Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Clara Koscinski Uscenski

    Mrs. Uscenski, 83, of South River, died March 6, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Edward J. Uscenski, died in 2008. Surviving are three brothers, Walter Koscinski, and his wife, Barbara, of Sayreville, Anthony Koscinski, and his wife, Elaine, of Point Pleasant Beach and Edwin Koscinski of Spotswood; a sister-in-law,…

  • Clarence S. “Bucky” Wentzel

    Mr. Wentzel, 66, of Lebanon, formerly of East Brunswick and the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Feb. 20, 2009, in Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. He worked as a chemist and was the owner/operator of Arnel Inc. (now known as Perkin Elmer), Parlin, for 27 years. Surviving are his wife, Joan Reed Wentzel; two sons,…

  • Paula V. Kelly Clark

    Mrs. Clark, 79, formerly of East Brunswick, died March 15, 2009, in Hildebrandt Center, Rochester, N.Y. Her husband, Richard G. Clark, died in 2002. Surviving are two daughters, Karen Van Brummelen, and her husband, Richard, of Muncy, Pa., and Patrice Galayda, and her husband, Steven, of Rochester; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson. A service was…

  • Marjorie Morris Framhein

    Mrs. Framhein, 84, of South River, died March 4, 2009, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as an office manager with Delaware- Raritan Girl Scouts, North Brunswick, where she worked for many years. Her husband, Paul T. Framhein, died in 1984. Surviving are a daughter, Barbara J. Stenglein of Manahawkin; a son,…

  • John J. Rutkowski

    Mr. Rutkowski, 54, of East Brunswick, died March 10, 2009, at home. He was a vice president for the past 10 years with Premium Assignment Corp., East Brunswick. He was predeceased by his father, Joseph John Rutkowski. Surviving are his wife, Joanne Santoro Rutkowski; his mother, Leona Mantik Rutkowski of Towson, Md.; two stepsons, Nicholas…

  • George R. Currie

    Mr. Currie, 70, of East Brunswick, died March 7, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a marketing-services supervisor with Johnson and Johnson, North Brunswick. A daughter, Darlene Fresta, died in 2002. Surviving are his wife, Lorraine Gurdinak Currie; a daughter, Colleen Currie of East…

  • Richard T. Geipel

    Mr. Geipel, 81, of Old Bridge, died March 6, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by two sons-inlaw, Kevin Costigan and John Sengstack. Surviving are his wife, Irene Malkiewicz Geipel; three daughters, Karen Sengstack and Patricia Costigan, both of Sayreville, and Jo-Anne Fallon of South River; two brothers, Robert Geipel…

  • Bernice Schmitt

    Mrs. Schmitt, 86, of Sayreville, formerly of East Brunswick, died March 6, 2009, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a secretary with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, East Brunswick, where she worked for many years. She was predeceased by her husband, Stephen Schmitt. Surviving are a son, Robert, and his wife,…

  • On economic effect of open space program

    Considering the open-space programs being conducted by New Jersey cities, I wonder what effect these programs have on the local economy. Take, for example, East Brunswick’s purchase of Heavenly Farms at a cost of $12 million for “open space.” What would have happened if this purchase wasn’t made? I understand the developer would have built…