Obituaries

Apr 24, 2014

Frank Schebece, 80 of Edison, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at RWJUH at Rahway.

He served in the U.S. Army and was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church in Fords. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and had resided in Edison the last 50 years.

He...

Apr 23, 2014

Mark L. Feibush, 68 of Clark, passed away on April 23, 2014 at his home. He was born in Newark and resided in Fords before moving to Clark in 1973. Mark was a research and developer chemist for L'Oreal in Clark for 30 years, retiring in 2004. He is predeceased by his parents, Michael and Rose (Turtletaub), and his...

Apr 20, 2014

Mary Evelyn Peterson

Sunrise : May 13 1936 ------------- Sunset : April 20, 2014

Mary Evelyn Peterson, 77, entered into eternal peace on Sunday, April 20, 2014, at the Arista Care at Alameda Center – Perth Amboy New Jersey

Mary was born May 13 1936, in...

Apr 20, 2014

Arlene P. Schicker 76, of Fords, entered into eternal rest, Sunday April 20, 2014 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Fords and was a life long resident of the community.

Arlene was a Guidance Counselor and Algebra teacher at Fords Middle School and Woodbridge High...

Apr 19, 2014

Josephine M. Droppa, 84, of Edison Passed away on April 19, 2014, in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center. She was a Senior Registration Clerk at Rutgers University. She was a communicant of St. Matthew's Church in Edison.

A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, Josephine took pride in many things. Among them was her later-in-life career at...

Apr 18, 2014

John Dellitalia, 63, of Metuchen, passed away on April 18, 2014 at JFKMedicalCenter.  He was born in Orange, NJ on October 16, 1950.  He has resided in Metuchen since 1998. John was retired from Home Depot, where he worked as the Supervisor of Contractors. He enjoyed gardening.

He is survived by his wife Donna Dellitalia of Metuchen;...

Apr 17, 2014

Theresa A. Gutowski, 84, of Menlo Park Terrace, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her home.

She was born in Newark and had resided in Menlo Park Terrace for the past 59 years.

She was employed as a secretary for the Specialty Insurance Agency, in Brick.

She was a communicant...

Apr 16, 2014

Elda (Maffei) Scotto-d'Abusco, 79 years old, passed away Wednesday April 16, 2014 at her home in Colonia, NJ. She was born in Perth Amboy, where she lived for 32 years before moving to Colonia in 1966. She received her bachelor's degree from Douglas College and went on to teach English at Edison High School, Edison,NJ. "Mrs Scotti" taught many grateful...

Apr 15, 2014

Eleanor Ann Bates, 75, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, she was a graduate of St. Mary's High School. Her lifelong dedication to nursing, her faith, and love of family took her on a life's journey full of many wonderful experiences.

After graduating from Jersey City Medical Center she...

Apr 12, 2014

Michael A. Stella 80, of Port Reading, entered into eternal rest Saturday April 12, 2014 at his home. He was born in Jersey City, and has resided in Port Reading for the past 52 years.

Michael was a truck driver with Teamsters Local #641 in Union for 35 years before retiring in 1996.

He was...

Apr 12, 2014

Anthony ("Tony") J. Haiduk 80, of Perth Amboy entered into eternal rest Saturday April 12, 2014, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. He was born in Perth Amboy and was a lifelong resident of the city.  Tony was a member of Perth Amboy High School class of 1952. Tony was a computer operator for Middlesex County College in...

Apr 11, 2014

John R. Salerno, Sr., 66, of Colonia, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 11, 2014 at RWJ Hospital at Rahway. He was born in Culver City, CA, was formerly of Perth Amboy, and has resided in Colonia for the last 20 years. He was a retired union carpenter with Local # 821 of Springfield for over 25 years, before retiring...

Apr 10, 2014

Mary V. Daly, 97, of Woodbridge passed away peacefully on April 10, 2014. Born in Bayonne, Mary had resided in Fords, Woodbridge and Edison. Mary was a retired office clerk for Chevron Oil, Perth Amboy.

Mary worked part time in Bamberger's Department Store, Menlo Park. She was a former member of the St. James Church, where she...

Apr 10, 2014

Dolores M. Cooper (Medieros), 81, of Edison, passed away on April 10, 2014, at the New Jersey Veteran's Memorial Home in Menlo Park Terrace.  Born  in Perth Amboy, she lived most of her life in Middlesex County.  She worked as a Hostess for over 29 years at Jack Cooper's Deli which she co-owned and operated with her husband.

Apr 8, 2014

Joseph R. Dunn, 87, of Somerset, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at St. Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick.  He was born in Newark, and was formerly of Metuchen where he had resided until moving to Somerset in 1980. He was a U.S Navy Veteran of WW II, serving in the Pacific Theatre, where he had been...

Apr 8, 2014

John "Jack" G. Capik, 70, of Edison, passed away, at JFK Medical Center on April 8, 2014. He was born in Perth Amboy on July 4, 1943. He resided in Edison for the last 42 years. He was a graduate of Woodbridge High School, Class of 1961. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam conflict. Jack was the...

Apr 7, 2014

Eleanor A. Peterson, 91, of Edison, passed away at JFK Medical Center on, April 7, 2014. She was born in Perth Amboy on July 18, 1922. Eleanor resided in Edison since 1949. She graduated from the City Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1946 with Honors. She was a Registered Nurse for 38 years at the...

Apr 4, 2014

Pedro Castro, 92, of Perth Amboy, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2014, at Arista Care at Alameda Center, Perth Amboy. Born in Peru, Pedro had lived in Perth Amboy since 2001.

Pedro is predeceased by his wife, Bertha Mendoza DeCastro.

He is...

Apr 1, 2014

Juanita Ann Olkusz, 83 of Fords, NJ took in a deep breath of Heaven's pure air, regained her eyesight and saw Jesus, her Savior, at 1:53 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014. She was born in Perth Amboy, raised in Woodbridge, before moving to Fords in 1958. She was a graduate of Perth Amboy High School's class of 1948. She was...

Mar 31, 2014

Dorothy P. Zimmerman (nee: Healy) of Menlo Park Terrace passed away on March 31, 2014 at St. Joseph's Senior Home in Woodbridge. She was born in Long Branch and resided in Menlo Park Terrace for 58 years. Dorothy was a nurse at RooseveltHospital for 22 years, retiring in 1990.

She was a communicant at St. Cecelia Church...