Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Francis Palazzi
Sep 20, 2013
Age 64 Raritan Francis Palazzi, 64, of Raritan, died peacefully on Sept. 19, 2013, at St. Peter’s Hospice in New Brunswick, surrounded by his loving family. Francis was born in Bound Brook, the son of the late Antonio and Carmella Palazzi and has been a resident of Raritan for 36 years. He is survived by a loving family; his...
Vincent Biondo
Sep 16, 2013
Age 82 Raritan Vincent Biondo, husband of the late Dolores Biondo who died in 2003, died September 11 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Mr. Biondo was born in Kearny and had been a resident of Raritan since 1960. He began his career of 66 years as a machinist and tool maker and then began his own business, Mechanical...
Ellen Mckeever
Sep 10, 2013
Age 93 Bridgewater Ellen McKeever, wife and mother of the late Frank McKeever and Sharon McKeever, died August 8. Mrs. McKeever was a resident of Bridgewater and had worked as a quality control inspector for RCA for 28 years. Surviving are her sons Fran, wife Carole, and Tom, companion Pauline, grandchildren Sean (Jennifer), Kevin, Ryan (Cristina), Heather (Rich and...
Mary Assante
Sep 8, 2013
Age 94 Martinsville Mary Assante, wife of the late Leonard (Lenny) Assante, died September 7. Mrs. Assante was born in Raritan and resided in Martinsville (Bridgewater) since 1952. She was a communicant of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Martinsville. Surviving are her daughters Elizabeth Szymanski and Louise Assante, grandchildren Leonard Assante, Marisa Brenner and Carrie Jones, 5 great grandchildren...
Maria D. Germinario
Sep 2, 2013
Age 75 Bridgewater Maria D. Germinario died August 31. Mrs. Germinario was born in Molfetta, Italy and has resided in Bridgewater for 31 years. She retired in 2002 from Biosearch Inc., Branchburg, as a supervisor. Surviving are her husband Cosmo, her daughters Francesca Sansone and Joanna Sasso and her sisters Josephine Kramer, Vincenza van der Pol and Gina Diana...
Shirley V. Vandervort
Aug 29, 2013
Age 91 Somerville Shirley Virginia Clark VanderVort was the fourth child born to the late Elwood M. Sr. and Addie Mae VanNess Clark on October 11, 1921 in Somerville. She graduated from Somerville High School in 1940 and married Oscar VanderVort on April 11, 1942. They lived in Somerville until his death on July 2, 1967. Their union produced...
Veronica M. Passariello
Aug 18, 2013
Age 89 Raritan Veronica M. Passariello entered into eternal rest on August 17, 2013. Born February 11, 1924 in Raritan NJ, she was the daughter of Joseph and Annie (Hambor) Ludvik, and has been a resident of Bridgewater Township her entire life. Veronica was a member of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) and had been employed as...
Mildred M. Shultz
Aug 14, 2013
Age 83 Bridgewater Mildred M. Shultz died August 14, 2013. Mrs. Shultz was born in Nanticoke, PA and resided in Bridgewater. She was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville. Surviving are her husband of 64 years, Lester Shultz, her children Thomas Shultz, wife Diane of Collegeville, PA., Leslie Shultz of Hillsborough and David Shultz, wife Nancy Asher-Shultz...
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