Robert Ross Guellnitz, Sr.
January 13, 2020
Robert Ross Guellnitz, Sr. passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at his home in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township. He was 72 years old.
Born in Elizabeth, he has resided in Colonia for the past 43 years.
Mr. Guellnitz earned his Bachelor's degree from Fairleigh Dickenson University and his Master's degree from Kean...
Steven A. Rustick Iii
January 11, 2020
Steven A. Rustick III passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 44 years old.
Born in Rahway, he was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge Township.
Steven was a self-employed sign maker.
He was predeceased by his parents, Steven A. Rustick, in 2004 and Barbara Ormond...
Julian D. Rafalko
January 11, 2020
Julian D. Rafalko passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 72 years old.
He was born in Scranton, PA and raised in Menlo Park Terrace before moving to the Fords section of Woodbridge Township in 1977.
Mr. Rafalko was employed as an electrical technician with Lucent Technologies...
Trude L. Iwanus
January 9, 2020
Trude L. Iwanus passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, PA. She was 68 years old.
Born in Newark, she resided there for most of her life before moving to Scranton, PA 3 years ago.
Mrs. Iwanus was employed as a librarian with The Newark Free Public Library...
Rosemary N. Vito
January 7, 2020
Rosemary N. Vito passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Rahway. She was 64 years old.
Born in Perth Amboy, she was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge.
Mrs. Vito was a graduate of Woodbridge High School and was a hairdresser at various area hair salons.
She was...
Rita Zalasar
January 7, 2020
Rita Zalasar passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Brighton Gardens of Edison. She was 88 years old.
Born in Newark, she has resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for the past 52 years.
Mrs. Zalasar was employed for many years as an inspector with Banjamin Moore in Newark Mattel Toys, South...
Lucy Alfano
January 5, 2020
Lucy Alfano passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island. She was 92 years old.
Born in Brooklyn, she resided in Edison and Woodbridge before moving to Staten Island in 2009.
Mrs. Alfano was employed as a customer service represenative with Wells Fargo Bank in Piscataway for many...
Jane Ellen Sinnott
January 5, 2020
Jane Ellen Sinnott, 69, of Iselin, NJ passed away peacefully at home on January 5th, 2020.
Jane resided in Iselin for over 55 years and loved Woodbridge Township. She was a Commissioner for the Woodbridge Township Cultural Arts Commission, served as the Vice Chairperson on the Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission and previously...
Margaret R. Cerria
January 3, 2020
Margaret R. Cerria passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020. She was 84 years old.
Born in Jersey City and raised in Hoboken, she resided in Iselin for 42 years, serving as First Lady of Woodbridge Township from 1983-1987, before moving to Lakewood 15 years ago.
Mrs. Cerria was a communicant of Saint Dominic Catholic...
Susan Lorraine Mazurek
January 3, 2020
Susan Lorraine Mazurek tragically lost her life on Friday, January 3, 2020. She was 44 years old.
Born in Edison, she resided in Avenel for most of her life before moving to Middlesex 13 years ago.
Susan was a beautiful soul. Even though Susan faced many challenges in life with her own disabilities she never...
Christopher D. Forsythe
December 31, 2019
Christopher D. Forsythe passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 31 years old.
Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong resident of Rahway.
Mr. Forsythe was a graduate of Rahway High School; served in The United States Army for five years; and was employed...
Aspasia T Kaldis
December 28, 2019
Aspasia T. Kaldis passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 98 years old.
Born in Homatatha, Greece, she has resided in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township since 1965.
Mrs. Kaldis, along with her husband and family, owned and operated the Iselin Diner and the Flagship Diner...
Thomas Austin Perry, Sr.
December 23, 2019
Thomas Austin Perry, Sr. of Stroudsburg Pennsylvania passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 at home. He was 64 years old.
Born in Jersey City, NJ; He resided in Woodbridge most of his life before moving to Stroudsburg 12 years ago.
Mr. Perry was a Communicant of St. James R.C. Church in Woodbridge and was...
Carol S. Hila
December 21, 2019
Carol S. Hila passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH.
A graduate of Saint Mary High School in Perth Amboy and Saint Francis College in Loretto, PA, she went on to teach for 25-plus years with the Woodbridge Township School District. After retiring, she became the president of the...
Rafael "Ray" Colon
December 18, 2019
Rafael "Ray" Colon passed on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at his home in Woodbridge. He was 50 years old.
Born in Perth Amboy, he was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge.
Ray was a self-employed contractor in the Woodbridge area; and owned Extreme Rods and Ray's Shoe Repair.
An avid outdoorsman, Ray loved hunting,...
Audrey M. Andrascik
December 16, 2019
Audrey M. Andrascik passed away peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2019 at Care One at the Highlands Nursing Center in Edison. She was 94 years old.
She was born in Jersey City and has resided in Woodbridge since 1961.
Mrs. Andrascik was employed as a bookkeeper with F&A Liquor Distributors and Woodbridge Liquors; and later...
William G. Greasheimer
December 13, 2019
William G. Greasheimer of Edison passed away on Friday December 13, 2019 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 89 years old.
Born in Woodbridge; He resided in Edison for the past 63 years.
Mr. Greasheimer was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Tank Corp during the Korean War.
He...
Irene Smakula
December 12, 2019
Irene Lachowski Smakula, age 90 years old, passed away suddenly but peacefully on December 12, 2019 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center. She was surrounded by her family and friends she loved most in this world.
Irene was born in Mount Carmel, PA on February 1, 1929, to Stanislaus and Alexandra Lachowski. She was the last...
Michael T. Noll
December 11, 2019
It is with deepest sorrow we announce Michael T. Noll of Keyport passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. He was 38 years old.
Michael was born in Edison. He was a 1999 graduate of South Plainfield High School; and was a United States Marine Corps veteran.
He is survived by his daughter, Savannah Noll,...
Ronald E. Grossberndt
December 10, 2019
Ronald E. Grossberndt, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Roosevelt Care Center in Edison. He was 81 years old.
Born in Hartford, CT, he has resided in Woodbridge for 60 years.
Mr. Grossberndt was a graduate of Irvington Technical High School and was employed as a carpenter with Woodbridge Builders for 20...
