Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas
Alice J. Head
Aug 12, 2013
Age 92 Hillsborough Alice J. Head died August 9 at Green Brook Manor. Mrs. Head was born August 18, 1920 in Scranton, PA and resided in Detroit, MI for 30 years and then Vero Beach and Palm Harbor, FL in 1978 before moving to Hillsborough to live with her niece Kathleen Donovan in 2001. She was predeceased by her...
William S. Demko Sr.
Aug 12, 2013
Age 81 Flagtown William "Bill" S. Demko Sr. died August 11 at his home in Flagtown. Bill was born in Somerville, raised in Raritan, and has lived here for 52 years. His wife of 50 years, Betty, and daughter Linda predeceased him. A graduate of Somerville High School, Mr. Demko began his truck driving career with Lusardi's Distributors/Schaefer Brewing...
Joseph Anthony O'Neill
Aug 11, 2013
Age 86 Mr. Joseph Anthony O'Neill died August 8, 2013 at his residence in Vero Beach, Florida. Joe was born in Elmhurst, New York, on September 1, 1926, the son of Francis Xavier and Margaret O’Neill.He attended Fordham Preparatory in New York, graduating in 1944.He enlisted in the US Navy and served from September, 1944 until he was honorably...
Ethel Bush
Aug 1, 2013
Age 76 Somerville Ethel (Rosania) Bush, daughter of the late John and Elma (Young) Rosania, died July 30 at home. Mrs. Bush was born in Somerville and resided in Bridgewater most of her life before moving back to Somerville recently. She retired in 2001 from Towne Labs, Somerville, after 15 years in their quality control department. Surviving are her...
Patricia Painter
Jul 27, 2013
Age 75 Annandale Patricia (Starycki) Painter died July 25 at home. Mrs. Painter was born in Hillsborough and resided in Somerville before moving to Annandale in the late 1980's. She retired as a secretary from RCA (General Electric/Harris Semi-Conductor) in Bridgewater after being employed there for over 40 years. A graduate of Hillsborough Elementary Schools and Somerville High School,...
Gene P. Newman
Jul 24, 2013
Age 83 Bath, PA Formerly of Hillsborough, NJ Gene P. Newman died July 23 at home in Bath, PA. Mr. Newman was born in Ridgefield and resided in Branchburg before moving to Hillsborough in 1975. He has lived in Bath, PA for 3 years. He retied in 1988 as the Section Chief for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, E....
William James Arthur Burke
Jul 22, 2013
Age 98 Somerville William James Arthur Burke, son of the late William J. and Amelia Burke, died on July 20 at Green Knoll CareCenter. He was born in Jersey City and resided there before moving to Somerville in 2004. A graduate of Georgetown University, Mr. Burke was employed as a Guidance Counsellor at Lincoln High School, Jersey City and...
Debra Harris Mannion
Jul 22, 2013
Age 59 Bridgewater Debra Harris Mannion, daughter of the late Leslie and Ruth Harris, died July 21. Debra resided in West Orange before moving to Bridgewater. She is survived and loved by her children Mike and Kelly Mannion and her sister Judy Harris Wolk. Visiting hours are from 4pm-6pm on Saturday, July27, at the Cusick Funeral Home, Somerville. Flowers...
Fred D. Mcgrew
Jul 17, 2013
Age 77 Somerville Fred D. McGrew died July 14 at Somerset Medical Center. He was born in Cameron, SC and has been a resident of Somerville for 31 years. Mr. McGrew retired from New York City Transit as a motorman in 1993 after 25 years. After retirement he worked as a crossing guard at Vanderveer School for 20 years....
Frances G. Reich
Jul 16, 2013
Age 88 Formerly of Bridgewater Frances G. Reich, 88, daughter of the late John and Della (Shannon) Reich, died July 16 at Hunterdon Care Center. Frances was born in Jersey City and resided in Bridgewater for 50 years before moving to Raritan Township in 2001. She was employed at Johns-Manville for over 30 years. An active member of St....
