Obituaries

Apr 9, 2024

Ana F. Peralta, a beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and great grandmother, passed away in her home on April 9, 2024, at the age of 99.  Born August 15, 1924, raised in the Dominican Republic, she moved to the United States in 1978.  She brought her family a few years later to give them a better life.  Ana loved people;...

Apr 8, 2024

In Loving Memory of Rafael Vazquez who passed on April 8, 2024.   Rafael Vazquez was born on February 27, 1935, to Maria Rosado and Manuel De Jesus Vazquez in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.  He later moved to New Brunswick, NJ where he resided for 65 years.

Rafael retired from St. Peter’s Hospital and dedicated his time serving the Lord at Our Lady...

Apr 8, 2024

Anita Barry 92, of Hillsborough passed away on April 8, day of the eclipse in the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, NJ. Born in New Brunswick, Miss Barry resided in the city until 1980 than she moved to North Brunswick. She has been a resident of Hillsborough since 1986. 

Miss Barry was a teacher who started her career in...

Apr 4, 2024

Morris (Moe) Auyash passed away peacefully on April 4, 2024, 10 days before his 97th birthday. Moe was born on April 14, 1927 in Highland Park New Jersey. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Solomon Auyash, sister, Sarah Hamburg, and daughter-in-law, Patricia Zimmermann. 

 

Moe’s parents emigrated from Salonica, Greece during the Depression and settled in Highland Park,...

Apr 2, 2024

MonicaJean Samples was born November 11, 1963, in Madison, Wisconsin to James II and Louise Samples. She departed this life on April 2, 2024 in New Brunswick, NJ.  

MonicaJean’s parents married on April 14, 1946. Her father served in the United States Air Force for over thirty years. Of that union two children were born, MonicaJean Samples and James I....

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Mar 26, 2024

Yolanda Reyes, 86, was a beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who gained her angel wings on March 26, 2024.  Yolanda was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on August 7, 1937 to Juan Delgado and Petra Melendez. She graduated from Gautier Benitez High School and went to work for General Electric Corp. as an assembler for electronic products.  Yolanda was predeceased by...

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Mar 17, 2024

            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...