Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Juliann Mary Bonaduce

Juliann Mary Bonaduce

Jun 9, 2012

Age 56 Somerville Juliann Mary Bonaduce of Somerville died on Thursday, June 7, 2012. She was 56. Born in Somerville, Aug 10, 1955, daughter of Joseph T. (deceased) and Gerty Bonaduce. Our Juliann was a lifelong resident of Somerville and at the age of 12 she was stricken with a life altering disability that changed all our lives. She...

Jewel Fiedler

Jewel Fiedler

Jun 3, 2012

Age 86 Raritan Jewel Fiedler, wife of the late Alexander Fiedler, died June 1 at Arbor Glen in Bridgewater. Mrs. Fiedler was born in Jersey City and resided in River Edge, NJ before moving to Raritan in 2001. She was a 50 plus year member of the Eastern Star. Surviving are her daughter Jeanne Ann Haase (husband Warren) and...

Elizabeth M. Laverty

Elizabeth M. Laverty

May 30, 2012

Age 85 Berkeley Heights Elizabeth M. Laverty died Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Mrs. Laverty was born in Newark and resided in Berkeley Heights for most of her life. She retired from the Berkeley Heights Board of Education in 1991 after 20 years as a School Nurse for their Mountain School. A graduate of All Souls Hospital School of Nursing...

Edward M. Schwarzkopf

Edward M. Schwarzkopf

May 23, 2012

Age 71 Bridgewater Edward M. Schwarzkopf, 71, of Bridgewater passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Edward is survived by his devoted wife of 47 years, Elaine; his daughter Laura (Tony) Iandiorio of Florham Park; his son, Robert Schwarzkopf of Cranford; five grandchildren, Amy, Samuel, Evan, Benjamin, and Jonathan; his sister Peg Chludzinski of Westmont, IL, his nephews Michael (Jennifer)...

Ann Hay Pinckney Wildgen

Ann Hay Pinckney Wildgen

May 23, 2012

Age 89 Somerville Ann Hay Pinckney Wildgen died May 22 at Somerset Medical Center. Mrs. Wildgen was the wife of the late Joseph Wildgen Sr. and mother of the late Paul Porcher Wildgen. She was born in Blufton, South Carolina and resided in Somerville since 1946. A member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a direct descendent...

Mary W. Ronca

Mary W. Ronca

May 16, 2012

Age 97 Raritan Mary W. Ronca died Tuesday, May 15 at Green Knoll Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bridgewater surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Ronca was born in Somerville and resided in Raritan for most of her life. She was a member of the St. Ann's Church in Raritan and their Altar Rosary Society and the church's Senior Citizens....

Paul Runiewicz

Paul Runiewicz

May 14, 2012

Age 67 Bridgewater Paul Runiewicz, father of the late Lisa Runiewicz, died May 13 at Somerset Medical Center. Paul was born in Booklyn, NY and resided in South Plainfield for 19 years before moving to Bridgewater in 1986. His employment in the auto industry began at the young age of sixteen and continued until his recent retirement. Beginning as...

Catherine J. Quinn

Catherine J. Quinn

May 9, 2012

Age 95 Somerville Catherine J. Quinn, daughter of the late Francisco and Teresa (Certoma) Marripoda, died Tuesday, April 8, at Somerville Medical Center. Mrs. Quinn was born in Brooklyn, NY and resided in Somerville for many years before moving to her son's home in Bridgewater. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville. Catherine was blest...

Linda Lyons

Linda Lyons

May 8, 2012

Linda Lyons, 39, Recently of Raritan, NJ passed away suddenly at her home on May 5, 2012. Friends and family are invited to viewings Thursday, May 10 from 7:00-9:00 pm and Friday, May 11th from 9:30-11:30 am at Cusick Funeral Home, 80 Mountain Avenue Somerville, NJ 08876, phone: (908)725-4100. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, May 11th...

Naomi A. Torriero

Naomi A. Torriero

May 1, 2012

Age 84 Bridgewater Naomi A. Torriero died April 30 at Somerset Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in East Orange, NJ, but spent most of her life in Brooklyn, NY. She started working at the 42nd St. Branch of the NY Public Library and her last position was with the Somerset County Library. During the course...

