Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Gilbert Andrews
Apr 10, 2019
Gilbert Andrews, 84, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born in Somerville, he was the son of Frederick and Muriel Andrews. Gilbert was a lifelong resident of South Bound Brook. He worked as a bartender at the Riverside Pub in South Bound Brook for many years. He was very active in town, and...
Benjamin Porawski
Apr 8, 2019
Benjamin George Porawski, age 40, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2019. Born in Jamesburg, he was the son of Lorraine Porawski. Ben lived a thousand lives in one. As a young boy, he was an altar server, something he was very proud of. He was as entrepreneurial as he was creative, co-founding Six to Midnight Production Studios in...
David York
Apr 7, 2019
David York, 64, died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at home. Born in Somerville, he was the son of Warren and Jean (Smith) York. He was a lifelong resident of Somerset. He worked as a material handler for Rustoleum in Somerset for many years. He loved the outdoors, cars and animals.
David is survived by his...
Anthony Babula
Apr 6, 2019
Anthony Babula, 81, died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Lyons VA Hospital in Lyons. Born in Lvov, Poland in 1937 he lived in several countries before settling in England, where he earned his BA Degree. He came to the United States in 1960 where he earned his Masters Degree in Civil Engineering at NJIT. He was employed by the...
William Donahue, Sr.
Apr 6, 2019
William D. Donahue Sr.,61, answered his last Final Jeopardy question, on April 6, 2019, surrounded by his family. Bill was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, and worked as a warehouse manager at Bauer Gear Motors in Somerset. He loved his family, spending time with his kids, attending all parties, picnics and functions, going to Atlantic City, fishing,...
Frederick Holub
Apr 4, 2019
On April 4, 2019, Frederick J. Holub, age 83, passed away peacefully at home after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Fred was born on September 6, 1935, in Bound Brook, NJ, where he resided for his entire life. A Bound Brook High School graduate, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 4 years on the U.S.S. Spencer...
Henry Karpinski
Apr 2, 2019
Henry A. Karpinski, 93, died Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Bridgeway Care Center, Bridgewater. Born in Bound Brook, he was the son of Marion and Agnes (Geneja) Karpinski. He was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook moving to Bedminster in 2005. He was a WW II US Navy Veteran. He was a carpenter for Milltown Local 1006 in Milltown...
Rose Marie Pitoscia
Mar 27, 2019
Rose Marie Pitoscia “Ro”, 88, a lifelong resident of Bound Brook, passed away March 27, 2019, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – Somerset. Rose was a member of the Mt. Carmel Ladies Society. She was a great Italian cook and her anisette cookies were wow!!! She enjoyed bingo and spending time with her family and friends. She will...
Michael Carmen
Mar 23, 2019
Michael Alan Carmen, age 75, of Bound Brook, New Jersey passed away peacefully at his home March 23, 2019. Michael “Mike” was born in Plainfield, New Jersey to Ralph and Erma Carmen. He graduated from Bound Brook High school and went on to graduate from Defiance College in Ohio. He married Marta Jean Halverstadt and raised two daughters, Kimberly...
John Caccavelli
Mar 17, 2019
John Caccavelli, 54, died peacefully, Sunday, March, 17, 2019 at The Harborage in North Bergen. Born in Somerville, he was the son of Giovanni and Vittoria (DeMagistris) Caccavelli. John lived in Bound Brook before moving to Piscataway as a young boy. He graduated from Piscataway High School in 1983, and worked in construction for many years. John loved collecting...
Patricia Costain
Feb 25, 2019
Patricia Costain, 93, died Monday, February 25, 2019 at Rehab at River’s Edge, Raritan, New Jersey. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of Walter and Cora (Viner) Nelson. Patricia immigrated to the United States in 1954 with her husband George and two sons. George passed away in 1981. The family moved to Bound Brook in 1955...
Donald Macmath
Feb 23, 2019
Donald P. MacMath, 90, a longtime resident of Bound Brook, N.J. died peacefully with his family on Saturday, February 24, 2019. Donald (Don) was born in Moosic, PA to the late Robert and Blodwen MacMath. He moved to Bound Brook, NJ in 1954 with his wife, Angela, a registered nurse who cared for him throughout his prolonged illness. Don...
Catherine Mitolo
Feb 23, 2019
Catherine Mitolo, 72, died Saturday, February 23, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Bound Brook. Born in Jersey City, she was the daughter of John and Catherine Volpe. In 1968, Catherine and her husband settled in Scotch Plains and raised their family. She worked as an administrative assistant for Jade Promotions before retiring in 2015. She also worked as...
Nancy Modica
Feb 13, 2019
Nancy Modica, 70, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at her home in South Bound Brook. Born in South Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Joseph and Maria (Romano) Teryek. Nancy worked as a nurse for over thirty-five years and loved caring for people. While her bedside manner may have been unorthodox, she was always able to make her...
Shirley Bishop
Feb 6, 2019
Shirley Bishop, 89, died peacefully Wednesday, February 6, 2019. Born in Newark, Shirley was the daughter of Charles and Orilla (Heiland) Deno. She worked in the accounting department for Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. Upon retiring, she became a volunteer there. She was proud to have been recognized by the hospital for her 8,500 hours of volunteer service receiving...
Charles Tomaro
Feb 5, 2019
Charles Tomaro, Jr., 64, died Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at home. Born in Somerville, he lived in Bound Brook before moving to South Bound Brook. Charlie worked in sales for Cablevision in Piscataway. He coached South Bound Brook girls rec softball and basketball, was an enthusiastic karate and softball dad, an umpire for the amateur softball association, an avid...
Robert Gatches
Feb 3, 2019
Robert S. Gatches, 65, died Sunday, February 3, 2019. Born in New Brunswick, to the late Stanley and Anna (Frankosky) Gatches, Bob grew up in Edison and was a graduate of Edison High School. He continued his education in Mystic CT., where he studied to become a pipefitter. Bob worked as a senior pipefitter at Johnson & Johnson in...
Joseph Mastrull
Feb 3, 2019
. Joseph R. “Buddy” Mastrull, 83, longtime resident of Middlesex, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 3, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones. Buddy grew up in the West end of Bound Brook and loved telling stories of his merry prankster days on Franklin Street. He was an avid card player and sports fan, the Yankees being his greatest...
