Feb 23, 2019

Catherine Mitolo, 72, died Saturday, February 23, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Bound Brook. Born in Jersey City, she was the daughter of John and Catherine Volpe. In 1968, Catherine and her husband settled in Scotch Plains and raised their family. She worked as an administrative assistant for Jade Promotions before retiring in 2015. She also worked as...

Feb 13, 2019

Nancy Modica, 70, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at her home in South Bound Brook. Born in South Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Joseph and Maria (Romano) Teryek. Nancy worked as a nurse for over thirty-five years and loved caring for people. While her bedside manner may have been unorthodox, she was always able to make her...

Feb 6, 2019

Shirley Bishop, 89, died peacefully Wednesday, February 6, 2019. Born in Newark, Shirley was the daughter of Charles and Orilla (Heiland) Deno. She worked in the accounting department for Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. Upon retiring, she became a volunteer there. She was proud to have been recognized by the hospital for her 8,500 hours of volunteer service receiving...

Feb 5, 2019

Charles Tomaro, Jr., 64, died Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at home. Born in Somerville, he lived in Bound Brook before moving to South Bound Brook. Charlie worked in sales for Cablevision in Piscataway. He coached South Bound Brook girls rec softball and basketball, was an enthusiastic karate and softball dad, an umpire for the amateur softball association, an avid...

Feb 4, 2019

Feb 3, 2019

Robert S. Gatches, 65, died Sunday, February 3, 2019. Born in New Brunswick, to the late Stanley and Anna (Frankosky) Gatches, Bob grew up in Edison and was a graduate of Edison High School. He continued his education in Mystic CT., where he studied to become a pipefitter. Bob worked as a senior pipefitter at Johnson & Johnson in...

Feb 3, 2019

. Joseph R. “Buddy” Mastrull, 83, longtime resident of Middlesex, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 3, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones. Buddy grew up in the West end of Bound Brook and loved telling stories of his merry prankster days on Franklin Street. He was an avid card player and sports fan, the Yankees being his greatest...

Jan 28, 2019

Jan 27, 2019

Dr. Katherine Zuzack Szymonowicz After a valiant four-year battle with cancer, Katherine Zuzack Szymonowicz, age 37, passed away on January 27, 2019 in Flemington, NJ. Katie was born in Latrobe, PA on April 21, 1981 and raised in Indiana, PA the daughter of William and Christine (Pavlik) Zuzack, currently from Mechanicsburg, PA, and sister of Michael and Zachary. She...

Jan 22, 2019

Abigail C Stearns passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019, surrounded by her family at her home in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Born in 1932 in Bryn Mawr PA, she was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Clementson. Mrs. Stearns was a science teacher for 36 years and taught at Camp Hill School District from 1956 – 1958 and at Bound...

Jan 18, 2019

Matthew W. Burlew, Jr., 79, died Friday, January 18, 2019, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset. Born in New Brunswick, Matt was the son of Gladys (Robinson) and Matthew Burlew, Sr. He was a graduate of South River High School, and Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he received his BA and MBA. He was a member of the US Coast...

Jan 9, 2019

Julia Patullo, 93, died Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at RWJ University Hospital, Somerville. Born in Boiano, Italy, she was the daughter of Raphael and Michelina (LaPeruta) Romano. She moved to Bound Brook in 1951. She was a homemaker who loved spending time with her family. She was a communicant of St. Mary of Czestochowa Church in Bound Brook. Julia...

Jan 9, 2019

Daniel J. Surman, 84, died Wednesday, January, 9, 2019 at home. Born in Newark, he was the son of Edward and Katherine (Krocynski) Surman. He lived in Union before moving to Piscataway 56 years ago. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving his country from 1954 to 1956. He was a mechanical engineer for Picatinny...

Jan 2, 2019

Dec 30, 2018

George Kaminsky of South Bound Brook, NJ passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at the age of 89. He was born in Bayonne, NJ, the youngest of 8 children of the late Charles and Pauline Kaminsky. He was raised in Bayonne, and married Helen Skirka of Czechoslovakia and Bayonne, NJ in 1957. He was a veteran of the...

Dec 29, 2018

Marilyn Corcoran, 75, died Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Bound Brook and raised in Middlesex, Marilyn was the daughter of Stephen and Estelle Czernikowski. She was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, class of 1961. In 1977, she moved to Whitehouse Station with her husband, James to raise their...

Dec 28, 2018

Dec 22, 2018

Vittoria Di Re, 88, died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington. Born in Boiano, Italy, she was the daughter of Michele and Maria (Martelli) Colalillo. She moved to Bound Brook in 1967. She was a seamstress working in Manville before retiring several years ago. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years Domenico Di Re...

Dec 15, 2018

Onofrio Gullia, 82, died Saturday, December 15, 2018 at R.W.J. University Hospital-Somerset in Somerville. Born in Calabria, Italy, Onofrio came to the U.S. as a young man. He and his wife settled in Bound Brook to raise their children, Nella, Joe, and Dominick. Onofrio was the owner and operator of Little Italy Pizzeria in Manville for over 30 years....

Dec 5, 2018

Thomas Allen O’Gurkis, 79, died Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Millennium Memory Care in Monroe. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Peter and Stella Ogurkis. Tom grew up in Manville, and was a graduate of Dunellen High School, class of 1957. Tom was a police officer for the South Bound Brook and Piscataway Police...