Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Rita Cella
Jun 1, 2017
Rita Pellechio Cella, 85, died Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Bridgeway Convalescent Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born November 29, 1931, in Raritan, she was the daughter of Salvatore and Rose Greco Pellechio. She resided in Bridgewater most of her life. Rita spent her earlier years raising her family, and enjoyed sewing and crafting. Later in life she...
Helen Ciarfello
May 28, 2017
Helen Elizabeth Ciarfello, 88, died Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Pine Acres Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Madison. Born December 30, 1928, in Paterson, she was the daughter of Carmine and Helen Gioia Vigorito. She had resided in Glen Rock, then Hawthorne, then Bound Brook from 1966 until moving to Madison in 2013 Helen worked as a saleswoman for Meyer...
Anna Fesenko
May 24, 2017
Anna Fesenko, 94, of West Orange, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. Born December 27, 1922, in Boryslav, Ukraine, she was the daughter of Fedir and Sofia Petrenko Huba. She was a retired worker for the C. F. Mueller Co., now Mueller Pasta, in Jersey City. Anna is survived by her daughter, Tanya and...
Romeo Groppi
May 22, 2017
Romeo Groppi, 85, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville, after a short illness. Born in Boiano Molise, Italy, on May 6, 1932, he was the son of Lazzaro and Albina Zano Groppi. He married his beloved wife, Teresa, on May 22, 1956, and came to the United States, living in Bound Brook...
David Haigh
May 10, 2017
David M. Haigh, 80, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Robert wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville, surrounded by his family. Born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Edwin and Elizabeth (Young) Haigh. David moved to New Jersey in 1957, and lived in Middlesex since 1968. He was an United States Air Force veteran stationed in Japan...
George Jacus
May 8, 2017
George J. Jacus, 87, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born in Manville, he was the son of John and Katherine (Mack) Jacus. George was a graduate of Bound Brook High School and a United States Army veteran, serving from 1951 - 1953, during the Korean War. In 1950, George and his wife...
Doris Casale
May 8, 2017
La Guerre Est Finie Doris (Bedner) Casale, 78, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Michael and Mary (Yurasek) Bedner. Doris graduated St. Peter’s High School, New Brunswick, in 1956, and graduated Drake Business School. Doris grew up in Bound Brook. Married in 1968,...
Beatrice Brydon
May 4, 2017
Beatrice D. Brydon, 87, died peacefully, Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset. Born in Newark, she was the daughter of William and Irene (Jensen) Beyer. Beatrice grew up in East Orange and moved to Bound Brook in 1953, where she and her husband settled to raise their three sons. Beatrice worked for Helen Elliott...
Susan Livak
May 2, 2017
Susan Livak, 91, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at home. Born June 16, 1925, in Fords, she was the daughter of James S. and Anna OnDriek Livak. She had resided in Somerset for eighty-eight years. Susan retired as an assembly worker for the Diehl Manufacturing Division of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. after more than thirty years. She loved...
Dollie Haase
Apr 30, 2017
Dollie Haase, 87, passed away Sunday April 30, 2017, at home. Born December 11, 1929, in Spring Lake, she was the daughter of Elmer C. and Dorothy Lancaster Hoagland. Dollie resided in Bound Brook before moving to Bridgewater in 1965. She graduated Bound Brook High School, Class of 1948. Dollie was a wonderful homemaker. She also enjoyed working at...
William Cruver
Apr 29, 2017
Bishop William O. Cruver of Los Angeles, California, was promoted to Glory on Saturday, April 29, 2017. “Pastor Bill,” as he was affectionately known, spent the majority of his years in Los Angeles as the Bishop/Senior Pastor of the Los Angeles branch of the Pillar of Fire Church. He and his sweetheart of sixty-four years, Elizabeth Summers Cruver, faithfully...
Elinor K. Shepard
Apr 29, 2017
Elinor K. Shepard, 90, died Saturday, April 29, 2015, at home. Born September 15, 1926, in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Helfen Kraycar. She had resided in Middlesex for over fifty years. She graduated Bound Brook High School, Class of 1944. Elinor was an administrator for the Rutgers University Psychology Department for twelve years,...
Robert T. Klotzbach
Apr 28, 2017
Robert “Bob” Klotzbach, 87, died Friday, April 28, 2017, at Community Medical Center, Toms River, with his wife and loved ones at his side. Born September 22, 1929, in South Bound Brook, he was the son of Robert and Katherine Foley Klotzbach. He graduated Plainfield High School, Class of 1949. He was a United States Army veteran of the...
Vincent Morano
Apr 25, 2017
Vincent J. “Jimmy” Morano, 96, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born April 6, 1921, in San Donato di Ninea, Calabria, Italy, he was the son of Giovanni and Carolina Iannuzzi Morano. He came to the United States in 1937, settling in Bound Brook. Jimmy was the founder of Hamilton Tailors and Cleaners,...
Joan Gleason
Apr 21, 2017
Joan M. Gleason, age of 86, of Bound Brook, New Jersey, passed away after a short illness on April 21, 2017, surrounded by her family at home. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she resided in Bound Brook since 1969. She was the daughter of the late Gabriel and Anna Mitterbach. She graduated with honors from Cuyahoga Falls High School in...
H. Kels Swan
Apr 21, 2017
H. Kels Swan, 88, died Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born November 14, 1928, in Somerville, he was a lifelong South Bound Brook resident. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Rutgers University, Class of 1952, and his Master of Education Degree from Rutgers in 1954. He was a member...
Charles Miller
Apr 18, 2017
Charles J. “Charlie” Miller, 67, died peacefully, Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at home. Born April 10, 1950, in Plainfield, he was the son of John and Dorothy Kruger Miller. He had resided in South Bound Brook for forty-one years. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam war, serving eight years. Charles was a truck driver...
Warren Staller
Apr 17, 2017
Warren L. Staller, 88, died Monday, April 17, at Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center, Hillsborough. Born February 24, 1929, in Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Norman G. and Ada Carl Staller. He resided in Bridgewater for thirty-seven years, moving to South Bound Brook in 1998. Warren graduated Bound Brook High School, Class of 1945, and Rutgers...
Cleone Wells
Apr 3, 2017
Cleone R. Wells, 94, died Monday, April 3, 2017, at Bridgeway Care Center, Bridgewater. Born April 3, 1923, in Emerson, Iowa, she was the daughter of McKinley and Clara Brown Irvin. She married George R. Wells in Baltimore, lived in Philadelphia, then Piscataway for thirty years, moving to Bridgewater in 2002. Cleone served in the United States Navy during...
