Mr. Reckage, 85, of South River died April 13 at home. Prior to his retirement in 1982, he was employed as a pipe fitter with National Lead Industries, Sayreville, where he worked for 40 years. He was a past president of the South River Emergency Squad. He was an emergency medical technician and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructor for 10 years with the American Heart Association and for four years at Middlesex County College, Edison. Surviving are his wife, Mary Ann Holdakowski Reckage; three nephews, Michael Reckage, Bob Tobin and Edward Reckage; and two nieces, Christine Grella-Tobin and Carol Reckage. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Helen Naughton Kish
Mrs. Kish, 92, of South River died April 17 at home. Prior to her retirement 30 years ago, she was employed as a machine operator at South River Metal Co., where she worked for 10 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Gaza Kish, by a daughter, Helen Froude, and by a son, Gregory Kish. Surviving are three sons, Kevin and Gary, both of Spotswood, and Donald of East Brunswick; five daughters, LaVern Mosco of New Brunswick, Maureen Smolinski of Sayreville, Lois Banko of East Brunswick, Marie Franchino of South River and Sharon Kish of Florida; 25 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Corpus Christi Church, South River. Interment was in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River. Memorial contributions may be made to Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Central Jersey Hospice, 1100 Wayside Road, Tinton Falls, NJ 07712.Edmund Ciszewski
Mr. Ciszewski, 83, of South River died April 17 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1982, he was employed as a chemical engineer with DuPont Photo Products Division, Parlin section of Sayreville. Surviving are his wife, Bernice "Babs" Genus Ciszewski; three sisters, Connie Pelczar of Maryland, and Beatrice Harvey and Louise DerZawiec, both of South Amboy; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Entombment was in Holy Cross Mausoleum, South Brunswick.
Andrew J. Lapos
Mr. Lapos, 53, of Cranbury, formerly of Old Bridge, died April 17 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. His mother, Tillie Bohensky Lapos, died in 2002. Surviving are his father, Andrew B. Lapos of Tamaqua, Pa.; three sisters, Donna Lapos of Jamesburg, Karen MacNeil of Coatesville, Pa., and Deborah Bishop of East Brunswick; and four nieces and one nephew. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Cremation was private. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 846 Main St., Fords, NJ 08863.
Joseph Zigmond
Mr. Zigmond, 87, of East Brunswick died April 14 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was co-owner, with his late wife, Felicia, of Zigmond Greenhouse, East Brunswick. His wife, Felicia Burak Zigmond, died in 1995. Surviving are a sister-in-law, Edna Borak of East Brunswick; a brother, John of Bridgeton; four sisters, Agnes Kutney of Newport, and Mary Murasky, Sophie Zigmond and Josephine Zigmond, all of Bridgeton; several nieces and nephews, including Arlene Pedersen, Barbara Tighe, Diane Hayes and Kathy Retzlaff; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.