Category: Suburban Opinion
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Charles R. Galla
Mr. Galla, 66, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 31, 2009. He was director of maintenance at Bergen Barrel and Drum, Kearny, for 25 years, retiring in February. His wife, Bernadette, died in 2008. Surviving are three daughters, Deborah A. Hullings, Robin A. Zahn and Sonja A. Galla; a sister, Eileen Oliver; and five grandchildren. Arrangements…
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Rochelle “Shelly” Mendelowitz
Mrs. Mendelowitz, 65, of East Windsor and formerly South Brunswick, died Sept. 16, 2009, at home, following a battle with cancer. She had resided in South Brunswick for 34 years before relocating to East Windsor in 2004. Mrs. Mendelowitz was retired from Educational Testing Service, Princeton, where she was employed 25 years. She is survived…
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John H. Merritt
Mr. Merritt, 76, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Sept. 3, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 2003, he was employed as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, East Brunswick, where he worked for 35 years. He was predeceased by a sister, Patricia Merritt,…
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Peteris Miesnieks
Mr. Miesnieks, 87, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 10, 2009, at home. He co-founded Miesnieks and Stegers Drywall Contracting Co., which operated from 1952 until his retirement in 1995. Surviving are his wife, Rita Miesnieks; a son, Andre Miesnieks, and his wife, Jean Marie, of Montgomery; two daughters, Mara Balsbaugh, and her husband, Duncan, of…
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Patricia M. Fritz Trawinski
Mrs. Trawinski, 68, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 3, 2009, in Willow Creek Nursing Home, Somerset section of Franklin. Her husband, George J. Trawinski, died in 2007. Surviving are a son, Gregory of Cranford; five sisters, Helen Gutter, and Arlene Chavarria, and her husband, Herbert, all of East Brunswick, Carol Ciasca of Middletown, Gloria Franco,…
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Anna Mae “Nanny” Lutton
Mrs. Lutton, 85, of Hazlet, died Sept. 17, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Lutton, in 2000; and a brother and sisterin law, Frank and Winifred Donnelly. Mrs. Lutton is survived by her children, Mary Lutton of Old Bridge, Patricia and Michael Kresevic of Holmdel, and Eileen and…
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Whirled peace
Students at Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge, created pinwheels for peace in art teacher Laura McHugh’s art classes. The students wrote their thoughts about war and peace, tolerance, and living in harmony with others on one side, and painted to visually express their feelings on the other side. The pinwheels were planted on International…
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Madeline Connell McIntosh
Mrs. McIntosh, 81, of Milltown, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Aug. 20, 2009, at home. Her husband, Charles A. McIntosh, died in 1990. She also was predeceased by a brother, Thomas Connell. Surviving are three daughters, Patricia Feeney, and her husband, Barry, of Sayreville, Debra McIntosh of Milltown, with whom she lived,…
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Walter J. Jones
Mr. Jones, 80, of Sayreville, died Sept. 3, 2009, at home. He was employed for 23 years by the U.S. Postal Service, Main Street post office, Sayreville, retiring as postmaster in 1989. His wife, Irene Gilewski Jones, died in January. Surviving are three children and their spouses, Kenneth and Maryann Jones of Sayreville, Beverly and…
