Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Felix Barbati
Dec 25, 2015
Felix “Phil” Barbati, Jr.,87, died peacefully Friday, December 25, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born in Bound Brook, he was the son of Felix Mario Barbati, Sr., and Donata Barbati-Patullo. Phil was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook. He graduated from Bound Brook High School in 1947, and was Class President. He worked for Johnson &...
Annette Hawkins
Dec 22, 2015
Annette M. Hawkins, 51, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of James and Antoinette [Viscione] Scarcella. Annette was a long time resident of Bound Brook before moving to Bridgewater in 2011. She had been employed as a lunch room aide for eight years at the Bound...
Janice Dialfonso
Dec 19, 2015
Janice Ruby DiAlfonso, 76, died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at her home, with her family by her side. Born in Middlesex, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Ruby [Burns] Crowell. Janice was a graduate of Bound Brook High School. She married her high school sweetheart, and together they lived in Bridgewater and raised their family. She...
Robert Moritz
Dec 19, 2015
Robert William Moritz, 87, died Friday, December 18, 2015, at his home in Somerset. Born in Elizabeth, he was the son of William and Florence [Duderstadt] Moritz. Mr. Moritz was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War, serving from 1951 to 1953. He was a member of the reserves until 1957. He had been a self employed...
Julia Mazurak
Dec 16, 2015
Julia A. Mazurak, 88, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at her son’s home in South Plainfield. Julia was born in Bound Brook to Peter and Eva Magulak, and moved to Bridgewater in 1952. She worked in customer service at Olympia Typewriter USA in Branchburg, before retiring in 1991. She was a former communicant of St. Joseph Church, Bound Brook...
Kelly O'Callaghan
Dec 15, 2015
Kelly O’Callaghan, 65, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel. Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late, Daniel and Connie (Mandaro) Thomas. Kelly was a graduate of New York University. She worked for many years as a travel agent in her family owned agency, and for Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Manhattan. She...
Lindo Nangeroni
Dec 14, 2015
Lindo Paul Nangeroni, 96, died December 14, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Fort Lee, he was the son of Alfredo and Teresa [Rippo] Nangeroni. He moved to Bound Brook in 1923 when his parents opened the Bound Brook Inn. He was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, Class of 1937, and Rutgers...
Rachel Ryan
Dec 10, 2015
Rachel “Te” Ryan, 84, died Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Bound Brook, she was a lifelong resident. She was a secretary for Research Cottrell in Bridgewater for fifteen years before retiring ten years ago. She was a graduate of Bound Brook High School where she was head cheerleader. She...
Marion King
Dec 9, 2015
Marion King, 84, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at home. Born October 17, 1931 in Bound Brook, she resided there for twenty years before moving to Middlesex where she raised her family. She moved to Warren twenty years ago. She was a homemaker, dedicated to her family. Marion was pre-deceased by her husband, Morrell LaForge King, who died September...
Peter Zemeikis
Dec 8, 2015
Peter F. Zemeikis, 83, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center, Hillsborough. Born January 29, 1932, in Elizabeth, he was the son of Peter and Barbara Zemeikis. He had resided in Bound Brook for the past twenty-three years. Peter graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Divinity from...
Shirley Haelig
Dec 6, 2015
Shirley Haelig, 82, died Sunday, December 6, 2015, at the New Jersey Eastern Star Home, Bridgewater. Born April 15, 1933, in Somerville, she was the daughter of Sterling and Ethel Risler Apgar. She was a lifelong Bound Brook and Bridgewater resident, graduating Bound Brook High School, Class of 1951. She graduated Bethany College, West Virginia, Class of 1955. Shirley...
Mary Olsen
Dec 4, 2015
Mary Dubecky Olsen, 101, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2015, at her home, Brandywine at Middlebrook Crossing, in Bridgewater. Mary was born on June 27, 1914, in Yonkers, New York, to Ukrainian parents Ida Bodnar Dubecky (Bohay) and Maxim Dubecky. She lived her young years in Evansville, Pennsylvania, before moving with her parents and siblings to South Bound...
Shirley Defilippis
Dec 4, 2015
Shirley DeFilippis died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at her home in Piscataway. She was born in Warren on September 25, 1931, and was the daughter of George and Agnes Mobus. She was the wife of Vincent DeFilippis who passed away in 2012, after sixty-two years of marriage. They enjoyed many years of road trips in their Winnebago and...
James Mcgill
Dec 2, 2015
James Stafford McGill, 93, of Bound Brook, passed away peacefully, surrounded by love, at his home, on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, after a long and rewarding life. “Jim” was born August 1, 1922, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to the late James and Estella [Stafford] McGill. His birth took place seven minutes after his twin brother, John S. McGill. Most of...
John Vanderhoof
Nov 26, 2015
John Howard Vanderhoof Born: October 4, 1946, Morristown, New Jersey Died: Early Thanksgiving Day (November 25, 2015), at Morristown Memorial Hospital, having fought a courageous battle with multiple myeloma, surrounded by family and friends. The son of the late Thomas and Winifred (Denner) Vanderhoof, John grew up in Dover where he attended Dover Schools and graduated Dover High...
Geraldine Synnott
Nov 25, 2015
Geraldine Synnott, 77, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born June 25, 1938 in the Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of John and Antoinette Monica Providento. She was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School, the Bronx, Class of 1956. She resided in Bound Brook since 1971, just before Hurricane Doria...
Mirtia Perez
Nov 20, 2015
Mirtia Perez, 69, died Friday, November 20, 2015, at her home. Born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, she moved to Bound Brook in 1975, and South Bound Brook in 2002. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Willow Creek Rehabilitation & Care Center, Somerset, for twenty years, then for Target, for four years, until disabled by illness. She loved...
Kostas Schadas
Nov 17, 2015
Kostas “Gus” Schadas, 98, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015, with his family by his side. Born in Episkopiki, Greek Albania, he was the son of William and Lambridini (Melas). He emigrated to the United States via Ellis Island in 1937, and was a resident of South Bound Brook for 55 years. Mr. Schadas was a restaurateur, and owner of...
Roland Chamberlain
Nov 16, 2015
Roland D. Chamberlain, 93, died Monday, November 16, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born February 1, 1922, in Plainfield, he was the son of James William and Isabel Harvey Chamberlain. Raised in Dunellen and Belmar, he graduated Asbury Park High School, Class of 1940. He attended Temple University, Philadelphia, before enlisting in the US Coast Guard...
Gabrielle Caruso
Nov 15, 2015
Gabriele Caruso, 84, died Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset. Born in Calabria, Italy, Mr. Caruso emigrated to the US when he was 25. He settled in Bound Brook and married, Concetta Todaro in 1960. He loved gardening, going to Atlantic City, and spending time with his family and friends. Mr. Caruso was predeceased...
