Dec 3, 2022

Gregory B. Castelli, 93, of Raritan, NJ, passed away peacefully on December 3 at Country Arch Care Center in Union Township. Born in 1929 in Bound Brook, Greg worked his way through high school setting pins at a local bowling alley. In 1948, after graduating from St Joseph's School, he began a four-year apprenticeship with Carpenters Union Local 853,...

Dec 3, 2022

Genevie “Jay” Patullo, 97, died Saturday, December 3, 2022, in her loving daughters' arms at Alexandria Manor in Nazareth, PA. Born in Bound Brook, Genevie was the daughter of John and Jennie ( Gaieski ) Figel. Genevie graduated Bound Brook High School in 1942 and went on to work for 28 years as an administrative secretary with Johns Manville....

Nov 29, 2022

Josephine “Jo” Hepler, 89, died peacefully at Bridgeway Care Center, Bridgewater, on November 29, 2022, A lifelong resident of Bound Brook, Jo was the daughter of Nicholas and Filomena (Latonzio) Altamura. Jo was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, class of 1951. She was a devout communicant of St. Joseph Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister...

Nov 25, 2022

Frieda E. Schell, 99, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 25, 2022, at her home. Born in New Hampshire, she was the daughter of Franz and Augusta (Schneider) Siebenhuhner. She worked as a beautician, before becoming a Quality Control Specialist at Devro in Somerville, retiring in 1987. She loved bowling, tending her garden, and baking sweets. Frieda was a...

Nov 20, 2022

Paul D. Giamella, age 73, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Paul was born in Somerville, to Henry and Lottie Giamella in 1949. He then grew up in Bound Brook and graduated from Bound Brook High School in 1967 and then lived in Bound Brook for over 70 years. Before his retirement in 2002, Paul worked as a...

Nov 18, 2022

Beryl Kennedy Blake of Bound Brook,passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on November 17, 2022. She was 93 years old.

Beryl was born on October 25, 1929 in Thames, New Zealand. She graduated from Takapuna Grammar School and began work as a secretary at a cancer clinic in Auckland, New Zealand....

Nov 8, 2022

Sandra Conner, 71, passed away suddenly at her home in South Bound Brook on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Born in Shamokin, PA, Sandra was the daughter of Robert Clifford and Florence Dec. Sandra moved to South Bound Brook as a child and graduated Bound Brook High School in 1969. Her times in Shamokin with her grandparents were some of...

Nov 6, 2022

Beatrice Ortepio Lobby, 95 died peacefully surrounded by her family on November 6, 2022. Beatrice was born in Bound Brook and was the daughter of Peter and Victoria (Lopa) Ortepio. She was a communicant at St. Mary of Czestochowa Church in Bound Brook. Beatrice was devoted to the church and her family. She worked at 1st National Bank in...

Nov 4, 2022

Annmarie Wesner, 65, passed away Friday, November 4, 2022, at AristaCare at Norwood in Plainfield. Born in New Brunswick, Annmarie was the daughter of Edward and Dorothea (Shafer) McGreehan. Annmarie was a loving sister, and aunt. She was an avid Yankees Fan and loved to bowl. She was on many leagues over the years at Strike 'N Spare, currently...

Nov 1, 2022

Maddalena Orofino, 88, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, in her home in Bound Brook surrounded by family. Born in San Costantino Albanese, Italy, Maddalena was the daughter of Vincenzo and Rosina (Brescia) Michele. Maddalena met her husband Prospero in Italy where they married and started their family. She emigrated to the United States in May of 1968,...

Oct 30, 2022

Mrs. Joan M. (Flood) Sanislo, 89, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Phillipsburg, NJ. She was surrounded by her son Bob, daughter Cheryl, and son-in-law Kevin. Joan moved to Edison from Union City and graduated from New Brunswick High School. She lived in the Somerset section of Franklin Township before...

Oct 27, 2022

Anthony B. Medina, 26, passed away suddenly at his home in Bound Brook on October 27, 2022. Born in Plainfield, Anthony grew up in Bound Brook. He was a graduate of Bound Brook High School and attended RVCC. An avid soccer fan, he enjoyed playing as well as watching matches. Anthony always had a smile on his face and...

Oct 26, 2022

Arlene DeMarco Provenzano passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 26, 2022. Arlene was born on May 13, 1943, in Perth Amboy, Nj to Margaret and Joseph DeMarco. She was raised in Perth Amboy with her younger twin sisters, Marilyn and Jacqueline. She graduated from Perth Amboy High School and attended art school at the Newark School...

Oct 25, 2022

Oct 14, 2022

Frank Alexander Pederson, 94, of Bridgewater, NJ passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022. His beloved wife, Helen, passed away 4 months prior. Frank, better known as ‘Pete’, was born and raised in Bound Brook, NJ. He graduated from Bound Brook High School and received his bachelor’s degree from Rider College in Trenton, NJ. A proud veteran of the...

Oct 6, 2022

Gregory Hryhorij Dobusz, age 97, passed away peacefully on Thursday October 6, 2022 at the Ukrainian Village, Somerset, NJ.

Gregory is one of the last of the great generation of WWII Ukrainian immigrants who kept the free Ukrainian flame glowing in the diaspora during Soviet occupation. He, and many like him, dedicated much of their...

Oct 6, 2022

Nettie Gallo, age 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday October 6, 2022, at the Promedica Rehab, Piscataway.

Mrs. Gallo was born in Brooklyn, NY, to Andrew and Eva Hnatuk, she has resided in Somerset for many years. A graduate of Bound Brook High School, she worked for 20 years at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, in...

Oct 3, 2022

Ruth Dorothy (Stewart) Lane was born on January 23, 1932 to James and Edith Stewart in Springfield, NJ. She was #6 of 8 living siblings. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 3, 2022. Ruth was a loving wife to Robert Lane, whom she married on July 30, 1949. They were married for 62...

Oct 2, 2022

Joan H. Barbati, 90, died peacefully on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at New Jersey Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater. Born in New Brunswick, she was the daughter of Michael and Stella (Pencak) Gumienny. A graduate of New Brunswick High School, Joan moved to Bound Brook shortly after marrying. A loving caregiver, Joan devoted her life to caring for others....

Sep 28, 2022

Bramkaran Persaud, 65, died Wednesday, September 28, 2022 in Bridgewater. Born in Grove Guyana, Mr. Persaud emigrated to the United States in his early 20’s. He was a graduate of Cambell Education Trust High School, and furthered his education in Heidelberg Germany. Despite having very little when he came to the United State, Mr. Persaud strong work ethic and...