Joseph M. Mcinerney
September 18, 2015
Joseph M. McInerney passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015. He was 32 years old. Born in Secaucus, he resided in Edison before moving to Fords in 2013. Mr. McInerney was employed as a landscaper with D & J Landscping in Colonia for the Past 6 years. His wife, Cindi Young McInerney, passed away on August 13, 2014. He will...
Anthony P. Graham
September 15, 2015
Anthony P. Graham passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Trenton. He was 88 years old. Born in Newark, he has resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for 65 years. Mr. Graham was a graduate of Newark College of Engineering and was employed as an engineer with PSE&G for over 30 years...
Elizabeth M. Mullen
September 12, 2015
Elizabeth M. Mullen passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at her home in Perth Amboy, surrounded by her loving family. She was 90 years old. Born in South Amboy on January 23, 1925 to the late Elizabeth Scully Balint and Alexander Balint, she resided in Morgan before moving to Perth Amboy in 1951. Elizabeth graduated from Saint Mary's High...
Michael F. Egan, Jr.
September 10, 2015
Michael F. Egan, Jr. passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at his home in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township. He was 71 years old. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and lived in Springfield before moving to Colonia in 2011. Mr. Egan was employed as a manager with Northrup Grumman Corporation in Herndon, VA; and was previously employed...
Isabelle "Scotty" C. Jardonoff
September 6, 2015
Isabelle "Scotty" C. Jardonoff passed away peacefully on Sunday, Septmber 6, 2015 at her home in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township. She was 84 years old. Born in Newark, she resided in Rahway before moving to Avenel in 1960. Mrs. Jardonoff retired in 1996 from the Metuchen Board of Education after 30 years as a bus driver. She was...
Doris A. Negri
September 6, 2015
Doris Negri of the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at home. She was 81 years old. Born in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, she resided in Colonia for 52 years. Mrs. Negri and her husband Don owned and operated Don's Place Luncheonette from 1979 until 1987 where she was well known for her homemade soups and...
Nicholas M. Daprile
September 5, 2015
Nicholas M. DaPrile passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Whispering Knoll Assisted Living in Edison. He was 93 years old. He was born in Port Reading and lived in Woodbridge for most of his life. Mr. DaPrile was employed as a sales manager with Prudential Insurance Company in Newark for many years. He was a proud United States...
Thomas R. Taylor
August 26, 2015
Thomas R. Taylor passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 65 years old. Born in Scranton, PA, he resided in Elizabeth before moving to the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township 30 years ago. Mr. Taylor was employed as an electrician with Local 102 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical...
Christopher Calabrese
August 25, 2015
Christopher Calabrese passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at his home in Whiting, Manchester Township. He was 75 years old. Born in Newark, he resided in Woodbridge for many years before moving to Whiting last year. Mr. Calabrese owned and operated Christie's Lunch in South Kearny for 47 years until 2007; and has been employed as a bus driver...
Hector Martinez
August 23, 2015
Hector Martinez passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Peggy Clooney's House at Hope Village in Scotch Plains. He was 87 years old. Born in Mendoza, Argentina, he resided in Kew Gardens, Queens for many years. Mr. Martinez was a jeweler and owned Martinez Brothers Jewelry Manufacturers in New York City. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Elsa...
Walter S. Hanks
August 21, 2015
Walter S. Hanks passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015 at his home in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township. He was 81 years old. Born in Rahway, he has resided in Avenel since 1957. Mr. Hanks served in the United States Coast Guard from 1952 until 1956. Mr. Hanks retired in 2002 after 15 years as a bus driver...
Leonard Fiorello, Jr.
August 20, 2015
Leonard Fiorello, Jr. passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at his home in Woodbridge. He was 70 years old. Born in Staten Island, NY, he resided in Iselin before moving to Woodbridge in 1971. Mr. Fiorello was employed as a welder and mechanic with Raymond of New Jersey in Union and Foley Caterpillar in Piscataway prior to his retirement....
Archie Omar Johnson
August 19, 2015
A Beloved Brother, Friend, and Veteran
Archie Omar Johnson, a beloved brother, veteran, father, and friend, passed away on August 19, 2015. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 11, 1979, to Robin Cain Johnson and Archie Johnson, Sr., Archie was a man defined by his service to his country and his curiosity about the world.
Early Life and Education
Archie’s foundation was built...
Joseph Riccardi
August 12, 2015
Joseph Riccardi passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. He was 84 years old. He was born in Jersey City and resided in Sewaren for the past 13 years. Mr. Riccardi owned and operated Knight's Auto Body in Jersey City for many years. He was a communicant of Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Port Reading, served as captian...
Florence Salerno
August 9, 2015
Florence Salerno of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 91 years old. Born in Jersey City, she has resided in Avenel since 1971. Mrs. Salerno was employed in the Assembly Department at RCA in Jersey City and Edison for 25 years, retiring in 1971. She...
Michael S. Szczesny Iii
August 8, 2015
Michael S. "Mikey Chez" Szczesny III passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at the VA medical Center of Martinsburg, WV. He was 65 years young. He was born and raised in Jersey City and has resided in Carteret for the past 20 years. Chez had a special kind of love for his hometown of Jersey City where he began...
Cindy Voluz
August 8, 2015
Cindy Voluz passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 54 years old. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and has resided in Metuchen for he past 15 years. Mrs. Voluz was predeceased by her mother, Rita Mittleberg Reiff, in 1984; and a brother, Mitchell Reiff, in 2000. Surviving are...
Esther Nielsen
August 7, 2015
Esther Pucker Nielsen passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2015, at Bridgeway Care Center at Hillsborough. She was 91 years old. Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for many years before moving to Yardley, PA. Mrs. Nielsen was employed as a secretary for many years with Nabisco Retail Sales in Perth Amboy,...
Judith Plytynski-Young
August 6, 2015
Judith Plytynski-Young passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 6, 2015 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, with her family by her side. She was 62 years old. Born in Jersey City, she has resided in Woodbridge for 30 years. Ms. Young earned both her bachelors and master degrees from Kean College in Union. Ms. Plytynski-Young was employed as...
Allen Michael Yuhasz
August 4, 2015
Allen Michael Yuhasz passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. He was 62 years old. He was born in Perth Amboy and a lifelong resident of the Hopelawn section of Woodbridge Township. Mr. Yuhasz was a graduate of Perth Amboy Vocational and Technical School and has been employed as a driver with Motion Transport in Woodbridge for the past 8...
