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Darlene C. Kovacs

Darlene C. Kovacs

May 20, 2019

Darlene C. Kovacs passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Kindred Hospital NJ in Rahway. She was 59 years old.

Born in Jersey City, she resided in Woodbridge and Sewaren for many years before moving to Brick in 2008.

Mrs. Kovacs was a graduate of Woodbridge High School, Class of 1977. She was employed...

Joanne Lentini

Joanne Lentini

May 15, 2019

Joanne Lentini passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. She was 71 years old.

Born in Jersey City, she resided in Iselin for many years and has resided in Avenel for the last 5 years.

Mrs. Lentini belonged to the Deborah League of Colonia.

She...

William "Mel" Wenzel

William "Mel" Wenzel

May 13, 2019

William "Mel" Wenzel passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. He was 71 years old.

Born in Newark, he resided in Woodbridge for most of his life before moving to Seaside Heights 12 years ago.

Mr. Wenzel was a graduate of Woodbridge High School, class of 1966 and...

Jean Banz

Jean Banz

May 13, 2019

Jean Banz passed away peacefully on Monday, May 13, 2019 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 58 years old.

Born in Rahway on November 22, 1960 to the late Charles and Katherine Van Blarcum Dittemer, she was a lifelong resident of the Iselin section of Woodbridge...

William "Herb" Sullivan

William "Herb" Sullivan

May 11, 2019

William "Herb" Sullivan of the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 83 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy; He resided in Sewaren for the past 54 years.

Mr. Sullivan graduated from Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina with...

Robert A. Gasper

Robert A. Gasper

May 10, 2019

Robert A. Gasper, Sr., of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 90 years old.

Born in Mount Carmel Pennsylvania, he has resided in Avenel for the past 50 years.

Mr. Gasper served in the United States Navy during World War II.

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Anna M. Declerico

Anna M. Declerico

May 10, 2019

Anna M. DeClerico of Staten Island passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Alameda Care Center in Perth Amboy. She was 94 years old.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was a longtime resident of the Dongan Hills section of Staten Island.

Mrs. DeClerico and her late husband, Albert, traveled extensively, visiting many destinations...

Violet Dunham

Violet Dunham

May 4, 2019

Violet Dunham passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Venetian Care Center in South Amboy. She was 83 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy, she resided there before moving to the Fords section of Woodbridge Township in 1969.

Mrs. Dunham was employed in the reservations department of Eastern Airlines for many years and...

Elaine Kondracki

Elaine Kondracki

May 4, 2019

Elaine Kondracki passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway after a long battle with cancer. She was 71 years old.

Born in Elizabeth on May 7, 1947, she resided in Perth Amboy, Woodbridge and Avenel before moving to Colonia in 1988. Elaine was a graduate of St. Cyril Academy,...

Edward W. Banz

Edward W. Banz

May 3, 2019

Edward W. Banz passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 89 years old.

Born in Jersey City, he resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for the past 60 years.

Mr. Banz was employed as a General Foreman with Sier-Bath Gear Company in...

Richard G. Piper

Richard G. Piper

May 2, 2019

Chief Richard G. Piper, Sr. passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 87 years old.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he has resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge for the past 51 years.

Mr. Piper served in the United States Navy for 24 years during the Korean...

Kathryn Ann Elliott

Kathryn Ann Elliott

May 1, 2019

Kathryn Ann Scarano Elliott of Woodbridge passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Alaris at Riverton Care Center in Rahway. She was 51 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in Woodbridge for most of her life.

She was a 1986 graduate of Woodbridge High School and received her bachelor's degree from Montclair...

Mary Parlante

Mary Parlante

April 29, 2019

Mary "Marie" Manzie Parlante, formerly of Middlesex, NJ, most recently of Avenel, NJ passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 at Genesis Elder Care Center in Westfield, NJ.

She was born in Mount Morris, NY on October 19, 1923. Mary was the youngest of 16 children (10 reached adulthood) born to Filippo Manzie and Maria Palma who...

Nancy Sternberg

Nancy Sternberg

April 29, 2019

Nancy DiGiacomandrea Sternberg passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2019, surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 92 years old.

Born in Watertown, MA on March 1, 1927 to the late Nicola and Molly (Natale) DiGiacomandrea, she married Alexander C. Sternberg on July 18, 1945. They resided in Newark for several...

James Richard Tittel

James Richard Tittel

April 27, 2019

James R. Tittel of Woodbridge passed away on Saturday, April 27th 2019 at home. He was 69 years old.

Born in Newark, NJ; He resided in Roselle Park and Woodbridge most of his life.

He was a 1969 graduate of Woodbridge High School.

Mr. Tittel was employed as a porter with L'Oréal in...

Ann Sinatra

Ann Sinatra

April 22, 2019

Ann Sinatra passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Clark Nursing Center. She was 80 years old.

Born in Newark, she resided in Sayreville for many years.

She was employed in sales in various area companies.

She was predeceased by her husband, Dominick Sinatra, in 1998; and an infant child John

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Marie H. Plantz

Marie H. Plantz

April 22, 2019

Marie H. Plantz passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy Division. She was 83 years old.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Miss Plantz has resided in Woodbridge since 1978.

She is predeceased by her parents, Edward and Sadie Chichetti Plantz; brother, Edward C. Plantz; and aunt, Marie A. Plantz....

Mary A. Aston

Mary A. Aston

April 17, 2019

Mary A. Aston, Nana to all, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ, she was 93 years old.

Born in Kingston, NY, she has resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for the past 58 years.

Mrs. Aston was employed as a Secretary with the Sewaren Generating...

Kathleen Markus

Kathleen Markus

April 16, 2019

Kathleen Markus passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at University Hospital at Princeton in Plainsboro. She was 74 years old.

Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in Woodbridge for many years before moving to Plainsboro several years ago.

Miss Markus retired from Merck and Company.

She was predeceased by her parents, Elizabeth...

Cynthia Kopervas

Cynthia Kopervas

April 13, 2019

Cynthia Kopervas passed away peacefully on April 13, 2019 surrounded by loved ones.

Born in Perth Amboy on November 29, 1953, Cindi was a kind and generous soul who resided with her family in Woodbridge for over 55 years.

Cindi attended Holy Trinity School in Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Junior and Senior High Schools and...

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