Matilda Theckla Olsen
Jun 19, 2010
Matilda Theckla Olsen (nee Schmidt), 86, of North Carolina, formerly of Fords and Edison, died on June 19, 2010, in Columbus, North Carolina. Matilda was born on July 17, 1927, in Perth Amboy and resided in Fords and Edison for most of her life. She was a homemaker. She was a graduate of the Drake Business School. Matilda was predeceased...
Mari Ann Gordon
Jun 18, 2010
Mari Ann Gordon (nee Kovacs), 63, of Edison, died peacefully on Friday, June 18, 2010, at her home after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease, under the care of her loving husband and Haven Hospice. Born in Rahway, Mari grew up in Fords and Edison. She attended Our Lady of Peace grammar school in Fords and St. Mary's High School...
Bernard J. Saksinsky
Jun 15, 2010
Bernard J. Saksinsky, 82, of Parlin died on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. Born on December 17, 1927 in Perth Amboy, he resided in Perth Amboy until moving to Parlin ten years ago. He retired in 1984 as a Perth Amboy Firefighter for Engine Company #4, "The Eagles," for 27 years. After retiring, he...
Anne J. Nameth
Jun 13, 2010
Anne J. Nameth, 83, of Edison died on June 13, 2010, at her home. Born January 4, 1927, in Perth Amboy, Anne resided in Edison for the last 50 years. Anne was a school teacher for the Perth Amboy School system. She taught in Germany for two years after World War II. She was a graduate of Ohio State University...
Josephine Mary Christopher
Jun 12, 2010
Josephine Christopher (nee Jacovinich) 81, of Fords died Saturday, June 12, 2010, at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born in Port Reading, Josephine was a life long resident of Woodbridge Township. She was the Owner and President of Young Ideas Nursery School in Woodbridge for the past 28 years. She was previously employed at Alpha Associates and New Jersey Wood...
Solida Hernandez Vinas
Jun 11, 2010
Solida Hernandez Vinas, 78, of Perth Amboy, died on Friday, June 11, 2010, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Rahway after a long illness with her 7 children at her side. Solida was born in the Dominican Republic. She moved to Perth Amboy in the 1960's. She was an assistant at the Child Day Care Center for the Puerto...
Anne C. Schneider
Jun 9, 2010
Anne C. Schneider (nee Connolly) died June 9, 2010, at her home in Somers Point, NJ. Born on July 31, 1917, in Bridgeport, CT, she resided in Somers Point for the last 15 years. Prior to that, Anne resided in Matawan and New York City. She was a homemaker. She was a graduate of St. Vincent Ferrera High School in...
Johannes Kanis
Jun 7, 2010
Johannes Kanis, 82, of Edison, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2010 at his home. Born in West New York, NJ, "Hans" was raised in Metuchen. Following his graduation from Metuchen High School, he served in the Navy submarine service on the USS Besugo in Hawaii, Hong Kong, and the Pacific. After completing his tour of duty, he married, attended...
Stephen J. Greaux
Jun 6, 2010
Stephen J. Greaux, 87, of Perth Amboy, died Sunday, June 6, 2010 at Alameda Rehabilitation Center in Perth Amboy. Born in Perth Amboy, he was a life long resident. He was a manager at Crown Cadillac in Plainfield for 42 years retiring in 1988. He was a communicant of St. Mary's RC Church in Perth Amboy and a member of...
Edward J. Konkoski
Jun 3, 2010
Edward J. Konkoski, 90 years old, of Fords, died Thursday, June 3, 2010, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born Oct. 3, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pa., he resided in Fords for the past 48 years. He enlisted in the Army during World War II serving from 1941 to 1945 in the Central Pacific Theatre. Ed retired from Anheuser-Busch in Newark, where...
Helmert H. De La Cruz
May 30, 2010
Helmert H. De La Cruz, 24, of Keasbey, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold. Born in the Dominican Republic, he resided in Keasbey for the past 12 years. Helmert was an E 5 Sergeant in the Marine Corps, stationed in Amityville, Long Island, after having served one year in Afghanistan. He is survived by his...
Vidalia Mendez
May 29, 2010
Vidalia Mendez, 72, of Perth Amboy died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Care One in Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. Born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, she resided in Perth Amboy for the past 40 years. Mrs. Mendez retired in 1997 as a Sales associate at JC Penney in Woodbridge Center after 10 years. She previously worked as...
Robert James Foley
May 29, 2010
Robert James Foley, 79, of Fords entered into enternal rest on Saturday, May 29, 2010, from his home. He has resided in Fords for the last 56 years. Mr. Foley was an iron worker for Local 11 in Newark, New Jersey. He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He was an avid gardner...
Joseph Cucchiara
May 27, 2010
Joseph Cucchiara, 57, of Edison, died Thursday, May 27, 2010 at his home. He was born in Newark and has resided in Edison for the last 30 years. He was recently employed as a salesman with Duplitron Inc. of Roselle. He was formerly employeed by Onboard Chemical Co. in Raritan Center in Edison; and prior to that, with AT&T of...
Gertrude L. Osborne
May 25, 2010
Gertrude L. Osborne, 83, of Edison, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was born in Fords and resided in Edison for the past 56 years. Gertrude was a homemaker. She was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fords. She was predeceased by a grandson, Justin Osborne. She is survived...
Josephine Marie Berezney
May 23, 2010
Josephine Marie Berezney, 83, of Menlo Park Terrace, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at her home. She was born in the Down Neck section of Newark, and she had resided in the Menlo Park Terrace section of Woodbridge for the last 55 years. She was a graduate of Newark's East Side High School, Class of 1944. She had been employed...
Peter Matthew Martiak
May 21, 2010
Peter Matthew Martiak, 71, of Fords entered into eternal rest Friday May 21, 2010, at his home. He was born October 16, 1938 in Perth Amboy, later moving to the Fords section of Woodbridge. He attended Our Lady of Peace School in Fords. He attended Woodbridge High School and graduated from St. Mary's High School in Perth Amboy Class of...
John Otto Mayer
May 21, 2010
John Otto Mayer, 86, of Wanamassa died Friday, May 21, 2010 at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. Born in West New York, he formerly resided in Fords for 50 years, and Jamesburg before moving to Wanamassa. He was an Electronic Engineer with CBS Television in New York City before retiring in 1991. John won 4 Emmy Awards, one for...
Thomas E. Shannon
May 20, 2010
Thomas E. Shannon Sr., 76, of Edison, died Thursday, May 20, 2010, at home. Born Aug. 5, 1933 in Elizabeth, he resided in Edison for the past 49 years. He retired in 1993 as a warehouseman for Wakefern Foods, Elizabeth, where he worked for 38 years. After retiring from Wakefern, he worked at Costco, Edison for 10 years. He was...
Jean E. Todd
May 19, 2010
Jean E. Todd 76 years old of Perth Amboy, NJ died Wednesday May 19, 2010 at Care One Highlands in Edison. Born in Jersey City and lived in Secaucus before moving to Perth Amboy in 1958. Jean was a homemaker and member of St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church where she was Past President of Women's Guild, Superintendent of Sunday School...
