Jan 2, 2017

George W. Fedoriw, M.D., P.E., 74, died Monday, January 2, 2017, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, after a long illness. Born July 23, 1942, in Nazi occupied Zaporozhya, Ukraine, he was the son of Wasyl and Alexandra Shiglowa Fedoriw. He survived the Nazi labor camp in Stuttgart, Germany, 1943 - 1945, and the displaced persons camp in Nue Ulm,...

Dec 31, 2016

Barry Scott Dattel, 58, died suddenly at the Lily Yip Table Tennis Center, Dunellen, on Saturday, December 31, 2016. Born November 29, 1958, in the Bronx, New York, he was the son of Benjamin Dattel and Elayne Mohr. He earned his bachelor's degree from Kean University. He had resided in Warren since 1997. Barry was a director and owner...

Dec 28, 2016

Raymond W. Conner, 72, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset, Somerville. Born February 11, 1944, in New Brunswick, he had resided in Bound Brook since 1982. Raymond had been a traffic safety worker for Somerset County for twenty-five years, retiring in 2007. He then was a bus driver for county Head Start...

Dec 26, 2016

Catherine M. Pellicane, 87, died Monday, December 26, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset. Born July 24, 1929, in Raritan, she graduated from Somerville High School, Class of 1947. She had resided in Bound Brook since 1952. Catherine retired in 1996 as a supervisor at Verizon Communications, Inc., Dunellen, after thirty years with the company. She...

Dec 15, 2016

Bill Plescia, 92, died Thursday, December 15, 2016, at home. Born September 7, 1924, in Rahway, he was the son of Frank and Anita Plescia. He had resided in Somerset since 1961. He was employed by Elizabethtown Gas Company from 1955 until his retirement in 1990, as Inspector. He was a very active Communicant of Our Lady of Mercy...

Dec 11, 2016

Dolores Rose Fratantuono, 87, passed away at home on Saturday, December 10, 2016, after a long illness. Born September 20, 1929, in the same house on Vosseller Avenue, Bound Brook, as her father, she was daughter of Joseph and Josephine [Januzzi] Garry. A lifelong resident of Bound Brook, Dolores lived on Fisher Avenue, John Street, Mountain Avenue, and finally in...

Dec 2, 2016

Mildred Miller Nagrodski, 74, died Friday, December 2, 2016, at Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center, Hillsborough. Born November 14, 1942, in Richmond, Virginia, she had resided in South Bound Brook for fifty-five years. Mildred worked for over twenty years for John Wiley and Sons, Somerset, until her retirement. She was an active member of the Reformed Church of Bound...

Nov 28, 2016

It is with deep sorrow we share the news of the passing on November 28, 2016, of our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Alexandra Marfa Lebidko Billy, at her home. Alexandra was born on August 7, 1925 to Denys and Tetiana Lebidko in the village of Mashivka, Poltava Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. She grew up on a farm...

Nov 27, 2016

Giesela H. Smith, 84, died in her sleep Sunday, November 27, 2016, at home, surrounded by her family. Born July 27, 1932, in Neptune, she was the daughter of Daniel R. and Käthe Langenberg Hermann. She was raised in Allenwood, moving to Somerset in 1947. She had attended Rutgers University and Somerset County College. Giesela was a homemaker with...

Nov 26, 2016

Nov 22, 2016

William J. Boulle, Jr., 87, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at his home in Piscataway. Born in New Rochelle, New York, he was the son of William J., Sr., and Margaret (Komasa) Boulle. Bill was a graduate of Iona College, receiving his degree in accounting. A United States Army Veteran, he served during the Korean War. He was an...

Nov 21, 2016

Helen V. Delle Cave, 92, died Monday November 21, 2016, at Rehab at Rivers Edge Care Center in Raritan. Born September 23, 1924, in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Costanzo and Philomenia Sella. She was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook. She worked for Ethicon in Bridgewater for twenty-five years before retiring in 1987. She was a...

Nov 17, 2016

Nov 17, 2016

Nov 16, 2016

Frances Conover Toleno, 87, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Foot Hill Acres Nursing Home, Hillsborough. She was the youngest of eight children born to John E. and Laura (Winans) Brarens on August 26, 1929, in Somerville, and was raised on the family farm in Martinsville. Frances was an active member of the American Legion Post 293...

Nov 16, 2016

Helen Maletz Gessner, a recent resident of the Avalon at Bridgewater, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. She was 96. Born to Mary (Wiech) and Stanislaus Maletz on December 28, 1919, in Bound Brook, she was a 1938 graduate of Bound Brook High School, and a 1941 graduate of Saint Peter’s Hospital School of Nursing....

Nov 15, 2016

Nov 3, 2016

Anthony M. Pranzatelli, 91, died Thursday, November 3, 2016, at home. Born June 13, 1925, in Bound Brook, he was the son of Michael and Rose Altiere Pranzatelli. He resided in Bound Brook until moving to Bridgewater in 1961. A United States Army veteran of World War II, he served as a Sergeant in the 38th Signal Corps, and...

Nov 2, 2016

Kenneth A. Sella, 58, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown. Born January 16, 1958, in Somerville, he was the son of Nicholas and Peggy Juzwiak Sella. A lifelong Bound Brook resident, he graduated Bound Brook High School in 1976, and attended Raritan Valley Community College. Ken was an exempt fireman with Ivy Hook & Ladder...

Oct 30, 2016

Betty M. Johnson, 92, died Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Somerset Woods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Somerset. Born in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Raymond and Mildred (Black) Young. She spent most of her life in Bridgewater. She was a charter member of The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Somerville, a member of The G.F.W.C. Phoenix...