Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
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...
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...
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....
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...
Jane Pilar
Nov 2, 2021
Jane Pilar, 62, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Born in Plainfield, Jane was the daughter of Francis and Doris (Dauber) Pilar. Born and raised in Dunellen she moved to Bound Brook for some time before returning to Dunellen. Jane is survived by her son Nicholas; her daughter Jessica; her grandchildren Cadence and Cameron; her sisters...
Lionel Henry
Nov 2, 2021
Lionel Henry, 85, passed peacefully on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at CareOne in Bridgewater. Lionel was born in the Henry family home in South Bound Brook to Clarence and Sara (Mines) Henry. A lifelong South Bound Brook resident and a graduate of Bound Brook High School, class of 1955, Lionel worked for Union Carbide as a switcher until his...
Rita Novak
Nov 1, 2021
Rita Novak, loving matriarch and bold Bingo Queen, passed away peacefully at home early Monday, November 1, 2021, after living with Alzheimer’s for several years. She had recently celebrated her 88th birthday. Rita grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where she lived for 43 years before moving to Somerset County. Married to her husband of 68 years, John J...
Florence Kissel
Oct 25, 2021
Florence Kissel, 85, died October 25, 2021, at Care One in Bridgewater. Born in Easton, PA, Florence was the daughter of Julius and Doris (Edlis) Hertz. She was a graduate of Washington High School and received her bachelor’s degree from Rider Universty. In 1960, she moved to Bound Brook, and began began working at Middlesex High School. She taught...
Rocco Marinelli
Oct 18, 2021
Rocco Marinelli, 77, died Monday October 18, 2021, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – Somerset. Born in Bound Brook he was the son of Anthony and Angeline (Benedetto) Marinelli. Rocco graduated Bound Brook High School in 1963, and was in the 50th Armor Division of the New Jersey National Guard from 1964 to 1970. He worked at FleetPride,...
Rita Stryshak
Oct 17, 2021
Rita M. Stryshak, 79, died Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset. Born in Somerville, Rita was the daughter of Anthony and Pauline (Kaczanowski) Paduch. A graduate of Bound Brook High School, Rita had worked for Union Carbide, where she met her husband John. They married in 1961, and moved to South Bound Brook in 1964...
