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Susanne M. Schmid

Susanne M. Schmid

January 6, 2021

Susanne Margaret "Oma" Schmid passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at her home in Howell. She was 90 years old.

Born in Güssing, Austria, she came to the United States in 1948 and resided in the Hopelawn section of Woodbridge Township until moving to Howell in 2018.

Mrs. Schmid was a communicant of Most...

Bradford Scott Florentine

Bradford Scott Florentine

January 4, 2021

Bradford S. Florentine

"B-Rad "

Someone go get me a beer football is on. Who should I place a bet on today, better yet whose taking me to place my bets? My team isn't playing today because Kyle Shanahan didn't see all of my facebook posts on...

Helen Simkovich

Helen Simkovich

January 2, 2021

Helen Simkovich, 96, of Edison, New Jersey entered into eternal rest on Saturday January 2, 2021 at Roosevelt Care Center in Edison.

Helen was born on July 31, 1924 in Ralph, Pennsylvania, and resided in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township for many years before moving to Edison 20 years ago. She was a communicant of...

Elizabeth Hollenback

Elizabeth Hollenback

December 24, 2020

Elizabeth Hollenback passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 89 years old.

Born on October 14, 1931 in Orava, Slovakia, she resided in Perth Amboy, Woodbridge and Avenel before recently moving to Iselin.

Mrs. Hollenback was employed as a school crossing guard for many years at the...

Daniel J. Donahue

Daniel J. Donahue

December 19, 2020

Daniel J. Donahue of Woodbridge passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Rahway. He was 60 years old.

Born in Newark, NJ; He resided in Sussex and then Perth Amboy, before moving to Woodbridge 20 years ago.

Mr. Donahue was a Communicant of St. James R.C. Church in Woodbridge....

Jean Brenda O'Donnell

Jean Brenda O'Donnell

December 19, 2020

Jean Brenda O'Donnell, age 72, of Rising Sun, Maryland passed away on December 19, 2020 at Forest Hill Heights in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Sewaren, New Jersey, she was the daughter of LeRoy and Caroline (Wolbert) Rodney and wife of the late Raymond James O'Donnell. She enjoyed painting ceramics, sewing, crocheting, collecting figurines, writing, working in the garden,...

Fortunata "Nadine" Gambino

Fortunata "Nadine" Gambino

December 17, 2020

Fortunata "Nadine" Gambino passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. She was 84 years old.

Born on August 30, 1936 to the late Maria and Guiseppe Carbonaro in Brooklyn, NY, she resided in Port Reading and Cream Ridge before moving to Iselin a year and a half ago.

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Ruth Marie Barrett

Ruth Marie Barrett

December 15, 2020

Ruth Marie Barrett, formerly of Avenel, NJ, ended her Earthly journey on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at home under the loving care of her family and Hospice Care in Inverness, Florida. She was 89 years old.

She was born in Hillside NJ and spent the better part of her life raising her family in the Avenel section...

Jong Youn Ra

Jong Youn Ra

December 13, 2020

Jong Youn Ra passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 84 years old.

Born in Seoul, South Korea on December 24, 1935, he came to the United States in 1972 and has resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for the past 30 years.

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Geralyn P. Crawford

Geralyn P. Crawford

December 13, 2020

Beloved wife and mother Geralyn P Crawford passed away at her home on Sunday December 13, 2020 after a protracted battle with cancer. She was 58 years old.

Born in Jersey City, she resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for the past 26 years.

Geralyn worked as an executive administrator for several Financial...

Shawn Tyler O'Hara

Shawn Tyler O'Hara

December 9, 2020

Shawn Tyler O'Hara passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at his home in Highland Park. He was 27 years old.

Born in New Brunswick, he was raised in the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina and has resided in Highland Park for the past 3 years.

Visitation for family and friends will be on Tuesday,...

Beverly Statile

Beverly Statile

December 9, 2020

Beverly Statile of Woodbridge passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 80 years old.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ; Ms. Statile resided in Woodbridge for over 50 years.

She was a Sales Clerk at Sears Department Store in Woodbridge before retiring.

Ms. Statile was a former...

Sara Jane Karabinchak

Sara Jane Karabinchak

December 9, 2020

Sara Jane Karabinchak, 86, of Fords, died peacefully at her William Street home on December 9, 2020, in the same room where she was born in the winter of 1934.

Her childhood was spent in Fords with three siblings; sister, Linda and brothers, Harding (deceased 2019) and David.

As a child Sara loved school and...

Jayne Waller

Jayne Waller

December 7, 2020

Jayne Waller passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at Bayshore Health Care Center in Holmdel. She was 100 years old.

Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 3, 1920 to the late Jane and Rosario Scarpulla, she resided in Staten Island, NY most of her life, and then West Palm Beach, FL, before moving to The Willows...

Rosemarie J. Fedor

Rosemarie J. Fedor

December 7, 2020

Rosemarie J. Fedor passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at her home in Perth Amboy. She was 85 years old.

She was born in, and a lifelong resident of, Perth Amboy.

Mrs. Fedor was employed as cafeteria supervisor at Edward J. Patten School in Perth Amboy for 29 years before retiring in 2005; and...

Mark Schneider

Mark Schneider

December 6, 2020

Mark Schneider passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 51 years old.

Born in Elizabeth, he has resided in Woodbridge for 20 years.

Mr. Schneider was employed as warehouse manager with Bio-Shine, Inc. in Spotswood for the past 13 years.

He was a communicant of...

Ricardo A. Garcia

Ricardo A. Garcia

December 6, 2020

Ricardo A. Garcia

Loving husband,father,brother,uncle and friend passed away on December 6,2020 at the age of 63.

Ricardo loved going to bingo and the casino. He also loved tending to his yard.He was a people person who would always greet you with a hello,handshake or a hug. He loved talking to...

Joseph Manger

Joseph Manger

December 2, 2020

Joseph Manger peacefully passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at his home in Jupiter, Fl. He was 104 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy, he resided there, in Woodbridge and in Monroe Township before moving to Jupiter last year.

Mr. Manger was a United States Army veteran of World War II serving as a...

Ronald J. Zelesnick, Sr.

Ronald J. Zelesnick, Sr.

November 29, 2020

Ronald J. Zelesnick, Sr. passed away on November 29, 2020. He was 77 years old.

Mr. Zelesnick was born in Metuchen, NJ, and lifelong resident of Woodbridge Township.

Mr. Zelesnick spent much of his career in the retail industry, retiring as a Director for Foodarama Supermarkets, Inc. responsible for all Non-Foods merchandising.

He...

James Robert Sheehan

James Robert Sheehan

November 27, 2020

James Robert Sheehan passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 86 years old.

Born in Newark, he has resided in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township for 59 years.

Mr. Sheehan was employed as a technician with AT&T Corporation in Newark for 30 years before retiring in...

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