Thomas J. Lacovara
December 1, 2015
Thomas J. Lacovara passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at his residence in Toms River. He was 71 years old. Born in New York City, he resided in Woodbridge Township before moving to Toms River in 1992. Mr. Lacovara served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam era and was employed by the Woodbridge Township Police Department...
Anthony J. Poos
December 1, 2015
Anthony J. Poos passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 88 years old. He was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge. Mr. Poos was employed as a millwright welder with The General Motors Corporation in Linden for 31 years prior to his retirement; and had served with the United States Merchant Marine during...
Joseph P. Kilpatrick, Sr.
November 30, 2015
Joseph P. Kilpatrick passed away on Monday, November 30, 2015 at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. He was 79 years old. Born in Dunmore, PA, he resided in Colonia for many years before moving to Inverness, FL 16 years ago. Mr. Kilpatrick was employed as a wire mechanic with Western Electric, later Bell Labs, in Murray Hill for 32...
Ann H. Yelencsics Lebeda
November 26, 2015
Ann H. Yelencsics Lebeda passed away on November 26, 2015 at age 92 with her loved ones by her side. She is predeceased by her husband of 45 years, Albert, her parents Joseph and Anna Yelencsics, and two brothers, Ernest and Joseph. Ann was born in Perth Amboy and lived most of her life in Colonia and Avenel. Ann was...
Mary K. Porter
November 24, 2015
Mary K. Porter of Perth Amboy passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. She was 73 years old. Born in Budapest, Hungary; She resided in Perth Amboy for the past 23 years. Mrs. Porter owned and operated Bi-Rite Products in Woodbridge for 33 years retiring in 2007. She was a member of...
Melissa Anne Egan Casella
November 22, 2015
Melissa Anne Egan Casella passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015. She was 30 years old. Born in Edison, she resided in the Menlo Park Terrace section of Woodbridge Township for most of her life. Melissa was a 2002 graduate of John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in Iselin and was employed as a manager at Martini 494 Bistro in...
John A. Malyszko
November 17, 2015
John A. Malyszko passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. He was 90 years old. Born in Perth Amboy, he resided in Carteret for the past 57 years. Mr. Malyszko was a United States Army Air Force veteran of World War II and was employed in the fuel cell division of Engelhard...
Derick Rodell Chapman
November 15, 2015
Derick Rodell Chapman of Sayreville passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Trinitas Hospice in Elizabeth. He was 66 years old. Born in Newark, NJ; He resided in Sayreville since 2000. Mr. Chapman was a Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor with Trinitas Regional for 22 years retiring in 2012. He was a Friend of Bill W. and was very...
Rosanne Caroline Esposito
November 14, 2015
Rosanne Caroline Rommel Esposito passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. She was 61 years old. Born in Rahway, NJ, she has resided in Woodbridge for the past 20 years. Mrs. Esposito was employed as a bartender at The Lime Light in Manhattan as well as Moby Dicks Bar and Restaurant in...
Anne M. Apostol
November 12, 2015
Anne M. Apostol passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at her son's home in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township. She was 102 years old. Born in New York City, she has resided in Avenel since 1949. Mrs. Apostol was predeceased by her husband, Emilio Apostol; and a granddaughter, Kimberly Apostol. Surviving are two daughters, Mary Ellen Apostol of...
Amy Muir
November 11, 2015
Amy Muir passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at her home in Dumont. She was 36 years old. Born in Edison, she resided there and in South Bound Brook before moving to Dumont 3 years ago. Amy graduated from Edison High School and Middlesex County College and was employed as a cake decorator at Pathmark in Jersey City, NJ....
John Staltari
November 11, 2015
John Staltari of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 67 years old. Born in Jersey City, NJ; He resided in Avenel for the past 40 years. Mr. Staltari was employed in the Production Department at General Motors in Linden for 28 years retiring...
Carol Ann Wilson
November 7, 2015
Carol Ann Wilson passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 71 years old. Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in Carteret for many years before moving to Old Bridge 20 years ago. She was most recently an active and beloved resident of Old Bridge Senior Housing. Mrs. Wilson was...
Mildred A. Brannigan
November 7, 2015
Mildred A. Brannigan passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at her home in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township. She was 71 years old. Born in Perth Amboy, she has resided in Port Reading for the past 10 years. Mrs. Brannigan was employed as a manager with Shop-Rite of Woodbridge for 28 years before retiring in 2012. She...
Phyllis Masters
November 7, 2015
Phyllis Capozzi Masters passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at her home in Barnegat. She was 66 years old. Born in Newark, she resided in Woodbridge for many years before moving to Barnegat in 2006. Mrs. Masters earned her Bachelor's degree from Jersey City State University and was employed as a teacher in Woodbridge and Perth Amboy for 20...
Dorothy Anne "Rose" Gemski
November 7, 2015
Dorothy Anne "Rose" Gemski passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 84 years old. Born in Neshanic Station, she has resided in Woodbridge for 59 years. Mrs. Gemski worked with Simmons Company in Elizabeth for 12 years until 1961; and was a communicant of Saint James Catholic Church in Woodbridge. Rose was...
Joseph E. Frederick
November 6, 2015
Joseph E. Frederick passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 85 years old. Born in Paterson, he resided in Linden for many years before moving to Woodbridge 15 years ago. Mr. Frederick was awarded his Bachelor's degree from Seton Hall University in West Orange and his Master's degree from...
Zannis Raissis
November 2, 2015
Zannis Raissis passed away on Monday, November 2, 2015 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 77 years old. Born in Andros, Greece, he resided in Colonia before moving to Woodbridge 20 years ago. Mr. Raissis served in the Merchant Marines in Greece and was a self-employed restauranteur in the United States. He belonged to Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox...
John Varga
October 28, 2015
John Varga passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at his home in Menlo Park Terrace. He was 94 years old. Born in Czechoslovakia, he resided in Elizabeth before moving to Menlo Park Terrace 56 years ago. Mr. Varga was a United States Army Air Force veteran, serving in Africa during World War II; and was employed in the inventory...
Nina Lewis
October 26, 2015
Nina Lewis passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015 at her home in Woodbridge. She was 90 years old. Born in the Philippines, she has resided in Woodbridge for 52 years. Mrs. Lewis was a communicant of Saint James Catholic Church in Woodbridge; and enjoyed dancing, singing and designing clothing. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Lewis, in...
