Evelyn C. Normandia
Feb 2, 2012
Evelyn C. Normandia, 88, of South Amboy, passed peacefully on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at her home. Evelyn was born in South Amboy, and was formerly of Perth Amboy, prior to her move back to South Amboy 20 years ago. She was a communicant of Most Holy Rosary Church in Hopelawn, a member of both the Holy Rosary and Holy...
Helen Reso Scala
Jan 30, 2012
Helen Reso Scala, 89, of Edison, entered into eternal rest January 30, 2012, at the JF K Medical Center in Edison. She was born in Perth Amboy and has resided in Edison for the past 48 years. Helen was a Supply Requirements Officer and Accounts Maintenance Clerk at the US Training Center at the Raritan Arsenal in Edison for 27...
Joan Sewitch
Jan 29, 2012
Joan Sewitch (nee Weiss), 82, of Perth Amboy died at home on January 29, 2012. Born July 31, 1929 in Perth Amboy, she resided in Perth Amboy for many years. She also lived in North Brunswick and Highland Park. She was a homemaker. She graduated Perth Amboy High School, Class of 1947. She was a member of Congregation Shaarey Tefiloh...
Dolores G. Skibinski
Jan 28, 2012
Dolores G. Skibinski (nee: Bilbao), 79, of Edison, passed away on January 28, 2012, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was born, October 13, 1932, in Woodbridge and resided in Woodbridge for 25 years. Dolores graduated from Douglas College in 1954 and from Rutgers University in 1979 with a MA degree in Spanish. She was a Kindergarten...
Rose Stropkai
Jan 26, 2012
Rose Stropkai, 91, of Fords, entered into eternal rest Thursday, January 26, 2012, at her home. She was born in Keasbey and was a life-long resident of Woodbridge Township. Prior to her retirement in 1985, Rose was a Seamstress with various companies during her 40 year career. Rose is survived by her niece, Sylvia Stropkai, of Woodbridge. A graveside service...
Madeleine Therese Mcglynn
Jan 26, 2012
Madeleine Therese McGlynn, 82, of Edison passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012, at St. Peter's Medical Center, New Brunswick. She was born June 22, 1929, in Boston and resided in Edison for the past 60 years. Madeleine was an Office Manager for 25 years for various dentists in the Edison area, retiring in 1986. Madeleine was predeceased by a daughter,...
Robert Bruce Hegyes
Jan 26, 2012
Robert Bruce Hegyes, 60, entered into eternal rest on Thursday January 26, 2012, at the JFK Medical Center in Edison. Robert was born in Perth Amboy and lived in Venice, California, prior to his moved back to Metuchen five years ago. He will always be remembered for his staring role as Juan Epstein in the ABC hit comedy, "Welcome Back...
Katherine Oross
Jan 26, 2012
Katherine Oross, 89, of Edison died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Brighton Gardens in Edison. Born January 28, 1922, in Jersey City, she grew up in Metuchen; graduated Metuchen High School with the Class 1940 and the Katherine Gibbs School. She lived in Edison the rest of her life. Katherine worked at Alexander's Department Store in Menlo Park Mall with...
Helen Marie Yusko Bertekap
Jan 26, 2012
Helen Marie Yusko Bertekap, 93, of Fords entered into eternal rest on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at St. Joseph's Home in Woodbridge. She was born in New Brunswick and resided in Fords for the past 60 years. Helen was the co-owner of the Liberty Tavern in Fords for 40 years before retiring in 1990. She was a communicant of Our...
Stephen R. Halo
Jan 24, 2012
Stephen R. Halo, 76, of Metuchen, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick. Stephen was born in Newark and resided in the Edison/Metuchen area for more than 45 years. He served in the Army during peace time and then went to work as a Sales Representative in the jewelry industry...
Joseph E. Maloney
Jan 22, 2012
Joseph E. Maloney, 81, of Edison, died January 22, 2012, at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick. Born October 3, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY, he has resided in New Jersey for the last 50 years. He was a bus driver for the Raritan Valley Bus Company and a member of the Clara Barton Social Club. He served in the...
Richard Holzhauer
Jan 22, 2012
Richard Holzhauer, 72, of Edison, died January 22, 2012, at JFK Hospital in Edison. He was born in Fanwood, NJ on July 12,1939, and was a resident of Edison for the last 10 years. Richard was the Maintenance Director for the Middlesex Regional Education Commission. He was a member of the Middlesex Board of Education and a member of the...
John Peter Ziolkowski
Jan 21, 2012
John Peter Ziolkowski, of Fords, entered into eternal rest on January 21, 2012. He is the son of the late Peter and Carol Ziolkowski. John served in the U.S. Army from 1969–1971 when he was honorably discharged. He then resumed his post office career where he worked in both the Perth Amboy and Fords Post Offices. John enjoyed being on...
Paul David Steffen
Jan 20, 2012
Paul David Steffen, 79, of Edison entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 20, 2012, at his home. Paul was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and resided in Edison for the past 23 years. He was a Korean War veteran who went on to work at Ford Motor Co. and the oil fields of Wyoming before working as a Custodian at...
Joanne Egan Handerhan
Jan 20, 2012
Joanne Egan Handerhan of Edison died Friday at the age of 77 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was the daughter of the late John R. and Gertrude (Hurley) Egan. She was raised in Fords, NJ, and spent most of her life in Edison. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Perth Amboy, NJ, and...
Lucille Thompson
Jan 19, 2012
Lucille Thompson (nee: Wright), 91, of South Amboy, passed away on January 19, 2012, at the Regency Park Nursing Center, Hazlet. She was a homemaker and resided in South Amboy for the past 13 years. Lucille was predeceased by her husband, Lemuel B, in 1977; her parents, William and Willie Wright; daughter, Pat; and son, Steve. Surviving are daughters: Donna...
Spencer T. Van Pelt
Jan 18, 2012
Spencer T. Van Pelt, 34, of Edison died on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at his home. He was a life-long resident of the township, a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church in Fords, and was currently attending Middlesex County College in Edison. Spencer was an avid NY Mets, NJ Devils, and Philadelphia Eagles Fan. He was formerly employed as...
Mary Kraemer
Jan 18, 2012
Mary Kraemer (nee Hull), 81, of Fords died January 18, 2012, at home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on September 1, 1930, she has resided in Fords since 1957. Mary was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church. She was a Lector for many years and a bowler with the Senior Funtime group for several years. She was predeceased by...
Deacon Salvatore J. Gagliano
Jan 18, 2012
Deacon Salvatore J. Gagliano, 80, of Mechanicsburg, PA, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at his home. He was born in Lodi, NJ, was formerly a resident of Fords, NJ, for 40 years, and has resided in Mechanicsburg since 2005. Deacon Salvatore served at Our Lady of Peace Church in Fords, NJ, from his Deaconate Ordination with the Diocese of...
Mildred "Millie" Puca
Jan 16, 2012
Mildred "Millie" C. Puca, 101, of Metuchen entered into eternal rest on Monday January 16, 2012, at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Millie was born in Brooklyn and resided in Metuchen for the past 58 years. She was a devoted mom and grandmom and took great joy in being a homemaker for her family. She was a communicant of St....
