Clare F. Watson
Feb 4, 2021
Clare Boland Watson, 74, of Edison, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 4, 2021, surrounded by the love of her family, daughter of James Michael Boland and Roseanna Clinton Boland.
In 1967, Clare married her husband, together since the summer of 1964. Larry Watson. While raising her three children, Clare earned her Associate's degree in Accounting. She...
Rose M. Scala
Feb 3, 2021
Obituary of Rose M. Scala Rose M. Scala, 91, of Fords, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at the Bayshore Health Care Center in Holmdel. Mrs. Scala was born in Fords to the late Michael and Anna Shimko and had lived in Perth Amboy and Hopelawn before returning to Fords. Rose had been employed by Merck, Johnson & Johnson and...
Robert Sofka
Feb 3, 2021
Robert J. Sofka, loving husband of Patricia Owens Sofka, and beloved father of James and Carolyn, passed away on February 3, 2021. Bob graduated Perth Amboy High School Class of 1959 and Rutgers University Class of '63. He taught American History in the Edison NJ School District and retired as a Social Studies Supervisor. Bob loved tennis, swimming and...
Maria "Jozsa" Takacs
Feb 2, 2021
Obituary of Maria "Jozsa" Takacs Maria "Jozsa" Takacs, 73, of Iselin, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Roosevelt Care Center in Edison. Born and raised in Saraspatok, Hungary, Maria married her love, Louis Takacs in 1966. They emigrated to the United Sates in 1967 and lived in Perth Amboy, before moving to Iselin fifty years ago. Mrs. Takacs...
Thomas F. Ferrigno
Feb 2, 2021
Obituary of Thomas F. Ferrigno Thomas Frederick Ferrigno, 91, of Woodbridge, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Anchor Care & Rehabilitation Center in Hazlet. Mr. Ferrigno was born in Newark to the late Peter and Anna Gartner Ferrigno and had resided in Woodbridge for over 54 years. Mr. Ferrigno was a US Army Veteran of Korean War. He...
Theresa Talty
Feb 1, 2021
Theresa Talty (nee Albanese), of Edison, passed at away at home on February 1, 2021. Born in Jersey City, she had resided in Edison for more than 40 years. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as an Administrative Assistant with Con Edison for 20 years. Theresa was a member of the Guardian Angels RC Church in...
Norman Prager
Feb 1, 2021
Norman Prager, 93, of Fords, passed peacefully on Monday, February 1, 2021, at the Center For Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY, raised in Jamaica, Queens, NY, and a former resident of Edison for 49 years, he has resided in Fords for the last 9 years. He...
Victor J Schoenig
Jan 29, 2021
Victor J. Schoenig, 78, of the Menlo Park Terrace section of Woodbridge Twp. passed away at home on January 29, 2021. He was born on November 26, 1942 in Newark, NJ. He was retired from NJ Transit as a Regional Supervisor. Victor graduated from High School in Elizabeth. He was a member of the South Amboy Boat Club. Victor...
Flavio O Valdes
Jan 29, 2021
Flavio O. Valdes, 87, of Perth Amboy, passed away at Ocean Medical Center on January 29, 2021. He was born on June 22, 1933 in Guayos, Cuba. Flavio was retired from General Motors, where he was an Assembly Line Worker.
He is survived by his loving wife, Isabel C. Valdes; three sons, Roberto Valdes, Flavio Valdes Jr,...
Rose Mary Magdon
Jan 27, 2021
Rose Mary "Tootsie" Magdon 78, of Edison, entered into rest January 27, 2021 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was born in Pittstown, PA, and has resided in Edison for the past 60 years.
Rose Mary was employed as a Club Demonstrator at Costco in Edison for 5 years, previously she had worked...
Lupe Lopez
Jan 26, 2021
Lupe Lopez, 73, of Perth Amboy, passed away at home on January 26, 2021. She was born on August 30, 1947 in Lima, Peru.
Lupe was predeceased by her parents, Luis Humberto Juárez Llanos and Luisa Isabel Lengua Infante.
Lupe is survived by her three daughters: Patricia Lopez and Hernandez Family; Guadalupe and her husband,...
Beverly Marie Novembre
Jan 26, 2021
Beverly Marie Novembre, 85, of Monmouth Junction, passed away at home on January 26, 2021. She was born on September 3, 1935 in Jersey City. Beverly was retired from Merck & Co., where she was a Purchasing Agent. Family and friends always admired Bev's well put together outfits. She had a wonderful sense of style; she was a true...
Paulette Suzanne Katz
Jan 26, 2021
Paulette Suzanne Katz, daughter of the late Hyman Kaufman and Helen Sapun was born on May 26, 1944 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. She went to the public schools in Perth Amboy before moving to Carteret in middle school. There she graduated Carteret High School in 1962 and then attended New York University. It was at NYU...
Pauline D. Arnold
Jan 25, 2021
Pauline D. Arnold (nee: Gleason), 92, of Hopelawn since 1952, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 25, 2021.
Born in Elizabeth, NJ to John and Pauline Gleason, Pauline was one of six children. She settled in Hopelawn with her husband, Albert M. Arnold and raised her family. Pauline was a long-time communicant of Good Shepherd RC Church...
Frank (Banko) Benko, Sr.
Jan 23, 2021
Frank (Banko) Benko, Sr., 93 of Woodbridge, passed peacefully on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the Green Knoll Complete Care Hospice Unit, in Bridgewater. Born on September 5, 1927 in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge Twp, Frank had resided in Woodbridge for most of his life. For the past 10 years, he resided in South Amboy. He proudly served his...
Steven David Woldar
Jan 22, 2021
Steven D. Woldar, 74, of Edison, passed suddenly on Friday, January 22, 2021, at the JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born November 29, 1946, in Vineland, NJ, he had resided in the Edison area for the last 50 years. He received his MBA in Accounting from Rutgers University. Steven was a retired, self-employed Certified Public Accountant in Edison for many...
Beatrice E Reynolds
Jan 21, 2021
Our loving Aunt, Beatrice E. Reynolds, left the Earth on January 21, 2021. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her gentle spirit. She was born in Metuchen, to parents Ella and Leslie Reynolds. She lived in Metuchen, until the family home was demolished, to expand a parking lot. Yes, "they paved paradise...". She moved to Woodbridge, and...
Barbara Hach
Jan 20, 2021
Barbara Hach, 78, of Iselin, passed away January 20, 2021 at home. She was born in Perth Amboy, NJ on May 2, 1942. She worked at Westinghouse, Englehard Corp and Kobo Products for many years before retiring in January of 2015.
She is predeceased by her parents, Irwin...
John Keich
Jan 20, 2021
John Keich, 71, of Fords, passed away at JFK Medical Center on January 20, 2021. He was born on November 16, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY. John was a retired Machinist. He graduated Woodbridge High School Class of 1967. He served in the US Army in Vietnam, where he was awarded The Army Commendation Medal in support of military operations...
Helen T. Pirre
Jan 19, 2021
Helen T. Pirre, 91, of Hopelawn, NJ, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family and friends at her home on January 19, 2021. She was born on November 25, 1929, in South Amboy, NJ, and was a graduate of Hoffman High School class of 1946. Helen worked for many years as a Data Entry Specialist for Prudential Insurance Company of...
