Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Paul L. Veres

    Mr. Veres, 88, of Monroe, formerly of South River, died May 13, 2009, in the Pavillions at Forrestal, Plainsboro. He and his wife, Mary, owned and operated Mary and Paul’s Religious Store, South River, for many years. Surviving are his wife, Mary Duda Veres; a brother, Andy Veres of New Kensington, Pa.; two brothers-inlaw, Joseph…

  • Eileen Buonacore

    Mrs. Buonacore, 66, of South River, died May 13, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a dispatcher with Argix Direct, Jamesburg, where she worked for 11 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Bridget and Alex Barfitt. Surviving are six daughters, Linda Hunter and…

  • Norma S. Martin Harder

    Mrs. Harder, 78, of Hazlet, died May 13, 2009, at home. She resided in the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, prior to relocating to Hazlet, 10 years ago. She was a retired bookkeeper at Herman’s Sporting Goods, Carteret, where she was employed eight years. Following retirement, she was employed at Costco, Middletown, for several…

  • Frank “Red” Betzler

    Mr. Betzler, 77, of Sayreville, died May 9, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was employed as a chemical operator at Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 18 years. Before that, he worked for 20 years in the W.T. Grant Distribution…

  • Patricia Trzoniec Olsen

    Mrs. Olsen, 70, of Sayreville, died May 2, 2009, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a bookkeeper at Pathmark, Marlboro, where she worked for 25 years. Surviving are her husband, Douglas “Ace” Olsen; a son, Thomas, and his wife, Lori, of Sayreville; a daughter, Doreen Laskiewicz, and her husband, Steven, of…

  • Joseph Alfred Tirelli Jr.

    Mr. Tirelli, 71, of Old Bridge, died May 17, 2009, in Madison Center, Old Bridge. He was predeceased by a daughter, Joann Mazzarella. Surviving are his wife, Barbara; a son, Joseph Tirelli III; two daughters and three sons-in-law, Gina and Tom Daya, Dina and Robert Congiusta and Charlie Mazzarella; a brother, Billy Tirelli; a sister,…

  • Adele Yuknalis

    Ms. Yuknalis, 94, of East Brunswick, died May 6, 2009, in Golden Living Center, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by two brothers, Edward Nelson and Joseph Yuknalis, and by two sisters, Regina Stokes and Margaret Peters. Surviving are many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kearny.…

  • Attack on chairman, organization unfounded

    This is in response to the assertions made in the letter to the editor recently submitted by Shirley Dill (“Volunteer Deserved, Did Not Receive, Thanks and Praise,” Suburban, May 21). Volunteers are the backbone of a great community, and our local volunteers are some of the best. They all deserve our sincerest thanks and acknowledgment…

  • Wesley J. Thackara

    Mr. Thackara, 52, of Spotswood, formerly of East Brunswick and Old Bridge, died May 11, 2009, at home. He was the director of maintenance for 25 years at Summerhill Nursing Home, Old Bridge. His father, William, died in 2006. Surviving are his wife, Cindi Becker Thackara; a son, Jason, and a daughter, Lindsay; his mother,…