Eliane Ruhland
Mar 2, 2011
Eliane Ruhland, 84, of Metuchen died on March 2, 2011 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born and raised in Normandy, France, she immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island in January, 1947. She was a "French war bride," meeting her husband Reynold, during the Normandy Invasion in World War II. She then became a homemaker and mother to...
Richard M. Hegedus
Mar 1, 2011
Richard M. Hegedus, 63, of Brick formerly of Fords, died on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was born in Perth Amboy, was formerly of Fords, Brick, and then Florida for 20 years before moving back to Brick over a year ago. Richard is predeceased by his father Zoltan Hegedus and brother Donald...
Ida Valentino
Feb 27, 2011
Ida Valentino, 97, of Edison entered into eternal rest Sunday at the Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was born in Italy and is formerly of Roselle Park. Ida moved to Edison 52 years ago. She was a communicant of St. Matthew's RC Church in Edison and a member of the Edison Senior citizens club. Ida was...
Catherine Youngberg
Feb 22, 2011
Catherine (Tkacs) Youngberg, 85, of Edison died February 22, 2011, at home. Born in Perth Amboy, she was a resident of Edison for 55 years. Catherine was a member of Our Lady of Peace RC Church, Fords. Catherine was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur D. Youngberg in 2002 and two sisters: Marie Flynn, and Elizabeth Seaman. She is...
Frederick F. Sekeet
Feb 22, 2011
Frederick F. Sekeet, 77, of Perth Amboy, entered into eternal rest Tuesday at the Jersey City Medical Center. He was born in Jersey City and resided in Perth Amboy for the past 40 years. Fred was a clerk at Sterling Drug for many years before retiring. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was a communicant of...
Thomas Louis Musanti
Feb 22, 2011
Thomas Louis Musanti, Sr., 91, of Woodbridge, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Born and raised in New York City, Tom lived in Belleville for many years before settling in Woodbridge in 1955. He served in the U.S. Army 7th Infantry during WWII in the Aleutian Islands. He was employed by Hertz Corporation of New York City for 35 years before...
Patricia G. Kerr
Feb 21, 2011
Patricia G. Kerr, 81, of Rossmoor, Monroe Twp., peacefully passed away on February 21, 2011, after a year-long battle with uterine cancer. Patricia was born and raised in Metuchen, where she had resided until moving to Monroe in 1996. She was employed with Vertis, Inc. of Monroe for over 24 years working up until the time of her illness. She...
Catherine Herbster
Feb 21, 2011
Catherine (Patterson) Herbster, 101, died February 21, 2011, at Cherry Hill Manor Nursing Home in Johnston, Rhode Island. Born in Alpha, New Jersey, Catherine lived most of her life in Elizabeth. She also resided in Fords and Edison before her move to Rhode Island in 1996. Catherine was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Herbster, in 1989; her sons:...
Rosalie Catherine (Renda) Zito
Feb 19, 2011
Rosalie Catherine (Renda) Zito of Perth Amboy, NJ, East Brunswick, NJ, and Key West, FL died Saturday February 19, 2011 two days after her 90th birthday at Centra State Medical Center in Freehold. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she married Dr. Paul F. Zito in 1945 and was office manager of his surgical practice in Perth Amboy until his retirement....
Thomas W. Parker
Feb 19, 2011
Thomas W. Parker, 55, formerly of Piscataway and Edison, died February 19, 2011, at St. Mary's Hospital, Jefferson City, MO. Born in Perth Amboy, Thomas resided in New Bloomfield, MO for the last 8 years. He was a Steel Worker for 20 years with Co-Steel Raritan in Perth Amboy. He served in the U.S. Army from 1975-1978. He was a...
Melanie Glasson
Feb 18, 2011
Melanie (Tarnowski) Glasson was a beautiful girl and a wonderful person who was taken from us much too early. She was a resident at Roosevelt Care Center in Edison, NJ for almost 8 years; she was only 40 years old. Melanie was an avid outdoors woman. She had a real passion for her family, friends, and her pets. She had...
