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Robert Paul Berndt
Mr. Berndt, 71, of East Brunswick, died March 23, 2009 at home. He was a longshoreman at Sealand, Elizabeth, for 35 years, retiring in 2000. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret, in 2008; a brother, Adolph R. Berndt; and a sister, Pauline Harris. He is survived by a son, Robert J. Berndt, and a…
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Petar Tonkovic
Mr. Tonkovic, 56, of North Brunswick, died March 25, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born in Ladimirevci, Croatia. He is survived by a brother, Milan, and his family of North Brunswick; a nephew, Manuel of Monroe; and a sister in Croatia. Arrangements were by The Crabiel Home for Funerals,…
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Maryann “Traci” Facchini
Mrs. Facchini, 59, of North Brunswick, died March 22, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, following a battle with diabetes. She resided in the Fords section of Woodbridge, and New Brunswick, prior to relocating to North Brunswick in 1986. She was the president of Happy Time Inc., a family owned real estate…
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George R. Searle
Mr. Searle, 81, of East Brunswick, died March 17, 2009, at home. The owner/operator of several businesses, he was known for having purchased the Staten Island ferry, The Mary Murray, which has rested on the banks of the Raritan River for more than 25 years. Surviving are his wife, Irma Gebhardt Searle; three children, Georgann…
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John F. Letts
Mr. Letts, 90, of Sayreville, died March 14, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was employed in finance for more than 40 years, working as president of First National Bank of Sayreville, then Heritage Bank North, then Midlantic National Bank, and then PNC Bank, East Brunswick. Surviving…
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Mary Malanowski Durovich
Mrs. Durovich, 82, of South River, died March 24, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Harry Durovich; two sons, Robert Durovich, and his wife, Karen, of Chapel Hill, N.C., and John Durovich of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick; two sisters, Jennie Nowicki of Sayreville and Helen Strach…
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Sports Shorts
The East Brunswick Wrestling Club ‘Senior’ Team completed its season with a strong showing in the Mid-Jersey Senior Wrestling League Championship Tournament in Marlboro, taking second place overall. The team effort was lead by first place performances by Ryan Fahy, Vinnie Fiorello, Ricky Perrine and Jonathan Shleyfer, who garnered the Outstanding Wrestler award for the…
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SRHS, heavy on youth, faces tough schedule
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent One might surmise that South River, being a member of the Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division, is fortunate not to play all those big, bad GMC Red and White division teams. After all, isn’t the Blue made up of teams with a small school population? So much for smaller meaning less…
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Bears hope to turn potential into wins
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent When you preview the East Brunswick High School baseball roster, you see a lineup sprinkled with a healthy dose of youth. Which stands to reason, because the freshman team finished 17-4 last year, and the Bears were nearly depleted of its seniors due to graduation. However, when a team’s fortunes rest…
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