• Seiler serves taxpayers well

    Linda Seiler is running for reelection as fire commissioner of Old Bridge Fire District No. 2 (Cheesequake). Linda is a civic-minded individual who has served on the library board and has organized food bank and coat drives. She’s on the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), serves on Old Bridge Board of Education committees and is…

  • Caregivers must care for themselves, get support

    Your article “Relatives Tell of the Tragedy of Alzheimer’s Disease” (Suburban, Jan. 28) did a fine job of describing the effects of Alzheimer’s on the patient. But the often-overlooked second tragedy is that of the caregiver. Statistically, one out of five adults is a caregiver to a sick or aging family member. Focused on the…

  • Rose Laface Merlo

    Mrs. Merlo, 87, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Feb. 2, 2010, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. Surviving are her husband, Nicholas V. Merlo; a son, Nicholas Merlo of Parlin; a daughter, Sandra Wulster, and her husband, Gregory, of South River; a sister and brother, Mary Craft and Carl Laface, both of Norwalk, Ohio;…

  • Irene Ann Przybyla Wiamer

    Mrs. Wiamer, 83, of Helmetta, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Jan. 26, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, John J. Wiamer Jr., died in 2006. Surviving are two daughters, Cynthia Walker, and her husband, Daniel, of Spotswood and Christine Wiamer, with whom she lived; two sisters, Lorraine…

  • Brenda Araneo-Paskitti

    Mrs. Araneo-Paskitti, 49, of Jackson, formerly of Old Bridge, died Jan. 13, 2010. Surviving are her husband, Bob; her children, Katie, Rachel and Bobby; her father, William of Jackson; a brother, Bill, of Nyack, N.Y.; and a sister, Suzanne of Aberdeen. Funeral services were held at Calvary Chapel, Old Bridge, under the direction of the…

  • William F. Vargo Sr.

    Mr. Vargo, 75, of South River, formerly of East Brunswick, died Jan. 30, 2010, at home. Prior to his retirement, he was the owner of A.E.I. Generator Exchange, Spotswood. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Lesko Vargo; a son, William F. Vargo Jr., and his fiancée, Beth Dey, of South River; a daughter, Debra Holman, and…

  • John Mangano

    Mr. Mangano, 89, of Freehold, formerly of Old Bridge, died Jan. 23, 2010, at home. He retired as a Preston truck driver for 40 years with the Teamsters Local, Jersey City. In retirement, Mr. Mangano, along with his family, owned and operated Mangano’s Hair Design, Manalapan. He also drove deliveries for Tuscany Food, Manalapan. Surviving…

  • Harold J. Velsor

    Mr. Velsor, 83, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 19, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by a brother, Jack Velsor. Surviving are his wife, Frances Keskonis Velsor; five children, Janet Mc- Carron, and her husband, John, and Barbara Friedrich, and her husband William, all of Evanston, Ill., Carol Hampton of…

  • John Steven Hancheck Jr.

    Mr. Hancheck, 77, of Manalapan, died Jan. 22, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Before retiring he was employed at Keystone Plastics, South Plainfield, and then Unlimited Auto, Keyport. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn; three sons and daughters-in-law, John S. III and Karen of Southampton, Steven C. and Chrissy of Jackson and Thomas J.…

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