Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home

Robert Resuta
Aug 19, 2014
Robert “Scooter” Resuta, 78, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, Somerville. Born in Hazelton, PA, he was the son of Peter and Ann (Yanachko) Resuta. He served as a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps from 1953 - 1961, receiving the National Defense Service and Good Conduct medals. He graduated Rutgers University with...

Jacob Rose
Aug 18, 2014
J. Michael “Mickey” Rose, 77, died Monday, August 18, 2014, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. A life long resident of Bound Brook, he was the son of Anthony and Johanna (Stefus) Rose. Mr. Rose was a graduate of Bound Brook High School and was a chemical operator for 43 years at RBH Dispersions, Inc in Middlesex,...

Jerome Bowers
Aug 1, 2014
Jerome T. Bowers, 77, died Friday, August 1, 2014, at his home with his family at his side. Born in Minersville, PA., he was the son of Abel and Helen (Walasavage) Bowers. He was a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He had resided in South Bound Brook since 1960. Jerry retired in 2000 as a Foreman...

Albert Hopping
Jul 28, 2014
Albert W. Hopping, 76, died Monday, July 28, 2014, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, Somerville. Born in Morristown, he was the son of Albert and Margaret (Henry) Hopping. Mr. Hopping was a US Navy Veteran. In 1962, he joined the Morristown Fire Department, retiring as Chief in 1987. He continued to work for various towns in New...

Roseanne Wowchuck
Jul 9, 2014
Roseanne DeMato Wowchuck, 68, passed away at her home in Brick with her husband, Harry by her side. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of Bartholomew and Anne (Jandoli) DeMato. A long time resident of Bound Brook, Roseanne graduated from Bound Brook High School in 1964. She received an associate degree in business from Raritan Valley Community College,...

Mary Scott
Jul 9, 2014
Mary Lopresti Scott, 90, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville. Born April 8, 1924, in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Rosario and Josephine [Colacci] Lopresti. She was a lifelong borough resident, residing in the home her father built when she was 18 months old. Her mother died when Mary...

Leonard Kopf
Jul 1, 2014
Leonard Kopf, 88, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at his home in Bound Brook. Born in 1926, to Nathaniel and Birdie Kopf, he grew up in the Bronx. On his 18th birthday he joined the Army, serving from 1944-1946. He received the WWII Victory Ribbon and a lapel pin for no lost days. While in the service he was...

Carmine Festa
Jul 1, 2014
Carmine Philip Festa, 94, a longtime Bound Brook resident, died July 1, 2014, at the Home of the Good Shepherd Assisted Living Residence, Malta, New York. Born November 7, 1919, in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, he was one of eleven children of Pasquale and Columbia [Malara] Festa. He graduated from Carbondale High School, Class of 1937, and started work at American...

Rita Lopa
Jun 24, 2014
Rita C. Lopa, 78, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at her home. Born in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Alfredo and Anunziata Papa. A lifelong resident, she graduated Bound Brook High School in 1954 and continued her education in banking. She began working at Somerset Savings Bank as a teller and retired in 1994, after 39 years,...

Virginia Bush - Sabo
Jun 23, 2014
Virginia B. Bush - Sabo, 96, died Monday, June 23, 2014, at home in Bound Brook. Born Febuary 14, 1918, in Yellowrock, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Grant and Martha Brandenburg Newman. She was a longtime Bound Brook Resident. Mrs. Bush - Sabo was a master chef in her own right and mother to all. In her early...

John Flower
Jun 22, 2014
John R. Flower, 83, died Sunday, June 22, 2014, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Born April 11, 1931, in Bound Brook, he was the son of John and Mary Rehor Flower. He moved to Bridgewater in 1959, then to Pennsylvania in 1990. He served as a Lieutenant Junior Grade aboard destroyer Bearss (DD 654) in the United States...

John Leonardis, Sr.
Jun 20, 2014
John Joseph Leonardis, Sr., 80, died, Friday, June 20, 2014, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, Somerville. Born in Newark, he was the son of Frank and Viola [Osofsky] Leonardis. A graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, he received his degree in metallurgy. He was a metallurgist at Bennett Heat Treating, Newark, for 32 years, before...

Robert Harabin
Jun 15, 2014
Robert C. Harabin, 73, died Sunday, June 15, 2014, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born June 8, 1941, in South Bound Brook, he was the son of John and Julia Resnick Harabin. He was a lifelong borough resident. He graduated Bound Brook High School, Class of 1959, then served as a Military Police Sergeant in the...

Dorothy Dreher
Jun 12, 2014
Dorothy Dreher, 59, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Somerset Medical Center. Born and raised in Bound Brook, she moved to Bridgewater in 1979. Mrs. Dreher worked for the Bridgewater – Raritan Regional School District for 10 years and was currently teaching 5th grade at Hillside Intermediate School. She was a communicant of the Church of the Holy...

Gaetano Lombardi
Jun 9, 2014
Gaetano Lombardi, 82, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at his home. Born in Boiano, Italy, he moved to Bound Brook in 1968. While in Italy he served in the army and was one of many who donated blood necessary for the transfusions needed by Pope Pius XII. He was a communicant of St. Mary of Czestochowa Church in Bound...

Risto Elik
May 30, 2014
Risto "Chris" Elik, 85, died Friday, May 30, 2014 at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, PA. Born in Macedonia, he was the son of Stevan and Kala (Georgevski) Elik. Mr. Elik was predeceased by his son, Don and his brother, Lubomir. He is survived by his wife Angelina, his daughter Dana Galavodas, his brothers, Nikola and Jeff and his four...

John Deleski, Sr.
May 28, 2014
John Deleski, Sr., 80, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at home. Born June 20, 1933, in Somerville, he was the son of Walter and Mary [Adamkowski] Dylewski. He was a lifelong Bound Brook resident and a graduate of Bound Brook High School. John worked forty years as a Chemical Operator for Union Carbide Corporation, Bound Brook, retiring in 1992....