Rosalie Kullmann Altmann
Mrs. Altmann, 79, of Highland Park, died May 14 at home. Her husband, Peter S. Altmann, died in 2002. Surviving are six sisters, Marie Dietz of Sickershausen, Germany, Adele Rothauer of Gmunden, Austria, and Elizabeth Young, Erna Wilhelm, Luise Urteil and Erica Breitfelder, all of Highland Park; and seven nieces and 12 nieces. Services were held at Emanuel Lutheran Church, New Brunswick. Interment was in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to Emanuel Lutheran Church.
Maria Rosalie Briscese
Mrs. Briscese, 75, of South River, died May 17 at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a seamstress by Brodsky and Sons, South River, where she worked for 15 years. Surviving are her husband, Vincenzo Briscese; and two daughters, Ann Marie Briscese of South River and Miriam Briscese of Plainsboro. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park Mausoleum, South Brunswick.
William S. Burns
Mr. Burns, 84, of East Brunswick, died May 14 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Marge; two sons, J. Kevin Burns of Belmar and William Gregory Burns of Jamesburg; two daughters, Kathleen Elizabeth Hooper of West Memphis, Ark., and Christine Marie Burns of East Brunswick; two sisters, Ruth Varley of Bound Brook and Barbara Zonino of the Middlebush section of Franklin; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held at Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway. Arrangements were under the direction of Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick.
Bertha Pytel Bujko
Mrs. Bujko, 96, of Sayreville, died May 21 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a seamstress with several area manufacturing companies. Her husband, Stanley, died in 1981. Surviving are a son, Bernard Bujko, and his wife, Elaine, of Sayreville; and three grandchildren, Serena Royce, Koren Bujko and Christine Bujko. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Church, Sayreville. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Edward Kwiecinski
Mr. Kwiecinski, 78, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died May 19 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he worked as a carpenter for 42 years with Carpenters Union Local No. 1006, Milltown. His wife, Genevieve, died in 2002. Surviving are a daughter, Janet Stalowski of South River; a son, Robert of Sayreville; a brother, Paul of Matawan; and a sister, Josephine Klimek of Sayreville. A Mass was offered at Sacred Heart Church, South Amboy. Entombment was in Sacred Heart Mausoleum, Parlin.
Anna Talarick Maggiore
Mrs. Maggiore, 93, of Old Bridge, died May 18 in Summerhill Nursing Home, Old Bridge. Her husband, Peter Maggiore, died in 1991; a son, Allen, died in 1959; and a daughter, Carol Tweed, died in 2001. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Maggiore of Old Bridge; a son-in-law, Robert Tweed of South Carolina; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. A Mass was offered at Corpus Christi Church, South River. Interment was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Brunswick.
John J. Malchuk
Mr. Malchuk, 80, of Old Bridge, died May 21. A daughter, Claudia Malchuk, died in 1986. Surviving are his wife, Joan Hoffman Malchuk; a son, Larry Malchuk of Milltown; a daughter, Laura of Pearland, Texas; two brothers, Daniel Malchuk of the Stewartsville section of Greenwich Township and Paul Malchuk of Denver, Colo.; a sister, Olga Gelson of Old Bridge; and four grandchildren. Services are planned for 10 a.m. on May 25 at Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park Cemetery, North Brunswick.
Anna I. Ignatowitz Moore
Mrs. Moore, 88, of Spotswood, formerly of South Amboy, died May 18 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are two sons, Carmen Clinton and Ronald Moore, both of Spotswood; a sister, Pearl Zupko of Pennsylvania; three grandchildren, Linda Hilton, Debbie Prinzo and Diana Majewski; six great-grandchildren; and three nieces. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment was in Forest Green Park Cemetery, Morganville section of Marlboro. Memorial contributions may be made to Easter Seals of New Jersey, 1 Kimberly Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.
Joseph Ripish Sr.
Mr. Ripish, 84, of Jackson, formerly of Howell, died May 12 in Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Prior to his retirement 22 years ago, he was employed as a machinist with E.I. DuPont Imaging Technologies, Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Irene Bubnowski Ripish; a son, Joseph Ripish Jr. of Jackson; a daughter, Linda Goldstein of the Basking Ridge section of Bernards; a sister, Helen Fareno; and one grandson. A Mass was offered at Holy Trinity Church, Helmetta. Interment was in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Monroe.
Estelle Zygmond Sheryka
Mrs. Sheryka, 85, of Old Bridge, died May 8 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1989, she was employed as a seamstress with Brodsky and Sons, South River. Her husband, William A. Sheryka, died in 1968. Surviving are two sons, Richard Sheryka of Warwick, R.I., and David Sheryka of Reno, Nev.; a daughter, Nancy Long of Petaluma, Calif.; her companion, Frederick Holmes of Old Bridge; a brother, Benjamin Zygmond of Sayreville; two sisters, Sophie Magielnicki of Manchester and Pearl Halifko of Piscataway; and four grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Vincent Phillip Masi Jr.
Mr. Masi, 60, of Bradley Beach, formerly of Jackson, died May 19 in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. He was a master baker for Pennant Foods, Chicago. Prior to that, he and his family owned and operated Vincent’s Cookie Cupboard, Manalapan and Freehold. He also was a baking teacher at Burr D. Coe Vocational High School, East Brunswick. He was predeceased by his father, Vincent P. Masi Sr. Surviving are a son, Vincent Charles Masi of Bradley Beach; two daughters and a son-in-law, Kimberly Ann Masi of Freehold and Amy Elizabeth and Douglas Bost of Milltown; his mother, Rita Rondeau of Jackson; a brother, Frank Masi of Jackson; two grandchildren, Michael Dellachiaie and Alyssa Bost; his former wife, Clare Celano of Freehold; and his former mother-in-law, Sophie Celano.