Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Help central N.J. get healthier, know the signs of heart disease
In 2008, I came down with a bad case of sinusitis. I became extremely dehydrated and had to call 911 for help. After being rushed to the hospital for fluids, I mentioned that I was experiencing some discomfort under my left breast. It wasn’t painful, just uncomfortable. Doctors ordered additional testing and I was told…
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Joan M. Ruskai Morris
Mrs. Morris, 72, of Monroe, formerly of Jamesburg, died Sept. 11, 2010, at home. She was employed for the past 10 years as a billingpremium consultant with Aetna Insurance Co., Cranbury. Prior to that, she worked at Pepsi-Cola Corp., North Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, James F. Morris Sr.; a son, James Jr.;…
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Margaret M. “Peggy” Pifle Michel
Mrs. Michel, 84, of East Brunswick, formerly of Edison, died Sept. 13, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was employed as a clerk at Target, Milltown, where she worked from 1998 to the present. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard Michel; two sisters, Helen and Louise; and a brother, Joseph…
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Michael Covino
Mr. Covino, 88, of South River, died Sept. 16, 2010. Prior to his retirement, he was the owner of Covino Block and Supply, Woodbridge. He served as South River welfare director, a member of the South River Zoning Board and a committeeman with the South River Democratic Party. Surviving are his wife, Ida Masiello Covino;…
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Janet Varsolona
Mrs. Varsolona, 71, of Manalapan, died Sept. 21, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to her 2002 retirement, she was employed as a bakery clerk for Grand Union, Manalapan. Surviving are her husband, Raymond J. Varsolona; two sons, Raymond Varsolona of Manalapan and Richard Varsolona and his wife, Faye, of Scotch Plains; two…
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Ronald J. Butler
Mr. Butler, 53, of Old Bridge, died Sept. 14, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was the owner of ARBE Landscaping, Old Bridge, since 1978, and ARBE Gardens and Gifts and Paintball Authority, also Old Bridge. He served as Middlesex County Utility Authority commissioner since 2009. He was predeceased by his…
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Felix J. Sirgedas
Mr. Sirgedas, 84, of the Somerset section of Franklin, formerly of Milltown, died Sept. 21, 2010, at home. His wife, Marcelene, died in 2006. Surviving are a son, Karl of Somerset; a daughter, Susanne Saccone of Milltown; and seven grandchildren. Services were held at Crabiel Home for Funerals, Milltown. Memorial contributions may be made to…
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Isabel P. Geada
Mrs. Geada, 77, of the Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge, formerly of Spotswood, died Sept. 5, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was predeceased by her husband, Jose Geada. Surviving are three children, Gill Geada, and his wife, Angela, of Old Bridge, Cristina Charleston, and her husband, Edward, of Monroe and…
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Rosemarie Garaffa Mandy
Mrs. Mandy, 67, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 18, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a real-estate agent in East Brunswick, most recently with Weichert Realtors, East Brunswick. She was predeceased by three brothers, John, Faust and Bill Garaffa. Surviving are a son, Ken Mandy of Milltown; two daughters, Jayne Odato,…
