Robert Falk
Aug 7, 2015
Robert Falk, 90, of Lakewood, passed away at home on August 7, 2015. Born in Fulda, Germany, he was formerly a resident of Fords having moved to Lakewood 12 years ago. He was a former member of Temple Adath Israel in Woodbridge and one of the Founders of Congregation Beth Sholom in Iselin. He was involved with the Diabetes...
Helen Mary Worobey
Aug 7, 2015
Helen Mary Worobey 92, of Perth Amboy entered into eternal rest Friday August 7, 2015 at St. Joseph's Nursing Home in Woodbridge. She was born in Perth Amboy and was a lifelong resident of the city. Helen was a communicant of St. Mary's R C Church in Perth Amboy and a life member of the Knights of Columbus council #299...
William J Page
Aug 6, 2015
William J. Page 84, of Woodbridge entered into eternal rest, Thursday August 6, 2015 at his home. He was born in Newark, and has resided in the Edison and Woodbridge area for the past 30 years. William was a Quality Control Inspector at MAC Products in Kearny for 10 years before retiring in 1995. He served his country in the...
Beatrice M Kemmerer
Aug 6, 2015
Beatrice M Kemmerer 88, of Brick entered into eternal rest, Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Brandywine at the Gables in Brick. She was born in Perth Amboy and formerly of Metuchen and Lavallette before moving to Brick 16 years ago. Beatrice was an x-ray Technician for many years before retiring in 1993. Bea is survived by her sons August Polacco...
Roy S Doctofsky
Aug 2, 2015
Roy S. Doctofsky, 86, of Marlboro passed away on August 2, 2015. He was a Perth Amboy native and resided there through high school. He raised his family in Holmdel and has resided in Marlboro for the last 9 years. He graduated from Rutgers College of Pharmacy in 1951. Roy was the proud owner of Publix Pharmacy in Woodbridge from...
John William Adamshick
Jul 31, 2015
John William Adamshick, 50, a lifelong resident of Perth Amboy, passed peacefully at home on July 31, 2015. John was a graduate of the Ukrainian Assumption School and Perth Amboy High School, where he had been a member of the Marching Band and Stage Band, which fueled his lifelong passion for playing the drums. John also was an avid fisherman....
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...
