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LILLIAN AYERS TOTH, 80, of Spotswood died Jan. 19 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Charles A. Toth, died in 1988. Surviving are a son, Charles of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown; two daughters, Lilyan Haggerty of South River and Mary Ellen "Angel" Toth of the Dayton section of South Brunswick; a brother, Eugene Lezark of Old Bridge; two sisters, Elizabeth Hunt of Trenton and Diedre Michalski of Fort Myers, Fla; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services are planned for 10 a.m. on Jan. 24 at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment will follow in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to Deborah Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.
ANTONIA "TESS" PASLAWSKY KRANE, 92, of South River died Jan. 17 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, John, died in 1983. Surviving are a son, Donald of Pine Brook; a daughter, Mary Anne Trabunella of North Brunswick; two sisters, Eva Zulick and Mildred Soley, both of Coaldale, Pa.; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South River. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.
FRANCES C. MULLIGAN, 84, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown died Jan. 20 at McCarrick Care Center, Somerset. Born in Jersey City, she resided there until moving to Port Monmouth in 1960. She was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. She was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, John E. Mulligan in 1985; and her son, James Robert Mulligan in 1989. She is survived by her son, John Mulligan Jr. of the Philippines; four daughters, Frances O’Neill of the Dayton section of South Brunswick; Patricia Gromosaik of Hillsborough; Maryann Vandermark of Point Pleasant; and Elizabeth Stafford of Bear, Del.; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to St. Mary’s Building Fund, 26 Leonardville Road, New Monmouth 07748.
STELLA HALAS CHOMKO, 88, of North Brunswick formerly of Old Bridge, died Jan. 19 at home. She was employed by J.C. Penney Co. Inc., East Brunswick, for 20 years. Her husband, Michael Chomko, died in 1973. Surviving are a daughter, Carole Lewandowski of North Brunswick, with whom she lived; a son, Daniel Chomko of Matawan; a sister, Sophie Lonick of Kingston, Pa.; and five grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery, Freehold.