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Inspirational generosity made holiday special A
As the coordinator of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Adopt-A-Family program, would like to publicly thank all the wonderful people who contributed this year and made Christmas extra special for several needy families in our community. Some of the things we accomplished were to pay health-insurance bills and pay utility bills to ensure…
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In praise of heroic soul who put his life on the line
I wish to note the passing of a good friend and a great man, Ernest Bokor. During World War II, Ernest, a Jew, was living in Budapest, Hungary. Having what the Nazis considered the “Gentile” traits of blond hair and blue eyes, Ernest was able to acquire false papers and was living in relative…
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Cordellia Duff
Mrs. Duff, 66, of Old Bridge, died Dec. 28, 2009, at home. Her husband, Lester Duff Sr., died in 2007, and a sister, Joan Zamparie, died in 2006. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Lester Jr. and Sheila Duff of Old Bridge; three sisters, Bernice Scott and Barbara Muraszewski, and her husband, Mike, all of…
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Gaetana DeBenedetto
Mrs. DeBenedetto, 97, of Jackson, died Dec. 30, 2009, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. She was born in Avellino, Italy, and came to the United States in 1957. Mrs. DeBenedetto, a homemaker, had lived in Manalapan and Freehold before moving to Jackson. She was predeceased by her husband, Marco, in 1984; a son, Edio, in 1942;…
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Edward N. Estwanick Jr.
Mr. Estwanick, 72, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 25, 2009, at home. He was predeceased by his father, Edward Sr., and by a daughter-in-law, Edith. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Jacobi; three children, MaryRose Gallego, and her husband, Richard, of Clifton Park, N.Y., Donna Summers, and her husband, Byron, of the Somerset…
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Susan Swiat Yorke, Ph.D.
Dr. Yorke, 42, of Monroe, died Dec. 30, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her father, Mathew Swiat, died in January 2009. Surviving are her mother, Barbara Prusicki Swiat; two brothers, Mathew Swiat, and his wife, Rachael, and Jonathan Swiat; two nephews; and her fiancé, Jeff Mason. A funeral liturgy was offered at…
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Theresa Francabandera Fogarty
Mrs. Fogarty, 93, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, died Dec. 29, 2009, at Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. She owned and operated Theresa’s Beauty Salon until 1958. Mrs. Fogarty was predeceased by her husband, Cornelius M. Fogarty; two sisters, Mary Ridgeway and Rose Francabandera; and three brothers, Dominick, Victor and Frank Francabandera.…
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Frank Mobilian
Mr. Mobilian, 85, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 25, 2009. Surviving are his wife, Doris; seven children, John, Valerie, Janice, Carol, Robert, Patrick and Mary Alice; 12 grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.
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Eleanor Kotuski Konowicz
Mrs. Konowicz, 83, of Manchester, formerly of Perth Amboy and Woodbridge, died Dec. 31, 2009, at home. Her husband, Michael, died in 1985. She also was predeceased by five sisters, Mary, Anna, Emily, Evelyn and Helen. Surviving are a daughter, Elaine J. Billy of Freehold; a son, Michael C., and his wife, Veronica, of Monroe;…
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