Joseph R. Gallagher

Joseph R. Gallagher

Apr 26, 2012

age 57 Raritan Joseph R. Gallagher a life long resident of Raritan died April 24 peacefully at home with his family by his side. He was a carpenter by trade. Joe was predeceased by his father the late Deacon Robert J. Gallagher of St. Joseph Parish in Raritan. Surviving are his mother Mildred, his sister Therese (husband Joseph Lynch),...

Leon Armand Cuce

Leon Armand Cuce

Apr 26, 2012

Age 79 Somerville Leon Armand Cuce, 79, of Somerville, NJ, died April 24, 2012 at home. Born December 17, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Peter and Lillian Cuce. Leon graduated Rutgers University with a degree in Romance Languages and was fluent in French and Italian. Member of Phi Sigma Delta Fraternity. He served in the...

Robert Lee Avant Sr.

Robert Lee Avant Sr.

Apr 22, 2012

Age 78 Easton, PA. Robert Lee Avant Sr., 78, departed this life on Friday April 20, 2012 at home in Easton, PA. He was born March 20, 1934 in Marion, SC. He was employed at Midas in Bridgewater & N. Plainfield for many years before retiring in 2005. He was a devoted member of Antioch Church in New Brunswick....

Elizabeth R. Djamoos

Elizabeth R. Djamoos

Apr 21, 2012

Age 68 Somerville Elizabeth "Beth" Djamoos died April 20 at her home. Beth was born in Brooklyn, NY and resided in Somerville since 1986. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville. Surviving are her husband Victor, her children Patrick (wife Hillary), Paul (wife Melissa) and Christie Henfling (husband Shawn), 6 grandchildren and her siblings Margaret...

William F. Guiseppi

William F. Guiseppi

Apr 18, 2012

Bridgewater, NJ William F. Guiseppi, died peacefully at home on April 12. Born and raised in Boonton, NJ, Bill met the love of his life, Claire Stackhouse, at Boonton High School. They were married in 1941. Bill proudly served in World War II as a radio operator/gunner with the 322nd Bomb Group flying 52 missions over occupied Europe. His...

Sarah S. Bendetti

Sarah S. Bendetti

Apr 18, 2012

Age 97 Formerly of Bridgewater Sarah S. Bendetti, wife of the late Anthony (Bucky) Bendetti Sr., died April 14 in Florida where she has resided since 2000. Mrs Bendetti, a loving and caring woman, was born in Bayonne, NJ in 1914 and had lived in Bridgewater for over 50 years before moving to West End, NJ in 1972 after...

Grace “Lella” Musmanno

Grace “Lella” Musmanno

Apr 13, 2012

Age: 86 North Plainfield Grace “Lella” Musmanno, 86, passed away on Thursday, April 12th surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 15, 1925 in Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy she resided in North Plainfield since her marriage in 1945. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph’s R.C. Church in North Plainfield, N.J., a member of the Rosary Society and past...

Madalene Tran Huynh

Madalene Tran Huynh

Apr 11, 2012

Madalene Tran Huynh passed peacefully alongside her loving family on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, NJ at the age of 66. Mrs. Huynh was born in Cambodia and resided in Bridgewater, NJ since 2008. Surviving are her loving husband, Joseph Giao Huynh of 45 years, her brothers Hien, Johnny and Thien, her children Theresa...

Douglas E. Boughner

Douglas E. Boughner

Apr 4, 2012

Age 61 Somerville Douglas E. Boughner died peacefully at home on March 31. Mr. Boughner was born in Somerville and was a life long resident and enjoyed his summers as a resident of Chadwick Beach, NJ. He reired after 32 years as a Corrections Officer for the Sheriff's Department of Somerset County. Doug attended Palmer College in So. Carolina...

Carter Matthew Abbott

Carter Matthew Abbott

Apr 4, 2012

Age 20 months Novato, CA Carter Matthew Abbott went home to be with our Lord on Friday, March 30. Born in Kansas, MO, he lived the last 18 months in Novato,CA.with his family. He is survived by his parents, Matthew, formerly of Quincy, IL, and Emily Geng Abbott, formerly of Hillsborough,NJ and his big sister, Elizabeth, along with four grandparents,...