May 26, 2014

Gladys Chersack, 96, died Monday, May 26, 2014, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. Born in Newark, she lived in Washington, D.C., and Pontiac, Michigan, before moving to Bound Brook in 1951. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Rutgers University Extension College, and her Master of Education degree from Rutgers University in 1963, where she also received her...

May 25, 2014

Nicholas W. Barber, Jr., 94, died, Sunday, May 25, 2014, at his home in South Bound Brook. A life long resident, Mr. Barber was the son of Nicholas Sr. and Anna (Bartoschik) Barber. He was a graduate of Bound Brook High School and Rutgers University, where he received his B.A. in Finance. He was a Chief Petty Officer in...

May 25, 2014

Stanley J. Stempien, 88, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, May 25, 2014. Born May 1, 1926, in Newark, and raised in the Finderne section of Bridgewater, he was the son of Kazimierz and Antonina Stempien. He volunteered for naval service in the Second World War, serving two and a half years as the youngest crew member of Destroyer Escort...

May 23, 2014

Melvin Lerer, 83, of Somerset, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014, at Regency Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Somerset. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he spent his childhood in Plainfield and North Plainfield. He was the son of Daniel and Charlotte Lerer. He was a graduate of North Plainfield High School, class of 1949. He was president of...

May 21, 2014

Verdajean Johnston “Jean” Chamberlain, 89, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the New Jersey Eastern Star Home, Bridgewater. Born February 10, 1925, in Verona, Pennsylvania, she was one of nine children born to Howard S. and Bernice B. Wilhelm Johnston. Jean was raised in East Hickory, and later, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. At age sixteen, she ran away from home, falsified...

May 13, 2014

Marie C. Babik, 75, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at The Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Freehold. Born February 26, 1939, in Ransom, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Michael DeGirolamo, Sr. and Rose DeGilio DeGirolamo. She married in 1966 and moved to Piscataway in 1968, then Somerset in 2006, and Jackson in 2011 to be near her son....

May 5, 2014

David M. Pease, AIA, 78, of Bridgewater, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Born in New Brunswick, to Arthur C. and Katherine H. Pease, David grew up in Middlesex, graduating from Bound Brook High School in 1954, and Ohio University in 1958. He was a registered architect for 47 years, and principal of the architectural firm variously known as...

May 2, 2014

Virginia Pauline Balascio, 87, of Ocean Pines, MD, formerly of Iselin, NJ, died Friday, May 2, 2014, at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. Born in the Bronx, NY, to the late Alfio and Rose (Mucciariello) Caterina, she graduated from Evander Childs High School in 1944. She lived in the Bronx for 26 years before moving to Iselin in...

May 1, 2014

Eileen Marie Fiorino, 90, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at home. Born October 6, 1923, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Edward and Myrtle Llufrio Holsey. She came to New Jersey in 1962, settling in Piscataway. Eileen was a Medical Technician at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, working in Central Services and Supply. She retired in...

Apr 27, 2014

Mr. Kilchun Cha, 63, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. A memorial service for Mr. Cha will begin at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the funeral home. Cremation was private.

Apr 25, 2014

Anna Endyke, 99, died Friday, April 25, 2014, at Margaret McLaughlin McCarrick Care Center, Somerset. Born June 4, 1914, in Perth Amboy, she was the daughter of Joseph and Teckla Dolzicki Endyke. She was a lifelong Somerset resident. Miss Endyke retired 1984 from Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, as a Personnel Department secretary, after 42 years with the company....

Apr 25, 2014

Hugo Otto “Bud” Kladivko, 89, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, in Florida, where he had retired to several years ago. Born October 18, 1924, in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of Hugo and Helene E. (Loibl) Kladivko. Bud graduated from Bound Brook High School in 1942, where he was the junior and senior class presidents, and Lehigh...

Apr 23, 2014

Joanne A. Gentile,73, died Wednesday April 23, 2014, at her home in Bridgewater, NJ. Born June 15, 1940, in Edison, she was the daughter of George Sweimler and Georgine Rivers. She was a graduate of Highland Park High School, Douglass College, and Katherine Gibbs School. She had an extensive career as an Executive Secretary, Office Manager, and Administrator from...

Apr 14, 2014

Apr 10, 2014

Nicholina M. Cirello, 94, died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at The Pavilion at Forrestal in Princeton. Born in Jersey City, she was the daughter of Bernard and Mary (Coletta) Consalvo. She moved to Bound Brook in 1945 and lived there most of her life. Mrs. Cirello was employed by Lynn and Fink in Hillsboro as a line worker for...

Apr 1, 2014

Apr 1, 2014

Apr 1, 2014

Ann Flynn passed away April 1, 2014. Born in Plainfield, NJ and daughter of Anna Regan and Harry Dunn, she resided in Bound Brook for over 57 years. A graduate of Holy Trinity High School, she chose to follow a career in business and after completing business courses was assigned to the British War Commission in New York City....

Mar 30, 2014

Lydia Gregor, 93, died Sunday March 30, 2014, at home. Born May 28, 1919, in Ukraine, to Daniel and Elsa Wagner Aplas, she came to the United States in 1957, residing in Somerset since 1964. Mrs. Gregor had her Masters Degree in German Literature. She had worked as a Packing Technician at Ethicon, Bridgewater, for twenty-five years. She was...

Mar 27, 2014

Genevieve M. Jeskie, 84, died Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Brandywine Assisted Living at Middlebrook, Bridgewater. Born November 9, 1929, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Joseph and Agnes Penkala Yachera. She was a resident of Bound Brook for fifty-five years , moving to Naples, Florida, for four years, then returning to Bound Brook. Mrs. Jeskie was...