Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Kelly O'Callaghan
Dec 15, 2015
Kelly O’Callaghan, 65, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel. Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late, Daniel and Connie (Mandaro) Thomas. Kelly was a graduate of New York University. She worked for many years as a travel agent in her family owned agency, and for Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Manhattan. She...
Lindo Nangeroni
Dec 14, 2015
Lindo Paul Nangeroni, 96, died December 14, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Fort Lee, he was the son of Alfredo and Teresa [Rippo] Nangeroni. He moved to Bound Brook in 1923 when his parents opened the Bound Brook Inn. He was a graduate of Bound Brook High School, Class of 1937, and Rutgers...
Rachel Ryan
Dec 10, 2015
Rachel “Te” Ryan, 84, died Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Bound Brook, she was a lifelong resident. She was a secretary for Research Cottrell in Bridgewater for fifteen years before retiring ten years ago. She was a graduate of Bound Brook High School where she was head cheerleader. She...
Marion King
Dec 9, 2015
Marion King, 84, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at home. Born October 17, 1931 in Bound Brook, she resided there for twenty years before moving to Middlesex where she raised her family. She moved to Warren twenty years ago. She was a homemaker, dedicated to her family. Marion was pre-deceased by her husband, Morrell LaForge King, who died September...
Peter Zemeikis
Dec 8, 2015
Peter F. Zemeikis, 83, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center, Hillsborough. Born January 29, 1932, in Elizabeth, he was the son of Peter and Barbara Zemeikis. He had resided in Bound Brook for the past twenty-three years. Peter graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Divinity from...
Shirley Haelig
Dec 6, 2015
Shirley Haelig, 82, died Sunday, December 6, 2015, at the New Jersey Eastern Star Home, Bridgewater. Born April 15, 1933, in Somerville, she was the daughter of Sterling and Ethel Risler Apgar. She was a lifelong Bound Brook and Bridgewater resident, graduating Bound Brook High School, Class of 1951. She graduated Bethany College, West Virginia, Class of 1955. Shirley...
Mary Olsen
Dec 4, 2015
Mary Dubecky Olsen, 101, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2015, at her home, Brandywine at Middlebrook Crossing, in Bridgewater. Mary was born on June 27, 1914, in Yonkers, New York, to Ukrainian parents Ida Bodnar Dubecky (Bohay) and Maxim Dubecky. She lived her young years in Evansville, Pennsylvania, before moving with her parents and siblings to South Bound...
Shirley Defilippis
Dec 4, 2015
Shirley DeFilippis died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at her home in Piscataway. She was born in Warren on September 25, 1931, and was the daughter of George and Agnes Mobus. She was the wife of Vincent DeFilippis who passed away in 2012, after sixty-two years of marriage. They enjoyed many years of road trips in their Winnebago and...
James Mcgill
Dec 2, 2015
James Stafford McGill, 93, of Bound Brook, passed away peacefully, surrounded by love, at his home, on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, after a long and rewarding life. “Jim” was born August 1, 1922, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to the late James and Estella [Stafford] McGill. His birth took place seven minutes after his twin brother, John S. McGill. Most of...
John Vanderhoof
Nov 26, 2015
John Howard Vanderhoof Born: October 4, 1946, Morristown, New Jersey Died: Early Thanksgiving Day (November 25, 2015), at Morristown Memorial Hospital, having fought a courageous battle with multiple myeloma, surrounded by family and friends. The son of the late Thomas and Winifred (Denner) Vanderhoof, John grew up in Dover where he attended Dover Schools and graduated Dover High...
Geraldine Synnott
Nov 25, 2015
Geraldine Synnott, 77, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born June 25, 1938 in the Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of John and Antoinette Monica Providento. She was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School, the Bronx, Class of 1956. She resided in Bound Brook since 1971, just before Hurricane Doria...
Mirtia Perez
Nov 20, 2015
Mirtia Perez, 69, died Friday, November 20, 2015, at her home. Born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, she moved to Bound Brook in 1975, and South Bound Brook in 2002. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Willow Creek Rehabilitation & Care Center, Somerset, for twenty years, then for Target, for four years, until disabled by illness. She loved...
Kostas Schadas
Nov 17, 2015
Kostas “Gus” Schadas, 98, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015, with his family by his side. Born in Episkopiki, Greek Albania, he was the son of William and Lambridini (Melas). He emigrated to the United States via Ellis Island in 1937, and was a resident of South Bound Brook for 55 years. Mr. Schadas was a restaurateur, and owner of...
Roland Chamberlain
Nov 16, 2015
Roland D. Chamberlain, 93, died Monday, November 16, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville. Born February 1, 1922, in Plainfield, he was the son of James William and Isabel Harvey Chamberlain. Raised in Dunellen and Belmar, he graduated Asbury Park High School, Class of 1940. He attended Temple University, Philadelphia, before enlisting in the US Coast Guard...
Gabrielle Caruso
Nov 15, 2015
Gabriele Caruso, 84, died Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset. Born in Calabria, Italy, Mr. Caruso emigrated to the US when he was 25. He settled in Bound Brook and married, Concetta Todaro in 1960. He loved gardening, going to Atlantic City, and spending time with his family and friends. Mr. Caruso was predeceased...
Christopher Kaylor
Nov 14, 2015
Christopher Scott Kaylor, 18, died, Saturday, November 14, 2015, at his home in Berkeley Heights. Born in Livingston, Chris was resident of Berkeley Heights for the past 6 years. Chris was a senior at Governor Livingston High School and a percussionist in the Highlander Marching Band. He was a kind, and gentle young man, always ready with a smile...
Lucinda Rose
Nov 14, 2015
Cindy Jones Rose, 60, died Saturday, November 14, 2015, in Florida. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, she was the daughter of Jesse Lee and Lucy (Gardner) Jones. Cindy lived life to the fullest with her beloved husband, Bill. They loved traveling, camping, riding motorcycles and quads. Cindy was a laboratory technician at Johnson & Johnson for 20 years and CRL...
Helen Cromonic
Nov 7, 2015
Helen Cromonic, 96, died Saturday, November 7, 2015, at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunkswick. She had been a resident at McCarrick Care Center, Somerset for 18 months, prior to her death. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of John and Anna (Oleksak) Hudock. Mrs. Cromonic grew up in West Easton, and graduated from Easton High School...
Stephen Tosso
Nov 2, 2015
Stephen E. Tosso, 23, died Monday, November 2, 2015, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong resident of Somerset. Stephen graduated from Franklin High School in 2010, and attended Raritan Valley Community College. He worked for United Parcel Service (UPS) before enlisting in the US Army in 2012. Stephen was stationed in Germany for...
Sandra Cirello
Oct 28, 2015
Sandra F. Cirello, 65, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Born in Somerville, she was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook. Sandra was employed by the Somerville Board of Education for forty years as a Guidance Counselor, retiring in June of 2015. She was a graduate of Bound Brook High School and...