Mary Calabro
Feb 16, 2011
Mary Ann Calabro (Kazimir), 95, of Hillsboro Beach, FL passed away on February 16, 2011, in Florida. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, she lived in the area until relocating to Florida from Fords after her husband Francis passed away in 1998. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Peace Church in Fords, and was a stay-at-home mother to...
Elizabeth Norma Nimetz
Feb 14, 2011
Elizabeth Norma Nimetz, 79, of Metuchen died Monday, February 14, 2011, at her home. Born May 10, 1931 in East Orange, she has lived in Metuchen since 1969. Norma was a retired legal secretary at Jelco in Bridgewater (formerly part of Johnson & Johnson). She was a communicant of St. Francis Cathedral in Metuchen. Her husband George Nimetz Sr. died...
Gracie "Gracie" Roque
Feb 14, 2011
Grace "Gracie" Roque, 13 months of Perth Amboy died February 14, 2011, at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick. Gracie is survived by her parents, Lloyd and Susan Roque; her siblings: Lloyd Jr., Tiffani, Andrew, and Abigail; her paternal grandparents: Jose Eloy and Zoraida Roque; maternal grandparents: Thomas and Lee Ellen Zambrowski; godparents: Ryan Green and Darlina Roque; maternal...
Theresa F. Reilly
Feb 13, 2011
Theresa F. (nee: Pagnani ) Reilly, 77, of Iselin, died suddenly on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at her home. Theresa was born in New York, NY, to her late parents Emil and Rose Pagnani. She was formerly of West New York, NJ, and Port Reading, before moving to Iselin in 2005. She is predeceased by her husband, James F. Reilly,...
Joseph Thatcher Harris
Feb 11, 2011
Joseph Tatcher Harris, M.D. 80, of Boynton Beach, FL, previously of Quogue, NY, passed away February 11, 2011, following a brief illness. Prominent physician, proud and loving father and grandfather. He is survived by his son Arthur and daughters Abby (Bruce), Pamela (Tom) and Julie (Jeff), and his grandchildren, Arielle, Olivia, Alexander, Matthew, Martin, Max, Sam, Lauren, Blair and Harrison....
Zane Metzendorf Olkein
Feb 11, 2011
Zane Metzendorf Olkein of Edwardsville, PA and Boca Raton, FL, and formerly of Metuchen, NJ died Friday at Hospice of the VNA, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born in 1926 in Perth Amboy, she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Rebecca Sarokin Metzendorf. She graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 1943 and Penn State University in 1947 with a degree...
Angela Marie Tirone
Feb 10, 2011
Angela Marie Musella Tirone, 75, of Edison entered into eternal rest February 10, 2011, at the Briarwood Care Center in Sayreville. Angela was born in Jersey City and is formerly of Hoboken, Carteret, and Myrtle Beach before moving back to N.J. She was a Machine operator at Bag Craft in Carteret before retiring in 1993. Angela was predeceased by her...
Lois M. Chengeri
Feb 10, 2011
Lois M. Chengeri (nee: Kelley), 89, of Perth Amboy died February 10, 2011 at her home. Born in Houlton, Maine, she resided in Perth Amboy since 1949. Lois was a housewife. She was a Member of the First Presbyterian Church of Perth Amboy, Presbyterian Woman's Association and Market Square Seniors of Perth Amboy. Lois is preceded in death by her...
Joseph J. Claffy, Sr.
Feb 10, 2011
Joseph J. Claffy, Sr.,78, of Fords died February 10, 2011, at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born in South Amboy, Mr. Claffy was a resident of Fords for 46 years. He was a maintenance supervisor for East Jersey State Prison in Rahway for 12 years before retiring. He also worked at Tenneco Chemical, Keasbey, for 26 years. After Joseph retired,...
