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Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

Joseph H. Prejean
Feb 5, 2011
Age 87 Somerville Joseph H. Prejean died February 3 at Somerset Medical Center. He was born in Iota, LA and resided in Manville for 40 years before retiring to LaBelle and Brooksville, Florida. Mr. Prejean moved back to New Jersey to be closer to his daughter Michele in Somerville last year. He retired in 1985 after 38 years with...

Andrea Sophia Wilk
Jan 31, 2011
Age 27 Formerly of Neshanic section of Hillsborough Andrea Sophia Wilk, daughter of the late John Wilk, died January 28, 2011. Andrea was born in Somerville and resided in the Neshanic section of Hillsborough for 25 years before moving to Middlesex County recently. She was a former medical assistant at St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, working primarily in...

Robert L. Wechsler
Jan 31, 2011
Age 82 Bridgewater Robert L. Wechsler, 82, of Bridgewater, passed away peacefully at home in the arms of his family on Saturday, January 29, 2011. He was born in Indianapolis, IN and moved to New Jersey in 1951 to serve in the Army. He was a graduate of Notre Dame University with a degree in Chemical Engineering and was...

William Miller Jr.
Jan 18, 2011
Somerville William Miller Jr., lovingly known as "Butteroll", went to be with the Lord on January 14 after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born on July 20, 1955 in Somerville. A Funeral Service will be held 11am on Thursday, January 20 at the Cusick Funeral Home, 80 Mountain Ave., Somerville, preceded by visitation beginning at 10am....

Domenic John Pirone
Jan 7, 2011
Hillsborough Formerly of Bound Brook Domenic J. Pirone died peacefully early Friday morning, January 7th surrounded by his loving son and grandsons. The devoted husband of the late Lida Pirone and the loving father of Carmine and the late Leonard Pirone. He is also survived by his grandsons Steven, Neil and Domenic, with their mother Laura and his sisters...

James P. Ahlborn
Jan 7, 2011
Age 54 Shohola, PA Formerly of Somerville James P. Ahlborn died suddenly at home on January 5 in Shohola, PA. Jim was born in Brooklyn, NY and resided in Somerville for 30 years before moving to Shohola, PA in 1987. He was a former supervisor for Avdel Co. of Parsippany, NJ. and a member of the Fraternal Order of...

Stanley A. Groza
Dec 27, 2010
Age 60 Manville Stanley A. Groza died December 26 at Somerset Medical Center. A life long resident of Manville, Mr. Groza was a 1969 graduate of Manville High School. He was employed as a cabinet maker for A&R Bothers of Hillsborough from 1969 until 1986. Surviving are his wife Diane and a daughter Mary Mizov and her husband, Mark...

Thomas J. Story
Dec 21, 2010
Manahawkin Formerly of Hillsborough Thomas J. Story, beloved husband and devoted father, passed away on December 21 in Southern Ocean Medical Center (SOCH). He is survived by his wife, Dorothy E. Story, a retired business teacher/supervisor from Manville High School, Manville, NJ. His children are Kimberly Ann of Somerville and James Robert of Manahawkin. His one grandson, Jacob L....

John M. Manning Sr.
Dec 20, 2010
John (Jack) M. Manning Sr.,79, a quiet gentleman and life long resident of Somerville died December 19. His wife Virginia predeceased him in 2000. Mr. Manning was a self employed mason contractor for 40 years retiring in 1990. He was a 1950 graduate of Somerville High School and a devoted member of the Immaculate Conception Church. Surviving are his...

Lida Pirone
Dec 14, 2010
Age 78 Hillsborough Lida Pirone died peacefully early Tuesday morning, December 14. She was the devoted wife of Domenic and the loving mother of Carmine and the late Leonard. Mrs. Pirone also leaves behind her cherished grandsons Steve, Neil and Domenic, with their mother Laura. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9:30am on Friday, December 17 at...

Marie Sobel
Dec 14, 2010
Age 97 Bridgewater Marie B. Sobel died Tuesday, December 14, at the New Jersey Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater. Mrs. Sobel was the wife of the late Joseph Sobel who died in 1991. She was born in Annandale and was a resident of Bridgewater for over 50 years. A graduate of the Somerset Hospital, now Somerset Medical Center, School...

Carmen Lapola
Dec 7, 2010
Age 62 Somerville Carmen Lapola, known to many as Carmencita, died December 6 at Somerset Medical Center. She was born in Queens, NY "En El Barrio" section which she described to her children and grandchildren in personal stories of her old days. The eldest daughter of five children born to the late Angela and Armando Gonzalez, Carmen came to...

Ruth I. Haley
Dec 7, 2010
Age 101 Bridgewater Ruth I. Haley, mother of the late John Ludington, died December 7. Her residences included Rahway for 60 years and then Somerville before moving to Bridgewater in 2000. Ruth is survived by a daughter Toni R. Moore of Somerville and a daughter in law Ann Ludington of Toms River, 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral...

Marion Alles
Dec 4, 2010
age 86 Bridgewater Marion (Suz) Alles died at home in Bridgewater on December 2. Mrs. Alles was born in Lowell, MA and has been a resident of Bridgewater for 52 years. She received her Nursing Degree from St. Joseph's Hospital in Lowell, MA and went onto becoming an original flight attendant, stewardess at that time, for American Airlines in...

Frank R. Stanton
Dec 4, 2010
Bayville, NJ Formerly of Browntown, PA Frank R. Stanton,84, died December 3 with his family at his side. He was born in Pittstown, PA in 1926 and grew up in Browntown, PA and then resided in Parsippany, NJ for 28 years before moving to Bayville in 1992. Mr. Stanton was employed by Midway Co. in Lodi, NJ for 20...

Cathy Creasy
Nov 30, 2010
Age 70 Somerville Cathy (Carroll) Creasy died November 24. Cathy was the mother of the late Harry Creasy and sister of the late Joe and John Carroll. She was born in Raritan and lived in Somerville most of her life. Mrs. Creasy is survived by her son Kenneth, 4 grandchildren and a sister Linda Ponzio. A Mass of Christian...

Josephine Galacki Ogiba
Nov 30, 2010
Bridgewater Josephine Galacki Ogiba, age 93, entered into eternal rest on Thursday November 25,2010 at her home in Bridgewater. Born March 17, 1917, in Great Barrington, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Peter and Catherine (Babinski) Galacki, and has been a resident of Bridgewater since 1951. Josephine was a full time homemaker and a faithful communicant of...

Fred E. Soriano
Nov 30, 2010
Age 69 Formerly of Somerville Fred E. Soriano, 69, was born on April 13, 1941 in Plainfield and passed away quietly on November 27. Fred was a 1959 graduate of Somerville High School and was active in all their music programs. He was a former organist for the Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville. Mr. Soriano attended St. Bonaventure University...

Amerigo A. Passariello
Nov 9, 2010
Amerigo A. Passariello,92, entered into eternal rest on November 8 . He was born in Manhattan, NY and has been a resident of Bridgewater for over 70 years. Mr. Passariello was a long term butcher and meat cutter for the A&P Supermarkets having worked in Somerville and other towns before retiring from the Pluckemin store at the age of...

Steven P. Walter
Oct 20, 2010
Steven P. Walter, 49, of Chicago, Ill., died Sunday evening, October 10, 2010. at Rush University Medical Center, Illinois. He was born in Somerville, NJ., October 16, 1960. He granuated from Immaculata High School in 1978. He attended the University of Scranton, where he received BS and Masters degrees in both Economics/Finance and History, graduating. He pursued a PhD...
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