Ella Lepore
Oct 14, 2022
Ella B. Lepore, 78, of Menlo Park Terrace, died peacefully Friday October 14, 2022, at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison after a short battle with breast cancer.
Ella was born and raised in Newark, NJ to the late Frederick and Theresa (Yauch) Murrin. After graduating high school, Ella had a passion for beauty and worked...
Joseph R. Borkes
Oct 13, 2022
On Thursday, October 13, 2022, Joseph R. Borkes, beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle, entered into eternal life.
He was born October 25, 1938 in Fords NJ, where he spent his childhood and early adult years. Joe earned his Bachelors Degree in Accounting from St. Peters College in Jersey City, NJ and went on to earn his...
Stephen Szalay
Oct 13, 2022
Obituary of Stephen Szalay Stephen Szalay, Jr., 84, of Edison, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022 at St. Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mr. Szalay was born in Perth Amboy to the late Stephen and the Dorothy Szalay Sr. and had lived in Hopelawn prior to moving to Edison fifty-one years ago. He was a 1956 graduate of Perth...
Eustaquia De Lopez
Oct 13, 2022
Eustaquia de López, 93 years of age, of Perth Amboy, NJ passed away October 13, 2022 Hackensack Meridian Health Hospital, Old Bridge, NJ. She was born on September 20, 1929 in Callao, Peru. Her whole life, Eustaquia was a dedicated mother, wife, and grandmother. She was an avid church goer and great believer in the power of prayer. Eustaquia would...
Joan O'Rourke
Oct 12, 2022
Joan O'Rourke, 80, of Woodbridge, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, at Hackensack-Meridian/JFK Medical Center in Edison.
Born and raised in Woodbridge, she was a lifelong member of the community. Joan held many titles during her career mostly working with medical coding and billing. Her last position was with Mitruska Family Chiropractic in Perth Amboy. Joan enjoyed...
James Luke
Oct 11, 2022
James Luke, 83, of Perth Amboy died Tuesday October 11, 2022, at Roosevelt Care Center in Edison. James was born in Perth Amboy to the late Javis and Alice Luke. After attending high school, James worked in auto maintenance, and then for the Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park Terrace before his retirement. He loved appreciating old cars and...
Gail Ginda
Oct 10, 2022
Gail Ginda, 80, of Edison died unexpectedly Monday, October 10, 2022, at home in Edison.
Gail was born in Hoboken to the late Heinz Fischer and Marie Logoyda. She grew up in Huntington, Long Island and graduated from Walt Whitman High School. Gail worked as a Library Aide, first at Woodrow Wilson Middle School and then James...
Rosemarie Rudolph (Nee: Swallick)
Oct 7, 2022
Rosemarie (nee: Swallick) Rudolph, 86, of Woodbridge, passed peacefully at her home on Friday, October 7, 2022. She was born on August 6, 1936, in Perth Amboy, NJ, and resided most of her life in Woodbridge Township. She retired in 2012 after 40 years as a high school English teacher, first at Woodbridge and later...
Marlene Yaros
Oct 6, 2022
Marlene Yaros, 86, of Metuchen, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on October 6, 2022.
She was born in Perth Amboy to the late, William Pastrick and Mary Banas Pastrick. Marlene lived in Edison in her early years before moving to Metuchen, where she resided for the last 58 years.
Marlene graduated from...
Thomas J. Cammarata
Oct 6, 2022
Thomas J. Cammarata, 77, of Mountainside, passed away on October 6, 2022, at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. Tom was born and raised in Kearny to his late parents John and Ann. He was a graduate of St. Peter's Prep., Jersey City, Class of 1962. Tom was a graduate of Seton Hall University and Seton Hall Law...
Carol S. Cendaña
Oct 5, 2022
Carol S. Cendaña,69, of Williamstown, NJ, passed peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Pomona, NJ. Born in Quezon City, Philippines, and formerly of the Fords Section of Woodbridge Twp., she had resided in Williamstown, NJ, for the last three years. She received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree in the Philippines and...
Stanley Sidlowski
Oct 5, 2022
Stanley Z. Sidlowski, 80, of Edison, New Jersey, passed away at home on October 5, 2022. Born on April 21, 1942 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Stanley was a graduate of Linden High School, Class of 1959, and served in the US Air Force. Following his military service, he became an engineer at Amtrak, where he worked for 20 years....
Clara Ballek
Oct 5, 2022
Clara Ballek, 56, of North Brunswick, passed away on October 5, 2022. She was born in Perth Amboy on July 1, 1966. Clara was a graduate of Woodbridge High School and Montclair State University. She was a Director of Compliance and Ethics of Bristol Myers Squib in Princeton. Clara was a communicant of St. Augustine of Canterbury...
Norman A. Felsenthal
Oct 4, 2022
Norman A. Felsenthal, 87, a Lower Merion, PA resident since 1973, passed away on October 4, 2022, at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center, in Neptune, NJ, near his second home in Bradley Beach, NJ.
Mario Navetta
Oct 3, 2022
Mario Paul Navetta, 81, of Fords, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Mario was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY to the late Anthony Navetta and Rosaria Navetta (nee Ficalora). After graduating Boys High School in Brooklyn, he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration at Pace University, and then certifications in English, history, and business at...
Crecensio Lopez
Oct 2, 2022
Mr. Crecencio Lopez, 80, of Perth Amboy passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center-Somerset.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Friday, October 7, 2022 in St. Stephen's Catholic Church/St. John Paul II Parish, 490 State St., Perth Amboy.
Graveside services and interment will take place at 1:00pm on...
Jake Weiner
Oct 2, 2022
Jake Abraham Weiner passed away suddenly on the evening of October 2nd, 2022,at his home in Palm Coast, Florida.
Jake was a kind soul and a big kid at heart. He made all those he touched feel deeply loved.
Jake is survived by his mother, Margaret; brother, Zach; sister, Emily; sister-in-law Karen; nephews, Evan and...
Medine E. " Betsy " James-Elmehais
Oct 1, 2022
Medine Elizabeth "Betsy" James-Elmehais, 75, of Somerset, N.J., passed away peacefully on October 1, 2022, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
Born in Mount Kisco, N.Y., she grew up in Metuchen and has resided in Somerset for the last 32 years. She graduated from Metuchen High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree...
Craig Richard Eckel
Sep 26, 2022
Craig Richard Eckel, 54, of Edison, died unexpectedly on Monday September 26, 2022.
Craig was born on a chilly day in April at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, he was the apple of his parents' eyes. Growing up, Craig was an outgoing child blooming into the theater life. He was a member of the Edison high school Drama...
Margaret "Peggy" Milgram
Sep 26, 2022
"Margaret " Peggy" Milgram, nee Healy, age 93, was born to Mary McDonough Healy and Michael Healy in Trenton, NJ. The eldest of five children,
Peggy was predeceased by Eugene "Gene" Milgram, her husband of 62 years, her parents, her sisters Claire Spera, Ann Forconi and Frances Regina Healy, nephew Samuel Spera and her son-in-law Kenneth Bossong....
