Obituaries

Aug 22, 2021

Barbara Alfano-Horn, 83, of Fords, passed away at Millennium Memory Care in Freehold on August 22, 2021.  Born in Brooklyn, NY,  on September 18, 1937, she had resided in Fords for over 40 years.

Barbara was a fun loving and compassionate woman.  Her greatest joy in life was being a wife, mother, grandmother,...

Aug 22, 2021

Jose Manuel Muñiz, 68, of Colts Neck, NJ, passed peacefully at the Central State HealthCare Hospital in Freehold, NJ, on August 22, 2021. He was born in Santander, Spain on April 29, 1953.  He attended Lafayette Elementary in Newark then Don Bosco High School in Spain before returning to the U.S. to marry and raise his family in Fords then...

Aug 18, 2021

Gloria J. Korneski, 80, formerly of Edison, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at the Care One Assisted Living Center in East Brunswick.

Born in Hopelawn, Gloria was a resident of Edison for 52 years until she recently moved to East Brunswick 10 months ago.

Gloria was...

Aug 18, 2021

Alva Dena Conte, 78, of Middletown, passed away on August 18, 2021, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank.  Born in Brooklyn, NY Alva lived in Boynton Beach, FL before moving to Middletown 10 years ago.  She was a Legal Secretary for the State of New Jersey, Red Bank for 11 years before retiring.  Alva was the Past...

Aug 17, 2021

Tamara "Tammy" ElSayed fought a courageous battle against a very aggressive and unique cancer for over a year. Tammy began her journey home on Tuesday, August 17 th in the afternoon. She spent her final days on earth in the home she loved and shared with all the people she knew. Tammy did not know the feeling...

Aug 14, 2021

Obituary of Daniel Charles Suarez Daniel Charles Suarez, Jr., 62, of Toms River, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at the Community Medical Center in Toms River. Mr. Suarez was born in Jersey City to the late Daniel C. and Judith Suarez Sr. and had previously lived in Hopelawn before settling in Toms River four years ago. Daniel was employed...

Aug 14, 2021

Obituary of Michele Frances Hopkins Michele Frances Hopkins, 67, of Brick, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at the Ocean Medical Center in Brick. Mrs. Hopkins was born in Newark to the late William and Jean Cousins and had lived in Brick for the last 11 years. She was employed by as a custodian for the Township of Irvington for...

Aug 14, 2021

Obituary of Gizella L. Piszker Gizella L. Piszker, 55, of Hazlet, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at the Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. Gizella was born in Perth Amboy to the late Julius and Irma Piszker and had previously lived in Woodbridge and Carteret before moving to Hazlet three years ago. She was employed as a clerk by...

Aug 12, 2021

Michael P. Szabo, 61, of Woodbridge, passed suddenly at his home, on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Born in Newark, NJ and formerly of Irvington and Perth Amboy, he had resided in Woodbridge Twp. for the last 4 years. Mike worked as a toll collector for the New Jersey Turnpike for 10 years before working as a service manager for Goodyear...

Aug 11, 2021

Kathryn Moini, 83, of Edison, passed away at home on August 11, 2021. She was born on February 26, 1938, in Bergenfield, NJ. She was a graduate of Dumont High School and enjoyed playing slot machines.

Kathryn was predeceased by her husband, Louis Moini, in 1993; her sisters, Carol Jean and Peggy; and...

Aug 10, 2021

Ann Gemma Kulpa, 96, of Fords, passed away on August 10th, 2021. Ann was born in Fords on October 1, 1924. Ann loved spending time with family and friends. She was a lifelong member of the Hopelawn VFW Post #1352 Women's Auxiliary, in her support of her late husband, Andrew Kulpa Sr. Ann is predeceased by her loving husband,...

Aug 9, 2021

Eleanor Gleixner, known to her family and friends as, Nanny, passed away on August 9, 2021.  She was born on March 10, 1946 in New York City and grew up on the upper east side of Manhattan before eventually moving to New Jersey.

She started working at Macy's on 34 th Street in...

Aug 8, 2021

Frank Papp, Jr., 62, of Edison, passed away on August 8, 2021, at the Majestic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Red Bank.  Born in Perth Amboy, he resided in Fords before moving to Edison a year ago.  Frank was employed as a Machine Operator with Co-Steel Raritan in Perth Amboy for many years before changing careers and turning his...

Aug 8, 2021

Irene Anna Grebely, 96, of St. Augustine, FL, passed away on August 8, 2021.  Born on May 20, 1925, in the Bronx, NY, Irene resided in Fords before moving to Florida.  She was a former communicant of Our Lady of Peace RC Church, Fords.  Irene was a member of the Altar Rosary Society and the Fords Women's Club.  She...

Aug 8, 2021

Leyda Margarita Fernandez-Lantigua, 52, of Perth Amboy, passed away on August 8th, 2021. Leyda was born in Dominican Republic on October 17, 1968 and she resided in Perth Amboy since 1999.  Leyda loved spending time with family and friends. Leyda is survived by her loving husband, Pedro Gomez-Colon; her children, Victor, Kevin and Amy Gomez-Fernandez. Visitation for Leyda will be...

Aug 7, 2021

Jerome R. Jimenez, 60, of Hopelawn, passed away at home on August 7, 2021. He was born July 9, 1961, in Brooklyn, NY. Jerome was a Dispatch Operations Employee at US Coachways in Staten Island, NY. He enjoyed motorcycle riding with the Harley Owner's Group, fishing, and visiting his children and grandchildren- for whom he had unconditional...

Aug 5, 2021

Fernando Raphael Piastre, 53, of Fords, passed away on August 5, 2021, in Bogota, Colombia.  Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he had resided in Fords for the past 30 years.  Fernando was employed by Hillview Associates in Keasbey as the Maintenance Supervisor at Hillside Gardens for the past 36 years.  He was a loving husband, father and friend. ...

Aug 3, 2021

Obituary of Loretta T. Dwyer Loretta T. Dwyer, 75, of Piscataway, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the J.F.K. Medical Center in Edison. Mrs. Dwyer was born in Perth Amboy to the late Paul John and Veronica Drahos and had previously lived in Orange before moving to Piscataway forty eight years ago. She was employed as an event planner...

Aug 3, 2021

Norma Piotrowski, 90, of Edison, passed away surrounded by her family on August 3, 2021, at Roosevelt Care, Old Bridge.  She was born in Bronx, NY and lived in Edison for 50+ years.  Norma enjoyed cruises, going to Atlantic City, Casino's, word search puzzles, and especially spending time with her grandchildren, great grandchildren and her family.

Norma...

Aug 1, 2021

Maryann M. Kelly, 59, of Fords, entered into eternal rest August 1, 2021. She was born in Jersey City, NJ on October 15, 1961. Maryann loved her family more than words could ever express. Maryann was predeceased by her father, Joseph Lemanski. She is survived by her loving husband; Steven Kelly; two sons, Steven Joseph Kelly, and his wife, Cristine,...