Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Emergency unit grateful for letters of appreciation

    The Sayreville Emergency Squad would like to thank the residents of Sayreville and its surrounding communities for all of the thank-you cards, notes and letters that our squad continually receives. These testimonials are well appreciated and really go a long way. The squad would also like to thank all the residents and organizations that participated…

  • Michelle Sue Anderson

    Mrs. Anderson, 25, of Long Branch, died Oct. 28, 2009, following a lengthy battle with lupus. She resided in Sayreville prior to relocating to Long Branch 14 years ago. She is survived by her children, Hailey, Alyssa and James Ratcliffe of Long Branch; her mother and stepfather, Jacqueline Travers Palmer and Rande Palmer of Long…

  • Lillian Saloom Callaway

    Mrs. Callaway, 86, of New Brunswick, died Nov. 4, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Lester Callaway, in 1989. Mrs. Callaway is survived by a daughter, Lesley Shroyer of North Brunswick; two sisters, Alice Cicio of Old Bridge and Esther Shamy of North Brunswick; three brothers, David Saloom of Florida, George Saloom…

  • Helen G. Zahradnik Juba

    Mrs. Juba, 89, of East Brunswick, died Oct. 25, 2009, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. Her husband, Walter, died in 1984, and a grandson, Nicholas Breunig, died in 1992. Surviving are two sons, Edward, and his wife, Margaret, of Helmetta and Ronald, and his wife, Gail, of the Toms River section of Dover; a…

  • Frank D. Barbato

    Mr. Barbato, 93, of Old Bridge, died Nov. 1, 2009, in Easton Hospital, Easton, Pa. His wife, Kay, died in 2002. Surviving are a son and daughter in-law, Gary and Betty Barbato of the Stewartsville, section of Greenwich, and a daughter and son-in-law, Wilma and Jack Walcott of Smith Mountain Lake, Va.; four grandchildren; and…

  • Ronald J. Kalafor Sr.

    Mr. Kalafor, 64, of Spring Hill, Fla., formerly of Sayreville, died Oct. 30, 2009, in Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, Fla. Surviving are his wife, Laverne Kalafor; two sons, Ronald Kalafor Jr. and Gary Kalafor; a daughter, Lena Marie Kalafor; and three grandchildren. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment was in St.…

  • Anthony F. Izzo

    Mr. Izzo, 75, of Holmdel, died Nov. 2, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He had resided in Old Bridge before relocating to Holmdel. He was truck driver at Joseph Kenney for 15 years, retiring in 1997. Prior to that, he was an elevator mechanic for the City of New York. Mr. Izzo was…

  • Alice K. Eccles

    Mrs. Eccles, 85, of Old Bridge, died Oct. 31, 2009, in Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. Her husband, Robert V. Eccles, died in 1989. She also was predeceased by a sister, Mary Miller, and by a brother, Leonard Korry. Surviving are three children, Robert L. Eccles, Katherine E. Nitto and Susan Wojcik; seven grandchildren; and…

  • Anna Marie Podbelski Hansen

    Mrs. Hansen, 95, of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Sayreville, died Oct. 27, 2009, in Sun City. She was predeceased by her husband, Knud; three sisters, Stella Kukulski, Sophie Chevaler and Marian Bielski; and three brothers, Joseph, Raymond and Louis. Surviving are two daughters, Susan Dolan of Phoenix and Louise Hansen of Hackensack; two brothers,…