Peter Tyska

Peter P. Tyska, 93, died Saturday, March 14, 2015, at home in Middlesex. Born in Bound Brook, he was a graduate of Bound Brook High School. He lived in Middlesex for more than seventy-five years. He was a stock clerk for National Starch & Chemical Company, Plainfield, for forty-two years before retiring in 1983. Mr. Tyska was a United States Army Veteran, working as a dental technician during World War II. He was a hospital supervisor in the European Theatre of Operations. He was awarded the Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon, and Good Conduct Medal. He was a member of the Middlesex Senior Citizens Club, Our Lady of Mount Virgin Senior Club, John W. Lupu Memorial Post No. 306, American Legion, Middlesex, and a Communicant of Our Lady of Mount Virgin Church, Middlesex. Mr. Tyska was predeceased by his wife, Jeanette (Barone) Tyska in 2003. He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Pepe of Los Angeles, California. Funeral services will begin at 8:15 A.M. Thursday, March 19, at the funeral home, followed by a 9:30 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Mount Virgin Church. Entombment will be at Resurrection Burial Park, Piscataway. Friends will be received at the funeral home 2:00 - 4:00 and 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Wednesday.