Local obituaries for Hagan-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Sylvia Jacobus
Jul 16, 2015
Sylvia Jacobus, 93, died peacefully at Haven Hospice, Edison, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Born in Jersey City, she was the daughter of William and Emily (Haesloop) Seymour. Mrs. Jacobus was a Certified Nurses Aide, and worked as an aide at Lincoln Park Nursing Home and Country Healthcare Agency before retiring in 1986. Before becoming a CNA, she worked at...
Marilyn Harabin
Jul 10, 2015
Marilyn E. Harabin, 88, died peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2015, at her home in Bound Brook. Born in Newark, she was the daughter of Albert and Edna (Brown) Toth. She was a graduate of Union High School, Class of 1945. After high school, she began working for Prudential Insurance Company. In 1949, she married her beloved husband, Pete,...
Patricia Wikander
Jul 7, 2015
Patricia Ann Wikander, 75, entered eternal life July 7, 2015, surrounded by her daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren. Appropriately born on Valentine's Day, Patty was an unmet friend to all. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Bound Brook. Quick-witted like her father, Patty loved to laugh; she had a huge heart and lived for her children and...
John Milesnick
Jun 26, 2015
John J. Milesnick, 87, entered into eternal rest peacefully on June 26, 2015, with his family by his side. Born and raised in South Bound Brook, he lived there until moving to Middlesex in 1958. Mr. Milesnick was a US Navy veteran, as well as a US Army veteran. He was stationed in Germany with the 4th Div., 29th...
James Potter
Jun 25, 2015
James E. Potter, 74, died at the home of his daughter, Lisa Zervopoulos, on Thursday, June 25, 2015. Born in Gallatin County Junction, Illinois, he lived in Aurora, Illinois, moving to Bridgewater in 1983. He was a manager for American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (AT&T), Murray Hill, for many years before retiring. He then moved to Alpharetta, Georgia, and...
Oksana Babiuk
Jun 25, 2015
Oksana Babiuk, 82, of Somerset, died Thursday, June 25, 2015. Visiting will be Monday, June 29 from 3:00 - 7:00 PM. Panachida Service at 6:00 PM. Funeral services, 10:00 AM Tuesday, June 30 at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, South Bound Brook. Burial at St. Andrew's Cemetery.
Marie Healy
Jun 24, 2015
Marie F. Healy, 90, died peacefully Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at home. Born March 11, 1925, in Newark, she was the daughter of Joseph and Christina Ronecker Schweitzer. She resided in Bridgewater before moving to Bound Brook in 1973. Marie was a secretary for the Somerset County Board of Social Services for 25 years, retiring in 1992. She enjoyed...
R. Gleason
Jun 21, 2015
R. Patrick Gleason, 55, died Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset, Somerville. Born January 6, 1960, In Jackson, Mississippi, he was the son of Robert E. and Joan Mitterbach Gleason. He had resided in Bound Brook since 1969. Patrick worked for EMC Corp., for 10 years, then worked the past three years as...
Genevieve Fiorentino
Jun 7, 2015
Genevieve Fiorentino, 91, died Sunday, June 7, 2015, at home. Born June 30, 1923, in Orange, she was the daughter of John and Assunta Romano Saparito. She had resided in Bound Brook for the past 50 years. She was a homemaker, devoted to her family. Genevieve was predeceased by her husband, Ben Fiorentino, who died in 1994, and her...
Donald Haurey
Jun 7, 2015
Mr. Donald “Mike” Haurey, 78, died Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset. Born in Merchantville, NJ, he was the son of Donald I. Haurey Sr. and Helen (Carman). Mr. Haurey was a graduate of Dunellen High School. He was a Sergeant in the Army National Guard, and an expert marksman, serving from 1961 to...
Erna Fanaro
May 28, 2015
Erna Fanaro, 80, died Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Kindred Hospital New Jersey, Rahway. Born January 5, 1935, in Lucerne, Switzerland, she came to the United States in 1964. She resided in California, briefly, moving to South Bound Brook in 1965. Mrs. Fanaro co-owned and operated Fanaro Carpet, South Bound Brook, with her husband, Orsete Fanaro, for many years....
Carmela Ciminelli
May 26, 2015
Carmela Armentano Ciminelli, 78, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at RWJ University Hospital, Somerset surrounded by her family. Born on October 17, 1936 in Amendolara, Calabria, Italy, she was raised in Terranova di Pollino before emigrating to the United States in 1969 and settled in Bound Brook. She moved to Bridgewater in 2002. Carmela was...
Ronald Gee
May 16, 2015
Ronald Charles Gee, 82, died Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Regency Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Somerset. Born in Manchester, England, he came to the United States in 1950, living in North Plainfield before moving to Middlesex in 1961. He was a foreman at Thielex, Piscataway, where he worked for over thirty years before his retirement in 1993. He...
Doris Hughes
May 11, 2015
Doris Lahey Hughes, 94, died peacefully at her home on May 11, 2015. Born on April 23, 1921, to George F. Lahey and Emma Warren McIntosh. Mrs. Hughes was raised in Upper Montclair and had lived for many years in Bridgewater. Mrs. Hughes was employed by Somerset Pediatric Group in Somerville as a pediatric nurse for 17 years before...


