Julia E. Petrick
Dec 12, 2020
Obituary of Julia E. Petrick Julia E. Petrick, 91, of Nutley, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack. Mrs. Petrick was born in Perth Amboy to the late Theodore and Julia Yackman and had lived in Hopelawn for many years before moving to Nutley. Funeral services were held under the direction of the Mitruska...
Ngoc Tuyet "Tammy" Pham
Dec 9, 2020
Ngoc Tuyet "Tammy" Pham, passed away suddenly on December 9, 2020. Born in Vietnam, she blessed the East and West coast with her presence. Although she loved the beaches in California she ultimately spent the last 20 years in the East Coast with her love John. She enjoyed the winter snow in Jersey and worked along side...
Bruce R Williamson
Dec 8, 2020
Bruce. R Williamson, 67, of Woodbridge, NJ passed away peacefully at home on December 8, 2020. Bruce spent the last two years bravely fighting against pancreatic cancer. Born on July 3, 1953, he grew up in Perth Amboy and graduated from Perth Amboy High School. He spent ten years on the Perth Amboy First Aid Squad as an EMT....
Amelia Santos Dumbrique
Dec 8, 2020
Amelia Santos Dumbrique, 82, of Perth Amboy since 1973, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020.
Born and raised in Pampanga, Philippines to Juanito and Aurelita Santos, Amelia was one of 10 children. She graduated with a Business Degree from the University of Philippines and worked for many years as an accountant with St. Peter's University Hospital in...
Gertrude Elizabeth Hansen
Dec 8, 2020
Gertrude Elizabeth Hansen (nee: Andersen), 92, of Galloway, formerly of Fords, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020.
Born and raised in Fords to Harry and Johanna Andersen, Gertrude was a former member of the 1 st Presbyterian Church of Perth Amboy and was active with their Senior Club. She was also a member of the Smithville Seniors...
Susan Helen Donnenwirth
Dec 6, 2020
Susan Helen Donnenwirth passed away on December 6 th in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Born on March 23, 1943, in Perth Amboy, NJ, to Joe and Helen Buckewicz, she married Robert Theodore Donnenwirth on March 27 th , 1965, at St. Francis Cathedral in Metuchen, NJ. They lived in Edison, NJ.
After graduating from Metuchen High School,...
Frieda Halivopoulos
Dec 5, 2020
Frieda Halivopoulos, née Farganis, of Metuchen, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2020, at the age of 91 of natural causes. She was a resident of Metuchen for 56 years.
Frieda was born in New York City on July 15, 1929 to Richard and Catherine Farganis and was the...
Gaetano "Tom" Demayo
Dec 5, 2020
Gaetano "Tom" DeMayo, 98, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the Lyons Veterans Home. Born in Newark on October 27, 1922, to Sam and Conchetta DeMayo, he worked for the City of Newark as a License Inspector, but his life was defined by his service to his country.
During World War...
Rosario Calero De Eguiguren
Dec 3, 2020
Rosario Calero de Eguiguren, 93, of Perth Amboy since 1965, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 3, 2020.
Born and raised in Guayaquil, Ecuador to Manuel and Isabel Calero, she was one of seven children. She immigrated to the United States in 1965 and settled in Perth Amboy to raise her family. A devoted Christian, she attended...
Edwin Brommer
Dec 3, 2020
Edwin Brommer, 95 of Boynton Beach, FL, passed peacefully, on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Delray Beach Hospital. "Steady Eddie" was Born in East Orange and raised in Newark NJ, graduating from Weequahic High School. He worked at Sears Roebuck & Co and was then drafted into WW2. Upon his honorable discharge he returned to Sears and worked there for...
Carolyn R. Terefenko
Dec 3, 2020
Carolyn Rose Terefenko, 68 of Old Bridge, passed peacefully, on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at JFK Medical Center in Edison after a short illness. Born in Perth Amboy, and formerly of Fords for 25 years, she had resided in Old Bridge for the last 43 years. Carolyn worked at Howard, Listander and Berkower, CPAs, Metuchen for the last 50...
Steven E. Boles
Dec 2, 2020
Obituary of Steven E. Boles Steven E. Boles, 41, of Fords, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Steven was born in Brooklyn, NY was raised in Fords. He had lived in Jacksonville, FL for six years before returning to Fords three years ago. He was a freelance photographer and the...
Eileen M. Laffan
Dec 2, 2020
Eileen M. Laffan (nee: Degenhardt), 75, of Fords, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Born and raised in Jersey City to Walter and Helen Degenhardt, Eileen was the middle daughter of five children. She graduated high school in Jersey City and then moved to Fords in 1973 to raise her family. She worked for many years at...
Genevieve Recla
Dec 1, 2020
Genevieve Recla (nee: Barron), 82, of Edison, formerly of Elizabeth, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
Born on Christmas Day in 1937 in Bacolod, Philippines, Genevieve was one of thirteen children. A dedicated and skilled nurse, she worked for many years at Elizabeth General Medical Center (now Trinitas Regional Medical Center). Genevieve was also a...
Nancy Virginia (Nee: Bagala) Neary
Dec 1, 2020
Nancy Virginia Bagala Neary, of Statesville NC slipped away in her sleep on December 1, 2020.
The sole remaining child of Italian immigrants Antionette and Salvatore Bagala, Nancy was the beloved wife of the late Willard Neary. Bornin Perth Amboy, NJ, Nancy spent her life in Fords, NJ. There she and her husband raised two sons, Richard...
Adele Petrelli
Nov 30, 2020
Adele Petrelli, 96, of Union, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2020, at Sunrise Senior Living, East Brunswick. Born in Newark she lived in Union for 65 years.
Adele was predeceased by her husband, Joseph in 1991; her daughter, Susan Petrelli; her siblings, John Ziomek, Joseph Ziomek, and Mary Taurosa.
Patricia Rita Lund
Nov 28, 2020
Patricia R. (nee: Galindo) Lund, 70, of Edison, passed peacefully on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born on Staten Island, NY, she had been a lifelong resident of Edison.
She leaves behind her husband of 46 years, Rudolph Lund; her daughter, Tamara Lund of Edison; her son, Michael...
Winifred Tyson
Nov 28, 2020
Winifred Tyson, 92, of Perth Amboy, passed away at her daughter's residence in Easton, PA., on November 28, 2020. She was born in Bassterre, St. Kits, British Virgin Islands on June 6, 1928. Winifred was a Lunch Aide for the Perth Amboy Board of Education for 31 years. She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Perth...
Ruth Geardino
Nov 24, 2020
Obituary of Ruth Geardino Ruth Reid Geardino "Gaga" of Fords, NJ, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, November 24, 2020, at age 86, due to complications following heart surgery at RWJ University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. She attended Woodbridge Township schools and was a graduate of Woodbridge High School Class of 1952. Ruth worked in the meat department at National...
