Michael "Mike" Surma
February 15, 2020
Michael "Mike" Surma passed away peacefully at JFK hospital in Edison, NJ on February 15, 2020. He was 83 years old.
Mike was a lifelong resident of Perth Amboy and Hopelawn, NJ.
He served in the US Army and was employed by the Perth Amboy Post Office for 34 years.
Mike was an...
Mary Comis
February 15, 2020
Mary Comis passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Pavillions at Forrestal Health and Rehabilitation Center in Plainsboro. She was 90 years old.
Born in Woodbridge, Mrs. Comis resided in Perth Amboy for many years before moving to Plainsboro 10 years ago.
She was employed by Roosevelt Hospital in Edison for many years....
Glen Robert "Big Guy" Shaffer
February 12, 2020
Glen Robert "Big Guy" Shaffer passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at McLeod Seacoast Medical Center in Little River, SC. He was 79 years old.
Born in Elizabeth, he resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for many years before moving to Longs, SC.
Mr. Shaffer was employed as store engineer with Sears,...
David Scott Beckler
February 12, 2020
David Scott Beckler passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at his home in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township. He was 48 years old.
Born in Edison, he resided in Iselin for most of his life.
David was employed as a Train Inspector with New Jersey Transit for the past 25 years. He enjoyed...
Mario Lobasso
February 11, 2020
Mario LoBasso passed away on Tuesday February 11, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 76 years old.
Born in Molfetta, Bari, Italy, he has resided in Port Reading since 1975.
Mr. LoBasso was employed as a Draftsman with Lockwood-Greene Engineers in Somerset before his retirement.
He was predeceased...
Anna Kidzius
February 4, 2020
Anna Kidzius passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Spring Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Brooksville, FL. She was 88 years old.
Born in New York City, she was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge.
Mrs. Kidzius was employed as a Key Punch Manager with Public Service Electric and Gas in Newark for 38...
Olga "Ollie" Ricart
February 2, 2020
Olga "Ollie" Ricart of Gouldsboro, PA passed away on Sunday, Februaury 2, 2020 at home. She was 67 years old.
Born in Plainfield, NJ to Piotr Smigielski and Tacia Phillupchuk-Smigielski; She resided in Woodbridge before moving to Gouldsboro 10 years ago.
Mrs. Ricart was a Bank Teller Manager for Wells Fargo Bank in Piscataway for...
Philip M. Cerria
February 1, 2020
Philip M. Cerria of Lakewood passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. He was 85 years old
Born in Hoboken, NJ: He resided in Iselin for 43 years before moving to Lakewood in 2005.
He earned his bachelor's degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and served in United States...
Ilson R. Gama
January 30, 2020
Ilson R. Gama of Carteret passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Pine Brook Care Center in Manalapan. He was 77 years old.
Born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; He was predeceased by his parents João and Rosalina Rodrigues Gama.
Mr. Gama was employed with General Motors and several construction companies throughout the years....
Jean Whitaker Greasheimer
January 28, 2020
Jean Greasheimer passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Brighton Gardens of Edison. She was 88 years old.
Born in Woodbridge, she has resided in Edison for the past 63 years.
Mrs. Greasheimer was employed as a secretary with the Woodbridge Township Board of Education for 40 years before her retirement in 1994.
...
Paul Decker
January 23, 2020
Paul Decker passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at his home in Roselle. He was 59 years old.
Born in Rahway, he resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for many years before moving to Roselle last year.
Paul was a United States Army veteran and avid New York Giant football and New...
Diane York
January 21, 2020
Diane York passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at her home in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township. She was 58 years old.
Born in Elizabeth, she has resided in Colonia for past 44 years.
Mrs. York was employed as a customer service representative with Hammer Manufacturing in Linden for the last 5 years;...
Kathryn "Kitty" Vacca
January 20, 2020
Kathryn "Kitty" Vacca passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020 at the Venetian Care Center in South Amboy. She was 97 years old.
Born in Newark, she has resided in Woodbridge for 69 years.
Mrs. Vacca was a communicant of Saint James Catholic Church in Woodbridge; and enjoyed trips to Atlantic City, baking and playing...
John D. Kuchma, Sr.
January 20, 2020
John D. Kuchma, Sr. passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 81 years old.
Born in Elizabeth, he resided in Carteret and Port Reading before moving to Woodbridge in 1962.
Mr. Kuchma attended Perth Amboy Vocational School and was employed by US Metals in Carteret for 40...
Beverly A. Graham
January 19, 2020
Beverly A. Graham of Woodbridge, NJ passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at home. She was 67 years old.
Born in Durham, North Carolina; She resided in Woodbridge since 1991.
Beverly was a graduate of Teaneck High School.
She was employed as a human resource manager with The Kintock Goup in Newark,...
Stephen Andrew Paskovich, Jr.
January 18, 2020
Stephen Andrew Paskovich, Jr. of Farmingdale, NJ passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 18, 2020. He was 36 years old.
Born in Edison, NJ; He resided in Woodbridge most of his life before moving to Farmingdale 4 years ago.
He was a graduate of Woodbridge High School and earned his bachelor's degree in Computer Science...
Frank Uveges
January 16, 2020
Frank Uveges passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at his home in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township. He was 81 years old.
Born in Iskaz, Hungary, he escaped the country during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and settled in New Jersey. He proudly became a citizen of The United States of America on July 23,...
Ethel Yanoso
January 15, 2020
Ethel Yanoso passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. She was 89 years old.
Born in Fords, she has resided in Perth Amboy for most of her life.
Mrs. Yanoso was employed as a sales clerk with Two Guys Department Store and Bradlee's Department Store, both in Hopelawn, for 30 years before her retirement in...
Helen Snyder
January 14, 2020
Helen Snyder passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Genesis at the Woodlands Care Center in Plainfield. She was 98 years old.
She was born in Allentown, PA and has resided in Woodbridge Township for most of her life.
Mrs. Snyder was employed as the manager of Woolworth's Department Store in Woodbridge for 38...
Frank P. Soltesz
January 14, 2020
Frank Paul Soltesz passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 77 years old.
He was born in Welch, WV and resided in Carteret before moving to Woodbridge in 1958.
Frank earned his Bachelor's degree from Seton Hall University and his Master's degree in Social Work from...
