RICHARD JOSEPH COMER, 79, of East Brunswick died March 20 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Lillian Bennett Comer; two daughters, Janice Miller of East Brunswick and Albert Greene of Latham, N.Y.; a brother, Daniel Comer of Ormond Beach, Fla.; and six grandchildren. Services were held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Spotswood. Interment was in the church cemetery.
JOSEPHINE STANUL KAMINSKI, 82, of East Brunswick died March 20 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Walter F. Kaminski, died in 1989. Surviving are a daughter, Diana J. Coppel; two sons, Walter Joseph Kaminski of the Long Valley section of Washington Township and James Kaminski of Middlefield, Conn.; two brothers, Stanley Stanul of Bayonne and Edward Stanul of Staten Island, N.Y.; a sister, Irene Masur of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720, or to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 21475, St. Petersburg, FL 33742.
JOHN KULPA of East Brunswick, formerly of Jamesburg, died March 24. Surviving are his wife, Helen Kulpa; two sons, John of Milltown and Walter of Trumbull, Conn.; three sisters, Anna McClister of North Plainfield, Helen Wagenhoffer of North Carolina and Mary Toth of the Fords section of Woodbridge; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 9 a.m. on March 27 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment will follow in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Thomas the Apostle Church for Masses or to the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Hospice, c/o Development Office, 141 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701.
JOHN JOSEPH RAK, 33, of East Brunswick died March 18 at home. Surviving are a daughter, Zoe Rak of Pennsylvania; his parents, Rachael Dimino of Howell and Joseph Rak of East Brunswick; a brother, Robert Rak of North Brunswick; a sister, Christina Rak of East Brunswick; his grandparents, Robert and Antoinette "Nettie" Martin of Florida and Stanley Rak of Edison; and several aunts and uncles. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Hillsborough.
ANGELINA MANGARELLA SACCA, 76, of Milltown died March 17 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Samuel J. Sacca Sr., died in 1998. Surviving are four sons, Anthony and Jerry Sacca, both of the Toms River section of Dover, Sam Sacca Jr. of Howell and John Sacca of Hammonton; two brothers, Joseph and John Mangarella, both of New Brunswick; and three grandchildren. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
FRANK E. SZABO, 69, of East Brunswick, formerly of South River, died March 20 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 2001, he was employed by the Borough of South River for 30 years, retiring as a supervisor with the borough Sanitation Department. His first wife, Mary Ann Nemeth Szabo, died in 1991, and a son, Frank T. Szabo, died in 2000. Surviving are his wife, Eunice Hill Szabo; two sons, Todd of Easton, Pa., and Joseph of Howell; a brother, Louis Szabo of Tannersville, Pa.; and five grandchildren. A service was held at First Reformed Church of South River. Interment was in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River.
MILLICENT FUENTAS BROWN, 66, of Old Bridge died March 25 at home. Surviving are her husband, John J.; a son, John William of Manchester; a daughter, Catherine Apgar of Old Bridge; and a sister, Grace Fuentes of Spotswood. A Mass is planned for 9 a.m. on March 27 at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Interment will follow in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.
FRANCIS A. "FRANK" DOMINIK of Sayreville died March 25 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Martha Krol Dominik; a brother, Walter Dominik of Milltown; six sisters, Mary Dominik, Christine Dominik and Eleanore Egan, all of Sayreville, Estelle Alberts and Florence Piech, both of Linden, and Catherine Wojchowicz of South River; a stepdaughter, Louise Hendon of Pasadena, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass is planned for 10 a.m. on March 28 at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Stanislaus Kostka School Endowment Fund, Sayreville, or to St. Joseph School for the Blind, Jersey City.
EVELYN BERRIEN JENSEN, 91, of Spotswood, formerly of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, died March 20 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry; a son, John Jensen; and a grandson, David Jensen. Surviving are a son, Henry Jensen of Spotswood; two daughters, Louise Londino of Monroe and Marie Hoerner of Florida; two sisters, Elizabeth Eberle of Sayreville and Margaret Claysen of Florida; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services were held at Bronson and Guthlein Funeral Home, Milltown. Interment was in Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent section of Manalapan.
JOHN L. "JACK" SHEEHAN, 70, of East Brunswick, formerly of Sayreville, died March 22 in Rose Mountain Care Center, New Brunswick. His father, Walter Sheehan, died in 1967. Surviving are his mother, Agnes Bruhn Sheehan of East Brunswick, and many cousins, Services are planned for 10 a.m. on March 28 at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Brunswick.
MARIA A. ZEMA, 80, of Old Bridge died March 22 in Summerhill Care Center, Old Bridge. Surviving are two daughters, Carmela Costanzo of the Parlin section of Sayreville and Mary Spirra of Monroe; two sons, Dominick Zema of Newark and Leonard Zema of Old Bridge; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.
JOSEPHINE "DAISY" CONTICELLI CALANDRIELLO, 87, of Sayreville died March 22 at home. Her husband, James W. Calandriello, died in 1981. Surviving are two daughters, Marie Nadratowski of South Amboy and Jeanne Corvo of Jersey City; two sons, James Calandriello Jr., with whom she lived, and Leonard J. Calandriello of Phoenix, Ariz.; three sisters, Helen Franchini of West Caldwell, Gloria Lovero of North Arlington and Philomena Conticelli of Cliffside Park; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A Mass was offered in Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.
GERALDINE "GERRY" O’BRIEN SAUNDERS, 71, of Sayreville died March 20 at home. Her husband, Theodore Saunders, died in 1978. Surviving are three sons, James, Ted and Robert Saunders; three daughters, Judy Radice, Geraldine Loughlin and Mary Richman; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services were held at Gundrum Service Home for Funerals, South Amboy. Interment was in Christ Church Cemetery, South Amboy.