Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for New Brunswick, NJ, Middlesex County & Surrounding Areas
Katherine Olstein
Feb 7, 2023
Katherine Olstein (née Bruder), an accomplished scholar and loving mother and grandmother, died peacefully on Feb. 7 in her home in Highland Park, N.J. She was 80 years old. Quiet and thoughtful, Katherine was a lover of Greek and Latin literature, rock 'n roll music, gardening, and Dunkin' Donuts coffee. But her talents extended far beyond what even her family...
Mr. Manuel Azcona
Feb 1, 2023
El 13 de abril de 1953, Isabelle y Ramón "Puchulo" Azcona dieron la bienvenida al mundo a Manuel Azcona. Manuel nació en el campo de Manacla, en Sajoma, RD y creció junto a muchos hermanos. En 1978, Manuel buscó nuevas oportunidades en los Estados Unidos y sirvió como guía para ayudar a su familia a prosperar en una nueva tierra....
Ms. Debra Lotz
Jan 30, 2023
Debra Ruth Newman Friedman Lotz, of Green Brook, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 30, 2023. She was 91 years “young”. Born in New Brunswick, Debbie grew up in Highland Park and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1949. She then attended Douglass College, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1954. She married...
Teodora Saad
Jan 25, 2023
Teodora Saad, of North Brunswick, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 65. Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, she came to the United States in 1980. She's been a resident of North Brunswick for the past 22 years. Teodora was very active in her church, Iglesia Cristiana del Dios Vivo In...
Elizabeth Horvath
Jan 15, 2023
Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Horvath Elizabeth died peacefully on Sunday January 15, 2023 at the age of 91. Born Erzsébet Lábár April 15, 1931, she was the eldest of five children to László Lábár and Erzsébet Szilágyi in Bihar-Diószeg, Erdély (Transylvania). Elizabeth arrived with her husband and first child Maria to the USA in 1951. She worked as a homemaker and restaurant...
Bertha Garban
Jan 8, 2023
Bertha Garban, of North Brunswick, formerly of Putnam, CT passed away peacefully on January 8, 2023 surrounded by loved ones at the age of 80 years. Bertha was a kind and gentle soul loved by God, family, friends and all who came in contact with her. She enjoyed watching the Yankees play baseball, reading Danielle Steele Novels, writing poetry, gardening...
Pongrac Gruber
Jan 6, 2023
Pongrác “Jimmy” Gruber, a long time resident of Somerset, NJ, passed away at home surrounded by family, on January 6, 2023. Born on January 1,1937 in Csót, Hungary, he was one of 3 children born to Hérics, Elvira and Pongrác Gruber Sr. Pongrác, known as Jimmy by friends and family, immigrated to the United States during the Hungarian Revolution in...
Linda Katz
Jan 4, 2023
Linda Katz of Monroe Township, New Jersey passed away peacefully on January 4, 2023 at the age of 80. Linda was born July 24, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. Her brother, Martin, joined the family four and a half-years later. Linda excelled in school, winning accolades throughout her high school career. She went on to attend Brooklyn College and earned...
Thomas J Froggatt
Jan 3, 2023
Thomas J Froggatt, 73, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Heritage of Clara Barton in Edison, NJ. Thomas was born May 19, 1949, in Philadelphia, PA to Thomas Froggatt and Marie (Mentz) Froggatt. His family moved to Cinnaminson, NJ in 1957. Tom attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and Cinnaminson High School. Tom worked at Merion Caterers, Cinnaminson Manor...
Lydia Adam Graham
Dec 30, 2022
Lydia Jeanne Adam-Graham was born in Camden, New Jersey on May 4, 1963 to Vivian Adam-Brown and Thomas Brown. She was nicknamed Lionheart, and often affectionately referred to as Lydlil, Lidlo, Lid, Lyder, and Leda. Lydia received her high school diploma in 1981 from Woodrow Wilson High School (now Eastside High School), Camden, NJ. After graduating in 1985 from the...
Mabel Arinzeh
Dec 21, 2022
Our beloved mother and wife Mabel Arinzeh passed away on Wednesday, December 21,2022 at her home in Somerset, New Jersey. She was 78 years old. Mabel was born on November 28, 1944 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria and came to the United States in 1974. She earned a BA degree in Accounting from Kean University and held positions in...
Mrs. Dorothy A Mcfadden
Dec 19, 2022
Dorothy Ann Young McFadden was born on August 10, 1952 to Robert Young, Sr. and Dorothy L Young. Dorothy attended the Franklin Township School System and furthered her education at Rutgers University, Cook Douglas Camp. She graduated with a Master’s Degree in Education. Dorothy worked with the Christian Daycare, head start program and the Somerset County Board of Education. Dorothy...
Dr. Joel Wayne Goldsmith
Dec 7, 2022
Joel Wayne Goldsmith born May 11, 1943 in New York City passed away peacefully on December 7, 2022, at the age of 79 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous, and extended battle against cancer. He is survived by his life partner of 31 years Sarah Wasserman, his two children, Michelle and Jonathan, his sister Deborah, brother Daniel, and...
Mr. John M Walker
Dec 6, 2022
John M Walker (Johnny Mack) was born December 7, 1936, in South River, New Jersey. He was the sixth child born to Malachi and Virgie Lee Walker of Hertford, North Carolina. John departed this life on December 6, 2022 in his home in Bordentown, NJ. He was a day shy of his 86th birthday. John graduated from the South River...
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