William J. Zupko Sr.
Jul 22, 2026
William J. Zupko Sr., of Perth Amboy, passed away on July 22, 2026, at Millennium Memory Care in Holmdel. He was born in Perth Amboy on August 14, 1930. Bill was an Elementary School Teacher for the South Amboy Board of Education, teaching 5th Grade English and History. He attended Scranton University on a football scholarship and was drafted into...
Melissa Ann Pereira
Jul 19, 2026
Melissa Ann (Rebeck) Pereira of Fords, Passed away on July 19, 2026. She was 49. Born in Perth Amboy, Melissa graduated from Woodbridge High School and attended Penn State University in Scranton, PA. In addition to raising two children, she was a paraprofessional at Colonia High School in Woodbridge.
Melissa is survived by her husband, Matthew Pereira; children: Shane & Danielle...
Dania Venero Febles
Jul 16, 2026
We are deeply grieving the loss of our beloved Mami, Dania Venero Febles. Her heart knew no bounds; she was the absolute definition and true role model of what a mother should be, and always was. Her fierce, protective love shielded her five children, eight grandchildren, her newborn great-granddaughter, her extended in-laws, and her surviving sister and family. Even from...
Albina Hardik
Jul 16, 2026
Albina Hardik passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, NJ.
Born on November 8, 1929 in Lancaster, PA to the late John and Ana Dzado, Albina moved to Czechoslovakia with her parents shortly after her birth. After spending her childhood there, she moved back to the United States when she was...
Rosemarie Cipparulo
Jul 11, 2026
Rosemarie Cipparulo, a respected labor lawyer and Rutgers University lecturer who argued cases before the US Court of Appeals, passed away Saturday in Somerville after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 65.
Rose was born in 1960 in Plainfield to Mary and Alexander Cipparulo, a labor union leader. She grew up with four sisters and a brother in Piscataway....
Caridad nee: Rodriguez Saunders
Jul 8, 2026
Caridad Saunders (née Rodriguez), lovingly known to family and friends as “Cary,” passed away peacefully on July 8, 2026, at the age of 72.
Born on June 17, 1954, in Guantánamo, Cuba, Caridad built a life centered on family, hard work, generosity, and love. She spent many years in Elizabeth and Fords, New Jersey, before making her home in Port St....
Barry F. Berman
Jul 8, 2026
Barry F. Berman, 81, of Union Beach NJ, formerly of Metuchen, NJ, passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. He was born on May 6, 1945, in Perth Amboy, NJ. Barry was the proud founder of the legendary Fords Jewelers and took joy in humbly serving the community for 55 years.
Throughout his life, Barry collected...
Elizabeth Webber
Jul 6, 2026
Elizabeth Webber, age 61, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 6, 2026 in Edison, NJ.
Born in Perth Amboy, NJ on July 12, 1964, Elizabeth has been a lifelong resident of the area. After graduating from high school, Elizabeth settled down with her husband, Walter S. Webber, in Carteret, NJ. She has lived in Edison for the past 13...
Sharon Stephens
Jul 5, 2026
Sharon Stephens, age 80, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ.
She was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 16, 1945. Sharon has been a resident of Metuchen, for the last year, but previously lived in Branchburg and prior to that Westmont in Southern New...
Aurea Perez
Jul 5, 2026
Áurea Perez, age 86, passed away peacefully on 7/05/2026 in Perth Amboy, NJ.
Born on 7/23/1939 in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, Aurea lived a life filled with love, kindness, and dedication to family and friends. She worked as a paraprofessional for 11 years at the Perth Amboy BOE and was known for kindness and helpfulness.
Aurea is survived by Gregorio Pérez, daughter Wanda...
Anna T. Verrico
Jul 3, 2026
Anna Verrico (Marra), age 85 passed away peacefully on July 3, 2026, at her home in Edison. She was born in Colli, Frosinone Italia on June 6, 1941. Anna came to the United States with her family when she was 14 years old in 1960, at age 19, she decided to go back to Italy to marry the man that...
Frederick Carl Toth
Jul 2, 2026
Frederick C. Toth, 67, of Edison, passed away peacefully at St. Joseph Senior Living in Woodbridge. He was born on May 2, 1959, in Perth Amboy. Fred was a Pharmacist with INSMED Pharmaceutical in Bridgewater. He received a BS in Pharmacology from Rutgers University and an MS in Public Health Administration from Seton Hall University. Fred enjoyed wine and traveling,...
Peter R. Terebush, Jr.
Jul 1, 2026
Peter Robert Terebush Jr., age 89, passed away peacefully, with his daughter by his side, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at the VA Medical Center in East Orange, NJ.
He was born on February 7, 1937 in Perth Amboy, NJ to the late Peter Sr. and Agnes Terebush. He grew up in the Fords section of Woodbridge. Peter graduated from Perth...
Linda Carmela Neary
Jul 1, 2026
Linda Carmela Neary, 76, of Monroe Twp. NJ, passed peacefully on Wednesday evening, July 1, 2026 at the Cranbury Center in Monroe Twp, NJ
She was born on February 21, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY, where she had resided for most of her life, before moving to Monroe in 2007.
Linda was a graduate of Fort Hamilton High School with the "Class of...
James Maloney, Sr.
Jul 1, 2026
Jim Maloney, Sr. was born November 19th, 1932
The beginning of a journey that would eventually last over 93 years. He outlasted both his parents, his three siblings, two wives, a daughter in law, and most of his close friends.
He would be the first to acknowledge the tremendous blessing of never losing any of his three children and the miracle of...
Dolores A. Weins
Jun 29, 2026
Dolores Weins (Pojnar), 81, of Edison, passed away peacefully at HMH JFK Medical Center (Hospice) in Edison on Monday, June 29, 2026.
Born in Newark, Dolores lived in Menlo Park Terrace before moving to Edison. In her younger years, she enjoyed bowling, playing softball, volleyball, playing Left Right Center and taking trips to the casinos. She also worked for a short...
Barbara Holzhauer
Jun 27, 2026
Barbara Holzhauer, age 68, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, June 27, 2026 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ.
Born in Yonkers, NY on March 30, 1958 to Charles and Joanne Henning, Barbara has lived in Edison since 1998. Barbara worked as a speech pathologist for the Middlesex County Educational Services Commission.
Barbara is predeceased by her...
Patrick Kennedy
Jun 24, 2026
Patrick Kennedy, 61, of the Fords section of Woodbridge Twp., passed peacefully, in the Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ, with the love of his family at his side, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, on October 11, 1964, he was a lifelong resident of Fords. Patrick was a 1982 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas...
Louise Sutch
Jun 24, 2026
Louise Sutch, 88, of Fords, passed away on June 24, 2026, at the Venetian Care and Rehabilitation Center, South Amboy. She was born in Hazelton, PA, to the Otto and Isabella Corra on February 5, 1938. Louise worked in retail sales most of her life, working at Lerner’s Clothing Store and Bamberger’s Department Store at Menlo Park Mall, Edison.
Louise was...
Thomas John Katchisin, Sr.
Jun 20, 2026
Thomas John Katchisin of Edison was called home on Saturday, June 20th, 2026 passing away at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He was 75 years old.
Born in Jersey City to parents John Andrew Katchisin and Margaret Virginia Katchisin his early years were spent in the town of Spotswood before finally settling in Edison Township where he...
