Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • John F. Letts

    Mr. Letts, 90, of Sayreville, died March 14, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was employed in finance for more than 40 years, working as president of First National Bank of Sayreville, then Heritage Bank North, then Midlantic National Bank, and then PNC Bank, East Brunswick. Surviving…

  • George R. Searle

    Mr. Searle, 81, of East Brunswick, died March 17, 2009, at home. The owner/operator of several businesses, he was known for having purchased the Staten Island ferry, The Mary Murray, which has rested on the banks of the Raritan River for more than 25 years. Surviving are his wife, Irma Gebhardt Searle; three children, Georgann…

  • Maryann “Traci” Facchini

    Mrs. Facchini, 59, of North Brunswick, died March 22, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, following a battle with diabetes. She resided in the Fords section of Woodbridge, and New Brunswick, prior to relocating to North Brunswick in 1986. She was the president of Happy Time Inc., a family owned real estate…

  • A mother-and-son moment to remember

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Spring break. The very mention of the words conjures up images of college kids running amok on beaches, partying in the streets and showing up on “Girls Gone Wild.” It’s enough to cause great apprehension in the hearts of moral-teaching parents worldwide. Luckily enough for us Clinches, our…

  • Petar Tonkovic

    Mr. Tonkovic, 56, of North Brunswick, died March 25, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born in Ladimirevci, Croatia. He is survived by a brother, Milan, and his family of North Brunswick; a nephew, Manuel of Monroe; and a sister in Croatia. Arrangements were by The Crabiel Home for Funerals,…

  • Robert Paul Berndt

    Mr. Berndt, 71, of East Brunswick, died March 23, 2009 at home. He was a longshoreman at Sealand, Elizabeth, for 35 years, retiring in 2000. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret, in 2008; a brother, Adolph R. Berndt; and a sister, Pauline Harris. He is survived by a son, Robert J. Berndt, and a…

  • Josephine M. Fortunato Peterson

    Mrs. Peterson, 81, of East Brunswick, died March 17, 2009, in The Elms, Cranbury. Prior to her retirement in 1999, she was an auditor with J.C. Penney, East Brunswick, where she worked for 24 years. Her husband, Kenneth A. Peterson, died in 1978. Surviving are a daughter, LuAnn Goglia, and her husband, Richard, of Spotswood;…

  • Let consolidation begin with Legislature

    The governor and our Legislature keep pushing our towns for shared services and consolidation. It’s time for them to practice what they preach. We have 40 legislative districts in our state with 40 senators and 80 Assembly members. Each has his or her own office and staff. Senators each get $236,725 for staffing and expenses,…

  • Gloria M. Pizzaia Krupa

    Mrs. Krupa, 79, of the Toms River section of Dover, formerly of Milltown and South Brunswick, died March 26, 2009, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was a nurse at Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital and Woodbridge Developmental Center. Her husband, Frank, died in 2004. Surviving are two daughters, Sonia Krupa of South Brunswick and Cheryl…