Category: Suburban Opinion
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Robert Baxter
Mr. Baxter, 73, of South Amboy, formerly of Woodbridge and Old Bridge, died Nov. 25, 2008, at home. Surviving are his wife, Janice Baxter; six daughters, Susan Iannaccone of Colorado, Kathy Wolf of Ohio, Linda Baxter of North Carolina, Wendy Henry of Medford, Nancy Cashmere of Alpha and Shari Huebner of Old Bridge; 12 grandchildren;…
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Michael J. Lukacs Jr.
Mr. Lukacs, 88, of the Madison Park section of Old Bridge, died Dec. 11, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Jennie Kostyal Lukacs, died in 2005. Surviving are his children and their spouses, Laura and Wayne Mindek of Flemington, Karen and Bob Grondin and Michael Lukacs, all of Charlotte, N.C.,…
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Spirit of the season shines in local towns
The holiday season is a time of giving, and nowhere is that more apparent than right here in Middlesex County. In the midst of widespread economic turmoil, of cutbacks being made in seemingly every business and household, people still find ways to help others who are going through a harder time than they are. Throughout…
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Dorothy Palmer
Mrs. Palmer, 80, of Monroe, formerly of Old Bridge, died Nov. 26, 2008, in Cranbury Center, Monroe. Her husband, David, died in 1991. Surviving are a son, David B. Palmer, and his wife, Meg, of Monroe; and two grandchildren, Ian and Shane Palmer. A memorial service was held at the Lutheran Church of the Good…
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Dorothy A. Shedlock Hays
Mrs. Hays, 50, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 16, 2008, at home. She was employed as a bus driver with Wehrle Bus Co., Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge. Surviving are two sons, Kenneth Hays, and his wife, Erin, of Sayreville and Dustin Karns of Parlin; her parents, Andrew and Beverly Lewis…
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Mildred A. Meissner
Ms. Meissner, 100, died Dec. 14, 2008, in Old Bridge Manor. Prior to her retirement in 1973, she was employed by DuPont, Parlin section of Sayreville, where she worked for 35 years. She was predeceased by four brothers, Charles, Howard, Edwin and Frank Meissner, and by a sister, Gertrude Jessen. Surviving are a niece, Carolyn…
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Adult responsibilities cannot always be measured by a person’s age
This letter is in response to Deborah C. Gumpper’s letter to the editor (“Adult Enough to Go to War but Not to Have a Drink”) in the Dec. 11, 2008, issue of the Suburban. Ms. Gumpper pointed out some of the legal inconsistencies in using 21 as the legal age for alcohol consumption while using…
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Concetta V. Scaloveno Votta
Mrs. Votta, 81, of Monroe, died Dec. 8, 2008, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. Prior to her retirement in 1994, she was employed as a secretary with the South River Board of Education, where she worked for 27 years. Her husband, Louis Votta Sr., died in 1984. Surviving are a daughter, Debbie Parsons, and…
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Marion L. Barfield
Mrs. Barfield, 72, of Sayreville, died Dec. 16, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1999, she was employed as a trimmer with Johns Manville, Edison, where she worked for 23 years. Her husband, Howard Barfield, died in 1974. Surviving are two sons, Jay Barfield and Michael Barfield,…
