Helen T. Holdman
October 23, 2026
Helen T. Holdman passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026 at her home in Manalapan, surrounded by her loving children. She was 86 years old.
Born in Brooklyn, NY on December 24, 1939 to the late Timoteo Pellegrino and Lucia Montenegro Pellegrino, she resided in Brooklyn, Staten Island and Spring Lake before moving to Manalapan 25 years ago.
Mrs. Holdman was a...
Louise M. Hamilton
October 19, 2026
Louise M. Hamilton passed away on Monday, October 19, 2026, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Somerset. She was 83 years old.
Born in Carteret on March 12, 1943 to the late Margaret (Arva) and Louis Filep, she resided in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township for many years before recently moving to Branchburg.
Mrs. Hamilton worked for many years...
Benjamin Patenia
October 15, 2026
Benjamin Fernandez Patenia, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at the age of 81, surrounded by his family.
Born on August 29, 1945, in Manila, Philippines, Benjamin was the son of the late Ernesto and Clara Patenia. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Alberto and Romeo Patenia.
In 1984, Benjamin immigrated...
William Gorka
October 15, 2026
William Gorka passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Rahway. He was 83 years old. Born in Jersey City, NJ on October 17, 1942 to the late Katherine and William F. Gorka, he was a 1960 graduate of Saint Mary’s High School in Perth Amboy; and has resided in Avenel for most of his...
Jacob John Scofield
October 13, 2026
Jacob John Scofield passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 30 years old.
Born on November 24, 1995 in Edison, he resided there before moving to the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township in 1997.
Mr. Scofield was a graduate of Colonia High School; and was most recently employed by Taste of Italy in Avenel.
While...
Anastacio Francisquini
October 11, 2026
Anastacio Francisquini passed away on Sunday, October11, 2026 at his home in Edison. He was 86 years old.
Born on April 27, 1940, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to the late Juana and Eduardo Francisquini, he resided in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Florida before moving to Edison 2 years ago.
Mr. Francisquini was employed with the Teamsters Union as a picker/packer at various warehouses...
Walter B. Dworak
October 4, 2026
Walter B. Dworak, 97, of Edison, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 4, 2026, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of love, generosity, hard work, service, and devotion to his family.
Born in Hopelawn, New Jersey, to the late William and Mary Semanik Dworak, Walter lived a remarkable life over the course of his 97 years.
Walter’s adventurous...
Alfredo Moreno-Tirado
September 27, 2026
Alfredo Moreno-Tirado of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 52 years old.
Born in Trenton, NJ: He resided in Carteret before moving to Avenel 15 years ago.
Mr. Moreno-Tirado was a United States Army Veteran serving from 1991 until 2004.
He was employed as a manger with Pepsi...
LuAnne. M. Ernest-Dias
September 25, 2026
LuAnne M. Ernest-Dias passed away unexpectedly on September 25, 2026 at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. She was 56 years old.
Born on April 15, 1970, at East Orange General Hospital, LuAnne was raised in Irvington. She attended Saint Paul the Apostle School from kindergarten through eighth grade before receiving a full scholarship to Union Catholic High School, where she graduated...
Richard J. Green, Jr
September 24, 2026
Richard J. Green, Jr. passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at Roosevelt Care Center in Edison. He was 75 years old.
Born in Elizabeth in 1951 to the late Josephine (Ribando) and Richard J. Green, Sr., he was raised in Linden and resided in Roselle prior to moving to the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township in 1983.
Mr. Green was a...
Anthony Piperi
September 16, 2026
Anthony Piperi passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at his home. He was 83 years old.
Born in Rahway, he resided in Woodbridge Township most of his life.
Mr. Piperi served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.
Anthony was employed with National State Bank, M & T Chemicals in Rahway and retired from the United States Postal Service...
George R. Rebnicky
September 15, 2026
George R. Rebnicky passed away in the company of his loving family on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at his home in Woodbridge. He was 90 years old.
Born on October 18, 1935 in Woodbridge to the late Elizabeth and George Rebnicky, he was a lifelong resident.
Mr. Rebnicky was a graduate of Woodbridge High School, Class of 1953; and served in the...
Adeline Muzycka
September 14, 2026
Adeline Muzycka passed away on Monday, September 14, 2026 at her home in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township. She was 100 years old.
Born in Port Reading on February 27, 1926 to the late Filomena (Racca) and Alfred Cavallaro, she resided in Linden and Roselle prior to moving to Sewaren in 1993.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by...
Joseph W. Romash
September 13, 2026
Joseph W. Romash passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living in Edison. He was 83 years old.
Born in Newark on October 30, 1942 to the late Veronica (Sidorek) and Joseph Romash, he resided there and in Avenel before moving to Iselin many years ago.
Mr. Romash was employed as a civil engineer with Kupper & Associates...
Aura M. Salcines
September 13, 2026
Aura M. Salcines passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at her home in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township, surrounded by family and friends. She was 95 years old.
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, on May 16, 1931, Aura came to the United States in 1945 at the age of 14 and quickly fell in love with New York...
Christopher Walter Bober
September 13, 2026
Christopher Walter Bober of Woodbridge passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack. He was 81 years old.
Born in London, England, to a British mother Jessie May Dyer and American serviceman Walter, he came to the United States after the war as a baby and was raised in Jersey City, NJ. He resided in...
Stephen G. Moore, Jr.
September 11, 2026
Stephen George Moore Jr., 65, passed away on September 11, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. He leaves behind a legacy of love, selflessness, devotion, and countless memories that will remain in the hearts of everyone who had the privilege of knowing him.
Stephen was the beloved husband of Janet with whom he shared a beautiful life of nearly...
Margaret Solowski
September 7, 2026
Margaret Solowski passed away on Monday, September 7, 2026 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 92 years old.
Born on June 28, 1934 in Woodbridge to the late Margaret (nee Pastor) and Michael Kish, she resided there before moving to the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township in 1966.
Mrs. Solowski was employed as a sales person with Stern’s Department Store,...
Eileen Sanfilippo
September 5, 2026
Eileen Sanfilippo of Toms River passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 5, 2026 surrounded by her family. She was 81 years old.
Eileen was born and raised in Jersey City and graduated from Snyder High School class of 1962. She spent many years in Fords before moving to Toms River in 2011.
Eileen was employed at U.S. Steel in Manhattan before taking...
