George Kozerow, 73, of East Brunswick, died Thursday, April 11, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
He was born in New Brunswick, and had lived in Somerset for 36 years before moving to East Brunswick two months ago.
He was the owner and operator of Somerset Carpet Service for 40 years in Somerset, retiring in 1994. He also worked part-time as a driver for ADP in Dayton for seven years. While operating his own business, he sponsored a bowling team. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9111 in Franklin Park, and a member of the Franklin Township Senior Citizens as well as the Franklin Park Senior Citizens.
He is survived by his wife, Dolores Kozerow; three sons, Donald W. of Stetson, Maine, David J. of Norfolk, Va., and Kevin G. of Lynchburg, Va.; eight grandchildren, Justin, Sarah, Matthew, Craig, Joshua, Carissa, Paul and Andrew, and two great-grandchildren, Kaitlynn and Hunter.
A funeral was held Monday, April 15, at M.J. Murphy Funeral Home, 616 Ridge Road at New Road, Monmouth Junction, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. Church, 45 Henderson Road, Kendall Park. Burial will be at Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Arnytown. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Middlesex County Unit, 846 Main St., Fords, N.J. 08863.
