Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Somerville, Bridgewater, Branchburg and surrounding areas

James P. Ahlborn

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Joseph Poplowski

Joseph Poplowski

Oct 13, 2010

Joseph Poplowski of Aiken SC , formerly of Somerville NJ passed away October 12 at his home after a long illness. He was the son of the late Joseph and Genevieve (Jean) Poplowski of Sayreville NJ. He was a graduate of St. Peter’s High School in New Brunswick NJ where he was named Mr. Basketball 1960. He was a...

George F. Taylor

George F. Taylor

Oct 13, 2010

Vero Beach, FL. George F. Taylor, 71, of Vero Beach, Fl. died Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at the Indian River Medical Center. Mr. Taylor was born, October 25, 1938 in Somerville, NJ and moved to Vero Beach 26 years ago from New Jersey. He followed his family tradition and became a Firefighter. Later in life, Mr. Taylor became the...

Mary Rita Tezlaf

Mary Rita Tezlaf

Sep 27, 2010

Mary “Rita” Tezlaf, 92, died peacefully at her son’s home in Pattenburg, NJ Saturday September 25th after a brief illness. She was born July 10, 1918 in Bayonne, NJ to her parents Valentine and Veronika Zavada. She graduated from Bayonne High School in 1935 and worked at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. In 1955 Mary moved to...

Mary Louise Elena Dallessio

Mary Louise Elena Dallessio

Sep 27, 2010

November 9, 1932 – September 26 , 2010 Mary Louise Dallessio (nee Scannicchio), 77, of Somerville passed from this world on September 26, 2010. She will be missed for the smile she brought to the faces of family and friends. Born in Manville, Mary was the 6th child of Thomas and Elena Scannicchio. While a student at Bound Brook...

Peter A. Staats

Peter A. Staats

Aug 9, 2010

Peter A. Staats,92, entered into God's eternal care on Friday August 6 as a result of complications following surgery at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born in Belle Mead in the house where he has lived his entire life. Peter was a retired farmer who took agriculture courses at Rutgers University and a very active...