Michael "Irish" Magner
Dec 17, 2020
Obituary of Michael "Irish" Magner Mike, 78, of Fords, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his home. Mr. Magner was born in County Cork, Ireland to the late Daniel and Margaret Magner, He came to the US in 1961 and had resided in Fords for the last 58 years. He was employed as a mold operator for Raritan...
William E. Adams, Jr.
Dec 15, 2020
William E. "Bill" Adams, Jr., 68, of North Brunswick, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at St Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born on July 2, 1952, in New Brunswick, raised in Edison, he had resided in North Brunswick for the last 35 years. A graduate of Edison High School, with the class of 1970. He received both...
Edward J. Hamaid
Dec 15, 2020
Edward J. Hamaid, 77, of Manchester, formerly of Edison for 45 years, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020.
Born and raised in Jersey City to John and Margaret Hamaid, Edward was one of seven children. Edward served his country in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967, and was stationed in Korea during the Vietnam Era....
Margaret Yavor
Dec 15, 2020
Following a brief illness, Margaret Yavor, passed into the arms of her Lord on December 15 , 2020 at the Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center.
A lifelong resident of Perth Amboy, Margaret was the daughter of the late George and Anna (Andrejo) Yavor. Margaret worked in a variety of jobs including as a switchboard operator for...
Irene "Sister Pius" Yavor
Dec 14, 2020
After struggling with multiple health issues for a number of years, Sister Pius (Irene) Yavor fell asleep in the Lord on Monday, December 14, 2020. She fell seriously ill with the coronavirus. With permission, Sister Pius had been living apart from community. She was staying with her family, and it was from her home in Perth Amboy, NJ that...
Sabatino Arthur Deblassi
Dec 12, 2020
Sabatino Arthur DeBlassi , 87 , of Hamilton (formally of Edison) , passed away in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton , NJ , on December 12 , 2020. H e was born on October 2 4 , 19 33 , in Springfield, NJ . Sabatino proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as a...
John G. Mitro, Jr.
Dec 12, 2020
John G. Mitro, Jr., 77, of Edison, passed away in Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center, NJ, on December 12, 2020. He was born on June 17, 1943, in Carteret, NJ.
John is survived by his wife, Carol Mitro; his son, Kevin Mitro, his sister, Barbara Tahirak, his nephew, Michael Tahirak, his niece, Melissa Killian and three...
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...
