Ann Kohutis (nee Smozanitz) passed away peacefully at home on August 26. She was 90 years old.

Mrs. Kohutis was born in 1926 in Perth Amboy, NJ to Frank and Mary Smozanitz. She married Joseph Kohutis in 1950 and were married for 64 years, until his death in 2015. The Kohutises moved to Woodbridge in 1964 and were life long residents of the community.

Mrs. Kohutis is survived by three children Eileen, Kathleen and her husband Thomas, Paul and his wife Elisa, and five grandchildren: Carly, Caroline, Ava, Paul Gerard and Juliet. She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph, and four brothers: John, Mike, Charles and Frank. She was a quiet woman and a kind mother who encouraged her children to pursue their own goals.

Ann was a charter member of the Good Sam Rolling Rovers camping club. She and her family enjoyed camping regularly and she remained an active camper for over 45 years. She was also a member of the Y Squares Square Dancing Club in Union County. Ann holds two design patents with her daughter, Eileen, on clothing for non-ambulatory and incontinent women. Ann was a dedicated member of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Perth Amboy and often volunteered in the Church kitchen for fund-raising activities.

Mrs. Kohutis was buried in a private ceremony.