Joseph Patrick
Jul 31, 2015
Joseph Patrick, 87 of Fords, passed away on July 31, 2015 at home with his family by his side. Born in Fords, Joseph lived most of his life in Fords. He worked for his uncle, Joe Paloti at J. Bar M. Stables in Edison as a trail guide in Roosevelt Park. In addition to horseback riding and fishing, he also...
Ann R. Mccracken
Jul 30, 2015
Ann R. McCracken (nee: Vasil), 97, passed away on July 30, 2015 at her home in Metuchen. She was born in Perth Amboy and has resided in Metuchen since 1951. Ann was a beautician for many years in New Brunswick. She was a member of St. Francis Cathedral in Metuchen and also was an avid reader and enjoyed gardening. She...
Ruby Pearl Dacosta
Jul 28, 2015
Ruby Pearl DaCosta 95, of Fords, entered into eternal rest Tuesday at her home. She was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica, and has resided in Fords for the past 21 years. She was a member of The Church of The Good Shepherd. Ruby was a nurse at St. Mary Infirmary in Jamaica for 28 years before retiring in 1972. She...
Florence Gardella
Jul 27, 2015
Private funeral services were held Saturday, August 1, 2015, for Florence M. (nee: Zetkulic) Gardella, 82, of Lavallette, who passed peacefully on Monday, July 27, 2015 at the Haven Hospice Unit of the JFK Medical Center, Edison. She was born in Perth Amboy and had resided in Lavallette for the last 20 years. Florence was a graduate of Perth Amboy...
Margaret Talak
Jul 25, 2015
Margaret Patrick Talak, 95, of Edison entered into eternal rest Saturday, July 25, 2015. She was born in Fords and was a lifelong resident of Edison. Margaret worked in food service at Ford Motor Plant in Edison for 34 years before retiring in 1982. She was a graduate of Perth Amboy High School and a communicant of Our Lady of...
Edward J. Stern
Jul 23, 2015
Edward J. Stern, 84, of Edison, passed away at his home on July 23, 2015. Born in Newark, Edward lived in Edison for 53 years. He worked for the U.S. Government in military installations in New Jersey and Europe as an Industrial and Avionics Engineer. Edward received his engineering degree from Columbia University in 1957. He enjoyed flying, holding a...
Lydia Singer
Jul 23, 2015
Lydia (Ginzberg) Singer, 92, passed away on July 23, 2015 at the Regency Jewish Heritage Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Somerset, NJ. She was born and raised in Perth Amboy, where she lived until moving to South Amboy in 1998. An active member of Congregation Shaarey Tefiloh in Perth Amboy, she also served as president of its Sisterhood. She was...
Marie Lyons
Jul 23, 2015
Marie Lyons, 68, of Edison, passed away on July 23, 2015, in JFK Medical Center. She was born in Long Branch, NJ, on December 21, 1946. Marie was raised in West Long Branch and had resided in Edison since 1979. She worked for many years as a Clerk at Ft. Monmouth and retired from JC Penney as a Sales...
Thomas Mark Walczak
Jul 22, 2015
Thomas M. Walczak 53 of Middlesex entered into eternal rest Wednesday July 22, 2015 at his home. He was born in Perth Amboy and has resided in Middlesex County for the past 18 years. Tom worked at CVS for the past 15 years and also at Shop Rite for the past 20 years. He was a member of the Delta...
Henry Michael Knapp
Jul 19, 2015
Henry Michael Knapp, 82, passed away on July 19, 2015, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. Born in Elizabeth, he resided in Fords for the past 51 years. He was a Maintenance Mechanic with Trinity Bag in Elizabeth prior to his retirement in 1998. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the VFW...
Joseph Victor Kaschak
Jul 18, 2015
Joseph Victor Kaschak, 86, of Bay Head, entered into eternal rest Saturday July 18, 2015. He was born in Tarrytown, NY, and was formerly of Carteret before his move to Bay Head 14 years ago. Joseph was a Music Teacher in the Old Bridge school system for 31 years before retiring in 1991. He also served as Band Director at...
John Philip Snyder
Jul 18, 2015
John Philip Snyder passed away on July 18, 2015, at the age of 73. He was born in 1941 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania and later moved to New Jersey where he graduated from Metuchen High School in 1959. He received a BA from the University of Maryland, and a Master's Degree in Asian Studies from Seton Hall University....
Ruth F Vanco
Jul 13, 2015
Ruth F. Vanco, 91, of Edison, passed away on July 13, 2015, at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in Edison for the past 60 years. She was a graduate of Woodbridge High School, Class of 1942 and was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace RC Church, Fords. She was predeceased by her husband,...
Giulio S. Ferraro
Jul 13, 2015
Giulio S. Ferraro, 70, of Edison, passed away on July 13, 2015 at Haven Hospice in Edison. He was born in Caserta, Italy and came to the US in 1957, settling on Staten Island. He has resided in Edison for the past 14 years. He attended Port Richmond High School where he was an all-star athlete, winning multiple awards in...
Jetter Eugene Pierce
Jul 13, 2015
Jetter Eugene Pierce, 80, of Perth Amboy, passed away on July 13, 2015, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. Born in Newark, he resided in Parlin before spending his resting days in Perth Amboy with his daughter-in-law, Lisa Boyd. He was employed by Dellapello Paving Company in Union, NJ, for 25 years as a Heavy Equipment Operator. He...
Raymond Ralph Cerreto
Jul 12, 2015
Raymond Ralph Cerreto 70 of Fords, entered into eternal rest Sunday July 12, 2015 at his home. He was born in Newark and has resided in Fords for the past 47 years. He was employed at Hess Refineries for 30 years before retiring. Raymond served his country as a Marine during the Viet Nam War. He was an avid fan...
Carol Conover
Jul 12, 2015
Carol Jane Conover (nee Brems), 86, of Pittstown, NJ, passed away at Country Arch Care Center on July 12, 2015. She was born March 12, 1929, in Perth Amboy. Carol resided in Edison for 50 years before moving to Pittstown. She worked in the family construction business, Conover & Brems, Inc. started by her husband Walter, and father Christian...
John A. Beck, Jr.
Jul 10, 2015
John A. Beck, Jr., 83, of Woodbridge, passed away on July 10, 2015 at Haven Hospice at JFK Hospital, Edison. He was born in Metuchen and resided most of his life in Woodbridge. John retired from the IBEW #456. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Janet (Peake), his son, John A. Beck III and his wife Mary M, his...
Karen Hartel Dzubina
Jul 9, 2015
Karen Hartel Dzubina, 63, of Piscataway, passed peacefully with the love of her family at her side, on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was born in Perth Amboy, raised in Piscataway, moved to Colonia, in 1978, returning back to Piscataway to stay, in 1999. Karen was a graduate of Piscataway High School, with...
Alexander G. Balog
Jul 8, 2015
Alexander G. Balog 93 of Pine Beach entered into eternal rest Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Geraldine Thompson Care Center. He was born in Perth Amboy, formerly of Woodbridge, for 40 years, before moving to Pine Beach, 25 years ago. He was a Naval Architect designing boats with the Welin Davit and Boat Co. in Perth Amboy for 20 years....
