Gerald J. Spillar
April 5, 2015
Gerald J. Spillar passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 72 years old. Born in Latrobe, PA, he has resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township since 1969. Mr. Spillar was employed as General Manager of Twin Oaks in Dayton; and had previously been employed by Federal Business Center...
Alice Shea
April 2, 2015
Alice Shea, of Westfield, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Clark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Clark. She was born in Harrison, NJ in 1920 to the late Augustus and Rose Dietz. Mrs. Shea was employed in the Dietary Department at Union Hospital for 30 years, retiring in 1985. She was predeceased by her husband, Dennis Shea; a...
Joseph F Neville
March 29, 2015
Joseph F. Neville passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at The New Jersey Veterans Home at Menlo Park. He was 65 years old. Born in Newark, he has resided in Woodbridge Township since He was a Marine Corp. Veteran serving in the Vietnam War. Joseph was predeceased by his father Joseph Neville. Mr. Neville is survived by his mother,...
Stanley M. Fialkowski
March 26, 2015
Stanley M. Fialkowski passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. He was 84 years old. Born in Elizabeth, he was a lifelong resident. Mr. Fialkowski graduated from Jefferson High School in Elizabeth and enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving as a recruiter in Times Square in New York City. Stanley worked with...
Dorothy Modrak
March 23, 2015
Dorothy Modrak of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at Care One at The Highlands in Edison. She was 91 years old. Born in Brooklyn, NY; She resided in Greenpoint, Brooklyn before moving to Avenel. Ms. Modrak was employed as a Clerk with Deutsche Bank in Manhattan for many years before retiring. She...
Dorothy Pavlak
March 21, 2015
Dorothy Rebovich Pavlak, 90 of Iselin was welcomed into the loving arms of God on March 21, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Perth Amboy to Peter and Elizabeth McKeon Rebovich, and graduated from Perth Amboy High School as a member of the National Honor Society in 1942. Dorothy was an avid swimmer and...
Gail A. May
March 17, 2015
Gail A. May of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Rahway. She was 60 years old. Born in Jersey City, NJ; She resided in Iselin and Linden before moving to Avenel 27 years ago. Mrs. May was a Customer Service Representative with Verizon for 30 years retiring...
Julia A. Plewa
March 15, 2015
Julia A. Plewa passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy Division. She was 70 years old. Born in New York City, she has resided in the Fords section of Woodbridge Township for the past 12 years. Mrs. Plewa was employed for many years as a computer operator with Dry Print Foil Company in...
Edward Favitta
March 15, 2015
Edward Favitta of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at home. He was 79 years old. Born in Brooklyn, NY; He resided in Avenel since 1964. Mr. Favitta served in the United States Army. He was employed as a Mechanic with Maher Shipping in Elizabeth for 30 years retiring in 2001. He was...
Frank Deo
March 15, 2015
Frank Deo passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at his home in Kissimmee, FL. He was 55 years old. Born in Newark, he resided in Woodbridge and Dunnellon, FL before moving to Kissimmee in 2007. Mr. Deo was a graduate of Rutgers University and taught at the High School level, most recently in Orlando. He was predeceased by his...
Daniel T Basil
March 14, 2015
Daniel T. Basil passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at his home in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township. He was 84 years old. Born in Brooklyn, he resided in North Bergen before moving to Avenel 49 years ago. Mr. Basil retired as a driver after 11 years with Middlesex County Area Wide Transportation in 2007; and had previously...
Raymond R. Quina
March 10, 2015
Raymond R. Quina passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Alcoeur Gardens in Aberdeen. He was 91 years old. He was born in Jersey City and resided in Secaucus before moving to the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township in 1969. Mr. Quina was employed as a guard at Rahway State Prison in Avenel for 25 years before retiring in...
Werner Paul Grohens
March 7, 2015
Werner Paul Grohens passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge Division. He was 87 years old. He was born in Germany and resided in Edison before moving to Spotswood in 2010. Mr. Grohens was employed as service manager with Koplan Pontiac in Elizabeth for many years until 1980; and then owned and operated...
Michael "Goo-Goo" Daniele
March 3, 2015
Michael "Goo-Goo" Daniele passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 88 years old. He was born in and a lifelong resident of the Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township. Mike was employed with the Middlesex County Sheriff's Department in New Brunswick for many years before his retirement in 1990; and worked for...
Agnes "Hazel" Pichalski
March 1, 2015
Agnes "Hazel" Pichalski of Manchester passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at home. She was 81 years old. Born in Manhattan, NY; She resided in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township before moving to Manchester 15 years ago. Mrs. Pichalski and her family owned and operated The Maple Tree Tavern in Avenel for many years. She was a Communicant...
Charles Banko, Sr.
February 25, 2015
Charles Banko, Sr. of the Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at JFK Hartwyck at Edison Estates Care Center in Edison. He was 88 years old. Born in Keasbey, he was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge Township. Mr. Banko was a Police Officer with the Woodbridge Township Police Department for 36 years, before retiring...
Lisa Marie Tranchida
February 23, 2015
Lisa Marie Tranchida of Woodbridge passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Roosevelt Care Center in Edison. She was 45 years old. Born in Rahway, NJ; She resided in Woodbridge all of her life. Ms. Tranchida was a 1987 graduate of Woodbridge High School; she attended Kean University where she earned a bachelors degree in Social Work. Lisa dedicated...
Peter David Scofield
February 22, 2015
Peter David Scofield passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at his home in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township. He was 54 years old. Born in Schenectady, NY, he resided in Edison before moving to Colonia in 1997. Mr. Scofield was employed as an electrician through International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 456, in North Brunswick for the past...
Jose F Lugo Velez
February 21, 2015
José F. Lugo Vélez of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 76 years old. Born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, he has resided in Avenel since 1991. He was a United States Army Veteran and was honorably discharged in 1960. Mr. Lugo Vélez was...
