Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Linda Canetti
Jan 19, 2021
Linda M. Canetti, 61, died Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at her home in Somerville. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of Milton and Mary (Rotella) Ruzicka. Linda was a graduate of Franklin High School and had worked as a bus driver for many years. Linda loved gardening, camping and the beach. She was a proud US Marine mom,...
Mark Badore
Jan 18, 2021
Mark Badore, 48, passed away suddenly Monday, January 18, 2021 at his home in Hillsborough. Born in Plainfield, Mark grew up in South Bound Brook, attending both Bound Brook High School and Somerset County Vo-Tech. He worked as a plumber for many years, was very handy and could fix anything. He especially enjoyed working on cars and giving his...
Anthony A. D'Ovidio
Jan 15, 2021
Anthony (Tony) D’Ovidio 4-12-1930 - 1-15-2021 Son of Alfredo and Josephine (Patullo) D’Ovidio Married 64 years to Catherine (Taglialatella) Tony attended Bound Brook schools, graduating from Bound Brook High School in 1949. He continued his education, graduating from Emporia State University Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas, where he earned bachelor and masters degrees in education. He entered the military, serving...
Kathleen Springer
Jan 12, 2021
Kathleen (McWhirr) Springer Kathy passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. She was born on May 5, 1941 in Newark, NJ, where she was raised and met the love of her life, William H. Springer. In 1967 they moved to Bound Brook, where they raised their three children. In 1989 they moved to Hopewell, NJ and then in...
Luis Gutarra
Jan 9, 2021
Luis Gutarra, 78, died Saturday, January 9, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Pocono, East Stroudsburg, PA. Born in Lima Peru, Luis was the son of Esteban and Leonor (Valdiviezo) Gutarra. Luis emigrated to the United States, in 1971 and became a citizen 35 years ago. He lived in South Bound Brook, before retiring to Bushkill, PA in 2006....
John Becci, Jr.
Jan 3, 2021
John Becci, Jr, 93, of Bound Brook, NJ., died January 3 of Covid. He was born in Mt. Vernon NY to Giovanni and Guglielmina (Boccaccio) Becci. He was part of the Greatest Generation, entered the Army, trained with Intelligence and Reconnaissance and prepared for the invasion of Japan. Arriving off Nagasaki, he was assigned to the Occupation of Japan....
Jean Hubosky
Dec 25, 2020
Jean Hubosky, 88, died December 24, 2020, at her son's home in Pennsylvania. Born in Mahanoy City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Ann (Rackowsky) Burza. Jean married Michael in 1952 and the settled in South Bound Brook, where they raised their children. Jean was a loving wife, devoted mother and grandmother. She was a...
Lucille F. D'Ambrosio
Dec 23, 2020
Lucille F. (Stadtmiller) D'Ambrosio, 93 years of age, passed away on 12/23/20. She was born in Shelbyville, IN. Lucille left home to become a nurse thru the Nurse Cadet Corp near the end of WW II and then moved to New York City where she met and married her beloved husband, Eugene J. D'Ambrosio. Lu and Gene (as known...
Nicolas Orofino
Dec 18, 2020
Nicolas Orofino, 53, passed away suddenly at Powerback Rehab in Piscataway after battling a chronic illness. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nicolas was the son of Maria (Fittipaldi) and the late Giuseppe Orofino. Nicolas moved to the United States as a young child. He was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, Class of 1985. He worked as a...
Helen Schenck
Dec 17, 2020
Helen Schenck, 90 died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of Louis and Helen (Zawatski) Aftanski. Helen was a devoted mother, wife, grandmother and great grandmother and a faithful communicant of St. Mary of Czestochowa Church in Bound Brook. Helen was predeceased by her husband, Robert...
Dolores Sperduto
Dec 10, 2020
Dolores Sperduto, 93, died peacefully on December 10, 2020, at Rehab at River’s Edge. Born in Bound Brook, Dolores was the daughter of Dominick and Anna (DiCamillo) Orlando. A graduate of Bound Brook High School, Class of 1944, Dolores worked as a secretary at American Cyanamid for many years. She was a devoted communicant of St. Joseph Church in...
Frank Bonini Sr.
Dec 10, 2020
Frank Bonini Sr., 91, died Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Born in North Plainfield, he was the son of Frank and Ida (Bartochinni) Bonini. He grew up in Plainfield and began working at a young age as a printer at Art Color Printing Company in Dunellen. He was a career print pressman...
Nina T. Chervassi
Dec 2, 2020
Nina Chervassi, 93 passed peacefully at her home in Bound Brook on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Nina was born and raised in Bound Brook and was a graduate of Bound Brook High School. Nina lived a long beautiful life and will now be reunited with her beloved husband Mike and loving son Mike who passed into eternal life on...
Claire Marie Lamont
Nov 26, 2020
Claire Marie Lamont, 66, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 26, 2020. Claire Marie was a graduate of Immaculata High School where she was known by her classmates as Claire Marie Murphy. While in high school, she and her family had the great opportunity to live in Japan. Of course, like any teenager, she wasn't that thrilled...
Jerome L Costanzo
Nov 24, 2020
Jerome Costanzo passed away on Tuesday, November 24th at the age of 86 with family at his side. Perth Amboy, the town where Jerome grew up with his sister Sharon was a brighter community because of his outgoing personality and the energy that he not only exuded but also brought out in others. He stood out amongst his classmates...
Pompeia Cozza
Nov 17, 2020
Pompeia Cozza passed to eternal life on Tuesday, November 17th after a short battle with Covid 19. Pompeia is finally with her husband Silvino Cozza after a 25 year separation as “Sil” passed into eternal life on March 3rd 1995. Pompeia is predeceased by her parents, Serafina and Louis Bellomo; her brother, Angelo Bellomo and sisters Lucy Moore, Sara...
Scott D. Hibbard
Nov 11, 2020
Scott David Hibbard, age 49, of South Bound Brook, passed away on Wednesday November 11, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Hibbard most recently resided in South Bound Brook. He worked in pharmaceutical marketing for Beacon Communications of Bedminster for several years. Born in Pompton Plains, to James and Kathleen Hibbard, when Scott was 10 years old, his family relocated...
Maria Reissmann
Nov 8, 2020
Mrs. Maria Reissmann, aged 93, died surrounded by family on November 8, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in 1927 in New Brunswick, she was the daughter of Harold and Margaret (Lauer) Robinson. Maria studied at Quinnipiac University, earning a degree in Physical Therapy before continuing her education in Boston, MA. She married her husband,...
Nancy Brett
Nov 5, 2020
Nancy Brett, 87 died Thursday, November 5, 2020 at her home in South Bound Brook. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of William and Marie (Quirk) Hulse. Nancy was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, class of 1951. She worked as an office assistant for Motor Insurance Co., Somerset for many years, and was a volunteer at...
Robert L. Slotterback
Nov 4, 2020
Robert L. Slotterback, Sr. 89, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020 peacefully and surrounded by family. Born in William Penn, PA. Robert was the son of Leroy and Blanche (Tedrick) Slotterback. Robert was a graduate of Ashland High School in Pennsylvania, where he excelled at sports. He was a US Navy veteran, serving from 1951 to 1954. He was the...
