Obituaries

Mar 13, 2023

Georgianna Marie Paone, 94, passed away in Richmond, Virginia on March 13, 2023.

Born and raised in Fords, she was one of five children born to the late Benjamin and Fanny Decibus Straffi. After graduating from Woodbridge High School, she began her first job as a secretary at Foster Wheeler Corporation. She also worked for the General...

Mar 12, 2023

Gloria Ruth Dreyer ( n. Ramm), 85, passed away on March 12, 2023, at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ.

Born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Israel Ramm and Evelyn Roche on December 4, 1937. She was a Brooklyn College graduate that lived in Brooklyn before moving to Edison, NJ, and resided there with her family...

Mar 12, 2023

Diane M. Oberhuber, 76, passed away surrounded by family, on March 12, 2023, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, NJ.

Diane was born in New Brunswick, NJ on October 15, 1946, to the late Bernice ( n. Banks) Oberhuber. She attended St. Mary's High School in Perth Amboy and graduated class of 1966. Diane continued...

Mar 10, 2023

Anna Elizabeth Quilla, (Née: Blank), 86, of Fords, was born on September 17, 1936, in Union City, New Jersey to William Blank and Cecelia Mae Griffin. Her passing on March 10, 2023, was a peaceful one with family at her side. She was raised in Union City, New Jersey before becoming a resident of Fords, New Jersey for 50...

Mar 10, 2023

Obituary of Edward "Waj" P. Carney Edward "Waj" P. Carney, 90, of Hopelawn, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Venetian Care & Rehabilitation Center in South Amboy. Mr. Carney was born in Newark to the late Joseph and Anna Carney and had previously lived in South Amboy before moving to Hopelawn sixty-four years ago. Mr. Carney was a...

Mar 10, 2023

Fiorello T. Parente, 93, passed peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2023, at his home in Fords.. He was born on Staten Island, NY and has resided in Fords since 1961. Babe, as he was known to family and friends alike, served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict.  After his discharge, he worked for L.A. Dreyfus Company (a...

Mar 8, 2023

Suzanne G. Mroz 74, of South Amboy, passed suddenly at home on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and had resided in South Amboy for the last 45 years. She retired as a computer operator for JP Morgan Chase of New York City. She is predeceased by her  husband Wayne Mroz who died in 2018. She...

Mar 7, 2023

Sheldon Kaplan March 25, 1942 – March 7, 2023 Sheldon Joel Kaplan, 80, of Parlin, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. He was born and raised in Perth Amboy to the late Alexander and Sadie Kaplan, and has lived in Parlin for the past 55 years. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Monmouth University, Sheldon was...

Mar 6, 2023

Jennyfer G. Pierre, 38, of Edison, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones at Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark on March 6, 2023.

She was born on February 28, 1985, in Newark, NJ. Jennyfer was a Therapy Director at the Counseling Center at Clark. She was a graduate of Colonia High School Class of 2003,...

Mar 5, 2023

Daniel Afanador, 66, of Fords, passed away on March 5, 2023 at the Cranford Birchwood Rehab and Nursing Center. He was born in Utuado, Puerto Rico on June 5, 1956. Daniel  proudly served our country in the United States Marine Corps.

He was the Chief Engineer of Building Services for Hostelling International in...

Mar 5, 2023

Marie M. Camarata, 92, formerly of Metuchen, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at Complete Care of Laurelton in Brick.

She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph G. Camarata in 2006 and her daughter MaryAnn Camarata in 2017.

Marie is survived by her son Joseph J. Camarata of Brick, and daughter JoAnn...

Mar 4, 2023

Howard William Kist, Jr., "Chuck," passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Hackensack Meridian-JFK Medical Center in Edison.

Chuck was born in Brooklyn, NY.  He was the son of Linda Rubino and the late Howard W. Kist, Sr. After living for a short time in Norwalk, CT, he moved to Sayreville where he was a graduate...

Mar 3, 2023

Constance Erdek, 91, of Edison passed away on March 3, 2023, at Roosevelt Care, Edison. Connie was a graduate of Perth Amboy High School Class of 1949, and a resident of Edison for 65 years. She was Library Assistant for Clara Barton Library for 30 years and a communicant of St. John Paul II Parish of St. Stephen's Church,...

Mar 3, 2023

Josephine H. Fackina (nee: Bielen), 94, of Woodbridge Twp. passed peacefully on Friday March 3, 2023, at the JFK Medical Center in Edison. Josephine was born on August 4, 1928, and raised in Bayonne, NJ into the large and loving family of Thomas and Catherine Bielen, before becoming a resident of Woodbridge Twp for 12 years. She was a long...

Mar 1, 2023

Linda Feldler, 76, of Manalapan, NJ, passed away on March 1, 2023.  Born in the Bronx, NY, in May of 1946 to Jerome and Esther Feldler, she was a true Taurus.  She received her Bachelor's degree from the School of Visual Arts and her Master's degree from Pratt Institute, both in New York City. She was an...

Mar 1, 2023

Rafael Obispo Guance Casilla, 57, of Somerset, NJ entered into eternal rest on March 01, 2023 at St. Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ surrounded by his family.  Rafael was born in Sabana Grande De Palenque, Dominican Republic.

Visitation will be on Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 11am - 1pm at Flynn and Son Funeral Home,...

Feb 28, 2023

Our beloved Barbara Warren, 84, of Perth Amboy, passed away on February 28, 2023, at Raritan Bay Medical Center. She was born on March 10, 1938, in Passaic and graduated in 1956 from St. Mary's High School in Rutherford. Barbara worked as a secretary for the Perth Amboy Dry Dock for over 20 years. Barbara was warm and vivacious....

Feb 26, 2023

Steven G. Best, 68, of Edison, passed away at Roosevelt Care Center on February 26, 2023.

He was born on September 27, 1954 in West New York, NJ and grew up in East Brunswick, NJ. Steven graduated from the University of Dayton with a Political Science degree, but was scouted and recruited during college by the Chicago...

Feb 25, 2023

Obituary of Magda Yuschik Magda Yuschik, 93, of Edison, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023 at her home. Mrs. Yuschik was born in Edison to the late Stefan Veronica Rusnak and had lived all of her life in Edison. She was the owner - operator of Walters Pharmacy Amboy Ave. Edison, for thirty years before retiring in 1979. Magda was...

Feb 24, 2023

John Andersch, 80, of Fords, NJ, entered into eternal rest on February 24, 2023, at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ surrounded by his family. John was born and raised in Perth Amboy until 1998 when he moved to Fords where he resided for the last 25 years.

John is predeceased by his parents, John...