Apr 3, 2020

Janet E. Spangler, 65 died Friday, April 3, 2020, at Princeton Medical Center.  Born in Somerville, Janet was the son of the late Richard and Jane (Hall) Spangler.  Janet was a graduate of Bound Brook High School and Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.  Janet was a long time resident of Bound Brook.  She worked at NASA in Texas, for...

Apr 2, 2020

Orlando C. Navarro, 52, died Thursday, April 2, 2020 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born in Lima, Peru, Orlando was the son of the late Rafael Navarro and Zoila Schrader. Orlando was the owner of NR Pool Service in Scotch Plains. He was a loving father, brother, and friend and will be missed by all who knew him....

Apr 2, 2020

Steven DeStefano, 55, died Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset. Born in Somerville, he was the son of the late Anthony and Irene Stashak DeStefano. Steven graduated from Bound Brook High School, and played for the baseball team. Steven had a great love of music, family and friends and was well known in...

Mar 26, 2020

Richard Shallop, 91, died Friday, March 27, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. He was born March 9, 1929, in Erie, PA, to Hart and Doris (Woodworth) Shallop. He moved frequently during his youth, attending many different schools and graduating from Meadville (PA) High School. After high school, he enlisted in the US Army. He was stationed...

Mar 14, 2020

Joseph A. Lukac, Jr., 72, died Saturday, March 14, 2020, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born in Hazleton, to the late Olga (Mikruk) and Joseph Lukac, Sr., he grew up in Manville. Joe was a graduate of Manville High School, Class of 1966. He worked for the Somerset County Corrections Office for 18 years and the Somerset...

Mar 12, 2020

After a life well-lived, Christine C. Sepesi of Bound Brook, N.J., departed from this earth on March 12, 2020 to reunite with her beloved husband Francis M. Sepesi, and daughter Tina Howell. Christine, age 92, known as “Chris”, was the daughter of Biagio Castelli and Antoinette (Mondrone) Castelli. She was born in a house at 11 West Main Street...

Mar 11, 2020

Stacey Conner, 45, died Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Born in Montclair, she was a long time resident of South Bound Brook and a graduate of Bound Brook High School class of 1994. She worked as a waitress for many years, her last experience was at the Somerset Diner in Somerset and...

Mar 5, 2020

Joseph Anthony Mattina, 54, died Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Jefferson Stratford Hospital in Stratford, NJ. Born in Newark, he was the son of the late Angelo and Filomena (Restaino). He worked in the automotive industry as a director of finance. He was a sports enthusiast, rooting for the Rangers, Raiders, Giants, Yankees and Knicks. He also loved listening...

Feb 29, 2020

Feb 21, 2020

Leta Fetchel, 84, died Friday, February 21, 2020, at Somerset Woods Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Somerset.  Born in Powassan, Ontario, she was the daughter of Arthur and Vera (Steele) Bowers, along with step-father, Frank Shute.  Leta moved to the United States in 1959, shortly after completing her Nursing degree at Toronto East General Hospital.  She worked for Cedars...

Feb 8, 2020

Monica Alexandra Cortez, 47, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York. Born in Ecuador, she arrived to the U.S. at a very young age and made a home with her family in South Bound Brook back in 2001. She worked as a registrar at St Peters University Hospital for many years....

Feb 4, 2020

Maria Fizer passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Laurel Circle in Bridgewater. Born in Lozova, Ukraine, Maria met her husband John, in Germany and they emigrated to the United States in the late 1940's. Her life was not about the dates, accomplishments or statistics - she was a mom. Maria was predeceased by her husband, John...

Jan 28, 2020

Cremation will be private. Services will be confirmed Friday, January 31, 2020

Jan 28, 2020

William David Doremus, 67, departed this life on January 28, 2020 ending his struggle with diabetes. Known to his family and friends as Billy, he grew up in Bound Brook, enjoying Boy Scouts, baseball and wrestling. He graduated Bound Brook High School with the class of 1971, along the side of many dear friends. Billy went on to study...

Jan 20, 2020

Frances Balsano, age 81, of Bound Brook, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in San Donato Di Ninea, Prov. Cosenza, Italy. She was the daughter of Domenico and Saveria Morano. Frances settled down in Bound Brook to raise her beautiful daughters. She worked at Somerset Medical Center...

Jan 11, 2020

Gemma Jean Garfinkle, 95, died Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Parker at Somerset. Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of Domenico and Amelia (Papa) Lubrano. Gemma graduated from Bound Brook High School in 1942 and lived in town until 1948. She moved to South Plainfield where she resided from 1963 to 2009. Gemma worked as a clerk for...

Jan 8, 2020

Joseph Cuthbert, 92, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020. He was born in Dunellen. He later resided in Piscataway, Plainfield and Bound Brook before moving to Manville, in 2000. At his death he resided at the New Jersey Veterans Home, Edison. A World War II veteran, he served in the Army Air Force as a photographer at the Panama Canal,...

Jan 3, 2020

Edward W. Cornell, II, age 61, of Somerset, passed away at his residence on Friday January 3, 2020. Born in Bound Brook at his home and delivered by his father, Mr. Cornell resided in Somerset for the past 30 years. He worked as a project manager for Pumping Services Inc. of Middlesex for 38 years. Mr. Cornell loved his...

Dec 27, 2019

Lawrence Joseph Hoogsteden, 65, of Bound Brook, passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset, Somerville, with his wife and children at his side. Born in Newark, Dec. 2, 1954, Larry lived in Irvington as a young child and then with his family moved to Clark. He was a graduate of St. John the Apostle...

Dec 24, 2019

Albert Ralph Bristol aka Neggie, 83, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at Care One in Bridgewater. Born in St. Kitts - West Indies, he lived in St. Thomas USVI, before settling in Brooklyn in 1977. He lived in Bound Brook for the last 18 years. Neggie learned his trade as a tailor in St. Kitts and worked...