Robert Francis Brooks
Jul 31, 2022
Robert F. Brooks, 93, of Edison passed away peacefully at the home of his son with his family by his side.
Born and raised in Staten Island, NY, Robert was the son of the late Bessie and Robert F Brooks, Sr. He served in the U.S. Navy as a fireman during WWII. Robert had always been interested...
Mildred T. Schmatz
Jul 31, 2022
Mildred T. (nee: Mazzarella) Schmatz, 87, of Fords, passed peacefully on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the Hackensack Meridian Medical Center in Old Bridge, NJ. She was born on October 16, 1934, in Manhattan, NY, and raised in the Bronx, NY. She had been a resident of Fords for over 60 years. Mildred was a retired Branch Manager for the...
Grace Pokol Reese
Jul 23, 2022
Grace (nee Pokol) Reese, 90, of Fords, passed away on July 23, 2022, at home. She was born on July 30, 1931, in Donora, PA. Grace was retired as a Unit Assistant at Perth Amboy General Hospital. She was a member of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Perth Amboy. Grace was a softball coach and a Girl Scout Leader...
Maureen "Renee" Brannigan
Jul 22, 2022
Obituary of Maureen "Renee" Brannigan Maureen "Renee" Brannigan, 66, of South Amboy, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022 at the JFK Haven Hospice in Edison. Mrs. Brannigan was born in Elizabeth to the late Nicholas P. Dunn Sr. and Marion Dunn living in Fords. She had previously lived in Fords before moving to South Amboy five years ago. She was...
George Torhan
Jul 21, 2022
Obituary of George Torhan George Torhan, 85, of Fords, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 at his home. Mr. Torhan was born in Vinna, Czechoslovakia to the late Michael and Maria Torhan. Hecame to The U.S.A. In 1945 and Lived In Perth Amboy before moving to Fords fifty seven years ago. Mr. Torhan was a US Army Veteran of the...
Carol Ann Jackson
Jul 18, 2022
Carol Ann Jackson was born on July 9, 1944, in Los Angeles, California to the late Stanley and Clara Jackson. Carol departed this life on Monday morning, July 18, 2022.
Carol moved to Perth Amboy as a child and attended private school. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. During her time...
Paul Esposito
Jul 18, 2022
Paul Esposito, 76, of Sewaren, died Monday July 18, 2022 while comforted at the hospital.
Born in Newark to the late Albert Esposito and Amolia Belohlavek, Paul was a high school graduate of Woodbridge High. After graduating, Paul went into the workforce doing several odd jobs until he found his calling working for Exxon, retiring as a...
Emmanuel "Boise" Jerald G. Lolarga
Jul 17, 2022
In loving memory of
Emmanuel Jerald "Boise" G. Lolarga
Our beloved, Emmanuel "Boise" Lolarga, has passed away quietly at home on Sunday, July 17, 2022. He was 60 years old, loved and admired by everyone who knew him.
He was born on April 21, 1962,...
Margaretta K Campbell
Jul 16, 2022
Margaretta K. (nee: Martin) Campbell, 79, passed peacefully, on Saturday July 16, 2022, at RWJ University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ.
Born in County Cavan, Ireland, she immigrated to the US in 1960, settling in Bronx, NY. She was formerly of Jersey City, NJ and has resided in the Fords section of Woodbridge since 1981.
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William "Bill" Roy Gearhart
Jul 13, 2022
William "Bill" Gearhart, 75, of the Sleepy Hollow section of Plainfield, NJ (formerly of Westfield, NJ), passed peacefully on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ.
He leaves behind his beloved wife, Nancy Bauer Gearhart, his beloved daughters, Elissa Parsons and her husband Bradford...
Katherine Ann "Kathy" Matyi
Jul 13, 2022
Katherine Ann "Kathy" Matyi (nee:Bower), 78, peacefully entered eternal rest on July 13, 2022, at home with her daughter and beloved dog by her side. Katherine was born to the late Horace and Katherine Diffendale Bower in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Shortly thereafter her family relocated to and resided in Cliffwood Beach, NJ. In 1971 Kathy and her husband Edward...
Venus M. Sharick
Jul 12, 2022
Obituary of Venus M. Sharick Venus M. Sharick, 66, of Fords, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the Roosevelt Care Center in Old Bridge. Mrs. Sharick was born in Perth Amboy to the late Albert and Pauline Balasic and had previously lived in Carteret Before moving To Woodbridge Township twenty years ago. She was employed at the Amboy Care...
Sandra Karen Ann Beni
Jul 11, 2022
Sandra (Sandy) Beni, 79, of Port Reading, NJ, passed away on July 11, 2022 at home with her family by her side. Born in Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck and raised in Lodi, Sandy resided in Port Reading for 55 years.
Sandy was an executive secretary at Shell Oil Company for 17 years before becoming the Middlesex...
Arnold Joseph "Bacci" Bacigalupo
Jul 9, 2022
Arnold Joseph "Bacci" Bacigalupo, 89, of Somerset, New Jersey, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Joseph and Dozolina Bacigalupo, he resided there until 1973. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War and was the recipient of a...
Fidel Fonte
Jul 9, 2022
Fidel Fonte, 69, passed away at home in Perth Amboy, NJ on July 9, 2022. Fidel was born on March 23, 1953, to the late Merido Fonte and Eloina Castro in Cuba. He later moved to Perth Amboy, NJ in 1983 where he resided until he passed.
He is survived by his daughter, Maribel Fonte and her...
Martha Kwasniak
Jul 7, 2022
Martha (nee:Wacker) Kwasniak, 96, of Carteret, passed peacefully on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the JFK / Hackensack Meridian Health Center in Edison. Born in the Schonthal, Ukraine, she immigrated to the US in 1957 from Germany, settling in Jersey City, and was a former resident of Brick Twp. and Carteret. She was a retired seamstress. Martha enjoyed gardening, baking,...
Donald Michael Mccarthy
Jul 6, 2022
Donald Michael McCarthy, 24 years old of Metuchen, NJ, passed away on July 6, 2022.
Donald had an infectious smile and touched everyone who knew him.
Donald was a goofball who loved April Fool's jokes.
Donald went out of his way to help others even when he had nothing.
Donald's family...
Sandra Liska
Jul 6, 2022
Sandra Liska, 56, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
Friends may call at Flynn and Son Funeral Home 23 Ford Ave., Fords on Thursday, July 14, 2022 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. There will be a prayer service at 5:30pm. Cremation will take place privately.
Sandra is survived by her daughter Amanda Liska; parents: Nicholas...
George Goldfarb
Jul 4, 2022
George Goldfarb, 90, of Metuchen, passed away at NYU Medical Center in Manhattan on July 4, 2022. He was born in the Bronx, NY, on December 27, 1931. George was a retired Longshoreman from the ILA in Bayonne. He enjoyed music, particularly jazz. He played the piano and sang. George was a Yankee's fan and a lifelong Giant's fan....
Gregory Pabon, Jr.
Jul 3, 2022
Gregory Pabon, Jr., 50, a lifelong resident of Perth Amboy, passed peacefully on Sunday July 3, 2022 at the Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy.
He leaves behind his beloved father, Gregory Pabon, Sr. of Perth Amboy and his beloved mother, Milagros Rosa Perez of San Sebastian, Puerto Rico.
Visitation will be held on...
