Category: Suburban Opinion
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Fred Romer
Mr. Romer, 78, formerly of Sayreville , died Nov. 11, 2008, in Sunrise Assisted Living, Old Bridge. Surviving are five children, Karen Herman, Kevin, Keith, Kenneth and Kathy Jean Romer. Interment was in Snellville, Ga. Arrangements were under the direction of Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin section of Sayreville.
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Veterans Day had special significance this year
Coda • GREG BEAN On Nov. 11, my wife and I attended the annual Veterans Day observance at Veterans Park at the East Brunswick OMunicipal Complex. I’ve attended many of these observances over the years as a reporter and observer, but this year was different. This year, as part of the observance, they were dedicating…
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James F. Davidson
Mr. Davidson, 69, of Old Bridge, formerly of Hazlet, died Nov. 2, 2008, in Bartley Healthcare Center, Jackson. His wife, Marilyn, died in 1997. He also was predeceased by a brother, Edward, and a sister, Margaret Tappen. Surviving are his companion, Janet Snyder of Old Bridge; a son and his companion, James W. and Debra…
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A target-rich environment for columnists these days
Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: I’m still chuckling amiably about the way you ended a post-election e-mail to me, which I think we should share with our readers. (I’m determined to remain amiable these days, takingwhat comes my way with Falstaffian good humor.) What you asked me was…
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Theresa A. Sherman Kovach
Mrs. Kovach, 92, of Monroe, formerly of South River, Old Bridge and Florida, died Nov. 3, 2008, in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Her husband, Joseph, died in 1996. Surviving are two sons, Donald, and his wife, Peggy, of Edison and Carl, and his wife, Frances, of the Parlin section of Sayreville; five…
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Ethel Domolki Krause
Mrs. Krause, 70, of Sayreville, formerly of South River, died Nov. 6, 2008. She was formerly employed at Domestic Finance Co., New Brunswick, where she worked for 10 years. Surviving are her husband, Wilbur R. Krause, and two children, Russell and Joanne Krause. A service was held at Holy Cross Burial Park Mausoleum, South Brunswick.…
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Josephine A. Miscihowski Waksmundzki
Mrs. Waksmundzki, 79, of South River, died Nov. 11, 2008, in Summerhill Nursing Home, Old Bridge. Surviving are her husband, George H. Waksmundzki; a son, Andrew, and his wife, Louise, of Jackson; a daughter, Debra Weis, and her husband, Mike, of Cape Coral, Fla.; a sister, Genevieve Kornacki of South River; and two grandchildren. A…
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Angela Cino Ilaria
Mrs. Ilaria, 80, of East Brunswick, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Nov. 7, 2008, at home. Prior to her retirement in 1991, she was employed as a secretary with Greater New York Insurance Co., East Brunswick, where she worked for 25 years. Her husband, Charles F. Ilaria Jr., died in 2005. Surviving…
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Annual school fundraiser passes the $110,000 mark
JEFF GRANIT staff Seventh-grader Hermang Parikh, 13, of Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge, takes a layup during the Basketball-A-Thon Nov. 12 to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. OLD BRIDGE — It’s an event that’s taken on many forms over the years, but each time the students have raised lots…
