Category: Suburban Opinion

  • Jennie Kontnik Zdan

    Mrs. Zdan, 84, of Sayreville, formerly of South River and East Brunswick, died July 5, 2008, at home. Her husband, Edward Zdan, died in May. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathleen and Dominick Carraturo of South River and Barbara and Jack Drozd of Sayreville; a sister, Stacia Demback of Milltown; and three grandchildren. A…

  • Anna Makar Boyko

    Mrs. Boyko, 80, of Sayreville, died July 10, 2008, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, John Boyko, died in 1984. Surviving are three children and their spouses, John and Elaine Boyko of Tinton Falls, Charles and Ann Boyko of the Parlin section of Sayreville and Debra and Michael DeBrito of Sayreville;…

  • Dorothy Ann Driver

    of Parlin     Dorothy Ann Driver Dorothy Ann Driver ( nee Green), 62, of Parlin, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2008, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. She worked for over 10 years as an Account Executive with Amerihealth of NJ. Dorothy was born in Perth Amboy and had spent the past 9 years in…

  • Stanley E. “Sport” Synarski

    Mr. Synarski, 80, of Sayreville, died June 26, 2008, at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack. Born in Sayreville, he was a lifelong borough resident. For 35 years, he worked as a maintenance worker for the Sayreville Board of Education before his retirement. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Synarski…

  • Helen Bloom-Frank

    Mrs. Bloom-Frank, 92, of Houston, Texas, died July 1, 2008. She had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., prior to moving to Houston. Mrs. Bloom- Frank was predeceased by her children, Gerald “Jerry” Bloom, of Old Bridge, and Louise Arenstein, Houston. She is survived by her daughter in-law, Sandy Bloom, of Old Bridge; and her grandchildren, Mitchell…

  • Edwina M. Brodzinski

    Mrs. Brodzinski, 71, of Willingboro died June 26, 2008, at Samaritan Hospice in Mount Holly. She was a teacher in parochial schools in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maryland and Delaware, and retired in the Mount Holly School District. She was predeceased by her stepmother Helen Brodzinski. She is survived by her two sisters…

  • There are good speeches, and there are great ones

    DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: I notice that your bff (best friend forever, in case, like, you don’t know) candidate…

  • Denise A. Modzelewski Herrick

    Mrs. Herrick, 39, of Sayreville, died June 26, 2008, at her home. Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in Sayreville all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Stanislaus Kostka R.C. Church in Sayreville. Surviving are her husband of 18 years Paul E. Herrick Jr., sons Daniel and Paul E. III, parents Connie…

  • Marie Louise Gesualdo

    Mrs. Gesualdo, 81, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died June 27, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Willebroek, Belgium, she immigrated to the United States in 1948 and settled in Parlin in 1957. Prior to her retirement in 1984, she was employed by Hyatt Roller Bearing, a division of General Motors, Clark,…