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JENNIE PRICE of Milltown died June 6 at her daughter’s home in Linwood. Surviving are her husband, John Price; a daughter, Jeannette Giemza of Linwood; a son, John Walter Price of the Skillman section of Montgomery; a brother, Theodore V. Paralusz of Wisconsin; and a grandson. A liturgy was offered at St. Joseph’s Church, New Brunswick. Entombment was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to Atlantic City Hospice, P.O. Box 1626, Pleasantville, NJ 08232.
PAWEL TOLMACZEWIEC, 80, of South River died June 5 at home. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was employed by Kimberly Clark, Spotswood, where he worked for 33 years. Surviving are his wife, Tatiana Sokol Tolmaczewiec; three sons, Victor, Leo and John, all of South River; a daughter-in-law, Krystyna Tolmaczewiec, also of South River; and several nieces and nephews. A service was held at St. Euphrosynia Belarus Orthodox Church, South River. Interment was in the church cemetery.
KATHERINE VOELLER WIESS, 79, of South River died June 9 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Chester, died in 1995. Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Crawford of South River; two sisters, Barbara Kiefer and Frances Jundt, both of North Dakota; three brothers, Roy Voeller of Connecticut, George Voeller of Washington and Wendell Kramer of North Dakota; two grandsons; and seven great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South River. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
KRYSTYNA BIALOBRZESKA WLADYKA, 77, of South River died June 8 in Old Bridge Manor. Surviving are her husband, Stefan Lech Wladyka; two daughters, Elizabeth Szamreta of the Port Murray section of Mansfield and Barbara Krzyzkowski of East Brunswick; two sisters, Janka Skorski of Poland and Sophie Niemski of Australia; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South River. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Church, Jackson Street, South River, NJ 08882.
FLORENCE KUPSCH LIDZBARSKI, 83, of Sayreville died June 10 in Cranbury Center, Monroe. Her husband, Leonard, died in 1990. Surviving are a daughter, Marlene McFadden of Delray Beach, Fla.; a son, Edward Lidzbarski of Monroe; and three grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 9:30 a.m. on June 13 at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment will follow in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin section of Sayreville.
ANTHONY R. LODATO, 88, of the Melrose section of Sayreville died Jun 4 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. His first wife, Anna Giordano Lodato, died in 1975, and a daughter, Michele Vuocolo Crowley, died in 1990. Surviving are his wife, Regina Hearon Vuocolo Lodato; four daughters, Anna Haynes of Brick, Lucille Jeronimo of East Brunswick, Rosemarie Mangual of the Toms River section of Dover and Margaret Vuocolo of Sayreville; four sons, Thomas Vuocolo of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, Christian Vuocolo of Sayreville, Carmine Vuocolo of California and Anthony Vuocolo of South Toms River; a sister, Clara Fulton of Newark; two brothers, Louis and Emil Lodato, both of Kenilworth; 19 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Entombment was in St. Joseph Mausoleum, Keyport.
ESTHER FARROW McGAREY, 78, of Spotswood died June 9 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Robert H., died in 1977. Surviving are a son, Robert of Spotswood; three daughters, Marie Chambers of South Amboy, Sandy Payne of Old Bridge and Wendy Kuligowski of Kent, Wash.; a sister, Barbara Wright of Boca Raton, Fla.; and five grandchildren. Services were held at SayreWoods Bible Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.
MARY CARMODY FUNDERBURKE, 75, of Old Bridge died June 9 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Clyde Funderburke, died in 1989, and a daughter, Mary Anderson, died in 1993. Surviving are two sons, Thomas Funderburke of Brockport, N.Y., and Michael Funderburke of Suffern, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 10 a.m. on June 13 at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Interment will follow in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.
ANNA JUSKO LIKOWSKI, 80, of Sayreville died June 9 in Carriage House Manor, Sayreville. Her first husband, John A. Jusko, died in 1964; her second husband, Theodore Likowski, died in 1986; and a daughter, Laurie Pancurak, died in 1999. Surviving are a son-in-law, Joseph Pancurak of Murrels Inlet, S.C.; a sister, Margaret Arnold of the Toms River section of Dover; three granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren. Services were held at Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville. Interment was in Cloverleaf Memorial Park, Woodbridge.
