Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Eugene F. Tozzi

Eugene F. Tozzi

Apr 12, 2011

Age 81 Bridgewater Eugene "Gene" Tozzi died April 10 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Somerville and resided there before moving to Bridgewater in 1964. The Tozzi family summered in Midway Beach, South Seaside Park for over 30 years. Mr. Tozzi was a well known personality in Somerville, having owned and operated the Court...

John Lucario

John Lucario

Apr 10, 2011

Age 89 Somerville John Lucario, husband of the late Concetta (Zagari) Lucario, died April 9. Mr. Lucario was born in Fondi, Italy and came to the United States when he was 13 years old. He resided in Raritan and then Somerville for many years. A self employed barber for over 45 years, "Johnny", as he was affectionately called, retired...

Marilyn Ruth Tonnesen

Marilyn Ruth Tonnesen

Apr 4, 2011

Age 82 Somerset Marilyn "Lynn" Tonnesen, daughter of the late Russell and Dorothy Kriney, died March 2 at home. She was born in Jersey City and resided in Watchung and Mountainside before moving to Somerset. Mrs. Tonnesen was a Registered Nurse and had worked at Middlesex General Hospital, now Robert Wood Johnson Univeristy Hospital, New Brunswick. She was the...

Ann J. Malloy

Ann J. Malloy

Apr 2, 2011

Age 93 Bridgewater Ann J Malloy, 93, daughter of the late Frank and Mary Velcheck, died Thursday, March 31, 2011 at home. Mrs. Malloy was born and raised in the “Gateville” section of Bound Brook. She moved to Bridgewater in 1998. Ann had been married to Peter Malloy for 39 years at the time of his death in 2006....

Mary M. Kearney

Mary M. Kearney

Mar 31, 2011

Age 91 Somerville-Raritan Mary M. Kearney died March 29 at Bridgeway Senior Assisted Living. Mrs. Kearney was the wife of the late Jerry Kearney (1994) and mother of the late Kathleen Kearney (2007). She was born in Scranton, PA and resided in the Somerville and Raritan area for over 70 years. She retired in 1992 as a Probation Administrator...

Ruth Crofut

Ruth Crofut

Mar 30, 2011

Age 81 Martinsville Ruth Crofut died March 29 at her home in Martinsville. She was born in Newark, grew up in Verona and attened high school there before moving to Bridgewater in 1957. Her career as a Registered Nurse began in 1957 with the Visiting Nurses Association of Plainfield and she retired in 1995 as their Director of Home...

Helen M. Collins

Helen M. Collins

Mar 28, 2011

Age 90 Martinsville Helen Collins (Malloy) passed away peacefully at home on March 26, 2011. Helen was born at home on May 8, 1921 to James P. and Catherine (Prunty) Malloy. Helen was raised in Bound Brook on her family’s dairy farm. Helen was the youngest and last surviving of nine children. Helen was predeceased by her parents, by...

Lucille Suydam

Lucille Suydam

Mar 26, 2011

Age 86 Middlesex Lucille Suydam, 86, died March 25, 2011 in the loving arms of her three daughters. She was born in New Bedford, Mass., raised her children in Middlesex and lived at Sterling Village in Piscataway before moving to Bridgeway Care Center in Bridgewater. She began her professional career as an Executive Secretary. She later worked for the...

Jennifer Irene Hess

Jennifer Irene Hess

Mar 21, 2011

Age 44 Somerville Jennifer Irene Hess of Somerville, beloved wife, mother, daughter, and sister, died at Somerset Medical Center on March 19th. She was 44 years old. Born in Orange , NJ , Jennifer moved with her family to Whitehouse in 1975 and then on to Somerville in 1997. An accomplished pianist, she performed recitals at an early age...

Henry Cramer Jr.

Henry Cramer Jr.

Mar 15, 2011

Age 90 Bridgewater Henry Cramer Jr. died March 14 at Fellowship Village in Basking Ridge. He was born in Haarlem, Holland and resided in Bridgewater for 56 years. Mr. Cramer was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Martinsville and a founding member of the Vocation Seekers there and the Serra Club. A former member of the Holy...

