Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Margaret Kalmback Deto
Mar 31, 2012
Formerly of Somerville Margaret Kalmback Deto of Palm Coast and Windermere, Florida, died on February 12, 2012. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, on April 4, 1914, to Charles and Alice McGee Kalmback. She resided in Somerville for 50 years and was married to Girard J. Deto, who preceded her in death. Her brothers, William, Walter, and Phillip, also predeceased...
Grace O'Donnell
Mar 27, 2012
Age 90 Formerly of Somerville Grace O’Donnell, 90, formerly of Somerville, New Jersey, died on Sunday, March 25th after a long illness. Born in Camden, New Jersey, on December 29, 1921, Grace was the first child born on American soil to Stefano and Guiseppe Palumbo, Italian immigrants who had arrived from Sicily two years before. One of eight children,...
Frances J. Williams
Mar 24, 2012
Age 87 Somerville Frances J. Williams died March 22 at her home in Somerville. She was born in Montclair and resided in Somerville for over 50 years. Mrs. Williams was a member of St. Thomas AME Zion Church. Surviving are her husband Louis and her children Juanita Murdock (husband Andrew), James Williams (wife Theresa), Kevin Williams (wife Kim) and...
Catherine Boyle
Mar 19, 2012
Age 101 Somerville Catherine (Kay) Muzyka Boyle, 101, died on March 17, St. Patrick's Day, at Foothill Acres Nursing Center in Hillsborough. Kay was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA and was a lifelong resident of Finderne, Whitehouse and Somerville. During the 1939 World's Fair in New York she worked at Childs Restaurant in Times Square, trained during wartime in the...
Peter Vanriper
Mar 15, 2012
Age 78 Somerville Peter VanRiper passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. He was born in Bloomfield, NJ to Myron and Lillian Elshoff VanRiper and graduated from Bloomfield High School. He attended Newark College of Engineering and Rutgers University. Pete moved to Somerville in 1958 and retired in 2000 after 46 years in the Research Department...
George M. Dousis
Mar 10, 2012
Age 63 Hillsborough George M. Dousis died March 9 at Somerset Medical Center. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and has been a resident of Hillsborough for 29 years. Mr. Dousis was a proud Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and was awarded a Bronze Star as well as an Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters. His membership...
Josephine D. Pranzatelli
Feb 24, 2012
_Age 85 Martinsville Josephine D. Pranzatelli died February 22 at home. Mrs. Pranzatelli was born in Mauch Chunk, PA and resided in Bound Brook before moving to Martinsville in 1957. She retired from American Hoechst, Bridegwater, in 1988 where she was employed as a secretary. Josephine graduated from St. Peter's High School, New Brunswick in 1944 and was a...
Linda S. Barausky
Feb 19, 2012
Age 62 Somerville Linda S. Barausky, daughter of the late John and Teresa (Murray) Barausky, died February 16 at Somerset Medical Center. Linda was born in Jersey City and has been a resident of Somerville for 30 years. She was a faithful volunteer for the American Red Cross in Somerville and the Somerset Medical Center. Surviving are her aunts...
Catherine Marek
Feb 15, 2012
_Catherine Marek (Gratta) died February 12, at Cinnaminson Center-Genesis Healthcare with her loving family at her bedside. Catherine, wife of the late John Andrew Marek, was born January 6, 1916 and was raised in Jersey City, NJ before moving to Pluckemin, NJ. to raise her family. She was a school bus driver for 29 years, was known for her...
Kathryn M. Ayer
Feb 15, 2012
_Age 94 Basking Ridge, Formerly of Westfield, Somerville, & N. Plainfield Kathryn M. Ayer, wife of the late Albert S. Ayer, died quietly on February 9 at Fellowship Village, Basking Ridge, with her niece K. Lynne Moore (and husband Gordon) of Hellertown, PA. at her side. Mrs. Ayer was born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada to the late Alonzo...
Martin D. Prusock
Feb 7, 2012
_Age 60 Middlesex Martin D. Prusock died Sunday, February 5, at Somerset Medical Center. Mr. Prusock was born in Brookly, New York, grew up in Canarsie, and has been a resident of Middlesx for 26 years. He retired in 2009 as a supervisor for New York Transit after 30 years. Martin was an active member of the Evangel Chapel...
Vincent T. Betro
Feb 7, 2012
_Age 58 Hillsborough,NJ Vincent T. Betro died February 4 at home. Vincent was born in Brooklyn, NY and resided in Hillsborough for 27 years. He was predeceased by his father, Nicola Betro. Surviving are his wife Maria (Prestia) Betro, his children Nicholas and Emilia, his mother Gloria and his siblings Salvatore, Frank, Gina and Teresa. A private Memorial Service...
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