CORINTHA MONTELEONE, 81, of Middletown, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died June 5 at home. Her husband, Charles A. Monteleone, died in 2000. Surviving are two sons, Charles Monteleone Jr. of Island Park, N.Y., and John Monteleone of New York City; a daughter, Frances Licata of Middletown; a brother, Michael Fornaro of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two sisters, Florence D’Atto of Brooklyn and Ann Palumbo of Staten Island, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was offered at St. Mary’s Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. Interment was in Fair View Cemetery, Middletown.
STANLEY F. SAKOWSKI, 81, of Sayreville died June 4 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was employed as a pipe fitter for Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville. His wife, Florence Walas Sakowski, died June 1. Surviving are many nieces. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 225 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville, NJ 08872.
GEORGE F. WERNER, 73, of Old Bridge died June 3 in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Prior to his retirement in 1999, he was an agent with State Farm Insurance, Old Bridge. Surviving are his wife, Theresa O. Manka Werner; three sons, George W. of Farmingdale, Richard T. of Alexandria, Va., and Kurt J. of Barnegat; and eight grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Most Holy Redeemer Church, Old Bridge. Entombment was in Holmdel Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Christian Brothers Academy, Attn: Scholarship Fund, 850 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738.
SOPHIE BROCKMAN, 75, of Marlboro died May 31 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a resident of Marlboro for the past 40 years. She was a communicant of St. Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Church, Marlboro. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert C. II, in 2000. She is survived by two sons, Robert C. III of Jackson and James J. of Millstone; a daughter, Joan Giblock of Knoxville, Tenn.; and 11 grandchildren. The funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Gabriel’s Church. Memorial donations may be sent to CentraState Medical Center Dialysis Unit, 901 W. Main St., Freehold 07728.
ROSE McNULTY, 62, of Manalapan died May 27 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., she had lived in Methuen, Mass., before moving to Manalapan 31 years ago. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church, Englishtown. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard, in 1983. Surviving are four sons and two daughters-in-law, Peter J. and Colleen of Englishtown, Michael J. of Avon, Sean P. of Manalapan, and Timothy J. and Linda of Manalapan; two daughters and sons-in-law, Coleen L. and Richard Robinson of Howell, and Kelly E. and Jim Dulovitz of Manalapan; a sister, Rita Janulewicz of Lawrence, Mass.; and seven grandchildren. The funeral liturgy was celebrated at Our Lady of Mercy Church, followed by interment at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery, Freehold Township. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury 07702.
JEANETTE ZEFF, 74, of Freehold, died May 31 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in The Bronx, N.Y., she had lived in New York City for 10 years before moving to Freehold 11 years ago. Mrs. Zeff was predeceased by her husband, Leon, who died in 2001. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Barbara and Frank Engel of Freehold, and Lynn Zeff of Freehold; and six grandchildren. Interment took place at Floral Park Cemetery, Deans section of South Brunswick.
VIVIAN S. RUSSELL, 94, of Point Pleasant, formerly of Farmingdale, died May 7 at Clairemont Care Center, Point Pleasant. Born in Freehold, she lived in Farmingdale before moving to Bricktown in 1976. Mrs. Russell was a telephone operator for New Jersey Bell, Freehold, for more than 20 years, retiring in 1965. She was a former member of the Farmingdale Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of the Forthnightly Club, the Telephone Pioneers of America, and the Red Bank-Freehold LM Club. Mrs. Russell was predeceased by her husband, Frederick G. Jr., who died in 1977; and a son, Frederick G. III, in 2000. She is survived by a son, Ronald W. of Bedford, Va.; a sister, Marguarite Carr of Fair Lawn; eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held at Evergreen Cemetery, Farmingdale, with the Rev. Dawn Stoker officiating.