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Joseph D. Kuspiel, Sr.

Joseph D. Kuspiel, Sr.

February 9, 2021

Joseph D. Kuspiel, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 66 years old.

Born on June 15, 1954 to Michaelina and Joseph Kuspiel in Glen Cove, NY, he resided in Elizabeth for many years before moving to the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township 19 years ago.

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Albert Cipas

Albert Cipas

February 5, 2021

Albert Cipas passed away peacefully at his home in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township on Friday, February 5, 2021. He was 88 years old.

Born on October 5, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY, he has resided in Colonia for 58 years.

He was employed with Dow Jones and Company in South Brunswick for 42 years...

Joyce Schmitt

Joyce Schmitt

February 5, 2021

Joyce E. Schmitt passed away peacefully at her home in Woodbridge, NJ on Friday, February 5, 2021. She was 75 years old.

She was born on April 7, 1945 in New Brunswick, New Jersey and was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge Township.

She graduated from Woodbridge Vocational School and became a Stewardess for Mohawk Airlines....

William Howard Munn Jr.

William Howard Munn Jr.

February 3, 2021

William "Howard' Munn Jr.

William Howard Munn Jr. 92 passed away on Wednesday February 3rd, 2021.

Howard was born in Perth Amboy and grew up in Hopelawn. He graduated from Perth Amboy Vocational High School. He was employed by the Sheet Metal Workers Local #27 as a journeyman and a proud member of...

William A. Gerak, Sr.

William A. Gerak, Sr.

February 1, 2021

Pastor William A. Gerak, Sr. passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy Division. He was 72 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy on August 3, 1948 to the late William and Susan Gerak, he was raised in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township and has resided in Perth Amboy since...

Betty Fay England

Betty Fay England

February 1, 2021

Betty Fay England passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy Division. She was 78 years old.

Born on January 15, 1943 in Summit, NJ, she resided in Belvidere for many years before moving to Perth Amboy 10 years ago.

Betty Fay was employed as a receptionist and support...

Ann M. Bird

Ann M. Bird

January 30, 2021

Ann M. Bird passed away Saturday, January 30th 2021 she was 99 years old.

Born Freeburn Kentucky on August 10, 1921 to Julia and Steven Olah.

She resided in Woodbridge Township and Catertet before moving to Millstone Township then to Toms River 6 years ago.

Ann was a communicant of St James R.C....

John J. Welfel

John J. Welfel

January 27, 2021

John J. Welfel passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at his home in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township. He was 89 years old.

Born in Paramus, he has resided in Iselin since 1976.

Mr. Welfel was employed by the Bergen County Road Department for 40 years before retiring as a supervisor in 1992....

Evonnie Braxton

Evonnie Braxton

January 27, 2021

Evonnie Drinkard Braxton passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Country Home in Morris Plains, NJ, after being surrounded by family. Evonnie was born in Mobile, Alabama. She relocated to New York at a young age and later settled in Perth Amboy, NJ. She worked at Shoprite as a cashier for many years until retirement. She was 76...

Gary S. Kuzniak

Gary S. Kuzniak

January 27, 2021

Gary S. Kuzniak passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at his home in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township. He was 67 years old.

He was born in Perth Amboy and resided in Sewaren until moving to Colonia 20 years ago. He was preceded in death by his parents Margaret and Joseph Kuzniak; and brothers, Richard...

Christjohn J. Straile, Sr.

Christjohn J. Straile, Sr.

January 24, 2021

Christjohn J. Straile, Sr. passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 70 years old.

Born in Jersey City, he resided in the Fords section of Woodbridge Township for many years before moving to Edison 3 years ago.

Mr. Straile was employed as a cook with...

Brittney Josephine Fishinger

Brittney Josephine Fishinger

January 22, 2021

Brittney Josephine Fishinger passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at her home in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township. She was 30 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy, she was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge Township.

She was an aspiring nursing student at Chamberlain University in North Brunswick; and a loving mom, sister girlfriend...

Ronald Iovino

Ronald Iovino

January 22, 2021

Ronald Iovino passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at his home in Woodbridge after a battle with multiple ailments. He was 68 years old.

Born in Brooklyn on April 26, 1952, he has resided in Woodbridge for the past 17 years. He was the son of the late Joseph A. and Antoinette Iovino.

Ronnie...

Karen M. Dunn

Karen M. Dunn

January 20, 2021

On Wednesday, January 20th, 2021, devoted mother and caring wife, Karen M. Dunn, passed away at the tender age of 61.

Born in Staten Island, NY, Karen was the sixth of eight children, quickly finding her voice and becoming an outspoken individual; a trait she would later instill in her own children.

After completing highschool,...

Albert Piperi

Albert Piperi

January 20, 2021

Albert (Al) Piperi passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 62 years old.

Born in Rahway, he has resided in Woodbridge Township for a majority of his life.

Al was previously employed as an automobile mechanic; and was a communicant of Saint Andrew Catholic Church in Avenel....

Ethel Osag

Ethel Osag

January 17, 2021

Ethel Osag, 98, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Roosevelt Care Center in Edison.

Ethel was born in Teglas, Hungary on October 3, 1922.  She resided in Carteret for many years where she met the love of her life John Osag, whom she married in 1946.  They moved to Sewaren in 1951 where...

Walter S. Prokopiak, Iii

Walter S. Prokopiak, Iii

January 16, 2021

Walter S. Prokopiak III passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains. He was 61 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy, he has resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge before moving to Colonia in 1988.

Mr. Prokopiak was a communicant of Saint Andrew Catholic Church in Avenel....

Frank Stephen Kochick

Frank Stephen Kochick

January 16, 2021

Frank Stephen Kochick passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at his home in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township. He was 46 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy, he has resided in Avenel for all of his life.

Mr. Kochick was a 1992 graduate of Middlesex County Vocation-Technical High School in Perth Amboy with...

Marie T. Rader

Marie T. Rader

January 16, 2021

Marie T. Rader passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Summer Hill Nursing Home in Old Bridge. She was 76 years old.

Born in the New Dorp section of Staten Island, Marie has resided in Perth Amboy for 54 years.

She was a communicant of Most Holy Rosary Church in Hopelawn.

Mrs....

Lenard J. Keister

Lenard J. Keister

January 14, 2021

Lenard J. Keister passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. He was 51 years old.

Born in Jersey City, he has resided in Woodbridge Township for all of his life.

Lenard was employed by A&G Fine Foods in Fords for 37 years, most recently as an operations...

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