Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Arlene Bohay
Jan 5, 2014
Arlene Joan Bohay April 25, 1932 - January 5, 2014 Arlene Joan Bohay passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday morning, January 5, 2014, after a long struggle with complications from diabetes. Born April 25, 1932, she was 81 years old. Arlene is survived by her husband of 60 years, Harry, her daughters Heidi and Tammy, her son...
Margaret Ryan
Jan 5, 2014
Margaret Mary Ryan, 99 of Bound Brook and Hillsborough, formally of Schenectady, NY died peacefully on January 5, 2014 surrounded by her family. Born in Schenectady, NY on September 6, 1914 she was the daughter of Edward A. and Eva Tessier Ryan. A longtime resident of Schenectady, Margaret graduated from Mount Pleasant High School. She worked for over 30...
Heinrich Wagner
Jan 1, 2014
Heinrich “Henry” Wagner, 83, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center, Bridgewater. Born June 15, 1930, in Weissenburg, Germany, he was the son of Heinrich and Marie Hafner Wagner. He came to the US in 1953, settling in Middlesex. Henry retired in 1993 as a master mechanic at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Linden,...
Frank Gilly
Dec 30, 2013
Frank J. Gilly, 88, died Sunday, December 29, 2013, at home in Bound Brook. Born February 5, 1925, in New York City, he was the son of Frank and Anna Mikovits Gilly. He was a lifelong Bound Brook resident. He graduated from Bound Brook High School, Class of 1944. He then enlisted in the Army Air Force during World...
Blanche Gaddis
Dec 25, 2013
Blanche Gaddis, 98, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013, at Cape Regional Medical Center, Cape May Court House. Born December 16, 1915, in South Bound Brook, she was a lifelong borough resident. Blanche retired in 1985 as a maintenance worker for the South Bound Brook Public School System after more than 20 years service. She had previously worked for Silvray...
Henry Patullo
Dec 25, 2013
HENRY FRANK PATULLO, SR. AGE 84, BOUND BROOK Henry Frank Patullo, Sr., age 84, died early Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at home with his family by his side. Known affectionately as “Riggie”, he was born on July 6, 1929 to Frank Patullo and Concetta Patullo (Vendetti) and was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook. The quintessential family man, he...
Joseph Romano
Dec 24, 2013
Mr. Joseph D. Romano, Sr. died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. Born in Bound Brook, he was the son of Thomas and Katharine (Rick) Romano. A lifelong resident of Bound Brook, he was the owner of Romano Bus Company in Bound Brook. He was a past Exalted Ruler of the Bound Brook Elks Lodge...
Ferdinando Caruso
Dec 23, 2013
Freddy Caruso, 71 died, Monday, December 23, 2013 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Born in Avellino, Italy, he was the son of Giovanni and Margarita (Mirabile) Caruso. Freddy moved to America in 1958. He met and married Anna, and together they settled in Bound Brook, where they raised their two sons. He was a soccer fan and he played...
Frank Castelli
Dec 23, 2013
Frank A. Castelli, 84 of Bound Brook, NJ, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 23 at Somerset Medical Center. Frank was born in 1929 in Bound Brook, NJ, a town that he called home for the next 80 years of his life. He is a 1947 graduate of Bound Brook High School and an alumnus of Rutgers University, where...
Stanford Crawford
Dec 20, 2013
Sanford Rea “Red” Crawford, 86, of Zarephath, went to be with his Lord on Friday, December 20, 2013, surrounded by loved ones in his home. Born in Zarephath on February 23, 1927, he was the son of Clifford and Sara Crawford. He graduated from Alma White College and devoted his life to the work of the Pillar of Fire...
Marion Stay
Dec 14, 2013
Marion L. Stay, 82, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Regency Heritage in Somerset. Born in Manhattan, NY, she lived in South Bound Brook for over 70 years. She was a homemaker and an expert seamstress. She was a member of The Reformed Church of Bound Brook, South Bound Brook. Mrs. Stay was predeceased by her husband Carroll J....
Margaret Iacone
Dec 12, 2013
Margaret Mary Iacone, 93, died Thursday, December 12, 2013, at home. Born in Phillipsburg, she lived there before moving to Bound Brook 35 years ago. She was a homemaker. who loved spending time and caring for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and teaching them to cook and bake. She was a member of the Bound Brook Seniors and a Communicant...
Rose Kelton
Dec 10, 2013
Rose Helen Kelton, best known as âHelen,â went to her eternal rest on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, after suffering complications related to diabetes. Helen was born on September 10, 1932, to Rose and John McLaughlin, Irish immigrants, in Astoria, Queens, NY. She had one sister, Maureen Fino, now deceased. Helen grew up in Astoria, was educated by the Dominican...
Dominic Longo
Nov 29, 2013
Dominic A. Longo, 77 died Friday, November 29, 2013 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. Born August, 28, 1936, in Bridgewater, he was the son of Dominic and Kathryn Morino Longo. He was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook. Mr. Longo served in the US Army during the Vietnam War as a Captain in the field artillery. He was...
Joseph Donnelly
Nov 22, 2013
Joseph Donnelly, 90, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at his home in Bound Brook. Born in New Brunswick, he attended Sacred Heart Elementary School, graduated from St. Peters H.S., Trenton State Teachers College and Rutgers University, where he earned a Master Degree and did extensive graduate work. He was active with several Boy Scout troops and served as Scoutmaster...
Mary Weaver
Nov 12, 2013
Mary Page Lloyd Weaver, 95, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Emeritus Senior Living at Hillsborough. Born January 23, 1918, in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of E. Augustus and Mary Page Lloyd. Her father was the owner and pharmacist of Lloydâs Drug Store, formerly on Main Street, Bound Brook. She was a lifelong borough resident until moving...
Marie Romano
Nov 10, 2013
Marie Romano, 94, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. Born Sep. 12, 1919, in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Ida and Louis D. Frezza, Sr. She was a lifelong borough resident. Marie was very active in organizations in Bound Brook, especially the Lady Elks and the Bound Brook Womanâs Literary Club. She was...
Marjorie Yanchuk
Nov 9, 2013
Marjorie Ann Yanchuk, 85, died Sat., Nov. 9, 2013, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. Born Dec. 25, 1927, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of Edward and Mary Laubaugh Cannon. She resided in Bound Brook for the past 50 years. Mrs. Yanchuk was a retired keypunch operator, working 5 years for Research Cottrell, Bridgewater, and 25 years for...
Karl Both
Nov 6, 2013
Karl Heinz Both, age 73, died Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at Abingdon Care and Rehab Center, Green Brook. Born March 16, 1940, in Ebenrode, Germany, he was the son of Karl and Erna (Petschelis) Both. He served in the Navy from 1959 to 1963. He retired from the Board of Education in Piscataway as a Maintenance Mechanic in 2011....
Leroy Copper
Oct 17, 2013
Leroy Copper, 71, died Thursday, October 17, 2013, at home in Bound Brook. Born July 13, 1942, in Boca Raton, FL, he was the step son of Robert Jones and his beloved mother Maggie May Backey Jones. Mr. Copper enlisted in the US Army in 1967. He was stationed in Germany, Alaska, Vietnam (2 tours), Washington, D.C., and Panama,...
