Alexander T. Zozulin, 89, of Monroe, died Monday, May 8, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick.
Born in Bridgeport, Conn., Mr. Zozulin lived in New York City before moving to Monroe in 1948. Mr. Zozulin was a farmer in Monroe for over 20 years before retiring in the 1970s. He studied entomology at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., and aeronautics on Long Island, N.Y., prior to World War II. During the war, Mr. Zozulin taught aircraft repair at Paterson Military Base in Ohio. He was a former member of the St. James Knights of Columbus, Jamesburg. Mr. Zozulin will be remembered as a kind, sweet man and a wonderful father.
His wife, Stella Wilk Zozulin, and a sister, Katherine Glory, both died last year. He is survived by his two daughters, Joan Zozulin of Monroe and Elizabeth Zozulin of Baton Rouge, La.; a son, Alexander and his wife, Mary, of Avon, Conn.; two grandchildren, Kristen and A.J.; and his sister-in-law, Sister Miriam Ruth of Ridgely, Md.
Services were held Thursday, May 11, at Lester Memorial Home, 16 W. Church St., Jamesburg, followed by a funeral liturgy at St. James R.C. Church, Jamesburg. Burial will be at Holy Cross Burial Park, East Brunswick.
