Katarina "Kathryn" Di Mauro
May 21, 2011
Katarina " Kathryn" Di Mauro, 89, a life-long resident of Perth Amboy, died Saturday May 21, 2011 at her home. Kathryn was a Veteran of WW II, serving in the US Navy. Upon receiving her training at Hunter College, NY, she was stationed at the Naval Air Training base at Ottumwa, Iowa. She later was employed with Sears Roebuck &...
Walter Maciorowski
May 18, 2011
Walter Maciorowski of Rotonda West, FL, entered into eternal rest on May 18, 2011. Walter was born in Goniadz, Poland to William and Josephine Maciorowski. Walter resided in Clark until moving to Rotonda West, FL, 20 years ago. As a teenager, he lived in Germany and England, serving in the English military after WWII. He worked for Engelhard Corp. in...
John "Sam" J. Deffler
May 18, 2011
John "Sam" J. Deffler, 78, of Fords died May 18, 2011 at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born March 24, 1933, he was a life-long resident of Fords. He was a carpenter for 35 years with Carpenters Local 106, Milltown, retiring in 2005. "Sam" was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a life member of the the...
Anna Ploskonka
May 16, 2011
Anna Ploskonka, 91, formerly of Edison, died May 16, 2011, in Kissimmee, Florida. Born in Fords, Anna lived in Edison prior to her move to Kissimee, FL, two years ago where she resided with her daughter. ago. For 20 years, Anna was a sales clerk at Little Elegance in Woodbridge Center Mall, retiring in 2001. She was a former member...
Gertrude J. Guare
May 13, 2011
Gertrude J. Guare, 85, of Fords entered into eternal rest Friday May 13, 2011, at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was born in New York City and resided in Fords for the past 61 years. Gertrude was a Paralegal with Jacobson, Goldfarb and Tanzman for 21 years before retiring in 1993. She was a communicant of Our Lady of...
Mary De Angelo
May 10, 2011
Mary De Angelo (nee: Masucci), 90, of Woodbridge, died on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at the St. Joseph's Nursing Home in Woodbridge. She was born in Bound Brook and lived in Perth Amboy. She was a resident of Hopelawn for 56 years. Mary was a member of Woodbridge High School's Class of '37. She was a communicant of Most Holy...
Adolph Vanco
May 9, 2011
Adolph J. Vanco, 90, of Edison died at home May 9, 2011. Born in Czechoslovakia, he resided in Edison since 1955. Before to his move to Edison, he lived in Woodbridge and Perth Amboy. Adolph was a Foreman for Gerber Pluming in Woodbridge prior to his retirement. He was a graduate of Perth Amboy High School, Class of 1938. He...
Edward F. Wares
May 7, 2011
Edward F. Wares, 77, of Edison entered into eternal rest Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was born in Jersey City and resided in Edison for the past 35 years. Ed was a Marine veteran of the Korean War and enjoyed gardening and fishing. After serving his country, Ed went to work...
Sharon C. Gloff
May 5, 2011
Sharon C. Gloff, 77, of Edison entered into eternal rest Thursday, May 5, 2011, at the JFK Medical Center in Edison. Sharon was born in South Amboy and resided in Edison for the past 32 years. She was employed at the JFK Medical Center in the Medical Billing Dept. for 43 years, retiring in 2001. She was a member of...
Jason Diaz
Apr 30, 2011
Jason Diaz, 32, of Perth Amboy, passed away on April 30, 2011, at home. Born in Red Bank, NJ, Jason was a life-long resident of Perth Amboy. He was a purchaser for Atlantic Cordage in Avenel. He graduated Perth Amboy High School, Class of 1996. Json is survived by his parents, Jose M. Diaz and Mildred (nee Pena) Diaz of...
Evelyn Quinn
Apr 28, 2011
Evelyn Quinn, 92, of Edison entered into eternal rest Thursday, April 28, 2011, at the St. Joseph's Home in Woodbridge. Evelyn was born in NYC, was formerly of Fords and Silver Ridge Park in Toms River, before moving back to Edison. She earned her BS degree in Business from Mt. St. Vincent College in NYC and worked at Export Cotton...
Shiela M. Vargas
Apr 27, 2011
Sheila M. Vargas, 57, of Perth Amboy entered into eternal rest Wednesday, April 27,2011, at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick. Shiela was a life-long resident of Perth Amboy. She worked in the Dietary Department at Raritan Bay Medical Center for 15 years. Sheila was predeceased by her husband, Manuel, in 1992 and is survived by thee sons: Marcus,...
Shirley Perret
Apr 27, 2011
Shirley Perret, 73, of Perth Amboy died Wednesday April 27, 2011, at Raritan Bay Medical Center. She was a homemaker. She loved the Mets, the Giants, and golf. Shirley was predeceased by her husband, Arnold Perret and two sons, Michael Perret and Bruce Perret. She is survived by a daughter, Suzanne Schwartzmann of Perth Amboy; two sons: Jeffrey Perret, and...
Matilda Mendelson Witkin
Apr 27, 2011
Matilda Mendelson Witkin, 88, of Somerset, died April 27, 2011, at home. Born in Albany, NY, Matilda grew up in Highland Park, and lived in Perth Amboy, Edison, and Metuchen before moving to Somerset. After graduating from Douglass College, she went to work for the Associated Press in Newark. Later, she worked for Scarecrow Press in Metuchen and MED Communications...
Stanley F. Wernoski
Apr 27, 2011
Stanley F. Wernoski, 91, of Edison, died April 27, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Barnesboro, PA, Stanley lived in Edison for more than 60 years. He was the Superintendent of Maintenance for Edison Township Board of Education, retiring in 1991 after 25 years of dedicated service. Stanley was a WWII veteran and served as the...
Robert R. Baldwin
Apr 26, 2011
Robert R. Baldwin Sr., 79, of Hopelawn entered into eternal rest Tuesday at the Barbara E. Cheung Hospice in Edison after of brave battle with cancer. He was born in Newark and has resided in Hopelawn for the past 76 years. Robert served in the Air Force during the Korean war and then worked as a Systems Technician at N.J....
Constance (Connie) Mae Ritchie Hickey
Apr 26, 2011
Constance (Connie) Mae Ritchie Hickey, 102, from Metuchen, NJ, passed away comfortably with her family at her side on April 26, 2011 at JF Kennedy Hospital's Haven Hospice Center. She is preceded in death by her parents Agnes Scobie Steele Ritchie and Alwyne E. Ritchie, her sister Agnes Ritchie Talcott, and her daughter Carol Hickey Marhoffer and son-in-law, Wallace E....
Nancy M. Keene
Apr 25, 2011
Nancy M. Keene, 78, died on April 25, 2011, at Somerset Medical Center. She resided at the Avalon in Hillsborough for the last year and a half. Prior to that she lived in Edison and Hazlet. Nancy was retired from the Garden State Parkway Authority. She was a graduate of Kenilworth High School, Class of 1951. She loved living at...
William P. Karabinchak
Apr 22, 2011
William P. Karabinchak, Sr., 82, of Edison entered into eternal rest Friday, April 22, 2011, at the Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. William was born in Fords and resided in Edison for the past 51 years. He was a pipe fitter at Mobile Chemical in Edison for 7 years before retiring in 1993 and had previously been...
Carl F. Maier
Apr 21, 2011
Carl F. Maier, 62, of Fords died April 21, 2011, at Kindred Hospital, Rahway. Born in Newark, Carl resided in Fords most of his life. For many years, he was a custodian at Menlo Park Mall. Carl was an active member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fords. Carl is predeceased by his late parents, Carl and Frances (Morrone); two late...
