Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Lenny Villaggio
Sep 9, 2017
Leonard “Lenny” Villaggio, 76, died peacefully Saturday, September 9, 2017, at his home in Piscataway, surrounded by his family. Born in Newark, he was the son of Leonard P. Villaggio and Mary D’Ambola. Raised in Belleville, he was a graduate of Bellville High School. In 1982, Lenny moved to Piscataway. He had worked as a maintenance mechanic for J....
Ruth Nettleingham
Sep 2, 2017
Ruth Grace (Cruver) Nettleingham, 87, of Bellefontaine went to be with her Lord and family at 1:20 A.M. Saturday, September 2, 2017, at her home. She was born in Somerset County Hospital, New Jersey, on September 15, 1929, to the late Elwood and Grace (Snyder) Cruver. Ruth is survived by her husband, Richard “Dick” Nettleingham, they were married on...
Dr. Robert Alheim
Aug 31, 2017
Dr. Robert Jacob Alheim, 88, died Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born September 1, 1928, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Jacob and Luella Alheim. He graduated from Myers High School, Wilkes Barre, and Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania. He earned his PhD. in Organic Chemistry at Yale University. He was...
Robert Decastro
Aug 27, 2017
Robert Michael DeCastro, 85, died Sunday, August 27, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset, Somerville. Born January 7, 1932, and raised in Bound Brook, he was the son of Angelo J. “Gigi” and Carmella Berdinella DeCastro. He graduated Bound Brook High School, Class of 1949. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from the College of New...
Nancy Campanella
Aug 26, 2017
Nancy D. Campanella, 86, died Saturday, August 26, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Born November 21, 1930, in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Samuel and Louise Fuer Peppe. She was a lifelong Bound Brook Resident. Nancy was a homemaker, dedicated to raising her family. She was a volunteer in the Pediatrics Department at Somerset Medical Center....
Jean Cherneski
Aug 26, 2017
Jean M. Cherneski passed away at the young age of 70 on Saturday, August 26, 2017, with her love of thirty-five years, John Kaminsky, by her side. She was born on April 24, 1947, in Somerville, to Edward and Stella (Cwik) Franzyshen. She had two sisters, Marian Russo and Kathleen Bodo. She lived in Somerset her entire life and...
Margaret Fehr
Aug 26, 2017
Margaret Mary Fehr, 84,died Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Arbor Glen, Bridgewater, surrounded by her family. Born May 11, 1933, in Jersey City, she was the daughter of Francis and Mary Wroble Fahy. She graduated from Lincoln High School, Jersey City, in 1951, and Jersey City State Teachers College in 1954, with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education....
Andrew Brockley
Aug 16, 2017
Andrew Joseph Brockley, 39, died Thursday, August 16, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. He was born in Plainfield and raised in Dunellen. Andrew attended Dunellen High School, where he played football. Growing up he played Little League and football, and was an avid Giants fan. He was gregarious, outgoing, and funny. He loved his family,...
Robert Barber
Aug 13, 2017
Robert E. Barber, Sr., 87, died Sunday, August 13, 2017, at Arbor Glen in Bridgewater. Born in South Bound Brook, he was the son of Nicholas and Anna (Bartoschik) Barber. He was a lifelong resident of South Bound Brook. He was a veteran the Korean War, serving in the United States Army in Germany from 1951 to 1953. He...
William Harwood
Aug 10, 2017
William Arthur Harwood, 69, entered eternal peace, Thursday, August 10, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born Surrey, England, and emigrated to the United States in his early twenties. He was a resident of the Somerset Section of South Bound Brook for thirty-seven years. Bill was a true friend, confidante, and father figure to...
Taras Dobusz
Aug 8, 2017
Taras Dobusz December 29, 1950 - August 8, 2017 Taras Dobusz was born December 29, 1950, in Newark, the son of Gregory Hryhoriy and Helen Halyna (nee Sydorenko) Dobusz, soon after his parents emigrated to the United States. His family then moved to Green Brook, where Taras attended elementary school, was active in Boy Scouts, played Little League baseball,...
Maria Stryzak
Aug 8, 2017
Maria Stryzak, 94, died Wednesday, August 8, 2017 at St. Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Stanislawv, Ukraine, she came to the United States in 1948 setteling in Newark before moving to the Ukraine Village in Somerset 22 years ago. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hillsborough and the Ukranian...
Frankie Waller
Aug 8, 2017
~~FRANKIE LYNN WALLER October 25, 1953 – August 9, 2017 Frankie Lynn Waller peacefully passed away at home on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. His friendliness and kindness to everyone he met is a tribute to the beauty of his heart and soul. He loved his children, Frank and Jessie more than life itself. He never thought he could love...
Sharon Thomas
Aug 5, 2017
Sharon Sue Thomas, 61, died Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset, while surrounded by her devoted husband and children. Born July 20, 1956, in Louisville, Kentucky, she married her high school sweetheart in 1975, was the loving and caring mother of three children and beloved Oma to her two grandchildren. She worked as an...
Joseph Gleason
Aug 5, 2017
Joseph Felix Gleason, 79, died Saturday, August 5, 2015, at home. Born June 14, 1938, in Cloquet, Minnesota, he was the son of Felix J. and Helen I. McIntire Gleason. He resided in Bound Brook most of his life, graduating from Bound Brook High School, Class of 1956. He moved to North Branch in 2005. Joe served in the...
Mildred S. Prugh
Jul 26, 2017
Mildred S. Prugh, 94, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, New Brunswick. Born September 11, 1922, in New Brunswick, she was the daughter of Arthur and Ethel Smith Smalley. She was a lifelong Bound Brook resident. Millie retired in 1992 as Vice President of the Bound Brook branch of the Bank of America,...
Yvonne Tucker
Jul 25, 2017
Yvonne M. Tucker, 51, died Tuesday, July 25, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset, Somerville. Born December 9, 1965, in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of Rudolph and Mirtia Perez. She moved to South Bound Brook in 2001. She was employed as a Project Assistant for Arcadis, in Branchburg, for twenty-two years. Yvonne was predeceased...
Edith Kuziola
Jul 9, 2017
Edith Jannone Kuziola, 92, formerly of Bound Brook, died Sunday, July 9, 2017, in Jacksonville, Florida. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 22, at St. Mary of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Church, Bound Brook. Entombment will be at Resurrection Burial Park, Piscataway. Friends will be received at the funeral home 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Friday, July...
Virginia Karmas
Jul 3, 2017
Virginia Karmas, 90, died Sunday July 2, 2017 At Arbor Glen, Bridgewater. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of Anthony and Eva Savage. She was a legal secretary for National Biscuit Company in New York City. She was a Bound Brook resident for forty years, before moving to Bridgewater in 2002. She was an expert baker,...
Lorraine Porawski
Jun 30, 2017
Lorraine A. Porawski, 90, died Friday, June 30, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born in Harrison, she was the daughter of Ignac and Anna Zmijewski. Lorraine graduated from Kearny High School and worked as an operator at Federal Communications in Rockaway for many years. She was a devout Catholic and a Communicant at various local churches....
