Paul Balas
Dec 25, 2019
Obituary of Paul Balas Paul Balas, 83, of Edison, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at his home. Mr. Balas was born in Hazelton, PA to the late Frank and Anna Balas and had lived the last forty seven years in Edison. Mr. Balas was a US Marine Corps Veteran of Vietnam war. Mr. Balas was a member of the...
Bernard Zuckerman
Dec 25, 2019
Bernard ("Bernie") Zuckerman (3/16/1936-12/25/2019)
Bernard "Bernie" Zuckerman unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday 12/25/2019 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital from cardiac complications.
A tremendously genuine and kind man with a beautiful smile and wonderful sense of humor, Bernie will be terribly missed by his caring family and friends. Bernie was predeceased by his loving...
Ruth G. Ecker
Dec 24, 2019
Ruth Catherine (nee: Gabriel) Ecker, entered into eternal rest, on Tuesday morning, December 24, 2019, at her home, surrounded by family. She was the 2 nd of 10 children born to Aloysius and Victoria Wolf Gabriel on August 21, 1924.
She was predeceased by her loving husband of 43 years, Eugene Joseph Ecker (1991), her parents, her...
Francia N. Manantan
Dec 24, 2019
Francia N. Manantan, 59, of Fords, passed away on December 24, 2019, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in the Philippines, Francia was a resident of California before moving to Fords 22 years ago. Francia retired from New York University in 2014, after 17 years as a Gift Administrator. She was a member of...
Erika Omoletski
Dec 24, 2019
Erika Omoletski 90, of Woodbridge, entered into eternal rest December 24, 2019 at JFK Hartwyck at Cedar Brook. She was born in Philadelphia and resided in Menlo Park Terr. Section of Woodbridge since 1961.
She worked as a waitress at IHOP for 50 plus years.
Erika was predeceased by her husband Joseph Omoletski in 1989. ...
Elizabeth Ann Dalina
Dec 23, 2019
Elizabeth Ann Dalina 68, of Fords, entered into eternal rest December 23, 2019 at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. She was born in Clifton and has resided in Fords for the past 32 years.
Elizabeth worked as a substitute school nurse in many districts in Middlesex County, for many years.
She was a...
Domenica Calello
Dec 22, 2019
Domenica Calello 82, of Metuchen, entered into eternal rest December 22, 2019 at her home. She was born in Spilinga, Italy and has resided here since 1966.
She was an Assembly Worker at Gulton Industries in Metuchen for many years.
She was a communicant of St. Francis Cathedral in Metuchen.
Domenica was predeceased...
Winifred M. Hoffman
Dec 21, 2019
Winifred M Hoffman 88, of Edison, entered into eternal rest December 21, 2019 at her home. She has lived in Edison for the past 60 years.
Winifred worked in the Department of Finance for the State of NJ, for 40 years before retiring in 1996.
She was a communicant of Transfiguration of the Lord Parish...
Mercedes R. Gomez
Dec 20, 2019
Mercedes R. Gomez (nee: Lazo), 47, Passed away on December 20, 2019, surrounded by her family at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerset.
She was born in Elizabeth and had resided in North Plainfield for the last 7 years. Mercedes was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband of 6 years, Ismael; her...
John T. Kostu
Dec 20, 2019
Obituary of John T. Kostu John T. Kostu, 85, of Winter Garden, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 at The Sheridan at Windermere in Windermere, FL. Mr. Kostu was born in Perth Amboy to the late John and Margaret Kostu and had previously lived in Lived in Hopelawn for Forty Years before he moving to Winter Garden nine years ago....
Antoinette Acciani
Dec 18, 2019
Private Funeral services were held Monday, December 23, 2019, for Antoinette Acciani, 106 years, a lifelong resident of Perth Amboy, who passed at her home on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.
She was a retired seamstress and former manager of a clothing manufacturer, which was located on State St. in Perth Amboy, for many years, and also had...
Eleanor Swallick
Dec 17, 2019
Eleanor Swallick, 89, of Fords, passed away on December 17, 2019 at home. She was born in Perth Amboy on October 8, 1930. She was a Homemaker and enjoyed art and crafts.
Eleanor was predeceased by her husband, Michael Swallick in 1983, a son, Ronald Swallick; two brothers; Bernard and Walter Siecinski; and a sister, Florence Kazimir....
Julia Franko
Dec 17, 2019
Julia Franko (nee: Swalagin), 100, of Perth Amboy, passed away on December 17, 2019 at Roosevelt Care Center in Edison. She was born in Perth Amboy and remained in Perth Amboy her entire life.
She enjoyed playing with babies especially her grandchildren when they were babies, altering clothes and dining on lobster at the Barge Restaurant in...
Martin Katz
Dec 16, 2019
Martin Katz, 91, of Metuchen, passed away on December 16, 2019, at Hartwyck at Oak Tree Care Facility. He was born on April 6, 1928, in Passaic. Martin had resided in Metuchen since 1963. He was a Letter Carrier for the Metuchen Post Office and was known around town as "Marty the Mail Man". He was a member of...
Mary E. Farkas
Dec 12, 2019
Mary E. Farkas, 96, a lifelong resident of Fords, passed peacefully in her sleep, on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at her Sunrise Assisted Living residence in East Brunswick. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace RC Church in Fords. As a young woman, she had worked for the Shell Oil Co. in Perth Amboy. She was very fond...
Louise Olga Martin
Dec 12, 2019
Louise Olga Martin, 79, of Edison, entered into eternal rest, December 12, 2019 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was born in New Brunswick and was a lifelong resident of Edison.
Olga was an Electronics Technician with Laser Diode in Edison for 10 years before retiring in 2010.
She was devoted wife, mother, and...
Joseph Philip Batlan
Dec 6, 2019
Joseph Philip Batlan, 31, of Gaithersburg, MD, entered into eternal rest December 6, 2019 in Chicago. He was born in Silver Spring, MD, and resided most of his life in Gaithersburg.
Joseph is survived by his parents David and Janet Cohen Batlan, his brother Marc and several aunts and uncles.
Funeral services will be held...
Frederick Bahlman
Dec 4, 2019
Frederick E Bahlman, 89, of Annandale, NJ, formerly of Fords, NJ, passed away December 4, 2019 at Hunterdon Medical Center.
Born in New Market, NJ, he was married for 34 years to the former Elizabeth (Bette) Demko, who passed away in 1985.
Fred was a tool & die maker at Jacobson Manufacturing in Kenilworth, NJ...
Ann Bridget Mcgrory
Dec 3, 2019
Ann Bridget McGrory died unexpectedly at her residence in Coney Island, New York on December 3, 2019 at the age of 58.
Ann was born on November 8, 1961, in Manhattan and raised in Astoria, Queens, New York where she attended Mater Christi High School. Free spirited and loving, Ann will be remembered always, for...
Zenaida A. Gregorio
Dec 3, 2019
Obituary of Zenaida A. Gregorio
Zenaida A. Gregorio, 83, of Fords, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at J.F.K. Medical Center in Edison. Mrs. Gregorio was born in San Juan , Philippines to the late Ramon R. and Belen J. Alfonso and came to the United States in 1971. She has resided in Fords for the past 47 years....
