Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Discovering family history, one creased letter at a time

    Coda • GREG BEAN It seems like when the kids move out, they’re never really gone because they leave so much junk behind. But at our house, it isn’t the kids who are responsible for all the accumulated archeological detritus. My wife and I save things as well. Boxes and boxes of photographs. Birthday cards.…

  • Aurelia V. Schulmeister

    Mrs. Schulmeister, 93, of the Cheesequake section of Old Bridge, formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 14, 2008, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was a production worker with DuPont, Parlin section of Sayreville. Her husband, Britton L. Schulmeister, died in 1991. Surviving are three children, Mary Elizabeth Schulmeister and Britton L. Schulmeister Jr.,…

  • Joseph E. Mahoney

    Mr. Mahoney, 81, of Spotswood, died Dec. 3, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Doris Sovick Mahoney; two sons, Richard Mahoney, and his wife, Ruth, of the Parlin section of Sayreville and Donald Mahoney, and his wife, Marianne, of Bethel, Conn.; a sister, Gloria Andreski; three grandchildren; and two…

  • Morgan Suzanne Marie Ball

    Miss Ball, 22, a lifelong resident of Englishtown, died Dec. 21, 2008, at CentraState Hospital, Freehold Township. She was a 2005 graduate of Manalapan High School, where she was a four-year varsity soccer player, serving as captain for two years. Miss Ball was a member of the Manalapan Soccer Club. Surviving are her parents, Kevin…

  • Lynn Gaitley Yondolino

    Mrs. Yondolino, 65, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 21, 2008. Born in Hackensack, she had been a resident of Fairlawn for 27 years before moving to Old Bridge nine years ago. She was a self-employed aerobics instructor. A communicant of Most Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church, Old Bridge, Mrs. Yondolino was in charge of the…

  • AHA offers winter weather warnings

    The American Heart Association’s (AHA) Operation Winter Weather Warnings launched today with an educational campaign targeted to individuals with heart disease or history of stroke, and those who may be at high risk. This includes individuals with high blood pressure; those who are overweight; smokers; those with high cholesterol; those with a strong family history…

  • Margaret A. Daily Santora

    Mrs. Santora, 81, of South River, formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 14, 2008, at home. Her husband, Frank, died in 2002, and a son, Joseph, died in 1989. She worked as a crossing guard for the East Brunswick Police Department from 1970-75. Surviving are two daughters, Rosemary Roberts, and her husband, Frank, of the…

  • Family grateful for response, handling of fire

    On Sunday night, Dec. 21, at 11:45 p.m., we were awakened by the dreaded alarm of the smoke detector in the upper hallway of our home. After a check of the detector to be sure it was not malfunctioning, we did a quick search to locate the cause of the smoke. As we descended from…