• Ruth V. Sirna

    Mrs. Sirna, 81, of Spotswood, formerly of South Amboy and North Brunswick, died June 6, 2011, in Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a seamstress with Wilshire Fashions, South River. She was predeceased by a son, Thomas, and by a grandson, Andrew. Surviving are her husband, SamuelA.…

  • Marie Bickler Fritz

    Mrs. Fritz, 92, of South River, died June 5, 2011, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a computer librarian with the Boy Scouts ofAmerica, North Brunswick, where she worked for 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, John E. Fritz, and a son-in-law, Melvin Petersen. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara…

  • Ronald Roy Nelson

    Mr. Nelson, 55, of Old Bridge, died June 3, 2011, at home. Prior to his retirement in 2001, he was employed as a janitor with East Brunswick Public Schools for many years. Surviving are two brothers, Lloyd Jr., and his wife, Teresa, of Manalapan and Robert, and his wife, Ethel Reid, of West Palm Beach,…

  • Dawn Turner Bennett

    Mrs. Bennett, 44, of Freehold, formerly of Sayreville, died June 10, 2011, at home. She was a registered nurse for 24 years, working for the past 18 years as a post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was predeceased by her mother, Elaine “Bunnie” Turner. Surviving are her…

  • Margaret J. Mount

    Mrs. Mount, 58, of Old Bridge, died June 2, 2011, at home. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Elfriede Giovene, and by two sisters, Christine Parascandolo and Jacqueline Giovene. Surviving are her husband, Howard Mount; two daughters, Alison Krzywdzinski, and her husband, Michael, of East Brunswick and Carrie Picone, and her husband, William,…

  • Natalie Modzelewski Gandero

    Mrs. Gandero, 80, of Sayreville, died June 2, 2011, at her daughter’s home in Virginia. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a driver with Two Gals Bus Company, Spotswood, where she worked for many years. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward “Archie” Gandero. Surviving are a son, Kenneth Gandero, and his companion,…

  • John A. Cifelli

    Mr. Cifelli, 45, of South River, died June 10, 2011, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Joanne Kossitch Cifelli; two daughters, Amanda Lauren and Jessica Lynn; his parents, Nicholas and Teresa of the Parlin section of Sayreville; three siblings, Barbara O’Rear and Marianne Cetnar, both of Old Bridge, and…

  • Retiring the flag

    Above: Local veterans inspect an American flag during a flag-retirement ceremony at American Legion Post 211 in Sayreville on June 14. Right: Veterans break out of formation. Hundreds of aged and tattered flags were properly put to rest by fire during the event. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • After 42 years, twin brothers ready to leave teaching careers

    Early plans include travel, baseball BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The Malara brothers spent more than four decades teaching at Sayreville Middle School. SAYREVILLE — It’s the bottom of the ninthwith two outs, and Sayreville is about to be down two. Two teachers, that is. After 42 years each, identical twins Anthony and Joseph Malara,…

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