Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Frances Balsano
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...
Gemma Garfinkle
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...
Joseph Cuthbert Sr.
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,...
Edward Cornell
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...
Lawrence Hoogsteden
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...
Albert Bristol
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...
Edward Gilligan
Dec 17, 2019
Edward J. Gilligan, 82, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at his home in Somerset. Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of Edward and Sally (Gallagher) Gilligan. Edward worked for Mason Dixon Lines, Inc. in New Brunswick for over 30 years. He served in the National Guard. He loved the outdoors, enjoyed camping, fishing and going to the beach....
Charles Calderone
Dec 15, 2019
Charles Joseph Calderone, 67, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019. He was a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather. Charles is survived by his wife of 44 years, Tancine; his daughter Eleana Calderone Seek, and her husband Michael; his grandchildren Cameron Joseph and Emma Elizabeth; his brothers Louis and his wife, Linda, Peter and his wife, Cornelia, and...
Frances Witte
Dec 12, 2019
Frances Dee (Redifer) Witte of Bound Brook, New Jersey, passed away on the morning of Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset after a brief illness. Frances was born April 6, 1933 to Lester and Hallie (Michael) Redifer in Parnassus, Virginia. She dearly loved her two sisters: Irene Smith, Mary Catherine Snyder and two brothers:...
Rose Ianniello
Dec 10, 2019
Rose Ianniello, 91, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Care One in Bridgewater. Born in Naples, Italy, she moved to Bound Brook over 60 years ago. She was a Communicant of St. Joseph Church in Bound Brook. Rose was predeceased by her husband Ralph in 1995, two sons Jerry and Anthony and her son in law, Albert Hoppings. She...
Patricia Stump
Dec 10, 2019
Patricia Ann Sinibaldi Stump, 81, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Care One in Bridgewater. Born in Bound Brook, she was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, class of 1956. She worked in the financial industry for 35 years, 19 years with First National State Bank of NJ (now known as...
Gale Patullo
Dec 8, 2019
T. Gale Patullo, age 84, died peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2019, with her loving family by her side, following a brief illness. Gale resided in Bound Brook with her husband, Henry F. “Riggie” Patullo, Sr., for more than six decades before relocating to a senior living community in Bridgewater earlier this year. Gale was the matriarch of her...
Freda Yehle
Dec 8, 2019
Freda A. Yehle, 95, died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at home, the same home where she was born November 2, 1924. She was the daughter of Charles A. and Ester (Petho) Yehle. She graduated from Bound Brook High School in 1942. She worked as a bookkeeper for GAF in South Bound Brook for over 40 years before her retirement...
Antonio Ciminelli
Dec 6, 2019
Antonio Ciminelli, 87, passed peacefully on Friday, December 6, 2019, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset with his loving family at his side. Born in San Constantino Albanese, Italy, he emigrated to the United States in 1969, and settled in Bound Brook before moving to Bridgewater in 2002. Antonio was employed at Acme Tubes and Plastic Color...
David Freedland
Dec 1, 2019
David Freedland, 65, died too soon on Sunday, December 1, 2019. He will be missed by all who knew him. Dave helped everyone he cared about, and he cared about everyone he met. He dedicated his life to his family and his family of friends. Born in New Brunswick, David was the son of Theodore and Paula (Konigsberg) Freedland....
Giuseppe Balsano
Nov 30, 2019
Giuseppe Balsano, 87, died Saturday, November 30, 2019, in South Bound Brook surrounded by family. Born in Italy, he and his wife, Assunta, came to the United States in 1980, settling in Bound Brook and later in South Bound Brook. Giuseppe was employed by the Bound Brook Public Works Department for 15 years, before retiring in 1996. Giuseppe was...
Donald Purkiss
Nov 30, 2019
Donald Robert Purkiss, 85, died on November 30th, 2019 after a long illness. He was born in Somerville on December 19th, 1933 to parents George and Mae Purkiss. Don grew up in Middlesex and graduated from Bound Brook High School in 1951. He was a certified HVAC technician and held NJ Plumbing license #150. He worked for WM Zepp...
Terence Ledger
Nov 29, 2019
Terence “Terry” Jock Ledger, 75, of Middlesex, N.J. peacefully passed away surrounded by his beloved wife and daughters on November 29, 2019, at Hackettstown Medical Center. Terry was a loving and devoted husband, father, granddad and friend to all. Terry grew up in Woodhaven, Queens, and graduated from Franklin K Lane High School in 1962. He was the son...
Peter Feury Jr
Nov 13, 2019
Peter T. Feury Jr., 92, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at CareOne in Bridgewater. Born in Jersey City, he was the son of Mary Linda (McDermott) and Peter T. Feury Sr. In 1965, Peter and his family moved to Bridgewater. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Virgin Church, Middlesex where he served as a lector, and...
Helen Pirone
Nov 11, 2019
Helen Pirone, 93, died on Monday, November 11, 2019 at Laurel Circle Health Center in Bridgewater. She was born at home in Bound Brook to her late parents Myron and Mary Urichuck and was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook. She was a dedicated homemaker for her 6 children. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church, Bound Brook...
