Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Mary Salamon

Mary Salamon

Jul 12, 2012

Age 91 Raritan Mary Salamon, wife of the late Antonio Salamon (1988), died July 11 at Bridgeway Care Center. Mrs. Salamon was born in Jamaica, Queens,New York, resided most of her life in Brooklyn before moving to Raritan in 1986. She was an expert seamstress in the garment industry in New York for many years. Surviving are her daughter...

Betty Newland

Betty Newland

Jul 10, 2012

Age 92 Formerly of Somerville and Raritan Betty (Sixt) Newland, wife of the late Cecil "Red" Newland, died on July 4. Mrs. Newland was born in Somerville and resided in Raritan since 1954. Surviving are her devoted daughter and son-in-law Barbara "Bobbi" and Ted Lozito of Hillsborough and granddaughters Jennifer Nicewicz (husband Michael) of Hillsborough and Kelly Piwoski (husband...

Angelina "Angie" Dorsa

Angelina "Angie" Dorsa

Jul 7, 2012

Age 86 Flagtown, NJ Angelina Dorsa, wife of the late Anthony Dorsa (1995) and mother of the late Rene Colon Jr. (1973) and Mercy Greenaway (2001), died Thursday, July 5, at Somerset Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was also predeceased by her 4 brothers and 8 sisters. Mrs. Dorsa was born in Flagtown and was a...

Daphne Colleen Cimochowski

Daphne Colleen Cimochowski

Jul 3, 2012

Somerville Daphne Colleen Cimochowski of Somerville, New Jersey died at home of natural causes on Thursday, June 28. She was pre-deceased by her parents Emily and Edmund Cimochowski and is survived by a brother Edward Cartier, his wife Patricia and their children Eric and Megan. The family will conduct private services in her memory.

Ann F. Bryant

Ann F. Bryant

Jun 27, 2012

Age 92 Phillipsburg Ann F. Bryant, wife of the late Lawrence Bryant, died June 23. Mrs. Bryant was born in Danvers, MA resided in Branchburg since 1978 before moving to Phillipsburg in 2006. Surviving are her son Lawrence C. Bryant of Phillipsburg and a grandson Scott and a great granddaughter Amy. Family and friends are invited to Cusick Funeral...

Debra Templeton

Debra Templeton

Jun 27, 2012

Atlantic Highlands Debra Templeton, 59, of Atlantic Highlands, formerly of Piscataway, Waretown and Fort Monmouth, died June 26 at Bayshore Community Hospital. Debra was born in Plainfield and grew up in Piscataway before moving to towns at the Jersey Shore. She is the daughter of the late Robert and Eleanor (DeLorenzo) Tucceri and sister of the late Richard Tucceri....

Jean Eberhardt

Jean Eberhardt

Jun 23, 2012

Age 89 Formerly of Somerville Jean Eberhardt, wife of the late John Eberhardt, died June 23 at Raritan Health & Extended Care Center. Mrs. Eberhardt was born in Bayside, Long Island, NY and resided in Somerville for over 50 years before moving to the Extended Care Center. She retired from the Somerset County Courts in 1985 after 15 years...

Florence "Babe" Stoveken

Florence "Babe" Stoveken

Jun 12, 2012

Age 89 Hillsborough Mrs. Florence Stoveken passed away peacefully at Foot Hill Acres at the age of 89, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to Rupert and Elsie Smith in Somerville on September 17, 1922 and lived there until her marriage to Irving Stoveken in September 1942. They then moved to Hillsborough, where they still reside. "Babe"...

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...