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....
Barbara Dzienciol
Jan 15, 2012
Barbara Dzienciol, 90, of Doylestown, PA, died on Sunday January 15, 2012, at the Briar Leaf Nursing Home in Doylestown. Barbara was born in Perth Amboy, lived most of her life in Fords, and has resided in Doylestown for the past 8 years. She retired as an office worker at Garden State Shipping in Keasbey. During WWII, Barbara was a...
Frances H. Zuckerman
Jan 15, 2012
Frances H. Zuckerman, 73, of Edison died on January 15, 2012, at the Madison Center Nursing Home in Old Bridge. Frances was born in Bronx, NY, to Benjamin and Helen Stettner Goldberg. She had worked as a legal assistant for Greenspoon & Greenspoon Attorneys in Union, NJ. She was preceded in death by her son, Robert, in 2008. She is...
Anna P. Paszinski
Jan 14, 2012
Anna P. Paszinski, 84, of Edison, passed peacefully at her home with her family at her side on Saturday, January 14, 2012. She was born in Perth Amboy and resided in Edison for 58 years. Anna is survived by her husband of 61 years, Henry Paszinski; her 3 sons: Gregory of Edison, Bruce and his wife Margaret of Colonia, and...
Louise Santamaria
Jan 10, 2012
Louise Santamaria, 88, formerly of Hopelawn, passed away on January 10, 2012, at Hunterdon Care Center, Flemington. Louise was born January 29, 1923, in Carteret and resided in Hopelawn from 1952-1998 when she moved to Flemington. She was a homemaker. Louise was a member of the Hopelawn Senior Citizens, Ladies Auxiliary Hopelawn VFW 1352, and a Girl Scout leader of...
Leroy Edward Nanton
Jan 10, 2012
LeRoy Edward Nanton, a gentle soul who touched the heart of his beloved community departed this life on January 10, 2012 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ. Born on February 12, 1927, he was a life-long resident of Perth Amboy. LeRoy was a graduate of Perth Amboy High School, Class of 1944. He was also a graduate of...
Katherine Tackling
Jan 6, 2012
Katherine Tackling (nee Smith), 88, of Colonia died January 6, 2012, at Care One in Edison. She was born June 29, 1923, in Clark Township. She was a Presser for Bond's Cleaners in Perth Amboy. She took great pride keeping her home in perfect condition. Katherine was predeceased by her late husband, Prosper Tackling, who died in 1991; and her...
Helen Magyar
Jan 3, 2012
Helen Magyar, 89, formerly of Edison, died on January 3, 2012, in Smithville, RI. Mrs. Magyar was born in Perth Amboy and raised in Fords. She moved to Massachusetts in 1993. She is a retired Accountant, having worked for Hatco Chemical Co. in Keasby for 21 years. She is a former parishioner of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Fords....
