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ANNETTE "TOSIA" NAWALANY BARANOWSKI, 83, of Sayreville died Aug. 1 at home. Her husband, Theophil, died in February. Surviving are two sons, Edward F. Baranowski of Sayreville and Barry John Baranowski of Maine; a daughter, Annette "Sissy" Hockenjos of Sayreville; and two grandsons. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Church, Sayreville. Interment was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Stanislaus School Endowment Fund, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville, NJ 08872.
ELEANOR PATRICIA CLEMENTS CHMURA, 52, of Monroe, formerly of Old Bridge and Jamesburg, died Aug. 1 at home. She was employed as a paraprofessional with the Monroe Township School District at Woodland School, Monroe. A daughter, Nicole, died in 1980. Surviving are her husband, Ronald P. Chmura; a son, Ronald; a sister, Jacqueline A. Bullis of Old Bridge; two brothers, Robert Clements of Old Bridge and John V. Clements of Pearl City, Hawaii; a brother-in-law, Mel Chmura of the Toms River section of Dover; 10 nephews; three nieces; and one great-nephew. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment was private.
THEODORE "TED" W. GUTKOWSKI, 76, of Monroe, formerly of Sayreville, died Aug. 3 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was the co-owner of Sun-Glo Bakery, Sayreville, where he was a baker for more than 50 years. Surviving are his wife, Charlotte Dockiewicz Gutkowski; a brother, Stanley Gutkowski of Sayreville; two sisters, Jessie and Helen Gutkowski, both of Monroe; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Church, Sayreville. Interment was in the church cemetery.
GEORGE A. KISH SR., 74, of Freehold, formerly of North Brunswick and Florida, died July 31 at home. Surviving are his wife, Virginia VanArsdale Kish; two sons, Thomas Kish of Freehold and George Kish Jr. of Old Bridge; two daughters, Patricia Coyle of Stafford and Barbara Falotico of Manalapan; and eight grandchildren. A memorial Mass was offered at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Englishtown.
LILY E. KREISS, 72, of Old Bridge died Aug. 1 in Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, N.Y. She was employed as a lunch supervisor at Cheesequake School, Old Bridge. A son, Ronald Proudman, died in 1978. Surviving are her husband, Walter R. Kreiss; three sons, Mark Proudman of Matawan, Barry Proudman of Sayreville and David Proudman of Dallas; a daughter, Tracy Pulaski of Old Bridge; and three grandchildren. A requiem Eucharist was offered at Christ Episcopal Church, South Amboy. Interment was in Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent section of Manalapan.
FRANCIS J. LUCITT, 79, of South Amboy died Aug. 1 at home. Surviving are three cousins, Mary Jo Kenny of Highlands, Burke Honnold of Rumson and Mary Morrison of LaJolla, Calif.; and a sister-in-law, Janine Lucitt of Antony, France. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Cremation was private.
BRYAN P. KUNTNE, 30, of Sayreville died July 31 in Madison Center, Old Bridge. He was the owner of Bryan K Landscaping, Sayreville, for the past 12 years. Surviving are his wife, Tara A. Cerami Kuntne; a son, Bryan T. of Sayreville; a daughter, Brianna L., at home; his paternal grandmother, Gert Kuntne of the Parlin section of Sayreville; his father, Paul E. of California; his mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Sam Inks of Springfield, Va.; and two sisters, Melissa and Ashley Inks, both of Springfield. A memorial service is planned for noon on Aug. 10 at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville. Memorial contributions may be made to Tara Kuntne for the Brianna L. Kuntne Scholarship Fund. Cremation was under the direction of DeGraff Cremation Services, Lakehurst.
ROBERT L. PERRY SR., 60, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, formerly of Spotswood, died Aug. 1 at home. His wife, Carolyn Perry, died in 1996. Surviving are his companion, Linda S. Gage of the Morgan section of Sayreville; two daughters, Debra J. Perry of Laurence Harbor and Nora L. Schmitz of Old Bridge; a son, Robert L. Perry Jr. of Hazlet; four brothers, Earl Perry and Ronald Perry, both of Spotswood, Raymond Perry of Monroe and James Perry of Piscataway; three sisters, Joyce Ponzio of Windsor, Ruth Ward of Hightstown and Bernice Bennett of Florida; and six grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Lawrence Church, Laurence Harbor. Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury, NJ 07702.
JOSEPH PUCCIARELLO, 81, of Sayreville, formerly of Jamesburg, died Aug. 3 at home. A daughter, Jo Ann Pucciarello, died in 1945. Surviving are his wife, Mary Bongiovanni Pucciarello; three sons, Joseph, James and Salvatore, all of Sayreville; a brother, James Pucciarello of Livingston; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin section of Sayreville.
RITA E. SANNWALDT, 67, of Milltown died Aug. 4 at home. She was a secretary for the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, for 26 years. Surviving are her husband, Edward Sannwaldt; two sons, Col. Edward Sannwaldt of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and William Sannwaldt of Milltown; two daughters, Kathleen Snodgrass of Warsaw, Mo., and Diana Dadika of Milltown; two sisters, Pat Sheppard and Helen Schwarz, both of North Brunswick; and eight grandchildren. A blessing will be held on Aug. 8 at a time to be announced at the Crabiel Home for Funerals, Milltown. Interment will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 846 Main St., Fords, NJ 08863.
BARBARA A. PELUSO SHARP, 59, of Old Bridge Aug. 1 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was an owner/partner at ERA Designs for Living Real Estate, Old Bridge, for the past five years. Surviving are her husband, John; her mother, Margaret Peluso of Old Bridge; a brother, Eugene Peluso of Oceanside, N.Y.; four nephews; and five godchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.
VINCENT STEIN, 88, of Old Bridge died Aug. 3 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are a sister, Mildred Wyer of Old Bridge; four nieces; three nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
JACOB "JAKE" SUMSKI, 68, of South River died July 30 at home. Prior to his retirement in 1995, was employed as a custodian at East Brunswick High School for 10 years. Surviving is a niece, Barbara Koch of South River. A divine liturgy was offered at Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, South River. Interment was in the church cemetery.
JOHN J. "JOHNNY" TRABACHINO, 79, of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen died Aug. 1 in Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was the owner of Trabachino Agency Real Estate and Insurance Co. Inc., Cliffwood, for the past 52 years. His wife, Rose Izzeralli Trabachino, died in 1994. Surviving are three sons, Gennaro "Jan," Gary and Leon Paul Trabachino, all of Keyport; three sisters, Lucy Trabachino of Elizabeth, Gertrude Chirico of the Colonia section of Woodbridge and Mildred Pompliano of Marshfield, Mass.; and five grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Joseph’s Church, Keyport. Interment was in the church cemetery.