Obituaries

Mar 11, 2026

Jesse Lee Riddick Jr., age 70, passed away on March 11, 2026, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ.

Born on April 5, 1955, in Windsor, NC, to the late Katherine and Jesse Lee Riddick Sr., where together they later relocated to New Jersey and built a full and meaningful life.

Jesse...

Mar 10, 2026

Deacon Noe Cortez, 69, of Avenel, passed away on March 10, 2026, at JFK Medical Center in Edison.  Noe was born in San Salvador, El Salvador to Angel and Carmen Cortez on November 11, 1956.  He was a Supervisor for Strato Corporation and retired after 20+ years.  Noe also attended St. Elizabeth's University and received a BA...

Mar 8, 2026

Maria "Cristina" Pugliese, 78, of Edison, passed peacefully on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Complete Care at Woodlands in Plainfield, NJ.

She was born on August 8, 1947, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and immigrated to the United States in 1975. She had resided in Edison for the past 39 years.

She was a former communicant...

Mar 8, 2026

Private cremation services were held for Scott Newman Konigsberg, 56 years, of Edison, NJ, who passed on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at the JFK Medical Center in Edison.

Formerly of Highland Park, he was a long time resident of Edison Twp. He was a graduate of  Highland Park High School.

He had been employed as...

Mar 5, 2026

Barbara Joan Nielsen, 91, of Howell, NJ, passed unexpectedly at the CentraState Medical Center, in Freehold, NJ. She was born on January 4, 1935, on Staten Island, NY. Barbara Joan was raised on Staten Island, was formerly of Perth Amboy, NJ, the Iselin section of Woodbridge Twp., Sayreville, and the State of Maine.  She had resided in...

Mar 4, 2026

Hector L. Polidura, 80, of Perth Amboy, passed away at home on March 4, 2026. He was born on March 29, 1945, in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. Hector had resided in Perth Amboy for 50 years. He was a truck driver for the Perth Amboy Sanitation Department.

Hector loved to play the NJ Lottery. He enjoyed watching...

Feb 28, 2026

Libia Gonzalez, born on October 7, 1945, in Caño, Guanica, Puerto Rico, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 28, 2026, at JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey. She was 80 years old.

Libia was the cherished daughter of the late Leopoldo Irizarry Sr. and Angélica Arenas Irizarry. She was preceded in...

Feb 27, 2026

Luis Antonio Trujillo, 69, of Perth Amboy, passed away at home on February 27, 2026. He was born on May 8, 1956, in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. Luis was a Forklift Operator for Englert Industries. Luis was an avid softball player, playing for many teams including Englert's softball team. He was a fan of the NY Yankees.

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Feb 24, 2026

Evelyn M. Codd, 89, of Edison, NJ, passed peacefully with her family at her side on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at the home of her son, George.  Born on September 24, 1936, she lived most of her life on Staten Island, NY, and has resided in Edison, NJ, since 2004.  She was a graduate of Port Richmond...

Feb 24, 2026

Theresa "Eileen" Wans, age 94, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, in Edison, NJ.

Born on April 12, 1931 to the late Peter and Mary Graham, Eileen grew up in Linden but moved to Edison in 1954, where she had been a resident ever since. She was a graduate of St. Mary of...

Feb 23, 2026

Olga Sapunkova  born on October 10, 1988, in Drohobych, Ukraine, passed away surrounded by love after a courageous and inspiring life journey.

She is survived by her beloved husband Serhiy,  her parents Larysa and Volodymyr, two brothers-Andriy and Oleksander, aunt, cousin, nephew, extended family in Ukraine and US, and many dear friends.

Olga always spoke...

Feb 22, 2026

Teresa V. Maviglia, 93, of Perth Amboy, passed away on February 22, 2026, at JFK Medical Center in Edison surrounded by her children. She was born in Settingiano, Italy, on January 19, 1933. She married her loving husband, Francesco, in December of 1960 and then immigrated to the United States in April of 1961 at the age...

Feb 18, 2026

Thomas W. Fell 67, passed away Wednesday February 18th 2026 at St. Peter's University Hospital.

Raised in the Menlo Park Terrace section of Woodbridge, he was a devoted Piscataway resident for 36 years.

Tom was a proud steamfitter with Local 475. Tom was a master of his trade, a man of constant action who found...

Feb 17, 2026

Roberta J. Pietruski, 92, formerly of Colts Neck and Metuchen, passed away on February 17, 2026, at home in Bridgewater. She was born in Elizabeth on June 27, 1933. Roberta was a Homemaker. She was a longtime member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fords. Roberta loved spending time with her family.

She was predeceased by a...

Feb 17, 2026

Stuart R. Blond, 72, of Fords, NJ, passed away at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick on February 17, 2026.  Born in Los Angeles, CA, to Elmer and Anne Blond (nee. Glatzer) on September 1, 1953, he spent his childhood in Canoga Park, CA before moving to Fords 40 years ago.  He was a Packard automobile...

Feb 16, 2026

Yolanda Colacino, 94, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, passed away peacefully in Youngstown, Ohio on February 16, 2026.

Born on June 21, 1931, in Tiriolo, Catanzaro, Italy to the late Saverio and Francesca Gidaro. Yolanda grew up in her home country before moving to the United States in 1948. Her family settled in Perth Amboy, NJ and...

Feb 16, 2026

Cesar Castro, 79 years of age, beloved husband of Debra Castro, passed away at home in Rahway, February 16, 2026, after a brief illness. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, became a United States Citizen and worked at the Radisson Hotel in New York City. He loved salsa, working on his cars and drag racing. Cesar touched many people...

Feb 16, 2026

Richard Czajkowski (Big Chi/Pops), age 90, of Edison, New Jersey, gave his family one last thumbs-up, then passed peacefully on February 16, 2026, surrounded by the people he loved most.

Born on April 13, 1935, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Richard was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Czajkowski. He grew up in Carteret and graduated from Carteret...

Feb 13, 2026

Marie G. Gironda, 75, of Menlo Park Terrace, Woodbridge Twp, NJ passed peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2026 at the JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ.

Born in Jersey City and formerly of Bayonne, she had resided in Menlo Park Terrace since 1982.

Marie graduated Bayonne High School in Bayonne, NJ with the "Class of...

Feb 12, 2026

Robert ("Bis") Louis Beni, Sr., 87, a lifelong resident of Woodbridge Township, NJ, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Thursday, February 12, 2026. Born in Perth Amboy, raised in Fords, he made his home in Port Reading where he devoted more than 40 years to raising his children with his wife, Sandy.

Bob...