• Dorothy M. Ciasnoha Doel

    Mrs. Doel, 63, of Sayreville, formerly of South River, died May 9, 2012, at home. She was employed as a floral designer at Roots of Love Florist, Spotswood, where she worked for more than 20 years. Surviving are her husband, Ernest Doel; two sons, Bryan, and his wife, Judy, of Jackson and Eric, and his…

  • Jean (Puda) Szczur

    Mrs. Szczur, 95, died May 10, 2012, at her home in North Brunswick. Born in Bayonne, she had lived there until moving to North Brunswick more than two years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Szczur, in 2000. Surviving are two daughters and their husbands, Ann and John Rachinsky of Monroe, and Dorothy…

  • Ruth Isola Sparandera

    Mrs. Sparandera, 73, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died May 11, 2012, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank C. Sparandera, and by her parents, Eugene and Jean Isola. Surviving are four children and their spouses, Beth-Jean Sparandera and Rich Trawinski of Monroe, Laura and John…

  • Charles A. Bauer Sr.

    Mr. Bauer, 94, of New Egypt, died May 9, 2012, at Bartley Health Care in Jackson. While in New Egypt, he was a school crossing guard for 15 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Rosemary Bauer. Surviving are two sons, CharlesA. Bauer Jr. and his wife, Diane, of New Egypt, and Paul A. Bauer…

  • Michael Knoblock Sr.

    Mr. Knoblock, 94, of Milltown, formerly of South River, died May 7, 2012, at home. He was co-owner of Knoblock’s Auto Body, South River, where he worked for 80 years. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Hogg Knoblock; a son, Michael Jr. of East Brunswick; a daughter, Patricia, and her husband, Bob, of Pennsylvania; a stepdaughter,…

  • Wesley L. Kline

    Mr. Kline, 59, of South River, died May 12, 2012, in Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. He was predeceased by his father, Wesley Kline Sr., and by a brother, Emerson Harper. Surviving are his wife, Alma Doubt Kline of South River, and her children Richard, Barbara, Jessica, Christina and Alan; his…

  • Volunters sought for anti-hunger effort

    The New Jersey Agricultural Society’s FarmersAgainst Hunger (FAH) program will be forming its first volunteer leader team to help support the mission of the organization. Farmers Against Hunger was founded in 1996 as a program within the New Jersey Agricultural Society because farmers wanted to see their unsold produce go to people in need. Today,…

  • Amboys plan to light up the bay for Independence Day

    Fireworks will launch July 3 over Raritan Bay, the first such display in more than a decade BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SouthAmboy and Perth Amboy are partnering with local businesses to bring an extravagant fireworks display back to the Raritan Bay. The display will be part of the “Celebrate theAmboys” Independence Day event on July…

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    Michael Pinnella, whose daughter Grace is a freshman at Spotswood High School, looks over the students’ artwork during the school’s annual art show May 10. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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