Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Michael Angelo Torre
May 28, 2023
Michael Angelo Torre, passed on May 28th, 2023, at the age of 73. Born in Rock Island, Illinois, he was the loving son of Salvatore Peter and Mary (Begey) Torre. Michael was a certified electrician and worked as a glass blower for Lafayette Sign Company for many years. He loved the outdoors and relished the time spent camping with...

Felix Reid Iii
May 26, 2023
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Felix J Reid III, 79, passed away close to midnight on the evening of May 25, 2023 at home with family. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, and was the son of Felix J Reid Jr. and Mary (Stoicovich) Reid. He graduated from North Catholic High School in 1961. He enlisted in the Navy...
Margery Borysewicz
May 21, 2023
Margery Jean Borysewicz, 92, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2023, at The New Jersey Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater. Born in Long Eaton, Derby County England, she was the daughter of Arthur and Amy (Bandy) Miles. She met her husband, Wiktor in post war England, and emigrated to the United States shortly after they married. Margery worked as...
Claudette Jannone
May 20, 2023
Claudette Jannone 90, died peacefully on May 20, 2023, at Eastern Star nursing home. Born in Bound Brook, Claudette was the daughter of Emma & Emanuel (Ping) Arcieri. Claudette was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook and was a graduate of Bound Brook High. A loving wife of 70 years to Michael Jannone; which was a true love affair....
Kaz
May 19, 2023
Kasmier "Kaz" Blockus, 90, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2023, after a brief stay at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Born in Nanticoke, PA, Kaz was the son of Charles and Mary (Bunnor) Blockus. Kaz attended the Nanticoke Area Schools and enlisted in the Army serving from 1949 to 1952 where he was stationed in Korea. After being discharged he...
Mark Renwanz
May 18, 2023
Mark Renwanz, 66, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at his home in Brick. Born in Somerville, Mark grew up in Bound Brook. He attended Bound Brook High School and graduated in 1974. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Wagner College, where he also played football. Mark worked as a B&B mechanic for Amtrak in...
Joseph Borkowski
May 13, 2023
Joseph John Borkowski, 87, passed away surrounded by his loving family on May 13, 2023, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of Frank Chester and Alfrieda (Piatrowski) Borkowski. He was a resident of Bound Brook for many years.
Joseph was predeceased by his brothers; Frank, Richard, and...
Christine Marie Albanese
May 8, 2023
Christine Albanese, 79, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2023, at Sunrise of Bridgewater. Born in Bound Brook, Christine was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Angelina (Papera) Yarnell. She attended Bound Brook High School, graduating in 1962. She worked as a bookkeeper for many years, most recently with Prism Consulting in Warren, before retiring in 2006. She...
Margaret
May 5, 2023
Margaret Jakoplic, 98, passed away at home surrounded by family on May 5, 2023.
Margaret grew up in South Bound Brook and graduated from Bound Brook High School, class of 1942. She was an executive secretary at Union Carbide, Piscataway, NJ. Margaret lived in Bridgewater, NJ for over 50 years and attended Martinsville United Methodist Church. Some...
Dorothy E Golfin
Apr 27, 2023
Dorothy E. Golfin, 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at CareOne – Somerset Valley. Born at RD1 in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Otto and Elizabeth (Applegate) Maehr. Dorothy was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, class of 1951. She grew up in Possumtown, before moving to Somerset in 1952, then settling on...
Angel R Bermontiz Lopez
Apr 21, 2023
Angel R. Bermontiz Lopez, 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2023, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Puerto Rico, Angel was the son of Francisco Bermontiz and Guadelupe Lopez. Angel loved life and being in love, in his early years he would stand in the corner store of his hometown where a young...
Paul D Chamberlain
Apr 18, 2023
Paul D. Chamberlain, 66, of Bound Brook, passed away while surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
Paul was born and raised in Bound Brook, NJ, where he and his seven siblings had many adventures growing up. He followed in his father’s footsteps of becoming a Funeral Director, and, along with his brother, Mark,...
Carmine Pugliese
Apr 18, 2023
Carmine Pugliese Sr., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Laurel Circle in Bridgewater. Born in Frigento, Italy, Carmine was the oldest son of Rocco and Rosina (Pomponio) Pugliese. He emigrated to the United States with his family in 1952, settling in Raritan. While in high school, Carmine began dating JoAnne Savage and eventually they married and...
Michael S Jannone
Apr 15, 2023
Michael, currently of Somerset, New Jersey and a 1964 graduate of Bound Brook High School, passed away on Saturday 4/15. Michael was an awesome musician. He started playing in High School with his group Satan’s Servants. He attended Berkley School of Music in Boston, MA.
Michael won many awards as a site manager for Brickman Landscape. He...
Terry Huepenbecker
Apr 14, 2023
Terry Lynn Huepenbecker, fondly known as Hoop, passed away peacefully at home on April 14, 2023. He was 78 years old.
Growing up in Toledo, Ohio, after high school he joined the US Army and served from 1963-1969, as an E-4 Specialist. Serving in the Armed Forces was a very important time in his life as he...

Leonard Moshinsky
Apr 13, 2023
Leonard Moshinsky, 95, of Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away on April 13th, 2023. May his memory be a blessing.
Leonard was born on December 14th, 1927, to his loving parents Morris and Esther Moshinsky. Leonard, the most loving and dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather is survived by his wife of seventy years, Doris; brother, Howard (Jean);...
Florence Perdue
Apr 11, 2023
Florence “Reggie” Perdue, 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Regency Jewish Heritage in Somerset. Born in Altoona, PA, Reggie was the daughter of the late Joseph and Luella Ketrow. Reggie was a resident of South Bound Brook from 1946 to 1970. She relocated to Bound Brook in 1970 before moving to Somerset in 2020. She...
Pat Ciardi
Apr 6, 2023
Patsy Ruth Ciardi (nee Brown), a longtime resident of Piscataway, New Jersey, passed away peacefully surrounded by family after a short illness on April 6, 2023 at the age of 87. Patsy (Pat) was born in Pikeville, Kentucky. At the age of 5, her family moved to Dover, New Jersey, where she grew up. She graduated from Dover High...