John Bihary
May 12, 2024
John Bihary passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at Hackensack-Meridian/JFK Medical Center. He was 96.
Born in Brownsville, PA, his family relocated to the Fords section of Woodbridge Township in 1928. They relocated once more in 1939 to Edison where he has lived in the same family house until his passing. In 1950 John entered the...
Luis F Miranda
May 12, 2024
Luis Miranda, 77, of Perth Amboy, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at Hackensack Meridian / JFK Medical Center.
Born on January 17, 1947, in New York, New York, Luis was also a resident of Jersey City before moving to Perth Amboy, where he lived for 30 years. Luis was a high school graduate and he...
Judith Irene Novak
May 10, 2024
Judith Irene Novak, 79, of Iselin, passed away peacefully at home on May 10, 2024.
Born on August 25th, 1944, in San Antonio, TX. Judith, who most often went by her middle name "Irene", was a 1962 graduate of South Park High School in Fairplay, CO. A resident of Iselin for the last 47 years, Irene worked...
Raymond Leo Zawacki
May 7, 2024
Raymond L. Zawacki, 77, of Fords, passed peacefully, but unexpectedly, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the RWJ University Hospital in New Brunswick.
He was born in Ridgeway, PA, on November 16, 1946, was formerly of Edison, and had resided in Fords for the last 54 years.
He proudly served his country as a Vietnam...
Richard "Rick" Bava
May 3, 2024
Richard "Rick" Bava passed away on Friday, May 3, 2024, at Roosevelt Care Center in Edison.
Born in California, Rick was the son of the late Robert and Patricia Shea Bava. The family eventually settled on the East coast where Rick attended Rutger's University and obtained his Master's Degree in Business. He spent...
Barbara Tripp
May 3, 2024
Barbara Tripp, 90, passed away at her home in Boynton Beach, FL on Friday, May 3, 2024.
Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sadie Heitner Smith. After graduating from NYU, Barbara embarked on her career in the travel industry as a travel agent. It was a career which fit...
Horacio C. Beato
May 2, 2024
Horacio C. Beato, 81, of Fords, passed away at JFK Medical Venter on May 2, 2024. He was born on July 3, 1942, in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. Horacio was a Truck Driver for Englert in East Brunswick. He was a member of the Portuguese Sporting Club and a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima of the Rosary Church...
Esther Boaro
May 2, 2024
Esther Parnes Boaro, of Fort Worth Florida, formerly of Perth Amboy, NJ passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2024. She was 96.
Born in New York City, Esther was the last surviving of four children born to Jacob and Anna Fuchs Parnes. She grew up in Perth Amboy where her family owned and operated Parnes Bakery for...
Helen T. Van Der Zyde
May 1, 2024
Helen T. Van Der Zyde, 99, of Hopelawn, passed away surrounded by her family on May 1, 2024 at home. She was born in New York City on March 12, 1925. Helen was a Senior Staff Administrator for the United States Army Reserve in Edison. She was a world traveler, visiting all the continents except Antarctica. Helen...
Dianne Tappen-Bolton
May 1, 2024
Dianne Tappen-Bolton, 79, of Metuchen, NJ, passed away on May 1, 2024 at the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, NJ after a brave battle with cancer.
A graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University and a lifelong learner, Dianne was a proud, dedicated teacher for over three decades in Edison Township. She inspired...
Romone Jose Torres
May 1, 2024
Romone Jose Torres, 45, of Perth Amboy, passed away suddenly on May 1, 2024, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. Romone was the first-born son of Terry Bridges Sr and Chetekia M. Heard, on June 9, 1978. He grew up in Perth Amboy and everyone around him from a young age to his most recent coworkers...
Dennis Remdes
Apr 28, 2024
Dennis "Brown" Remdes, 84, of Carteret, NJ, passed peacefully on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Arista Care at Alemeda Care Center in Perth Amboy, NJ. Born on January 26, 1940, in Cane Grove, Guyana, he then immigrated to the United States of America in 1987, settling in Jersey City, NJ, before moving to Carteret, NJ in...
Eugene "Gene" Joseph Getz
Apr 27, 2024
Eugene Joseph Getz, 66, of Edison, passed away on April 27, 2024, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Perth Amboy, he had lived in Edison since 1983. Gene was a graduate of Perth Amboy Vocational High School in 1976. He was a Maintenance Mechanic for Middlesex County Vocational High School in Piscataway for 33 years and...
James "Jimmy" Kovy
Apr 26, 2024
James M. "Jimmy" Kovy passed away at the age of 72 on April 26, 2024 in the Venetian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Amboy.
Jim was born in Bayonne and graduated from Hudson Catholic High School, and St. Peter's College in Jersey City. He had an aptitude for math and worked as an accountant for many...
Armand R. Cannamela
Apr 24, 2024
Armand Cannamela, 88, of Perth Amboy, passed peacefully at the Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. He was born on July 3, 1935, in Perth Amboy and was a lifelong resident of the city. He attended Ohio State and Monmouth Universities, and received his Masters Degree in Education from Seton Hall...
Roseanne Lipshetz
Apr 24, 2024
Roseanne Lipshetz, 44, of North Chesterfield, VA. Sadly passed away at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center on April 24, 2024. She was born on March 22, 1980, in Elizabeth. Roseanne was a Construction Loan Specialist for Truist Bank in Richmond, VA. She took pride in her job, the projects that she was involved in, and the teams that...
Kathleen Ivory
Apr 23, 2024
Kathleen (St. George) Ivory, 64, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis, IN after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, great aunt, and friend.
Kathy was born on January 22, 1960 in New York...
Domenica Pugliese
Apr 22, 2024
Domenica Pugliese (nee DeVita), affectionately known as "Micia" by those closest to her, peacefully departed this life on April 22, 2024 surrounded by those she loved most. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and great aunt.
Born October 26, 1931, in the small village of Spilinga, Italy to a family of 5, she moved...
Mary L. Jonelunas
Apr 22, 2024
Mary L. Jonelunas, 89, of Fords, passed away on April 22, 2024, in JFK Medical Center. She was born on Long Island on December 10, 1934. Mary was a Representative for AT&T in Piscataway and Basking Ridge for 25 years. She was a member of the Pioneers Chapter and also the Red Hat Club. She enjoyed traveling,...
Heriberto "Eddie" Cardoso
Apr 22, 2024
Heriberto "Eddie" Cardoso, 55, sadly passed away while in Toluca, Mexico.
Born in Tejupilco, Mexico, he was the son of the late Heriberto and Maria Prado Cardoso. After emigrating from Mexico, he has lived in Perth Amboy for the past 38 years. A hard worker, Eddie worked in the concrete industry for over the last 30 years....
