Obituaries

Mar 26, 2018

Clifton Harley Pierce, Sr. 57, of Colonia, entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 26, 2018 at his home. Born in Camden and formerly of Carteret, he had resided in Colonia for the last 10 years. He so proudly served his country in the US Navy and was recipient of the Navy Expeditionary Medal and Service Deployment Ribbons, and until...

Mar 24, 2018

Marie A. Hagan (nee: Mendez), 79, passed away on March 24, 2018 at her residence in Jackson. She was born in Newark and resided in Jackson for 20 years. Marie was a department supervisor for Sterns in Woodbridge Center. She is survived by her children: Frank, Jeffery, Gina Miller and Donna, also survived by her grandchildren that she loved spending...

Mar 22, 2018

Michelle Marie Chaloka 41, of Edison, entered into eternal rest, March 22, 2018 at JFK Medical Center in Edison.  She was born in Morristown and was a lifelong resident of Edison.

Michelle was a counselor at Freedom House in Clinton for the past year.  She was a student at Raritan Valley Community College where she belonged to...

Mar 20, 2018

Obituary of Andrew J. Kurucz

Andrew J. Kurucz, 95, of Hopelawn, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Venetian Care & Rehabilitation Center in South Amboy. Mr. Kurucz was born in Kis Nemedi, Hungary to the late Stephen and Veronica Papp Kurucz and had lived the last sixty seven years in Hopelawn. Mr. Kurucz was a US Army...

Mar 18, 2018

Marie E. (nee: Rolfe) Halsey, 80, of Edison, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at the Parker at Mc Carrick Care Center in Somerset. Born in New Brunswick she had been a lifelong resident of Edison. She was a graduate of New Brunswick High School. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, James, who died in 2013; her...

Mar 17, 2018

Michael Danciak, 71, of Dunellen, passed away at Somerset Medical Center on March 17, 2018. He was born in Plainfield, NJ on July 29, 1946. Michael was self- employed as an Information Technology Specialist. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Scotch Plains. He enjoyed traveling, going to flea markets and was...

Mar 15, 2018

Janet Beck 80, of Metuchen, died peacefully at her home, with her family at her side, on March 15, 2018.  She was born in Teaneck, and was formerly of Woodbridge before moving to Metuchen 3 years ago.

Janet retired as an Executive Assistant with PNC Bank in Fords, after many years.

She was predeceased by...

Mar 14, 2018

Lucille Ann Luciano 74, of Toms River, entered into eternal rest, March 14, 2018 at Community Memorial Hospital in Toms River.  She was born in Newark, and was formerly of Nutley and Fords, before moving to Toms River 12 years ago.

Lucille is survived by her husband Ernest, her children Joseph and his wife Tina of Milltown,...

Mar 10, 2018

Carl A. Kwiatkowski, 77, formerly of Fords, passed away on March 10, 2018 at JFK Hartwyck Edison Rehab. He was born in Perth Amboy and resided in Fords for most of his life before moving to Edison. Carl was a Pre-Coordinator for 35 years with Macro Media Publishing which is now the Home News Tribune before retiring in 1995. He...

Mar 9, 2018

Susan Leilani Schrader, 58, of Edison, passed away on March 9, 2018 in Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick. Born on the Patrick Air Force Base in Merritt Island, Florida on October 13, 1959 to her late mother Joanne E. Hudson and surviving father Richard R. Schrader. She resided in Florida and California before moving to New Jersey. Susan...

Mar 9, 2018

Jane "Kay" Kuzmich, 89, of Edison, passed peacefully at home on Friday, March 9, 2018.  Born and raised in Perth Amboy and formerly of Colonia and Rahway, she had resided in Edison for the last 4 years.  She had been a graduate of Perth Amboy High School and the Perth Amboy School of Nursing.  She retired in 1989, after serving...

Mar 9, 2018

Obituary of Donald R. Harper

Donald R. "Don" Harper, 82, of Iselin, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018 at the JFK Haven Hospice in Edison. Mr. Harper was born in Jersey City to the late Robert and Lucy Warshany Harper and had previously lived in Monroe before he moving to Iselin one year ago.

Mr. Harper was...

Mar 6, 2018

Richard J. Denes, Sr. 80 passed away peacefully in JFK Hospice on March 6, 2018. Born in Fords until the age of 2, when he moved to Perth Amboy until marriage in 1960, then to Hopelawn. Growing up, Rich was never without a job: Newspaper delivery, stock clerk at Lobels Children's Store, soda jerk at Arky's Drug Store, Raders Floral...

Mar 4, 2018

Thomas J. Walsh, 94, of Menlo Park Terrace, passed away at Rahway Hospital on March 4, 2018. He was born in New York City on September 5, 1923. Thomas was a Firefighter for the New York City Fire Department before he retired. He served in the US Navy during WWII. He was a member of the American Legion, the...

Mar 4, 2018

Loretta Foley, 102, of Rockville, Maryland, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2018.  Born in Brooklyn, NY, to the late George Duffy and Rosezella Robson Duffy, she resided in Edison prior to moving to Maryland 14 years ago.

Loretta was predeceased by her beloved husband, John R. Foley.   She leaves to cherish her memory her loving daughter,...

Mar 3, 2018

Obituary of Helen C. Manton Helen C. (Haberkorn) Manton, 95, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the Hamilton Arms Center in Lancaster, PA. Mrs. Manton was born in Perth Amboy to the late Albert and Esther Haberkorn and had lived most of her life in Fords before moving to Lancaster six years ago. Helen was a devoted...

Mar 2, 2018

Obituary of Marcella G. Augusto Marcella G. Augusto, 85, of Edison, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at the J.F.K. Medical Center in Edison. Mrs. Augusto was born in Plainfield to the late Marcelino and Lena Morella Gonzalez and had lived most of her life in Edison. She was employed by Frigidaire in Edison as an assembler for twenty five...

Mar 2, 2018

Dennis P. May, 73, passed away on March 2, 2018. Born in North Bergen, to John and Marion May, Dennis had lived in Woodbridge, Perth Amboy, and Englishtown before settling in Virginia 10 years ago.  He served his country proudly in the US Army during the Vietnam War.  Dennis was a Field Engineer with Verizon for 30 years prior to...

Mar 1, 2018

Frances Knapp, 89, of Fords entered into eternal rest March 1, 2018, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy.  She was born in Perth Amboy and was a long time resident of Fords.

Frances was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace R C Church in Fords and an avid bowler.

She was predeceased...

Mar 1, 2018

Obituary of Jozsef Marko

Jozsef Marko, 83, of Edison, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the J.F.K. Medical Center in Edison. Mr. Marko was born in Mezoors Hungary to the late Viktor and the Anna Toth Marko and had lived in Edison the last fifty five years.

He was employed with Edison Asphalt as a machine...