Robert C. Doyle
Jul 12, 2013
Age 82 Belle Mead Robert C. Doyle, 82, died July 11 at Somerset Medical Center. He was a long time resident of Belle Mead. "Bob" owned and operated Doyle & Schilke Builders for many years. An Army Veteran of the Korean War, he leaves behind to cherish his memories, his wife Betty (Brown) Doyle, two daughters Robin Foster and...
Julia V. Thompson
Jul 10, 2013
Age 96 Somerville Julia V. Thompson, 96, of Somerville, died peacefully Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the Holly Center, Bridgewater. Julia, a lifelong resident of Somerville, was born June 28, 1917 to Hugh Gaston and Elizabeth (Dodd) Van der Veer. She graduated from Somerville High School in 1935 and from Skidmore College in 1939. After working briefly in New...
Doris Farino
Jul 6, 2013
Age 89 Somerville Doris (Weckenman) Farino, wife of the late Frank Farino, died July 4 at home. Mrs Farino was a life long resident of Somerville. She was a former employee at Baker & Taylor, a graduate of Somerville High School and a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville. Surviving are her daughters Lois Lott (Patrick), Linda...
Laurence F. Young
Jul 1, 2013
Age 88 Brick, NJ Laurence F. Young died July 1 at Ocean Medical Center. Born in Camden, Mr. Young was raised in Audubon and was a life long resident of New Jersey. He was presently the Chief Operating Officer for Crest Furniture Inc. of Dayton, NJ having been with the company for 23 years. An Army Air Force veteran...
Helen F. Ross
Jun 30, 2013
Age 82 Bridgewater Helen F. Ross, 82, of Bridgewater, died Saturday, June 29, 2013. She was the wife of Allan Ross with whom she celebrated 62 years of marriage. Born on March 6, 1931 in Renfrew, Scotland, she immigrated to the United States in 1957, where she was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Allan, three sons,...
Herbert Melvin Stark
Jun 24, 2013
Age 81 Bridgewater Herbert “Mel” Stark, 81, of Bridgewater, formerly of Plains, PA passed away Monday, June 24th in Raritan Health Nursing Home. Born November 11, 1931 in Plains, PA, he was the son of the late Charles and Joanna Stark. Mr. Stark was employed by the Bridgewater Raritan Board of Education for 38 years. During his tenure he...
Brenda J. Johnson
Jun 23, 2013
Age 65 Somerville Brenda J. Johnson, daughter and wife of the late Harold III and Eleanor (Rogers) Kline and the late Leslie Johnson, died June 22 at home. A life long resident of Somerville, Brenda leaves behind to cherish fond memories her son, Michael L. Johnson and her sister Beth Kline and nephews Eugene Kline (wife Lauren), Thomas Kline...
Dawn A. Mcdonald
Jun 21, 2013
Age 74 Rahway Dawn A. McDonald died June 20 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Mrs. McDonald was born in Harrisburg, PA and resided in Clark before moving to Rahway. Surviving are her sons Thomas J. Jr. (wife Laura) and Sean E. (wife Elizabeth), 4 grandchildren and 1 great grandson, a brother Douglas Jackson and a sister Dixie Lee...
Diane C. Holk
Jun 17, 2013
Age 67 Hillsborough Diane (Carolyn) Holk died June 16. She was born in Irvington and resided in Hillsborough for most of her life. Surviving are her daughter Kimberly Nee and son Michael Holk, a sister Patricia Nishball and 4 grandchildren. Visiting hours from 2-4 and 7-9pm on Wednesday, June 19, with a Funeral Service at 8pm, Wednesday evening at...
Jane Marie Havet
Jun 14, 2013
Age 50 Neshanic (Hillsborough) Jane Marie (Mandiville) Havet died June 13. Jane Marie was born in Somerville and raised and resided in Neshanic section of Hillsborough for most of her life. She was a former dental assistant for Amwell Dental in Hillsborough and a member of Mary, Mother of God Church. Surviving are her parents John and Rosemarie (Tosco)...
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