Category: Suburban Opinion
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Lawrence Parks
Mr. Parks, 88, of South River, died Aug. 4, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1983, he was employed as a rigger with Hercules, Sayreville, where he worked for 43 years. His wife, Jane, died in 1994. Surviving are two brothersin law and several nieces and nephews. A…
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William A. Ahrberg
Mr. Ahrberg, 92, of Old Bridge, died July 20, 2010, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. Prior to retiring, he was a machinist for Air Reduction Co., Union. He was predeceased by his wife, Mildred Ahrberg, in 2006. Surviving are a daughter, Jane Garnich, and her husband, Raymond, of Allentown; a son, William R.…
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Kalman “Kelly” Monek
Mr. Monek, 89, of South River, died Aug. 3, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1986, he was employed as a tool and die maker/master mechanic at several companies including Hercules, Sayreville. He was predeceased by his wife, Helen, and by a sister, Mary Toth. Surviving are a son, Richard, and his wife,…
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Josephine Kadubec Ellis
Mrs. Ellis, 99, of East Brunswick, died Aug.4, 2010, in Care One at East Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed in housekeeping at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank, and by a son, Frank. Surviving are a son, Eugene, and his wife, Edna, of Washington state; two grandsons,…
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Sheldon Rovner
Mr. Rovner, 79, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, formerly of Old Bridge, died Aug. 5, 2010, in University Medical Center at Princeton. Prior to his retirement, he owned his own consultant business. Surviving are his wife, Doris Schwanke Rovner; a daughter, Susan Rowe of Kendall Park; two sons, Daniel Rovner of Howell…
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John P. Navarro
Mr. Navarro, 57, of Old Bridge, and formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., died July 29, 2010, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Surviving are his wife of 31 years, Sheila M. (nee Doyle) Navarro; three daughters, Christine Navarro, Meghan Navarro and her fiancé Sean Kelly, and Katherine Navarro; two sisters, Mary Lynn Navarro, and…
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Virginia Carney DeGraw
Mrs. DeGraw, 86, of East Brunswick, died July 25, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division, following a battle with cancer. Born in Highland Park, she had resided in Milltown before moving to East Brunswick 50 years ago. Prior to retiring, Mrs. DeGraw was a secretary for B&D Metal Fabricators/Liquid Bulk, Old Bridge,…
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Melinda E. Craig
Ms. Craig, 49, of Dunellen, formerly of Sayreville, died July 31, 2010, at home. She was previously employed as an assistant manager at Rickels Home Center, East Brunswick. Surviving are two sons, Edward Jordat and Donald Jordat, and three daughters, Michelle Jordat, Amy Talmadge and Ashley Talmadge, all of New Jersey; four grandchildren; her fiancé,…
