Vera A. Lesko
Nov 20, 2017
Obituary of Vera A. Lesko Vera A. Lesko, 97, of Hopelawn, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017 at the Amboy Care Center in Perth Amboy. Mrs. Lesko was born in Hopelawn to the late Joseph and Elizabeth Horvath and had resided there all of her life. Vera was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker. She was a member of the...
Frances Julia Fisco
Nov 19, 2017
Frances Julia Fisco 89 of Toms River, entered into eternal rest November 19, 2017 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center. She was born in Union City, and was formerly of Edison for 49 years, before moving to Toms River in 2016.
Fran was a Transportation Administrator at Johnson and Johnson in Piscataway for 39 years before...
John Lederer
Nov 19, 2017
John Lederer, 95, of Monroe Twp., passed away on November 19, 2017, at University Medical Center of Princeton. He was born on December 30, 1921 in Prague. John resided in Perth Amboy before moving to Monroe in 1986. He was an Insurance Salesman for the Equitable Life insurance Company. He was a Congregant of Temple Beth Mordaci and enjoyed...
Ruth F. Epstein
Nov 17, 2017
Ruth F. Epstein, 93, of Madison, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2017, at her spiritual son and daughter's home, in Edison. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Ruth had been a resident of Madison for 53 years. She was an Elementary School Teacher receiving her MA from Bank Street College, then later receiving her MSW from Rutgers University and working as...
Veronica Good
Nov 16, 2017
Veronica Good, 95, passed away on November 16, 2017, at her home in Edison. She was born in Fords and had resided in Edison since 1965. Veronica was a Wire Transfer Agent for 17 years with Mid-Atlantic Bank in Edison, retiring in 1997. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church in Fords, a member of the Altar...
Bill Sklarz
Nov 15, 2017
Bill Sklarz, 92, of Edison, passed away at Overlook Hospital on November 15, 2017. He was born in Manhattan on May 19, 1925. Bill was a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School in NYC, Class of 1942, and a graduate of Cornell University, Class of 1946. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Bill was retired as a...
Antoinette Ann Valentini
Nov 15, 2017
Antoinette "Ann" Valentini, 91, of Fords, passed peacefully on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, with her loved ones at her side. Born in Bronx, NY, she had resided in Fords since 1954. She retired from Macy's Menlo Park in Edison, with over 30 years of service. She had been a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church, Fords. She was predeceased...
Audrey Bianco
Nov 10, 2017
Audrey Bianco, 85 Metuchen, passed peacefully on Friday, November 10, 2017 at her home. Born in Perth Amboy, she was a lifelong resident of Metuchen and a graduate of Metuchen High School, with the class of 1947. She was a communicant of St Francis Cathedral Metuchen. Audrey was predeceased by her beloved husband, Santo Joseph Bianco, her son, Michael Bianco...
Joseph E. Reilly
Nov 10, 2017
Joseph E. Reilly 52, of Westfield, entered into eternal rest, November 10, 2017 at JFK Haven Hospice. He was born in New Brunswick and was formerly of Edison before moving to Westfield 15 years ago. He worked as an S. E. for Ford Motor Company for 24 years, and was a member of the Italian American Club in Edison....
Elizabeth E. Kosmyna
Nov 5, 2017
Obituary of Elizabeth E. Kosmyna
Elizabeth E. Kosmyna, 97, of Perth Amboy, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. Mrs. Kosmyna was born in Perth Amboy to the late Michael and Rose Orszag and was a lifelong resident of the city.
She was employed as a seamstress for Cadillac...
Theodosia Eskow
Nov 5, 2017
Theodosia Eskow passed away peacefully on November 5, 2017, the day of her 107 th birthday. Born in Hungary in 1910 to Moritz and Rose Katz, Theodosia (Theo) was raised in New Brunswick, NJ. She married Dr. Jack Eskow in 1940 and resided in Perth Amboy where she lived until 2013 when she moved to Livingston to live with...
Fernando "Fred" Vacca
Nov 4, 2017
Fernando "Fred" Vacca, 65 of Fords, passed peacefully on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at the Raritan Bay Medical Center, in Perth Amboy. Born in Gusto Italy, he had resided in Newark before moving to Fords in 1993. He was a lifelong mechanic, and also drove for Fleet Car Carriers of Port Elizabeth. Fred was an avid drag racer and enjoyed...
Orfilio Chaviano
Nov 3, 2017
Orfilio Chaviano, 85, of Old Bridge, passed peacefully, with his children at his side, on Friday, November 3, 2017 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital , New Brunswick. He was born in Santa Clara, Cuba and had resided in Perth Amboy from 1975 until 1995 before moving to Old Bridge. He had owned and operated the "Alicea Supermarket" at...
Claire Walkoczy
Nov 3, 2017
Claire Walkoczy Cherished wife and mother, loved to laugh Claire Walkoczy, (nee Szulecki) passed away peacefully at home in Iselin, with family at her side on Friday, November 3, 2017. She was 91 years old. Claire was born to Edward and Valentina Szulecki of Perth Amboy, NJ where she was raised and attended school. In 1944, she married John "Ted"...
Matthew R. Kiernan
Nov 2, 2017
Matthew R. Kiernan, 75, formerly of Menlo Park Terrace, passed away on November 2, 2017 at his home in Gambrills, MD. He was born in Jersey City and had resided in Menlo Park Terrace for 48 years before moving to Gambrills two years ago. Matthew was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Vietnam War. He was a...
Urooj Celeste Aftab
Oct 30, 2017
Urooj Celeste Aftab, 32, of Perth Amboy, entered into eternal rest on October 30, 2017. She was born in Pakistan and has resided in Perth Amboy for the past year-and-a-half.
She is survived by her parents, Aftab J. Shah and Ludvica Bukhah of Perth Amboy; her sister, Zhiwei Peng of Perth Amboy; her second mom, Mary Anne...
Joseph A. "Rex" Critelli
Oct 30, 2017
Joseph A. "Rex" Critelli, 95, of Perth Amboy, entered into eternal rest, October 30, 2017, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge. He was born in Perth Amboy and was a lifelong resident of the city. Joseph owned Rex Auto Body Service in Perth Amboy for 30 years before retiring in 1979. He then worked in Auto Body Maintenance...
Martha N. Masucci
Oct 30, 2017
Martha N. Masucci, 56, of Perth Amboy entered into eternal rest on October 30, 2017, at her home. She was born in Cuba and had resided in Perth Amboy for the past 35 years.
Martha was a Special Services Representative with Metuchen Savings Bank, in Metuchen, for the past 14 years. She was previously with First Savings...
Patricia Smith-Gerhardt
Oct 29, 2017
Obituary of Patricia Smith-Gerhardt
Patricia Smith-Gerhardt, 85, of Roselle , passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the Center for Hope Hospice and Palliative Care in Scotch Plains. She was born in Newark to the late Chester and Rose Rota and had previously lived in Westfield, Fords And Venice, FL before moving to Roselle .
Patricia spent...
James Red Ogorek
Oct 27, 2017
James "Red" Ogorek, of Fords, passed away, on October 27, 2017, at JFK Medical Center. He was born July 2, 1955, in New Brunswick. Red worked as a Letter Carrier for the Perth Amboy Post Office for many years and as a Delivery Driver for the Fords Post Office. He resided in Perth Amboy for many years before moving...
