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Valentine J. Buhl
June 23, 2015
Wally Buhl returned home peacefully on June 23, 2015 while at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville, NJ. He was 82 years old. Wally was loved and cherished by all that knew him. He is survived by his wife, Arlene Buhl, 2 brothers Herbert and Donald, 7 daughters Elizabeth, Valarie, Donna, Ora, Lori, Audrey, and Jennifer and lots of...
Nunzio C. Minucci, Jr.
June 22, 2015
Nunzio C. Minucci, Jr. passed away on Monday, June 22, 2015 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. He was 81 years old. Born in Port Reading, he resided in Woodbridge before moving to Whiting 8 years ago. Mr. Minucci was a graduate of Saint John's University in Brooklyn and was employed as a public accountant with the firm of...
Alfred G. Elliott
June 22, 2015
Alfred G. Elliott passed away on Monday, June 22, 2015 at JFK Hartwyck at Oak Tree Nursing Center in Edison. He was 84 years old. Born in Elizabeth, he was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge. Mr. Elliott was a United States Coast Guard Veteran. He was employed with Verizon Communications, retiring as a Test Desk Technician in 1992 after 40...
Carolyn B. Higgins
June 22, 2015
Carolyn B. Higgins passed away on Monday, June 22, 2015 at Roosevelt Care Center in Old Bridge. She was 67 years old. Born in Perth Amboy, she lived in Woodbridge for most of her life. Mrs. Higgins was employed with Rahway Hospital for over 25 years before retiring as Head Telecommunications Operator in 2002. She was predeceased by her husband,...
Suzanne T. Hofacker
June 21, 2015
Suzanne T. Conlan Hofacker of the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at The New Jersey Veterans Home at Menlo Park. She was 86 years old. Born in Newark, NJ; She resided in Colonia most of her life. Mrs. Hofacker was a Communicant of St. John Vianney R.C. Church in Colonia. She was predeceased...
William J. Theophilakos
June 20, 2015
William J. Theophilakos of Manalapan passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at home. He was 91 years old. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ; He resided in Manalapan for the past 32 years. He married Margaret I. Toth in April of 1947. Mr. Theophilakos was a United States Marine Corp Veterans serving in World War II. Mr. Theophilakos was employed...
Anthony Sacripanti, Iii
June 19, 2015
Anthony Sacripanti III of the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 59 years old. Born in Rahway, he resided in Avenel before moving to Colonia 32 years ago. Mr. Sacripanti was a graduate of Colonia High School, class of 1974 and was employed as...
Mary Kopanyi
June 19, 2015
Mary Kopanyi passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 84 years old. Born in Montreal, Canada, she has resided in Brantford, Ontario before moving to Woodbridge where she resided most of her life. Mrs. Kopanyi was employed as an assembler with RCA Corporation in Avenel for 15 years before her retirement in...
Helen Elek
June 16, 2015
Helen Elek passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at her home in Woodbridge. She was 96 years old. Born in Flemington, she was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge. Miss Elek was a pioneer in the field of women in banking. She was employed for many years by the Perth Amboy National Bank, retiring in 1980 as Comptroller, a...
Roseann Flanzbaum
June 15, 2015
Roseann Flanzbaum of the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 88 years old. Born in New York City; She resided in Iselin for the past 65 years. Roseann was a proud graduate of St. Michael's High School in Manhattan. Mrs. Flanzbaum was a longtime Communicant of...
Leora Cronin
June 10, 2015
Leora Cronin passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 in Tucson, AZ. She was 89 years old. Born in Union City, she resided in Saddlebrook before retiring to Tucson. Mrs. Cronin was a graduate of Atlantic City Hospital School of Nursing, where she received her degree as a registered nurse. She worked for over 40 years in hospitals throughout...
Emma Bush
June 7, 2015
Emma Bush passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2015. She was 84 years old. Born in Dutchess County NY, she lived most of her life in Maspeth, NY and Albrightsville, PA.; she most recently resided in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Emma was a wonderful wife and loving mother. Her life was devoted to her family and her church, beginning with the...
Thomas P. Kilroy, Jr.
June 5, 2015
Thomas P. Kilroy, Jr. passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015. He was 58 years old. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he has resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township for the past 22 years. Mr. Kilroy was employed as an IT professional by CSC Computer Company. He enjoyed leisurely rides on his bike. Surviving are two sons, Kyle and...
Donna M. Austin
June 4, 2015
Donna M. Austin passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at her home in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township. She was 61 years old. She has resided in Avenel for the past 22 years. Mrs. Austin was a communicant of Saint Cecelia's Catholic Church in Iselin. She was predeceased by a daughter, Lisa Marie Menzenbach, in 2006. Surviving are...
Robert Bruce Harned
May 29, 2015
Robert Bruce Harned passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at home in Woodbridge. He was 58 years old. Born in Perth Amboy, he resided in Woodbridge for most of his life. Mr. Harned was employed as a senior service technical support specialist with Mindray, North America in Mahwah for the past 3 years; and was retired from National Ski Patrol...
Karin R. Burgio
May 29, 2015
Karin R. Burgio passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 71 years old. Born in Berlin, Germany, she resided in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township for many year before moving to Freehold in 2009. Mrs. Burgio was employed as an executive assistant with Engelhard Corporation in Iselin for...
Donald Gilligan
May 28, 2015
Donald Gilligan passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at his home in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township. He was 68 years old. Born in Elizabeth, he was a lifelong resident of Avenel. Mr. Gilligan received his Bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and was employed as an accountant with Elizabethtown Gas Company in Union for several years prior...
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