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Mary Michna

Mary Michna

September 20, 2025

Mary Michna, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2025. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She leaves behind her a loving daughter and son, Diane and Michael and caring son-in-law, John.

Mary was born to the late Joseph and Katherine Verobie in Dupont, Pennsylvania. Mary met the love of her life, Michael Michna...

Ana I. Faro

Ana I. Faro

September 15, 2025

Ana I. Faro passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025 at Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island. She was 62 years old.

Born on August 16, 1963 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she resided in Jackson Heights, NY.

Miss Faro was employed by the Harm Reduction Coalition of the...

Neil Panariello, Sr.

Neil Panariello, Sr.

September 12, 2025

Neil Panariello Sr passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 87 years old.

Born on November 27, 1937 in Torre del Greco, Italy, he has resided in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township since 1973.

Mr. Panariello was employed as painter...

Maria Marta Oquendo

Maria Marta Oquendo

September 11, 2025

Maria Marta Oquendo passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 86 years old.

Born on February 23, 1939 in Ponce, Puerto Rico to the late Juana Rosado Echevarria and Jesus Santiago Rivera, she resided in Cape Coral Florida before moving to Piscataway this...

Fred A. Betz

Fred A. Betz

September 4, 2025

Fred A. Betz passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at JFK Medical Center in Edison.  He was 78 years old.

Born on January 9, 1947 in Adrian, Michigan to the late Helen and Lawrence Betz, he resided in Ocean Grove before moving to Woodbridge 48 years ago.

Mr. Betz was a United States Army...

Margaret Demish

Margaret Demish

September 4, 2025

Margaret Demish passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Fellowship Manor in Whitehall, PA. She was 95 years old.

Born on June 2, 1930 in Paterson to the late Carmela and Salvatore Piccione, she resided in Woodbridge for many years before relocating to the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania in 2003.

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Raymond C. Peterson

Raymond C. Peterson

September 1, 2025

Raymond C. Peterson, 90, formerly of Woodbridge, New Jersey, Ware, Massachusetts, and Mifflinburg, entered into rest at 8:34 a.m., Monday, September 1, 2025, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

He was born October 11, 1934, in Woodbridge, New Jersey, a son of the late Earl Carl and Madeline Ethel (LaPenta) Peterson. On April 27, 1957, he married the...

John Frank Gregus, Jr.

John Frank Gregus, Jr.

September 1, 2025

John Frank Gregus Jr.

May 5, 1960 – September 1, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of John Frank Gregus Jr., who left this world far too soon on September 1, 2025, at Jersey Shore Medical Center. In his passing, John continued...

Ruth A. Sekerak

Ruth A. Sekerak

August 31, 2025

Ruth A. Sekerak passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at her home in Perth Amboy. She was 85 years old.

Born on May 12, 1940 in Perth Amboy to the late Ruth and Albert Sekerak, she was a lifelong resident of the city.

Miss Sekerak was employed as...

Irene Lillian Kolis

Irene Lillian Kolis

August 26, 2025

Avenel, NJ — February 14, 1938 – August 26, 2025

Irene Lillian Kolis of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. She was 87 years old. Born in Courtdale, PA, she had resided in Avenel since 1972.

A devoted homemaker, Irene dedicated her life to...

Daniel Nabil Mansour

Daniel Nabil Mansour

August 25, 2025

Daniel Nabil Mansour, 49, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025, while in Alexandria, Egypt.

Born in Jersey City, he was the son of the late Elizabeth and Nabil Mansour. He was raised in Woodbridge before settling in Keyport four years ago. Dan was a beloved son, brother, partner, uncle, colleague, and friend...

Frank L. Kara, Sr.

Frank L. Kara, Sr.

August 24, 2025

Woodbridge, NJ-

Frank L. Kara, Sr. of Woodbridge passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2025 at JFK Medical Center in Edison.  He was 88 years old.

Born in Jersey City, NJ; He was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge.

Mr. Kara was a salesman for Thomas English Muffins for most of his life before...

Claudia M. Velasquez

Claudia M. Velasquez

August 24, 2025

Claudia M. Velasquez passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2025 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy Division. She was 52 years old.

Born on August 12, 1973 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, she has resided in Woodbridge for 6 years.

Miss Velasquez has employed by the United States...

Kathleen Ann Jackson

Kathleen Ann Jackson

August 19, 2025

Kathleen Ann Jackson age 74 of Murrells Inlet, SC, formerly of Colonia, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

Born in New Brunswick, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Charlene Rust.

Kathleen met her husband Francis at the age of 16 while working at the Woolworth's...

George V. Letsch, Jr.

George V. Letsch, Jr.

August 18, 2025

George V. Letsch Jr., 81, of Boothbay Harbor, formerly of New Jersey, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2025, at St. Andrew's Village in Boothbay Harbor.

Born on September 23, 1943, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to George V. Letsch Sr. and Helen (Doyle) Letsch, George grew up in New Jersey and attended local schools, attending Henry...

Emma Baumgartner

Emma Baumgartner

August 12, 2025

Emma Baumgartner passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at her home in the Melrose section of Sayreville. She was 101 years old.

Born on August 10, 1924 in Perth Amboy to the late Elizabeth and Joseph Glazer, she has resided in Sayreville for 70 years.

Mrs. Baumgartner was...

Vincent Bruno

Vincent Bruno

August 11, 2025

Vincent Bruno passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025 at his home in Bridgewater. He was 71 years old.

Born on January 16, 1954 in Jersey City to the late Maria and Rinaldo Bruno, he resided in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township for 35 years before moving to Bridgewater this past year....

Anna M. Florio-Gulvas

Anna M. Florio-Gulvas

August 10, 2025

Anna M. Florio-Gulvas passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 81 years old.

Born on January 10, 1944 in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township to the late Ethel and Francis Florio, she was a lifelong resident of Avenel.

Mrs. Florio-Gulvas...

Jack L. Siegfried

Jack L. Siegfried

August 8, 2025

Jack L Siegfried of Woodbridge passed away on Friday, August 8, 2025 at JFK Medical Center in Edison.  He was 74 years old.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ; He resided in Woodbridge Township most of his life.

He was a United States Airforce veteran where he served as an Airman First Class with 108th Supply Squadron....

James M. Nolan

James M. Nolan

August 8, 2025

James Michael ("Jim/Mickey") Nolan passed away peacefully with loving family on Friday, August 8, 2025, at JFK University Medical Center in Edison, NJ. He was 72 years old.

Born in Hackensack on March 23, 1953, to the late Alice and James A. Nolan, and raised in River Edge, he has resided in Woodbridge for the past 39...

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