Obituaries

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            About four months after celebrating her 104th birthday, Adaline Glasser Bloom passed away. Ada was born in New Brunswick, NJ on November 25, 1919, to George and Rebecca Glasser, and resided nearly all of her life in central New Jersey. She graduated from Douglass College of Rutgers University in 1943 with a Bachelor of...

Mar 16, 2024

Francisca (Panchita) Ramírez was born on January 1, 1918, in Ciales, Puerto Rico to Encarnacion and Augustino. She was married to the love of her life, Emilio (Millo), who passed away at the age of 61; she never remarried.

Francisca began working at a young age; washing clothes and cooking to help support her family which limited her ability to get...

Mar 16, 2024

Thomas Derowitsch was born on July 30, 1943 to Charles and Marion Derowitsch in Queens, New York.  

He grew up in Stewart Manor, NY and New Providence, NJ with his two brothers Richard and David.  He was grateful to be a part of the graduating class of 1962, attending all his high school reunions.  He went on to Mount Saint...

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Robert Jacob Adler was born on October 17, 1942, to Verna and Howard Adler. One of six children, Bob grew up on South Adelaide Avenue in Highland Park. 

An adventurer and outdoorsman, Bob spent many years living in Colorado, where he attended both college and law school, and joined the ski patrol in Steamboat Springs. Bob worked as a defense attorney...

Feb 25, 2024

 Richard Morris Friedman passed peacefully away on February 25, 2024 in his own bed at home, listening to Frank Sinatra. He is survived by 4 sons, 9 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. He loved his boys dearly and devoted his efforts to getting them started on the right track in life, to support their endeavors, and was so proud of...

Feb 24, 2024

Jack M. Bean passed peacefully on his own terms February 24th, just 3 days after his 85th birthday following two months of hospitalization. The only son of Florence and Albert Bean of Hillside, NJ, Jack attended Tusculum College in Tennessee, dutifully served in the United States Army, and met his wife of 59 years, Arlene (nee Goodman), in Philadelphia. They...

Feb 19, 2024

Esther (PINCUS) Michelson passed away peacefully at her home in North Brunswick on February 19, 2024.

Esther grew up in Perth Amboy. She was a 1946 graduate of Perth Amboy High School where she was named the Periscope Pinup Girl.

A 1950 graduate of Newark State Teacher’s College, Esther was a proud member of Kappa Delta Pi, the education honor society. She...

Feb 18, 2024

Susan (Rand) Greenstone, 79, of East Brunswick, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, February 18, 2024. Susan was born in Newark and raised in Irvington. 

 

She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Michael Greenstone, who remained by her side until her final days.  In addition, she is survived by her 2 daughters, Erica Greenstone of Helmetta and Jessica Greenstone...

Feb 7, 2024

Heriberto Candelaria, Sr.  77  Heriberto passed away on February 7, 2024 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.  Known affectionately to his family as "Hery", he was a kind and loving father and grandfather.  He was born in Utuado, Puerto Rico and as a young man moved to Brooklyn, New York where he married and fathered 3 children who will miss him greatly....

Feb 3, 2024

Carolyn N Dupre was born in Newark, NJ, and grew up in Fanwood, New Jersey. She was predeceased by her parents, Morris Feiler and Annette Feiler.  She lived in close proximity to her aunts, uncles and cousins, and they grew up as a close-knit family, which she cherished. She was a graduate of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.  She was the...

Jan 26, 2024

Barbara Arlene Jimenez, 85, of New Brunswick, NJ passed away on January 26, 2024. She   was born on July 13, 1938, to John Mako and Carmella Perdir in New Brunswick. She grew up in an Italian-Roman Catholic home with her four siblings on Plum Street. After Barbara graduated from St. Peter’s Catholic High School in 1955, she married Reyes...

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Jan 24, 2024

Gloria F. Cohn was born in her family home on South 4th Avenue in Highland Park, New Jersey on April 24, 1926. She is predeceased by her parents, A. Harry Freedman and Mildred Adler Freedman, as well as her two older brothers, Joseph and Edward.  She attended New Brunswick public schools and was a graduate of New Brunswick High School....