May 15, 2016

Marie Theresa Jannone Nilsen, 87, died Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre Hospital, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Born in Bound Brook, she was a lifelong resident before moving to Wilkes Barre several years ago. She worked for Shoprite Liquors in Bound Brook for twenty years, retiring in 1999. She was a communicant of St. Mary of Czestochowa R....

May 8, 2016

Linda Marie Ciccotelli, 68, died Sunday, May 8, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset, Somerville. Born April 27, 1948, in Somerville, she was the daughter of Anthony and Angeline Luise Torlish. She graduated Bound Brook High School, Class of 1966. She had resided in South Bound Brook since 1985. Linda retired as an executive secretary at...

May 5, 2016

Carole Ann Chellis, 75, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset, Somerville. Born May 11, 1940, in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Roy and Tessie Mocarski Chellis. She had resided in Middlesex, before moving to Green Brook in 1989. She graduated Bound Brook High School, Class of 1958. She earned...

May 4, 2016

Lucy C. Yannes, 89, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center - Somerset, Somerville. Born December 10, 1926, in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Salvatore and Angelina Frascella Campanella. She resided in Bound Brook until moving to Piscataway in 1962. Lucy graduated from Bound Brook High School, Class of 1945, and attended...

May 4, 2016

Cleone June [Granrud] Dill, 82, passed away on May 4, 2016, in her Piscataway home, with her family by her side. Born June 5, 1933, in Westwood, California, she was the daughter of Arthur K. and Marie Timone Granrud. In August, 1977, Cleone and family moved from Seattle, Washington, to Piscataway. During her 39 years in New Jersey, she...

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Apr 17, 2016

Nicholas J. "Bucky" Barber, 89, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset, Somerville. Born October 7, 1926, in Bound Brook, he was the son of the late Nicholas A. and Antonette Romano Barber. He graduated from Bound Brook High School, Class of 1944. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and fought in World...

Apr 15, 2016

Jeanne Chiaravallo (Pedalino), 57, Passed away peacefully on Friday, April 15, 2016 and will be remembered as a loving & proud Mother, Grandmother & Sister. Predeceased by her parents Peter & Lena Pedalino and her sister Vita; Sister of Salvatore & Joseph Pedalino and Florence Wylde; loving mother of Jessica and Bryan Chiaravallo; grandmother of Michael & Arianna and...

Apr 15, 2016

Bernadette M. Dombey, 82, died peacefully, surrounded by family on Friday, April 15, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Dominic and Mary (Cimino) Campanella. She was a lifelong resident and attended St. Joseph Elementary School and graduated from Bound Brook High School in 1951. She worked as a...

Apr 11, 2016

Loretta Buono Sette, 86, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at her home in Bound Brook. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Catherine (Romano) Buono. A life-long resident of Bound Brook, Loretta was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, class of 1948. She attended the Somerset Hospital School of Nursing and Trenton State College, where she earned her...

Apr 4, 2016

Helen Leaming Reeve, 87, died Monday, April 4, 2016, at Eastern Star Home, in Bridgewater. Born in Beverly, NJ, she was the daughter of Edwin Martin and Ida Lillian (Lord) Austin. Mrs. Reeve had been a dental assistant and a volunteer at the Carroll County Senior Center. Mrs. Reeve was predeceased by her husband, Elwood S. Reeve in 2005...

Mar 27, 2016

Samos Gordon, 85, died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at Regency Heritage Nursing and Postacute Rehabilitation Center, Somerset. Born in Hopeton, Jamaica, he was a long time area resident. He was a retired maintenance worker with the Service Employees International Union, Local 1199, New York, New York. He loved watching wrestling and boxing with his wife. Samos was predeceased by...

Mar 26, 2016

Gerard “Gerry” Barboni 56, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at the New Jersey Eastern Star Home, Bridgewater. Born June 16, 1959, in Elizabeth, he was the son of John C. and Carmen Albano Barboni. He resided most of his life in Bound Brook, graduating from Bound Brook High School, Class of 1977. He had been employed as an automobile...

Mar 24, 2016

Delilah “Dee” Potter, 72, died Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset, Somerville. Born May 11, 1943, in Grand Haven, Michigan, she was the daughter of Carl and Evelyn Landers Mead. She graduated from Muskegon High School, Muskegon, Michigan, Class of 1961, and earned her Associate Degree from Wabaunsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois,...

Mar 22, 2016

Vincent Della Torca, 89, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Arbor Glen Holly Center, Bridgewater. Born February 13, 1927, in San Felice A Cancello, Italy, he was the son of Luigi and Annunziata Ruotolo Della Torca. He came to the United States in 1951, settling in Bound Brook. Vincent owned and operated George’s Meat Market, Raritan, for over fifty...

Mar 13, 2016

Tony Neil Gladwell, 71, died Sunday, March 13, 2016, at his home in Middlesex. A lifelong area resident, Tony was the son of Raymond and Veta Arline (Clemens) Gladwell. He was an eternal optimist, always seeing the positive in people and situations. Known for singing a song, I Can Laugh When Things Ain’t Funny , Tony always kept his...

Mar 7, 2016

Dr. Robert Trone Brokaw, 84, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at home. Born February 24, 1932, in Plainfield, he was the son of Robert Elroy and Hilda Trone Brokaw. He was a lifelong Bound Brook resident. Dr. Brokaw graduated from Bound Brook High School and Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the...

Mar 5, 2016

Stella Koh, 68, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she was the daughter of Won Young Koh, M.D., and Mrs. Taiwon Kim Koh. A graduate of Bound Brook High School, Class of 1965, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Radcliffe College, now Harvard University, Class of 1969. Her postgraduate career spanned...

Mar 4, 2016

Michael E. Ballas, 68, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at home with his family by his side. Born in Plainfield, he was the son of Spiros and Agathi (Benetatos) Ballas. Mike had been a longtime resident of Bound Brook. He worked as a line operator at Reckitt Benckiser in Belle Meade for twenty-five years, before retiring in 2013. His...