• Bernard L. Prohaska

    Mr. Prohaska, 85, of Sayreville, died Nov. 23, 2011, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. Prior to his retirement 23 years ago, he was employed as a laboratory technician with Hercules Inc., Sayreville. Surviving are his wife, Antoinette Hmieleski Prohaska; three sons and their wives, Bernard and Yvonne Jr. of East Brunswick, Mark and Nancy of…

  • Ann C. Zeleznik Kirkman

    Mrs. Kirkman, 89, of the Dayton section of South Brunswick, formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 3, 2011, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement, she was a municipal court clerk in East Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, James Kirkman; two brothers, Peter and John Zeleznik; and a…

  • Katheryn Hartzer Eppig

    Mrs. Eppig, 96, of Old Bridge, formerly of Rockville Centre, N.Y., died Dec. 4, 2011, in Sunrise Assisted Living, East Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur G. Eppig Sr., and by two sons, Robert Eppig and Arthur Eppig Jr. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Eppig of Old Bridge; a son, Richard Eppig of…

  • Paul G. Griffin

    Mr. Griffin, 79, of Sayreville, formerly of Woodbridge, died Nov. 30, 2011, at home. He was predeceased by his wife, Edna. Surviving are a son, John Mc Cormack of Highland Park; two daughters, Joan Diane Mc Cormack- Holder, and her husband, Thomas, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick and Debra Mc Cormack Self…

  • Michael Reccoppa

    Mr. Reccoppa, 58, of Old Bridge, formerly ofWeehawken, died Dec. 9, 2011, in Jersey City Medical Center. He was a communication specialist for Fiserv, Jersey City. He was predeceased by his father, Anthony Reccoppa, and by a brother, Anthony Reccoppa. Surviving are his wife, Jo-Ann Reccoppa; two sons, Michael J. Reccoppa, and his wife, Jessica,…

  • Stephen N. Schmidt

    Mr. Schmidt, 51, of Sayreville, died Nov. 25, 2011, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his parents, Donald G. and Marjorie Hoffmann Schmidt of the Whiting section of Manchester; his fiancée, Micheline Bonnefin of Sayreville; two children, Zachary and Connor Schmidt of Monroe; two sisters and their husbands, Elizabeth and Donald…

  • Hare Krishna temple hearing pushed to 2012

    OLD BRIDGE — The township Planning Board will wait until next year to take up a controversial plan to build a Hare Krishna religious center along Route 34. During its meeting on Dec. 6 in front of a packed township courtroom, the board voted to push back an application by the International Society for Krishna…

  • Photos

    Carl Sandburg Middle School students listen intently during a visit from Bob Fliegel, of Westfield, and his canine companion Efram. Above and bottom left: Bob Fliegel, of Westfield, and his canine companion Efram visited the Cougars Helping Animals club at Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge, on Dec. 7. Fliegel, who has cerebral palsy, received…

  • So. Amboy St. Patrick’s Day Parade date, honorees set

    SOUTH AMBOY— Preparations for the 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade are underway . The parade will be held on March 10, stepping off at 2 p.m. In the event of rain, the parade would be rescheduled for March 24. “This event is one of the city’s highlights each year,” said Judy Daley McCrone, a member…

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