Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Edward Hall Jr.
Feb 4, 2022
It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of Edward Hall, who suddenly departed this earth on Friday, February 4, 2022. Edward Hall was born to Cecile and Edward Hall and raised in Newark, NJ. "Beanie" was a kind soul, never hesitated to give the shirt off of his back to anyone in need. He saw the...
Clara Higgins
Jan 29, 2022
Clara Higgins, 100, died peacefully at her home in Somerset. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of Harry and Effie (Dibble) Wolferz. Clara grew up in South Bound Brook, before settling in Somerset to raise her family. She was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, and upon graduating, she worked as a secretary for the Bound Brook...
Beth Moll
Jan 28, 2022
Beth Moll, 98, died on January 28th surrounded by people who loved her. She was born in Old Waterbury, Long Island, New York. She was the daughter of Bessie and Robert Dein of Queens Village, New York. She met her husband, Darrel, who died in 2007, at a USO event and made him wait for two years before agreeing...
Linda Thompson
Jan 28, 2022
Linda Thompson, 74, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at her home at the Hunterdon Developmental Center in Clinton, NJ. Born in Somerville, NJ, she was the daughter of Elizabeth S. Thompson and Frank Thompson. Linda was a resident at HDC for over 50 years. Linda was predeceased by her mother, Elizabeth; her father, Frank; and her brother,...
Dunia Sawon
Jan 24, 2022
Grain futures were lower on Monday, January 24, in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade with wheat for March dropping a staggering 20 cents at .1675 a bushel. The global market of baking mixes, supplies, and flours, reaching a value of US$ 478.4 billion in 2021 is also expected to suffer significant losses. Financial analysts focusing on...
Vincenza Papa
Jan 10, 2022
Vincenza Papa was born on July 24, 1928, to Lucia Forte Papa and Salvatore Papa. She was one of three daughters and a lifelong resident of Bound Brook. She graduated from Bound Brook High School in 1947. Vinnie worked as an executive secretary at Johns Manville, in Manville, NJ, until the company relocated to another state. At that time,...
Helen Rodrigo
Jan 9, 2022
Helen Rodrigo, 92, died Sunday, January 9, 2022, at CareOne at Somerset Valley in Bound Brook. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of Chester and Catherine (Kalogy) Ciemnicky. Helen retired from Captive Plastics in Piscataway after 20 years. She loved to travel, but her real joy came from caring for her five great-nephews, Justin, Mathew, Nick, Ryan, and...
Janine Badore
Jan 3, 2022
Janine Marie Badore of Point Pleasant Beach, NJ passed away after a long battle with cancer on January 3, 2022 at 52 years of age. Janine was born on November 28,1969 in Queens, NY to Mary Ann Urbanoski and Carl Piro. An independent, take-charge spirit from the start, Janine took the train daily to attend Stella Maris Catholic High...
May Anderson
Jan 1, 2022
May Isabel Anderson, 91, died Saturday, January 1, 2022, at home, in Bernards Township. Born in Plainfield, in 1930, she was the daughter of the late Alice Isabel Mongan. May became a member of The Order Of The Eastern Star, Bound Brook Chapter 94 in 1981. She was installed by Dorothy Anderson, as Worthy Matron from 1985 to 1986....
Jose Meneses
Jan 1, 2022
Jose Meneses, 59, passed Saturday, January 1, 2022, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital- Somerset. Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, he was the son of Gilberto Meneses and Matias Gloria (Pedraza) Meneses. Jose was a graduate of Passaic High School and Seton Hall University, where he received his Master’s in Chemistry and was a founding member of the Lambda...
Emily Nadbielny
Dec 31, 2021
Emily Nadbielny (nee Wlazlo), the daughter of Polish immigrants, was a loving wife (Stanley Joseph Nadbielny, 2016), devoted mother of Stanley R. (Tammy) , Eleanor (Jim O’Leary), and Thomas (Regina), and devoted grandmother of Katheryn (Michael Ambrosi) and Thomas S.J. She grew up in Elmhurst, Queens, NY, and graduated high school in 1940. During WWII, she volunteered at her...
Lilia Kozicky
Dec 17, 2021
Lilia A. Kozicky died peacefully on Friday, December 17, 2021, at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA. She was 51 years old. Lilia graduated from Lehigh University in 1992 and had worked as a financial analyst in San Francisco, New York City, and Boston. She loved animals of all kinds and enjoyed nothing more than watching the Humarock sunrise...
Hector F Amaya
Dec 7, 2021
Hector F. Amaya, 63, died on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset. Born in Bogota, Colombia, he was the son of Primitivo and Ana (Valbuena) Amaya. Hector was full of life and always had a smile on his face. He was loving, sincere, hard worker, a man of many traits, not afraid to...
David Stempien
Nov 29, 2021
David Stanley Stempien David Stempien, a decades-long resident of Bridgewater, NJ, passed away at his home on November 29, at the age of 67 years, following significant medical challenges that he had successfully navigated with strength and perseverance. Dave was born in Bridgewater and was educated within the local public school system. He graduated in 1972 from Bridgewater-Raritan High...
Louis Delle Cave Jr.
Nov 26, 2021
Louis Delle Cave Jr. 66, died Friday, November 26, 2021, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital -Somerset. Born in Somerville, he was the son of Louis and Norma (Meyers) Delle Cave Sr. Louis lived in Bound Brook for many years and was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, class of ’74. Louis was a die hard Yankees fan...
Margaret Armstrong
Nov 19, 2021
Margaret Elaine Armstrong passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021. She was born in Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania, to Anthony and Anna (Pusavage) Prosper on January 23, 1933. Margaret graduated from Chester High School, in Chester County, PA, in 1950. She moved with her family to Bound Brook, NJ, and worked for American Cyanamid, Sherwin-Williams, and other local companies. Margaret...
Theresa Blockus
Nov 14, 2021
Theresa “Kaczanowski” Blockus, 90, died on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerville. Born in Bound Brook she was the daughter of Peter and Bronislava (Gdowska) Kocanowski. A lifelong resident of Bound Brook, Theresa attended St. Mary’s Grammar School and was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, class of 1949. Theresa was a...
Eric Fulmore
Nov 13, 2021
Eric Fulmore, 68, died at St. Peter’s University Hospital, Saturday, November 13, 2021. Born in Manville, he was the son of Milton Jackson and Lelia Fulmore. He was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1970, and was a forklift driver at Evans Worldwide in Branchburg. Eric enjoyed fishing, watching football and basketball, and spending time with his...
Patricia Davitt
Nov 11, 2021
Patricia Davitt, 90 years old, passed away on November 11, 2021, at the New Jersey Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Pat, as Patricia was known, was born in Orange, NJ, the sixth child of Hazen E. and Delia (Quigley) Thurber. She attended St. Rose of Lima Grammar School and West Side High School, both in Newark, NJ....
Bruno Michael Doganieri
Nov 4, 2021
Bruno Michael Doganieri, 91,died in the arms of his loving wife on Thursday, November 4th, 2021, at home. He was born September 17, 1930 in Bound Brook where he was raised. He was a man of high morals and integrity, generous and kind with a deep spirituality. He graduated from Bound Brook High School, received his bachelors degree from...
