec 20, 2013

Age 87 Bridgewater, NJ Michael Kondas passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Piscataway, he lived in Bridgewater for the last 46 years. A Navy veteran of two wars, he proudly served our country in World War II and in the Korean War. A graduate of Seton Hall College, he received...

David G. Lucas

David G. Lucas

Dec 19, 2013

David G. Lucas Age 90 Somerville David G. Lucas, 90, of Somerville passed away at his residence on Wednesday (Dec. 18, 2013) with his family by his side. Born in East Orange to Catherine and David Lucas, he grew up in Somerset County, and had resided in Somerville since 1967. He is survived by his wife of 56 years,...

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....