Wayne H. Ricco
July 11, 2021
Wayne H. Ricco passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 60 years old.
Born in Engelwood, he was raised in Ridgefield Park and resided in Avenel before moving to Linden 5 years ago.
Mr. Ricco was a communicant of Saint Andrew Catholic Church in Avenel....
Robert J. Kociolek
July 8, 2021
Robert J. Kociolek passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 88 years old.
Born in Jersey City, he has resided in Woodbridge since 1961.
Mr. Kociolek was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War; and was employed as general foreman by Shell Oil Company in...
Patricia Ann Sierminski
July 3, 2021
Patricia Ann Sierminski passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at her home in Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township, N.J. She was 82 years old.
Born in Newark, she had resided in Fords, NJ raised her family and enjoyed being a teacher's aide in Hopelawn, NJ, then was employed by the US post office, in Sewaren, N.J....
John J. Hrunka
July 2, 2021
John J. Hrunka of the Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Friday, July 2, 2021 at home. He was 84 years old.
Born in Jersey City, he resided in Port Reading for the past 60 years.
Mr. Hrunka was a United State Army Veteran Serving during the Korean War.
Mr....
Patricia A. Iversen
June 30, 2021
Patricia A. Iversen passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 88 years old.
Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in Woodbridge for most of her life.
Mrs. Iversen was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge where she taught Sunday School for 10 years and...
Linda A. Guarracino
June 30, 2021
Linda A. Guarracino passed away on Wednesday June 30, 2021 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. She was 68 years old.
Linda was born in Rahway and lived most of her life in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township, where she reconnected with the love of her life from high school, John. They were happily...
Dennis George Reed
June 29, 2021
Dennis G. Reed passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 69 years old.
Born in Perth Amboy, he resided in Woodbridge before moving to Clark 27 years ago.
Mr. Reed was employed as a Dispatcher with Amerada Hess Corporation in Woodbridge for...
Emma Mary Aaroe
June 29, 2021
Emma Mary Earley Aaroe passed away on June 29, 2021, at the age of 100. Born prematurely on Dec 27, 1920, weighing only 3 lbs., she survived because her grandmother made a crude incubator out of a wash basket, a blanket and a hot water bottle. Emma was the daughter of Emma Jane Shauger Earley and Edwin Francis Earley...
Georgia Papageorgiou
June 24, 2021
Georgia Papageorgiou, of Perth Amboy, peacefully passed away on June 24, 2021 at Ocean Medical Center. She was 86 years old.
Georgia was born and raised in the small village of Anavriti, Greece. She eventually settled with her family in Tripoli, Greece.
She married her beloved husband Nicholas in October 1961 and emigrated to the...
John James Cassidy
June 22, 2021
John James Cassidy passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at his son's home in Somerville. He was 84 years old.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, he has resided in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township since 1977.
John's first job was washing glasses in his parent's pub, Cassidy's Place, in the Bay Ridge section of...
Phyllis K. Lucas
June 14, 2021
Phyllis K. Lucas passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, June 14, 2021. She was 88 years old.
Born in Rahway, she was raised in Woodbridge and resided in Colonia for many years before moving to Red Bank 11 years ago.
Mrs. Lucas was a 1950 graduate of Woodbridge High School, after which she...
Carolyn A. Poulakowski
June 12, 2021
Carolyn Poulakowski, of Woodbridge, passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was 81 years old.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, Carolyn graduated 3rd in her class from Henry Snyder High School. She resided in Woodbridge for the past 53 years.
Carolyn was a loving mother, grandmother, sister,...
Genoeffa C. Digrazia
June 8, 2021
Genoeffa C. DiGrazia passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Samaritan Hospice in Mount Holly. She was 91 years old.
Born in Newark, she resided in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township for over 50 years.
Mrs. DiGrazia was a communicant of Saint John Vianney Catholic Church in Colonia and a member of the...
Judith A. Thacker
June 7, 2021
Judith A. Thacker passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She heroically battled cancer for the past 20 months before departing us at 76 years old.
Born in Kingsport, TN during WWII; "Judy" spent her first years on her mother Juanita "Pearl" Stout-Terzella's ancestral farm. Moving to NJ...
William "Sweet" Nevins
June 6, 2021
William "Sweets" Nevins passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 78 years old.
Born in Elizabeth, he resided there all of his life.
Mr. Nevins was employed as a warehouseman with Supermarkets General in Avenel for 30 years before retiring in 1999.
He...
John Patrick Fox
May 27, 2021
John Patrick Fox died peacefully at home on Thursday, May 27, 2021 following a long and courageous battle with dementia.
John was born in The Bronx, New York to Ann and James Fox. He attended Saint Anselem Grammar School and Cardinal Hayes High School; and graduated from Fordham University which is where he also received a Master's...
Thomas P. Columbo
May 24, 2021
On May 24 th , 2021, Thomas P. Columbo Sr. passed peacefully with the comfort of his family by his side. He transitioned home to be with his Savior at the Memorial Hospital Pembroke, Florida at the age of 72.
Preceded by his beloved parents, Agnes (née Gebhardt) and Henry Columbo; and bothers Kenneth and Dennis Columbo...
Matteo Giordano
May 24, 2021
Matteo Giordano, Jr. passed away on Monday May 24, 2021. He was 89 years old.
Born in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township, he resided there for 66 years before moving to Toms River and then to Edison.
He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was employed for many years...
Jose Antonio Melendez
May 24, 2021
Jose Antonio Melendez passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 75 years old.
Born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, he has resided in East Brunswick since 2018.
Jose was a proud Army Veteran who served in the Vietnam War, throughout his service he acquired numerous medals...
Mary A. Luber
May 23, 2021
Mary A. Luber of South Plainfield passed away on Sunday May 23, 2021, exactly 1 month after her 85 th birthday at Ashbrook Care Center in Scotch Plains, NJ.
Born in Newark, NJ; She resided in South Plainfield for the past 58 ½ years.
First and foremost, she was a wonderful and doting wife, mother...
