Tag: Obituary

  • Sally Jane Giovanos, 85

    Sally Jane Giovanos, 85

    Sally Jane (Applegate) Giovanos, 85, of Cranbury, NJ, passed away at home on Saturday, October 23, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Trenton, NJ she was a lifelong area resident. Sally graduated in the first class of Ewing High School, Class of 1954 and in 1958 graduated from the College of William and…

  • North Brunswick mourns loss of Vito Puleio

    North Brunswick mourns loss of Vito Puleio

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – North Brunswick lost a longtime public servant, a man who spent nine decades contributing to the improvement of the township. Vito F. Puleio died April 16 at Princeton Medical Center, Plainsboro. He was 97. Born 1922 in Carrolltown, Pennsylvania, to the late Frank Puleio, Sr. and Frances Parisi Puleio, the Puleio family…

  • Former North Brunswick mayor passes away

    Former North Brunswick mayor passes away

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Former North Brunswick Mayor Sylvester Paladino has passed away. “It was with greatest sadness that we learned yesterday [Nov. 25] of the passing of North Brunswick’s former mayor and councilman, Sylvester Paladino. Sal was a beloved leader in our community and a friend to all. His bright personality and quick smile will…

  • Obituary: Daniel J. Passafiume

    Obituary: Daniel J. Passafiume

    Daniel J. Passafiume, 96, of Parlin, passed away on June 11, 2019, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge. Passafiume was born in Newark where he worked for the Newark Board of Education for more than 30 years as a carpenter foreman and volunteered as an officer in the Heavy Rescue Squad. Passafiume enlisted…

  • South Amboy police mourn passing of former senior patrolman

    South Amboy police mourn passing of former senior patrolman

    SOUTH AMBOY — The South Amboy Police Department has announced the passing of retired Patrolman Roy Dragotta. “We send our condolences and prayers to his family on this loss. Roy was an outstanding police officer, a wonderful father and great friend. Many will remember his big smile and warm personality not only while he was patrolling, but…

  • One of original North Brunswick police officers passes away

    One of original North Brunswick police officers passes away

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – One of the original police officers of the North Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) has passed away. “After serving his country, Anthony ‘Tony’ Vitanza began his career in North Brunswick as a part-time police officer. He then became one of the original full-time officers, eventually working as a…

  • Anne Janine (Chase) Braude

    Anne Janine (Chase) Braude

    Anne Janine (Chase) Braude, 60, of Dayton, passed away Oct. 28 after a four-year battle with leiomyosarcoma, a rare, aggressive cancer. A twin born in Northampton, Massachusetts, Braude spent her early years between Massachusetts and New Jersey before her parents settled down in Kendall Park. She met her husband in junior high, began dating in high school…

  • M. Stanley Susskind

    M. Stanley Susskind

    The Honorable M. Stanley Susskind of Bayonne passed away on Nov. 7, 2016, at the age of 86, following a lengthy illness. Other than college and military service, Susskind lived in Bayonne his entire life. After graduating from Bayonne High School he attended the University of Vermont. Before graduating from Rutgers Law School, he served in the…

  • Heather Ellen Hopkin Ray Tynan

    Heather Ellen Hopkin Ray Tynan

    Heather Ellen Hopkin Ray Tynan, 74, of West Long Branch, passed away peacefully on Sept. 15, 2016, in her son’s home in Canton, Georgia, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Mrs. Tynan was born on July 9, 1942, and grew up in Peekskill and Riverdale, New York. Her highly regarded career as a court administrator…