Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Steven Molle

    Mr. Molle, 94, of Palm City, Fla., formerly of South River, died Dec. 1, 2008, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1976, he was employed by Hermann’s Trucking Co., East Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Anne Seppi Molle, and by a son, Thomas Molle. Surviving are a son, Steven Molle of Palm…

  • George W. Pritting

    Mr. Pritting, 83, of Sayreville, died Nov. 24, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was predeceased by a son, George Jr., in 1994. Surviving are his wife, Violet L. Pritting; three sons, James Pritting of Penn Valley, Calif., and Roger Pritting and Douglas Pritting, both of Sayreville, a daughter, Barbara Cybrowski…

  • We’ll be giving you credit, whether you want it or not

    Coda • GREG BEAN If you believe the evening news (which I don’t always), you’ve learned that one effect of the national economic meltdown is that it’s darned near impossible to get credit these days. We’re told that you can’t get credit to buy a car, get a mortgage or pick up a new bass…

  • Stella Sophie Smolinski

    Mrs. Smolinski, 92, of Spotswood, died Dec. 2, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1980, she was employed as a seamstress with Charles Komar and Sons, Spotswood. Her husband, Edward Smolinski, died in 1979. Surviving are a daughter, Bernice Perrine, and her husband, Douglas, of the New…

  • John J. Prusakowski

    Mr. Prusakowski, 72, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Sayreville, died Nov. 20, 2008, in Stuart, Fla. Prior to his retirement, he worked for National Lead Industries, Sayreville, and for the State of New Jersey as a maintenance supervisor. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Prusakowski; two sisters, Lillian Billon of the Parlin section of…

  • Aileen Nagel Caffrey

    Mrs. Caffrey, 82, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 1, 2008, in Jersey Shore University Hospital, Neptune. Her husband, John “Jack” Caffrey, died in 1999. Surviving are seven cousins, Tony Nagel, Rita Unkert, Ottilie Kossack, Dawn Tedesco, Virginia Baluha, Geraldine Griffiths and Christine Winterfield; and other relatives including Paul Winterfield and Ella Mazurek.…

  • Charles L. Stani

    Mr. Stani, 55, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, formerly of Old Bridge, died Nov. 28, 2008, at home. A licensed plumber and self-employed contractor, he owned A. Able Contractors Inc., Parlin, since 1999. He was predeceased by his parents, Josephine and Louis Stani. Surviving are his wife, Deborah Corsale Stani; two daughters, Nicole Sollena,…

  • Lorraine E. Childs

    Mrs. Childs, 87, of South River, died Nov. 28, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Harrison J. Childs, died in 1986. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Thomas Alfrey, with whom she lived; two grandchildren, Jean Newton and Andrew Singer; and a great-grandson. Services were held at Maliszewski…

  • Helen V. Halik Golla

    Mrs. Golla, 90, of Old Bridge, died Nov. 2, 2008, in Park Place Center, South Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a bartender at Pete’s Tavern, East Brunswick, where she worked for more than 40 years. Her husband, John, died in 1961; a son-in-law, James Colleton, died in August; and a grandson,…