John Bender
Jun 23, 2012
John Bender, passed away Saturday June 23, 2012. Mr. Bender was the Salutatorian of his graduating class at Perth Amboy High School in NJ. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Rutgers College of Arts and Sciences in New Brunswick, NJ. He was the fourth recipient of a Rutgers PhD. in mathematics. Mr. Bender had a long and distinguished...
Philip Ianiro
Jun 19, 2012
Philip Ianiro 58, of Fords, entered into eternal rest, Tuesday June 19, 2012, at the J F K Medical Center in Edison. He was born in Jersey City and has resided in Fords for the past 12 Years. Philip was a Mail Handler with the United States Postal Service for 39 years. Philip was predeceased by his parents Carmine and...
Mary Reid
Jun 18, 2012
Mary Reid (nee: Mannion-Manning), passed away on June 18, 2012, at Care One in East Brunswick. She was born on May 7, 1929, in New York City, grew up in Perth Amboy and has been a resident of Edison since 1949. Mary was employed by the United States Postal Service in Edison (Kilmer) as a phone operator for 20 years,...
Theresa "Candy" Kubick
Jun 17, 2012
Theresa "Candy" Kubick, 63, of Old Bridge, entered into eternal rest Sunday, June 17, 2012 at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was born in Perth Amboy and has resided in Old Bridge for the past 25 years. Theresa was a transportation aide with First Student Transportation Bus Co. for many years. She is survived by her children:...
Bernita D. Sobrey
Jun 15, 2012
Bernita D. Sobrey 84 of Kendall Park, entered into eternal rest, Friday June 15, 2012 at the Elms in Cranbury. She was born in Perth Amboy and has resided in Kendall Park for the past 20 years. Bernita retired in 1997 as a Judicial Secretary at the Middlesex County Courthouse after 25 years of service. She was a communicant of...
Phyllis L. Patalano
Jun 14, 2012
Phyllis L. Patalano, 74, of Seaside Heights, died Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was born in Richmond, Indiana, was formerly of Piscataway, Bedminster and Edison and resided in Seaside Heights for the last 10 years. She served in the US Air Force, stationed at McGuire Air Force Base. She was employed as a...
Albert Kiyak
Jun 13, 2012
Albert Kiyak Retired Pipefitter, formerly of Fords and Perth Amboy, 80 Albert J. Kiyak died peacefully on June 13, 2012, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, Albert lived in Fords for 45 years, before moving to Hillsborough. He graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 1950, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to...
Michael "Mikey" Farinich
Jun 11, 2012
Michael Farinich, 90, passed away on June 11, 2012 at his home in Ft. Pierce, FL. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, he was a 1941 graduate of Perth Amboy High School. He proudly served in the US Navy during World War II. Michael was a lifelong employee of the Chevron Company in Perth Amboy. He was avidly involved in...
Chok Wah Yu
Jun 10, 2012
Chok Wah Yu, 74, of Edison, died Sunday June 10, 2012,at the Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice in Edison after a long illness. He was born in Tianjin, China, and was formerly of Hong Kong. He immigrated to the U.S. 30 years ago, settling in in NY City and has resided in Edison for the last 20 years. Mr. Yu...
Craig G. Mireau
Jun 9, 2012
Craig G. Mireau, 33, of Edison died suddenly at home on Saturday, June 9, 2012. Craig was born in Jacksonville, NC, was formerly of the Menlo Park Terrace Section of Woodbridge Twp. and has resided in Edison the last 2 years. He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Iselin with the Class of '97. He is predeceased by...
Ruby Lean Alston
Jun 9, 2012
Ruby Lean (Hedgepeth) Alston, 74, of Perth Amboy passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. Born in Louisburg, North Carolina, Ruby had lived in Perth Amboy for the past 40 years. She was employed by Marine Electric, Passaic as a Welder before retiring. Ruby was predeceased by her mother, Mable "Snoop" Hedgepeth, and...
Regina O'Neal
Jun 6, 2012
Regina O'Neal (nee Bradley), 67, of Fords died at home on June 6, 2012. She was born in Camden, NJ on January 11, 1945. Prior to her move to Fords 21 years ago, Regina lived in East Orange. She worked for the Office of Homeland Security and The US Customs Service. She also enjoyed watching the Young and the Restless....
Sarah Omanson
Jun 1, 2012
Sarah Omanson 98, of Perth Amboy, entered into eternal rest, Friday June 1, 2012, at the Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and has resided in Perth Amboy for the past 55 years. Sarah was a librarian at Fort Monmouth for 35 years before retiring in 1980. Her favorite past time was writing...
Robert J. Langan, Sr.
May 31, 2012
Robert J. "Bob" Langan, Sr., 82, of Perth Amboy passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. Bob was a life-long resident of Perth Amboy. He was employed by Anaconda Copper Works, Perth Amboy, for 25 years as a Lead Burner. He then worked for the Middlesex County Department of Parks for 27 years....
Joanne Valese
May 29, 2012
Joanne Valese, 64, of, Woodbridge, passed peacefully Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the JFK Medical Center in Edison, with her loving family at her side, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, and went to be home with the Lord. Joanne was born in Newark, was formerly of Irvington, and had resided in Woodbridge since 1973. She was a...
Rita Bartell
May 29, 2012
Rita Bartell, 90, of Mt. Vernon, NY, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, NJ. A lifelong resident of the Mt Vernon area. She was a retired administrative secretary for a Manhattan based insurance company for many years. She was a member of the Westchester Jewish Social Center. She is predeceased by her sister and...
Antionette Madeline Mastrovich
May 28, 2012
Antoinette Madeline Mastrovich (nee Marino), 88, of Southport, North Carolina, died peacefully on Monday, May 28, 2012 at Dosher Skilled Nursing Center in Southport, NC. Antoinette was born March 1, 1924 in Elizabeth, NJ, the daughter of the late Peligrino and Felomena Marino (nee Rosa). Her husband of 40 years, Charles A. Mastrovich, preceded her in death in 1985. She...
Earnest Scaife
May 28, 2012
Earnest Scaife, born August 19, 1955 in Perth Amboy, NJ. He departed this life on May 28, 2012 after an extended illness. "Ernie" attended the public schools of Perth Amboy, and Woodbridge and graduated from DeVry Technical Institute. Earnest worked as an electronic technician supervisor and had a passion for fishing, astronomy,and computer repair. Earnest was pre-deceased by his parents...
Hedwig Ohlson
May 27, 2012
Hedwig M. Ohlson 91, of Metuchen, entered into eternal rest Sunday May 27, 2012, in Haven Hospice at J F K Medical Center in Edison. She was born in Perth Amboy and has resided in Metuchen for the past 58 years. Hedwig was a secretary at AT&T in Piscataway for 16 years before retiring in 1987. She was a member...
Stanley R. Aleski
May 27, 2012
Stanley R. Aleski 84 of Metuchen, entered into eternal rest, Sunday May 27, 2012 at the J F K Medical Center in Edison. He was born in Perth Amboy and has resided in Metuchen for the past 54 years. Stanley was a draftsman with Croll-Reynolds, in Westfield, for 45 years before retiring in 2000. He was a Communicant at St....
