• Tickets available for HSA Tricky Tray

    The Sacred Heart HSA will host its 13th annual Tricky Tray on May 4 in Sacred Heart School Memorial Hall, Washington Avenue, across the street from the church, South Amboy. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the first ticket will be drawn at 7:30 p.m. Prizes include Broadway show tickets, Disney World Hopper passes,…

  • County sets birthday parties for age 90-plus

    TheMiddlesex County Office ofAging & Disabled Services will hold Birthday Bashes for senior citizens age 90 and over as part of its National Older Americans Month celebration. Three lunchtime events have been scheduled this year. The first will be held April 26 at the Edison Senior Center; the second on May 2 at the Old…

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    Kindergarten students at Our Lady of Victories School in Sayreville hold up items they collected and sorted for the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s food pantry. Under the direction of teacher Laura Buongiovanni, a Lenten food drive was held at the school, and students in all grades donated many foods, paper goods and Easter basket…

  • Eleanor Scupp Sears

    Mrs. Sears, 87, a lifelong resident of South River, died April 13, 2012, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Before her retirement, she was employed for 35 years as a film inspector for E.I. DuPont Photo Products in Parlin. Mrs. Sears was predeceased by her husband, William Sears, in 1973; and a brother,…

  • Cynthia Lee Silowka Mazurek

    Mrs. Mazurek, 53, of South River, died March 28, 2012, at her home. She was employed at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, for several years, and was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Christopher, in 2003. Surviving are two children, Cassandra and Christopher Jr., both of South River; six siblings, Dennis Silowka of Sayreville,…

  • Hermann J. Bader

    Mr. Bader, 73, of Monroe, diedApril 2, 2012, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division, after a long illness. He was born in Germany and came to the U.S. in 1958. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea. Mr. Bader was employed for over 40 years as a machinist/toolmaker. He…

  • Joseph M. “Pops” Peluso

    Mr. Peluso, 75, of Sayreville, formerly of Irvington and Colonia, died April 9, 2012, at home. Prior to retiring, he was employed by Gerber Products for 32 years as a sales representative. After that, he worked for Enterprise Car Rentals in Old Bridge. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Angela Markase Peluso; a son,…

  • Marilyn Joan Berger

    Mrs. Berger, 51, of Surf City, N.C., formerly of Old Bridge and Howell, died April 9, 2012, at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. She was a self-employed medical transcriber for many years. Surviving are her parents, Richard and Claire Ramsay; her husband, John Berger; three sons and a daughter-in-law, John and Lindsay, Kevin and Kyle;…

  • Dorothy C. (Prang) Lahrman

    Mrs. Lahrman, 79, died March 21, 2012. She was born in Perth Amboy and had resided in Sayreville before moving to North Brunswick. She was a sales associate for Sam’s Club in East Brunswick for several years. Mrs. Lahrman is survived by a son, Richard Pederson; a daughter, Diane D’Angelo; and two grandchildren. Arrangements were…

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