Dr. Felonese W. Kelley
Oct 6, 2011
Dr. Felonese W. Kelley, 93, of Metuchen entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at the Arbor Glen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bridgewater. Dr. Kelley was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and has resided in Metuchen for the past 61 years. She was an elementary school principal with the Woodbridge Township Board of Education for 40 years before...
Jill Ann Wells Pittman
Oct 3, 2011
Jill Ann Wells Pittman, 45, of Avenel, entered into eternal rest, Monday October 3, 2011, at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Jill was born in Perth Amboy and lived most of her life in Edison. She worked in Administration at the New Hope Foundation in Marlboro for the past 5 years and was very active in...
Joseph M. Strucich
Oct 1, 2011
Joseph M. Strucich, 33, formerly of Fords, died suddenly on Saturday October 1, 2011, at home. Joseph was born in Ft. Riley, Kansas, lived most of his life in Fords and has resided in South River for the last 2 years. He was a graduate of Woodbridge High School Class of '96. He was working for many years in sales...
Ida R. Gawlak
Oct 1, 2011
Ida R. Gawlak (nee DeSantis), 95, of Orlando, FL, died October 1, 2011, at the Hunter Creek Nursing and Rehab Center in Orlando. Born May 16, 1916, in West Hoboken, she resided in Orlando for the past 4 years. Prior to that she lived in Fords for 52 years. Ida worked as a cashier at the Paper Basket in The...
Charles E. Warren
Sep 28, 2011
Charles E. Warren, 78, of Perth Amboy died September 28, 2011, at Veterans Memorial Home, Menlo Park.
Born June 26, 1933, in Elizabeth, he resided in Perth Amboy for 45 years. Charles worked for 35 years for Western Electric and Lucent, retiring in 1975. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1953-1955. He was a communicant...
Matthew H. Herbert
Sep 28, 2011
Matthew H. Herbert, 59, of Fords, died with his family at his side on Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at the Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. He was born in Perth Amboy and has resided for most of his life in Fords. He was an industrial painter for many years. His family was his life. He will be greatly...
Ophelia Demarco
Sep 28, 2011
Ophelia DeMarco of Monroe died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Florence, Italy, on November 2, 1925, she immigrated to the United States at age 11 and lived in Perth Amboy, Edison and Monroe. Nicknamed Dolly, she worked at Rutgers University Accounting Office in New Brunswick for 30 years, retiring in...
Marvin A. Rosenblum
Sep 27, 2011
Marvin A. Rosenblum, 80, of Chester, NJ died Tuesday September 27, 2011, at the Morristown Memorial Hospital. He was born in Perth Amboy and lived most of his life in Fords and Edison before moving to Chester, NJ 10 years ago. Marvin was a 1950 graduate of Rutgers University. He was a self-employed entrepreneur merchant, having formerly owned Fords Hardware...
Richard Dunn
Sep 26, 2011
Richard Dunn, 75, of Edison, died September 26, 2011, at The Elms Cranbury Nursing Home. Born June 26,1936, in Roselle Park, he lived in Edison most of his life. He graduated from Roselle Park High School and was a member of the Lake View Hunting Club in Pennsylvania. Richard was predeceased by two sisters, Eleanor Suyeto and Shirley Herder. He...
Priscilla V. Tariska
Sep 26, 2011
Priscilla V. Tariska, 88, of Edison died at home on September 26, 2011. Born February 19, 1923 in Perth Amboy, she was a life-long resident of Edison. Priscilla was retired from the Alexander Tariska and Company accounting firm where she was the Office Manager. She was a communicant of St. Francis Cathedral in Metuchen. Priscilla was predeceased by her late...
Louis J. Lasky, Sr.
Sep 24, 2011
Louis J. Lasky, Sr., 94, of Fords, died on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at his home. Born in Mayfield, PA, he was formerly of Perth Amboy and has resided in Fords since 1957. Louis was employed as a Manufacturing Manager with Rheem Manufacturing Corp. in Linden for many years. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church in...
Kathleen M. Vitali
Sep 21, 2011
Kathleen M. Vitali (nee Mutz), 67, of Fords died on September 21, 2011, at JFK Medical Center in Edison after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma Lymphoma. Born September 12, 1944 in Union City, she lived in Fords for the last 36 years. She was a graduate of Emerson High School in Union City, Class of 1962. She was a...
Nancy C. Guarnieri
Sep 21, 2011
Nancy C. Guarnieri, 60, of Edison entered into eternal rest Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Nancy was born in Woodbridge and resided in Edison for the past 38 years. She worked as a legal secretary with Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst, and Doukas LLP in New Brunswick for 18 years before retiring in...
Benjamin S. Mieszkalski
Sep 20, 2011
Benjamin S. Mieszkalski, 71, of Monroe Township died September 20, 2011, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born August 9, 1940, in Perth Amboy, he has resided in Monroe Township since 1998. Benjamin was in the trucking industry for 20 years prior to becoming a Sales Associate with Weichert Realtors in Edison and Metuchen from 1988-2005, and then...
Dorothy B. Parente
Sep 17, 2011
Dorothy B. Parente, 80, of Fords, passed peacefully on Saturday September 17, 2011, at her home with her family at her side. Dorothy was born in Tewksbury, MA, was formerly of Staten Island, NY, and has resided in Fords since 1961. Mrs. Parente was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church in Fords and enjoyed painting and making crafts....
Edward R. Perdue, Jr.
Sep 15, 2011
Edward R. Perdue, Jr., passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011, with his family at his side, after courageously battling a rare, incurable illness. He was 80 years old. Calling hours will be Monday, September 19, 2011, from 2:00-4:00 PM and 7:00-9:00 PM and Tuesday, from 9:00-11:00 AM at Flynn and Son/Koyen Funeral Home, 319 Amboy Avenue, Metuchen, Rev. Peter Sanfilippo...
Rose Dambeck
Sep 12, 2011
Rose Dambeck of Edison died peacefully Monday, September 12, 2011, at home surrounded by her family. Born in New York City, she resided in Edison for 57 years. Rose was a co-owner of a confectionary store with her husband, Henry, in Fords for 40 years retiring in 1975. She was a longtime volunteer for the Auxiliary at Roosevelt Hospital, Edison;...
James Tooker
Sep 10, 2011
James Tooker, 80, of Old Bridge died September 10, 2011, at the Cranbery Care Center in Monroe. James was born October 17,1930, in Newark and lived in Fords for 60 years before moving to Old Bridge where he resided for the last 5 years. He was the owner of Apex Window Cleaning in Fords. James was predeceased by his late...
Wilfredo Adames
Sep 6, 2011
Wilfredo Adames, 41, of Perth Amboy died September 6, 2011, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. Wilfredo was a life-long resident of Perth Amboy. He was employed by Alameda Care Center where he work in the Maintenance Department for 10 years. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette (Santos), to whom he was married for 19 years; his daughter,...
Peter G. Quilla
Sep 5, 2011
Peter G. Quilla, 80, of Fords died September 5, 2011, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Union City, Peter has resided in Fords since 1974. For 46 years, he was the Owner and Mechanic of the Village Texaco Service Station in Jersey City. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace RC Church, Fords, a member of the...
