• Belarusian Festival on tap in South River

    St. Euphrosynia Belarusian Greek Orthodox Church, South River, will hold its annual Belarusian Festival 11 a.m.-6 p.m. July 23 at the Belarusian-American Center, 284 S. Whitehead Ave., South River. The fundraiser will feature a tricky tray, a raffle, ethnic foods, entertainment and more. For more information, call the church at 732-257-5007.

  • Entries sought for Pet-Photo Contest

    Animal Rescue Force (ARF), East Brunswick, will sponsor its annual Pet- Photo Contest Aug. 1-7 at the Middlesex County Fair, Middlesex County Fairgrounds, East Brunswick. Interested individuals should send a favorite pet photo (3 by 5 inches or 4 by 6 inches) and a $5 entry fee for each submission toARF, P.O. Box 418, East…

  • Mary Maluski Surowiec

    Mrs. Surowiec, 91, formerly of South River, died June 16, 2011, in Hanover Hall Care Center, Hanover, Pa. Prior to her retirement in 1982, she was employed as a clerk for E.I. Du Pont Photo Products, Parlin section of Sayreville, where she worked for 42 years. She was predeceased by her husband, John Surowiec, and…

  • William E. Blanken

    Mr. Blanken, 76, of Sayreville, died June 16, 2011, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1995, he was employed for 30 years as a history teacher with the Matawan Board of Education, primarily in the middle school. Before that, he worked for E.I. Du Pont Photo Products, Parlin…

  • Barbara M. Skurka

    Mrs. Skurka, 60, of Milltown, died June 23, 2011, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was employed as a registered nurse for 33 years with Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Most recently, she worked for Interim Health Care and Bayada Health Care, both Edison. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Richard…

  • Alfreda Michalowski Gunia

    Mrs. Gunia, 92, of South River, died June 12, 2011, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a library secretary at DuPont, Parlin section of Sayreville, where she worked for 28 years. She was predeceased by her husband, George, and by a brother, Frank Michalowski. Surviving are a son, George Jr., and…

  • Rosemary G. Miller

    Ms. Miller, 96, of Sayreville, died June 13, 2011, at home. She was on the original staff at Sayreville High School, where she was employed as an English teacher for 11 years. After that, she worked for 28 years as an English teacher at Long Branch High School, retiring as supervisor of the English department…

  • Barbara Brower

    Mrs. Brower, 73, of East Brunswick, formerly of Sayreville, died June 11, 2011, at home. Surviving are her husband, Myron Brower; five daughters, Christine Brower of Bear, Del., Susan Asbaty, and her husband, David, of Pawley’s Island, S.C., Bernadette Armstrong, and her husband, Michael, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, Robin Copertino, and…

  • Ruth E. Tickle Buese

    Mrs. Buese, 80, of East Brunswick, died June 22, 2011, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, George Buese; a son, David Buese of East Brunswick; two daughters, Joan Buese Pabish, and her husband, John, of North Brunswick and Carolyn Pierce of Wrightstown; and two grandchildren. AMass was offered at…

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