Dr. Eileen Carey Mccoy

Dr. Eileen Carey Mccoy

Mar 15, 2011

Age 78 Branchburg Dr. Eileen Carey McCoy, age 78, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2011, at Bridges Cornell Heights, in Ithaca, New York, which had been her home for the past three years. Dr. McCoy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to James Bernard and Nan Dalton Carey on October 30, 1932. She attended St. Aloysius Academy,...

Robert J. Axmann Jr.

Robert J. Axmann Jr.

Mar 8, 2011

Age 80 Somerville Robert J. Axmann, husband of the late Carol Axmann who died in 2005, passed away on Sunday, March 6 at home. He was born in Passaic and has been a resident of Somerville since 1962. Mr. Axmann's career in education spanned a total of 39 years beginning as a teacher for the Clifton school system and...

Kenwin Nancoo

Kenwin Nancoo

Mar 2, 2011

Kenwin Nancoo, 50, of Belmar, NJ, originally of Port of Spain, Trinidad, entered into eternal rest February 28. He held various degrees from Fatima College, Trinidad; West Chester College and Rutgers University. As a renowned clinician, Kenwin built enduring relationships with his clients and their families; he made interpersonal connections with those who needed him most. Kenwin also founded...

Concetta Esposito

Concetta Esposito

Mar 2, 2011

Age 77 Somerville Concetta Esposito, daughter of the late Charles and Sally (Mytelka) Esposito and sister of the late George, Robert and Daniel Esposito, died February 28. She is survived by her son Gary and her grandchildren Jacob and Sarah. Funeral Services will be held 1pm on Thursday, March 3 at the Cusick Funeral Home, 80 Mountain Ave., Somerville....

Grace E. Seymour

Grace E. Seymour

Feb 19, 2011

Age 89 Formerly of Parlin Grace E. Seymour, wife of the late Theodore Seymour and mother of the late Jacqueline Berry, died February 16. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and had been a resident of Parlin for over 30 years. Mrs. Seymour worked for General Electric in New York installing transistors for the radios of serviceman during World...

Eileen T. Mayer

Eileen T. Mayer

Feb 17, 2011

Hillsborough Eileen Mayer (nee` Herbert) died at home on February 15 surrounded by her loving family. She was 86. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she resided in East Brunswick for many years before moving to Hillsborough. Prior to her marriage, Mrs. Mayer was an administrator at the Brooklyn Army Base during WWII. One of her duties was to process...

John A. Kelly Iii

John A. Kelly Iii

Feb 14, 2011

Age 76 Nehanic Station, NJ Jack was born on April 22, 1934 in Irvington NJ . He was born and raised in Springfield NJ , the son of Helen (Criqui) and John A (Jack) II. He attended Springfield schools and Seton Hall University . Jack and his Sister Jacqueline (Kel) spent summers in Ocean Gate NJ sailing the waters...

Roberta Fisher

Roberta Fisher

Feb 12, 2011

Age 57 Somerville Roberta (Pieros) Fisher, 57, Loving Wife and Mother, entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 11, with her devoted family by her side, after a long and brave battle with Leukemia. Roberta is survived by her Husband, Jerry Fisher, her grammar school sweetheart, with whom she lived happily until her passing – a remarkable relationship lasting...

Howard B. Condo Jr.

Howard B. Condo Jr.

Feb 7, 2011

Age 69 Somerville Howard B. Condo Jr. died Sunday, February 6, at Somerset Medical Center. Mr. Condo was a life long resident of Somerville. He began his career in education as a teacher for Middlesex High School and then for more than 35 years he was a Supervisor and Director of Business and Vocational Education for Hunterdon Central High...

Thomas D. Purtell

Thomas D. Purtell

Feb 7, 2011

Age 81 Basking Ridge Thomas D. Purtell died February 5, 2011. Mr. Purtell was born in Binghampton, NY and resided in Somerset, NJ for 25 years before moving to Basking Ridge in 1997. He retired as the Distribution Manager for Leviton Manufacturing Co., Long Island, NY and had been a retired Major in the US Air Force Reserves after...