Obituaries

Mar 7, 2025

Maria Robitaille-Andes passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Hackensack Meridian/JFK Medical Center. She was 59.

Maria loved spending time in nature and taking in its beauty. Hiking trails all over New Jersey and Pennsylvania and camping often. She loved nothing more than sitting near a crackling fire and Harmony Ridge Campground...

Mar 5, 2025

Marilyn B. Petrucelli of Edison passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at JFK University Medical Center in Edison. She was 91.

Born in West Orange, Marilyn had lived in Edison for the past 60 years. She was a school teacher at Martin Luther King School in Edison for 25 years retiring in 1999.

Predeceased...

Mar 5, 2025

Harold Stephen Jaffe, 82, of Marlboro Township, passed peacefully on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at JFK Hospital in Edison, NJ.  Born on February 20, 1943, in Maplewood, NJ, he had resided in Marlboro for the past 10 years.  He was a graduate of Columbia High School, Class of 1960, where he excelled in wrestling.  Upon graduation, he...

Mar 5, 2025

Rosita L. Schoemer, 82 of Fords New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Rosita was born in Germany on March 26, 1942. She spent the last 55 years in Fords with her family. Working in insurance, Rosita was employed by Anthem Health in Woodbridge, retiring in 2007. She was also a Deacon at the...

Mar 4, 2025

Raymond B Bock passed away at his home, quietly, with his family at his side during the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Raymond was born and raised in Hoboken NJ. He was one for eight children born to Raymond A. and Christina Carrig Bock.  In 1950 Ray entered the US Navy serving during the...

Mar 3, 2025

J. Joseph "Joe" Perri passed away at home with his family at his side on Monday, March 3, 2025.

Joe was born on New Year's Day, 1933; the son of Eugene and Betty Perri. He grew up in Franklin Township and attended the local elementary and high school.  In 1953 he was inducted into the US Army...

Mar 1, 2025

Our time together was not long enough.  Rosemary Lucanegro Cwalinski, better known as "Rockie," passed on March 1, 2025 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.  Now our hearts are hurting as a loving, caring, uniquely gracious woman has left us.  Rockie and Sax fell in love in 1965, and established their home in Edison, NJ.  Thereafter,...

Feb 28, 2025

William G Trobliger, Jr, 81, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025 at Community Hospital in Toms River.

Born in Rahway, he was the son of the late Helen and William G Trobliger, Sr. In October, 1967 Bill entered the US Army, serving during the Vietnam War. After he returned to the area after his military service,...

Feb 28, 2025

The family of Eleanore Hasinec Both of Edison, NJ is saddened to announce her passing on Friday, February 28, 2025, at the age of 97 years.

Eleanore Both was born in Perth Amboy on January 12, 1928. She came from a large family with predeceased sisters; Mary, Annie, Veronica, Jill and a surviving sister, Margie and a...

Feb 26, 2025

Anthony "Tony" Rosmos, 83, a resident of the Menlo Park Veterans Memorial Home, Edison, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at the John F Kennedy Medical Center in Edison.

He was born in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge Twp and had resided in Manchester before moving to the Veterans Home in 2022.

Tony...

Feb 23, 2025

Olga Monush, 95, of Woodbridge Township passed away peacefully on February 23rd, 2025 after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year. Olga, the devoted daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth, was born on November 2nd, 1929 – a light at the start of The Great Depression. She lived most of her life in Hopelawn, working at the Perth...

Feb 23, 2025

Francis J. Killmurray, 90, of Sewaren, (better known as Frank) passed away on February 23, 2025, at JFK Medical Center in Edison.  Born on May 1, 1934, to M. Joseph and Rose E. Killmurray (nee Morris) in Perth Amboy, he lived in Perth Amboy and Woodbridge until his move to Sewaren in 1963.

He was a veteran...

Feb 21, 2025

Christina C. Taylor, 80, of Plainfield, NJ passed away peacefully at home on February 21, 2025. She was born March 18, 1944, at Camp Mackall Military Base in NC. Tina was a graduate of East High School in Auburn, NY, Class of 1962 and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, Class of 1973. She was the founder, owner and...

Feb 21, 2025

Robert S. Sager, 47, of Iselin, passed away on February 21, 2025, at JFK Medical Center. He was born in Edison on July 31, 1977. Rob was a graduate of John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in Iselin, Class of 1995.  He was an Autobody Mechanic for V&F Autobody in Keyport. Rob loved his dogs, especialy his dog Rusty,...

Feb 17, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce that Ronald C. Epstein passed away peacefully on February 18, 2025, at precisely the closing bell of the NY Stock Exchange.  His wit, charm and humor will be deeply missed by all those who knew and loved him.

Ron was born on May 5th, 1931 in Perth Amboy, NJ.  ...

Feb 17, 2025

Shirley Ann Doerer of Fords, passed away at Princeton Medical Center at Plainsboro on Monday, February 17, 2025. She was 89.

Born and raised in Summit Hill, PA Shirley lived in Fords for over 80 years. Before retiring she was an insurance claims adjustor for Great West Insurance Co. in Piscataway.

Shirley was predeceased by...

Feb 14, 2025

Gloria E. Rodriguez peacefully entered into eternal rest on February 14, 2025. She was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, and came to New York as a child. She grew up on Jackson Avenue in the Bronx, New York, a diverse and vibrant neighborhood that shaped her into the remarkable woman she became. Observing and learning from...

Feb 14, 2025

Paul B. Coleman, (91) of Edison, passed away peacefully at his home during the early morning hours of Friday, February 14, 2025 with his family by his side.

Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Paul was raised in Fords where he attended Our Lady of Peace School and Woodbridge High School.

He enlisted into the United States...

Feb 12, 2025

Pearl Gatling, more often known as Mother Pearl" or "Mother Gatling," passed away just shy of her 102nd birthday on February 12, 2025. She was born on March 12th, 1923, in New Brunswick New Jersey to Trinidadian immigrants Charles and Mabel Hewitt. She was the youngest of three children, Cecil Hewitt and Doris Hewitt Griffin, who precede...

Feb 10, 2025

JoAnn Tamagnini Meany passed away at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital on Monday, February 10, 2025. She was 70.

Jo Ann was born in New Brunswick to Anthony and Frances Tamagnini on December 9, 1954. She was the last living of three siblings - her brothers Joseph and Anthony, and is survived by her son Connor. She...