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JEFF GRANIT staff Ameila Chan, 8, of Spotswood, waits to see if the grabber will drop the prize during the final session of Summer Story Time at the Spotswood Public Library on Aug. 11. The event featured crafts, games and treats. More photos, page 26.
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Raymond J. Petruska
Mr. Petruska, 79, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 6, 2009, at home. He resided in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, Nutley, South River and Old Bridge prior to relocating to East Brunswick 45 years ago. He was fleet manager at East Brunswick Public Works for 23 years, and recipient of Top Fleet Professional…
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Carl David Schechter
Mr. Schechter, 80, of Marlboro, died Aug. 3, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was an owner/operator in the retail industry, dealing in children’s shoes and women’s shoes and sportswear for many years. Mr. Schechter was past president of Temple Sholom in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was the executive director of Solomon…
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Marie Schembri
Mrs. Schembri, 74, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 1, 2009. She was employed at Bell Labs, Holmdel, for a few years before becoming the manager at Suzy Q, Matawan. Surviving are her husband, Charles Schembri; three daughters, Marie Pavelchak, and her husband, Alan, of East Brunswick, Cindy McLavish, and her husband, Dominick, of Howell and…
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Benjamin Zmyeski
Mr. Zmyeski, 88, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick and Milltown, died July 30, 2009, in the Gardens of Monroe. He was a former employee of Algro Knitting Mills, Milltown. He was predeceased by a brother, Stanley, and by a sister, Johanna Clark. Surviving are a sister, Jennie Clark of Maryland; two nieces, Bess Haefner…
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Joseph F. Ortolano
Mr. Ortolano, 72, of East Brunswick, died July 31, 2009, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1990, he was employed as a mechanical engineer with Revlon, Edison, where he worked for 25 years. He was predeceased by a sister, Claire Didio. Surviving are his wife, Dianne E. Del- Monte Ortolano; two daughters, Teresa Albert,…
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Maria Denopoulos
Ms. Denopoulos, 87, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 13, 2009, at home. She received her law degree from Rutgers University and began her career with her training directly under the supervision of the Hon. David T. Wilentz and the Hon. Arthur J. Sills, becoming the second female deputy attorney general of New Jersey. In 1967,…
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Austin N. Reilly
Austin, age 7, died July 31, 2009, in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He was a kindergarten student at St. Thomas the Apostle School, Old Bridge. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Thomas Howland, and by his paternal grandfather, Thomas F. Reilly. Surviving are his parents, Vanessa Howland and Nicholas Reilly of Old Bridge;…
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Kathryn (Cas) Elizabeth Emens Fee
Mrs. Fee, 99, formerly of Milltown and South River, died July 27, 2009, in Surprise, Ariz. She lived in South River for over 40 years where she was a Brownie and Girl Scout leader as well as a bookkeeper for her husband’s business. She was predeceased by her husband, Matthew James Fee, and siblings Helen…
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