Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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Richard P. Gfrerer
Mr. Gfrerer, 77, of Edison, formerly of East Brunswick, Monroe and Jackson, died May 17, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was a former Republican committeeman in East Brunswick. His wife, Rita Gfrerer, died in 1992. Surviving are three daughters, Diane Berry of Edison, Denise Boucher of Boston and Janice Steigler…
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Let leaders know you want troops home
Iam asking every citizen who wants our troops to come home from Iraq now to place a sign on their front lawn or in their window that reads “Support Our Troops, Bring Them Home NOW!” Rep. Frank J. Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) declared, “I am tired of going to funerals. It’s got to stop, we…
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Pancreatic cancer a serious affliction
It’s unfortunate that it takes the news that actor Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer to bring some attention to this dreadful disease. For too long, a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer has been seen simply as a death sentence. That’s undoubtedly part of the reason why it receives only a small share of federal…
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Margaret Impellizzeri Aikens
Mrs. Aikens, 83, of South River, formerly of East Brunswick and Old Bridge, died April 30, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband,Albert J.Aikens, died in 2002, and a grandson, Kenneth Stolte, died in 2000. Surviving are a son, Richard E. Aikens, and his wife, Kathy, of Old Bridge; three sisters,…
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Madeline L. Douglas Barglowski
Mrs. Barglowski, 67, of South River, died May 11, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her parents, Arcadius and Viola Zajac Douglas. Surviving are her husband, Robert C. Barglowski; a daughter, Christine Barglowski of East Brunswick; a son, Joseph Barglowski, and his wife, Elena, of Old Bridge; a brother,…
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Mary E. Bostic
Mrs. Bostic, 77, of East Brunswick, died May 18, 2008, at home. Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Murphy, and her husband, John, of East Brunswick; a son, Paul, and his wife, Francine, of Freehold; and four grandchildren, Kevin and Andrew Bostic and Elizabeth and Jennifer Murphy. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick.…
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Erma F. Reed Lohr
Mrs. Lohr, 81, of Spotswood, formerly of Monroe, diedMay 1, 2008, in Raritan BayMedical Center, Old Bridge division. She worked as a secretary for Van Liew Motors, Jamesburg, during the 1940s. After that, she was employed as a secretary with the Spotswood Board of Education for 21 years until her retirement in 1986. Surviving are…
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John “Jack” Walsh
Mr. Walsh, 85, of Manalapan, died May 19, 2008, in CareOne at East Brunswick. He was ordained a permanent deacon of the Trenton Diocese in 1980. Prior to his retirement, he conducted the preparation classes for baptism and marriage at St. Thomas More Church, Manalapan. He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara Ann, in 2002.…
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George Emiel Mattus, Ph.D.
Dr. Mattus, 89, of Spotswood, died May 16, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1984, he was a professor of horticulture. His first wife, Mary Ann Tamarkin Mattus, died in 1982. Surviving are his wife, Sylvia Freund Mattus; three children,MarthaMattus of Portland, Ore., Gregory Mattus of Louisville,…
