Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Rita M. Penkrot Booke

    Mrs. Booke, of East Brunswick, died June 29, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Alvin L. Booke; three sons, Michael A. Booke, and his wife, Donna, of Northampton, Pa., Steven C. Booke of East Brunswick and Jason R. Booke of Santa Monica, Calif.; a daughter, Cynthia L. Harris, and…

  • Stanley Brinstein

    Mr. Brinstein, 82, of North Brunswick, died July 4, 2009, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington. He was employed as a representative for several years with the U.S. Postal Service. He is survived by two sisters, Joan Sassenoff of North Brunswick, and Irma Henry of East Brunswick; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service…

  • Stanley Schaechter

    Mr. Schaechter, 81, of Manchester, formerly of East Brunswick, died June 28, 2009, in Community Medical Center, Toms River section of Dover. Surviving are his wife, Cynthia Wilk Schaechter; two sons, Lawrence Schaechter, and his wife, Robin, of East Brunswick and Eric Schaechter, and his wife, Deborah, of Manchester; a daughter, Leslie Dunn, and her…

  • Carolyn A. Schuhlein Gruetze

    Mrs. Gruetze, 66, of Spotswood, died June 29, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are a son, William Gruetze of Highland Park; a daughter, Heidi Huchko, and her husband, Kenny, of Jackson; a brother, Warren Schuhlein of Florida; a granddaughter; and her former husband, Helmut Gruetze. Services were held at The…

  • Legislation would help some returning veterans

    Coda • GREG BEAN This Fourth of July was certainly a bittersweet holiday in our home. Those who know me know that our son Coleman, an Army sergeant who served two tours in Iraq, took his own life last September. In the months since, our family has learned a lot about the problems faced by…

  • Louis Donise Sr.

    Mr. Donise, 56, of Edison died June 16, 2009, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Houston, Texas, he had resided in South River before moving to Edison 15 years ago. Mr. Donise was a truck driver for Midco Waste in New Brunswick for over 20 years. He was predeceased by his parents, Carmen and…

  • Helen M. Nemeth Dorko

    Mrs. Dorko, 74, of East Brunswick, formerly of New Brunswick and the Port Reading section of Woodbridge, died June 29, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Alexander Dorko, died in 1993. Surviving are two sons, Alexander Dorko, and his wife, Dawn, of Jackson and David Dorko, and his wife, Patty,…

  • Carl Cantore

    Mr. Cantore, 71, of Edison, died June 25, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. A sister, Angela DiBella, died in 1996. Surviving is a nephew, John DiBella of Milltown. A service was held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Cremation was private. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2600…

  • Grace LaRosa Vaccaro

    Mrs. Vaccaro, 97, of New Brunswick, died June 27, 2009, at home. She was employed at Personal Products, Milltown, for 18 years, retiring in 1974. Prior to that, she was a seamstress at Bond Clothing Company and Brunswick Blouse Company, both New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Vito J. “Bill” Vaccaro, in 1985;…