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Carol Koziar

Carol Koziar

August 14, 2021

Carol Koziar

Carol Koziar, of Avenel, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2021.  She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Walter Koziar, and is survived by her two sons, Walter Thomas and Jeff.

The funeral will take place at 9:30 a.m.  on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Costello-Greiner Funeral...

Margaret "Peggy" Lipari

Margaret "Peggy" Lipari

August 8, 2021

Margaret K. "Peggy" Lipari passed away on Sunday August 8, 2021 at her home in Sewaren, NJ. She was 70 years old.

Born in Belleville she has resided in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township for the past 37 years.

Margaret worked as a sales merchandiser for 25+ years before retiring in 2019.  Her passion...

Susan Andreola

Susan Andreola

August 6, 2021

Susan Andreola passed away on Friday August 6, 2021 at Hartwyck at Cedar Brook in Plainfield, NJ. She was 75 years old.

Born in Somerset she has resided in the Colonia Section of Woodbridge Township for the last 54 years.

Susan worked as a Clerk at PSE & G in New Brunswick before going on...

Marisol C. Paladino

Marisol C. Paladino

August 5, 2021

Marisol Celeste Paladino of the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at JFK Medical Center in Edison.  She was 26 years old.

Born in New Brunswick, NJ: She resided in Woodbridge, Fords and Parlin before moving to Iselin.

Ms. Paladino was employed as a manager with Attic Crawl in...

Letitia "Connie" Botwin

Letitia "Connie" Botwin

August 2, 2021

Letitia "Connie" Botwin passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021 at her home in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township.  She was 77 years old.

Born in Newark, she has resided in Port Reading for the past 42 years.

Connie was a Real Estate Agent with J.J. Elek Realty for the past 25 years....

Joyce A. Kohler

Joyce A. Kohler

August 2, 2021

Joyce A. Kohler passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021. She was 75 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in Woodbridge for many years before moving to Allentown 22 years ago.

Joyce was a graduate of Woodbridge High School and received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Rutgers University. She was employed as...

Shawn Marie Csordos

Shawn Marie Csordos

August 1, 2021

Shawn Marie Csordos passed away on Sunday August 1, 2021 at Penn Medicine in Palinsboro, NJ. She was 57 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy, NJ she resided in Woodbridge Township for many years before moving to Monroe Township two years ago.

Shawn was a graduate of the Woodbridge High School in the Class of...

Randy M. Chester

Randy M. Chester

July 30, 2021

Randy M. Chester passed away of an apparent heart attack on Friday, July 30, 2021 at his home in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township while watching his favorite sport on TV, football. He was 44 years old.

Born in Edison, he was raised in Woodbridge and Jackson and has lived in Sewaren for the past 3...

Claire Langevin

Claire Langevin

July 26, 2021

Claire (Martin) Langevin, age 78, of Avenel, NJ passed away peacefully on July 26, 2021.

Claire was born in New York City on February 17, 1943. She was the beloved wife of the late George Langevin and mother to Karen (Bill) Frech, Kathy (Chris) Kelly, Thomas Manna (Sharon) and Scott Langevin (Evelina). She adored her seven grandchildren:...

Shirley M. Mcguinness

Shirley M. Mcguinness

July 24, 2021

Shirley M. McGuinness passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at her home in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township. She was 86 years old.

Born on July 11, 1935 in Bloomfield to the late Esther and Raymond Hecker, she has resided in Iselin for 60 years.

She was a communicant of Saint Cecelia's Catholic...

Karen C. Karmazin

Karen C. Karmazin

July 21, 2021

Karen C. Karmazin (b. 5/4/1972) departed this place on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. She was 49 years old. She was endearingly addressed as K.C. her entire life.

Born in Edison, she was a lifelong resident of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township.

Miss Karmazin attended Chubb Institute and was once employed as a customer service...

Joan A. Wright

Joan A. Wright

July 20, 2021

Joan Wright passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Center for Hope Hospice in Elizabeth. She was 81 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township for 19 years.

Mrs. Wright was employed in the loan service department of Margaretten and Company in Perth Amboy; and was...

Joseph L. Brutko, Jr.

Joseph L. Brutko, Jr.

July 20, 2021

Joseph L. Brutko, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at his home in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township surrounded by his family and friends. He was 64 years old.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he has resided in Avenel for 35 years.

Mr. Brutko was a graduate of John F. Kennedy Memorial High...

Bruce Robinson

Bruce Robinson

July 18, 2021

Bruce Robinson of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Ashbrook Care Center in Scotch Plains.   He was 89 years old.

He resided in Avenel for the past 61 years.

Mr. Robinson was a United States Air Force Veteran serving during the Korean War.

He was...

Mary C. Taraska

Mary C. Taraska

July 18, 2021

Mary C. Taraska passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at her home in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township. She was 82 years old.

Born on October 5, 1938 in Linden to the late Susan and Andrew Germek, she has resided in Avenel since 1962.

Mrs. Taraska was employed as an executive waitress; was...

Christine Zegarelli

Christine Zegarelli

July 17, 2021

Christine Zegarelli of the Hopelawn section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at home. She was 77 years old.

She was born and raised Perth Amboy, NJ and resided in Hopelawn for the past 49 years.

Mrs. Zegarelli had a Nursing Career of over 40 years at Raritan Bay Medical Center...

Arthur J. Notchey

Arthur J. Notchey

July 17, 2021

Arthur J. Notchey passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Monroe. He was 86 years old.

Born in Woodbridge; He was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge Township residing in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township for the past 57 years. After caring for his beloved wife Arlene until her passing, he...

Joan E. Modzelewski

Joan E. Modzelewski

July 15, 2021

Joan E. Modzelewski passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at her home in Woodbridge. She was 90 years old.

Born in Staten Island, NY, she has resided in Woodbridge since 1963.

Mrs. Modzelewski was a member of H.E.R.E., the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union, where she had served as shop steward. In addition,...

Maureen Polak

Maureen Polak

July 14, 2021

Maureen Polak of Perth Amboy, NJ passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at home with her loving family by her side.  She was 80 years old.

She was an amazing mom and grandmom and would do anything for her family.

Born in Perth Amboy to Martin and Marie Fimiani. She would move away from...

Francis "Frank" Leon Lapenta

Francis "Frank" Leon Lapenta

July 14, 2021

Francis "Frank" Leon LaPenta passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at his home in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township.  He was 89 years old.

Frank was Born on New Street in Woodbridge, and he was a dedicated, lifelong resident of the township.

He was a veteran of the United States Army National Guard...

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