Jul 24, 2016

William Arthur Leitner, 57, died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at his home in Piscataway. Born in Somerville, he was the son of William and Henrietta (Scotch) Leitner. Bill was a graduate of St. Pius X High School in Piscataway, and Rutgers University-Newark, where he received his BA in business and accounting. In 1998 he moved to Manhattan, and returned...

Jul 24, 2016

Dorothy Diehl, 89, died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at the New Jersey Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater. Born in Plainfield, she was the daughter of John and Mary (Woytovich) Mason. Dorothy was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook and a dedicated mother to her children. She was an avid coin and stamp collector, and an exceptional bowler, receiving many...

Jul 21, 2016

Jul 19, 2016

Alice Marie [Creteau] Binkley, first born to Mary [Harabin] and Yves Creteau on February 15, 1949, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Arbor Glen Holly Center, Bridgewater. Alice was employed by John Wiley and Sons for many years before she left to raise her son, Keith. She recently retired from Green Brook Academy in Bound Brook, with...

Jul 19, 2016

Frances Yanni Nangeroni, 70, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at home. Born September 19, 1945, in Linden, she was a graduate of Linden High School, Class of 1962, and the Garden State Beauty School. Frannie worked at Drug Fair in Warren, AT&T, and for many years at Industrial Engineering in Linden. Her love of nature — all animals,especially cats,...

Jul 14, 2016

Louis J. Pinto, 96, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at home. Born August 25, 1919, in Bound Brook, he lived there until moving to Middlesex in 1995. He graduated Bound Brook High School, Class of 1938, and from Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1942, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering. After eighteen months employment at the...

Jul 12, 2016

Ronald Joseph Kwiatkowski, 66, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - New Brunswick. Born June 30, 1950, in Jersey City, he was the son of Stephen L. and Adele Compala Kwiatkowski. He graduated from Dunellen High School, Class of 1968. He resided in Branchburg for the past thirty-four years. Ronald owned and operated Bilt...

Jul 11, 2016

Victor Griguoli, 70, died Monday, July 11, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset, Somerville. Born June 16, 1946, in Trivento, Italy, he was the son of Nicola and Filomena Mancini Griguoli. He came to the US in 1958, settling in Bound Brook. He graduated from Bound Brook High School, Class of 1966. He had resided in...

Jul 10, 2016

Anna Marie Turczak, 73, died Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Hackettstown Regional Medical Center, Hackettstown. Born August 20, 1942, in Masontown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Steve and Julia Mikita Granchi. She resided in South Bound Brook for thirty-four years, moving to Hudson, Florida, for sixteen years before moving back to New Jersey, living in Edison and Hope....

Jul 6, 2016

Marie Matuszkiewicz, 84, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at her home in Piscataway. Born in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Salvatore and Maria [DiLoreta] Colalillo. In 1957, Marie moved to Piscataway to raise her family. She was a lifelong communicant of St. Mary of Czestochowa Church in Bound Brook, and taught CCD for twenty-five years at St....

Jul 5, 2016

Mark D. Maloney, 63, died Monday, July 4, 2016, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA. Born February 25, 1953, in Somerville, he was the son of Thomas W. and Mary Rooney Maloney. He resided in Bound Brook until graduating high school in 1971. Mark worked for the US General Services Administration (GSA) in Burlington, moving to Pennsylvania when offered...

Jun 26, 2016

Ann Dickinson Kurtz, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Care One at Somerset Valley, in Bridgewater. Born in Philadelphia on February 22, 1926, she was the daughter of Quintin T. and Anna Hastings Dickinson of Bound Brook. She was a resident of Green Brook for over sixty-five years. Ann graduated from Bound Brook High School...

Jun 22, 2016

Valentina Nahorny, 87, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, June 22, 2016, peacefully at home. Born April 25, 1929, in Korostyshiv, Ukraine, she was the daughter of Wasyl and Anna (Tsyzman) Buraczok. She came to the United States from Germany in 1952, residing briefly in Colorado, eventually settling in New Jersey. Most recently she lived with her daughter in Randolph,...

Jun 20, 2016

Dea Naldi, nee Doganieri, 95,died peacefully at Jersey Shore Medical Center. Dea was born in Spinete, Italy, June 12, 1921. She came to America in December, 1929 on the famous ocean liner, Conte Bianca Mano , with her mother, Gemma, and brother, Tony, to join her father, Michael, in Bound Brook. Living in Bound Brook through her childhood, she...

Jun 18, 2016

William E. Bedner, 81, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016. Born in Bound Brook, he was the son of Michael and Mary [Yurasek] Bedner. He was a 1953 graduate of Bound Brook High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and attended aviation school, earning the rank of Sergeant, as an aviation structural mechanic. After...

Jun 9, 2016

Michael Tomaro, 72, died Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born in Bound Brook, to Michael and Helen [Lenhert] Tomaro, he was a life long resident of South Bound Brook. He was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, Class of 1962. Mr. Tomaro enlisted in the United States Army, served in Vietnam, and...

May 28, 2016

Joseph Anthony Zena, 84, died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at home. Born October 28, 1931, in Jersey City, he was the son of Anthony and Anna Lombardi Zena. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Jersey City, then served as a Corporal in the United States Army Signal Corps during the Korean War. He earned his Bachelor Degree from...

May 22, 2016

Andreas “Andy” Antoniou, 58, of Bound Brook, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - New Brunswick, with his family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 15, 1957, in Makrisia, Greece, he was the son of Konstantinos and Zoitsa [Staikopoulos] Antoniou. He came to the United States in 1977,...

May 18, 2016

Concetta Mary Benincasa Frezza died peacefully Wednesday morning, May 18, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset. Connie was born September 2, 1928, in New York City. She was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook. She graduated from Bound Brook High School in 1947. Connie worked in Shipping and Receiving at American Cyanamid in Bridgewater for many...

May 15, 2016

Blanzar Link, 92, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at home. Born December 24, 1923, in Middlesex, he was the son of Blanzar and Mary Merk Link. He graduated from Roosevelt High School, Dunellen, Class of 1942, and later attended Middlesex County Community College. He served in the US Army as a Military Policeman during World War II. Mr. Link...