Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Nancy T. Anderson

    Mrs. Anderson, 86, of North Brunswick, formerly of Milltown, died Oct. 22, 2010, in Care One in East Brunswick. She owned Nan’s Antiques and Gift Shop, Milltown, for 35 years. Before that, she worked for Milltown Bank. Her husband, John, died in 1984. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, John and Marcia Anderson of East…

  • Brian Lobycz

    Mr. Lobycz, 36, of Milltown, formerly of South River, died Oct. 16, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was employed by P.C.F. Distributors, Marlboro, for the past two years. Surviving are his wife, Amy Kozo Lobycz; his parents, David and Mary Lou Soden Lobycz of South River; a brother, David Lobycz,…

  • Vincenzo Briscese

    Mr. Briscese, 84, of South River, died Oct. 21, 2010, in Barbara E. Chung Memorial Hospice, Edison. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was employed as a welder with South River Metal Co., where he worked for more than 30 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Maria R. Santos Briscese, in 2006. Surviving…

  • Francis “Larry” Stegiel

    Mr. Stegiel, 75, of Toms River, formerly of Sayreville, died Oct. 14, 2010, in Community Medical Center Hospice, Toms River. Prior to his retirement in 2000, he was the owner of East End Auto Body, Sayreville. Surviving are three children and their spouses, Gregory and Janet Stegiel of Jackson, Wayne and Lori Stegiel of Helmetta…

  • Walter S. Zabicki

    Mr. Zabicki, 82, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Oct. 16, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Surviving are his wife, Aniela Nizborski Zabicki; two daughters, Diane Zabicki of Parlin and Susan Wilson, and her husband, Lee, of Freehold Township; and five grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Sacred Heart Church,…

  • Daniel Joseph O’Brien

    Mr. O’Brien, 83, of Monroe, formerly of Metuchen, died Oct. 20, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1995, he was president of D.J. O’Brien & Son, Sayreville, for 30 years. He was predeceased by a sister, Regina Shanley. Surviving are his wife, Carol Bailey O’Brien; six children, Anne Borbely, and her husband, Zoltan,…

  • The truth isn’t always apparent at first blush

    To fracture the words of Mark Twain, the rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. I took a trip to Colorado last week to help my baby brother celebrate his 50th birthday (and help him remember to take his fiber tabs) and because my column didn’t appear in the paper, and my name wasn’t…

  • Jim J. Cirminello

    Mr. Cirminello, 68, of East Brunswick, died Oct. 12, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Wishbow Cirminello; a son, Frank Cirminello, and his fiancée, Melissa, of Peekskill, N.Y.; and two sisters, Maryann Genova, and her husband, Anthony, of Bayonne and Georgia Cirminello of Seaside Heights. Services were…

  • Francis “Frank” Rutan

    Mr. Rutan, 60, of Sayreville, formerly of Edison and the Iselin section of Woodbridge, died Oct. 7, 2010, while visiting family in O’Fallon, Ill. Surviving are his wife, Mary Janis Rutan; a son, Jason Rutan, and his wife, Kim, of Monroe; a daughter, Tara Rutan of Hoboken; his mother, Mary Flynn Rutan of the Whiting…