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Local Obituaries for New Brunswick, NJ, Middlesex County & Surrounding Areas

Mr. Pedro Mercado-Rodriguez

Mr. Pedro Mercado-Rodriguez

Mar 30, 2020

New Brunswick, NJ Pedro Mercado-Rodriguez, 83, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick after having a massive stroke. He was born and raised in Lares, Puerto Rico and would travel back and forth to New Brunswick, New Jersey, until after the Hurricane Maria. He was a graduate of West Puerto Rico...

Mr. Teodoro Pagan

Mr. Teodoro Pagan

Mar 24, 2020

Somerset, NJ Mr. Teodoro Pagan, 84, of Somerset, NJ passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick after a brief illness. He was born and raised in Puerto Rico, arriving in the United States in 1954, settling in the New Brunswick area. Having only attended grade school until the fifth grade, Teodoro was...

Mrs. Shirlee A. Goldstein

Mrs. Shirlee A. Goldstein

Mar 19, 2020

Highland Park, NJ Mrs. Shirlee A. Goldstein, 98, passed away at St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, Nj on Thursday, March 19, 2020. She was born in Norwick, CT and had lived for several years in Somerset, NJ before spending 30 years in North Brunswick. For the past 4 years, Shirlee has been a resident at the Parker Home in...

Mr. Wilmar Antonio Medina Alvarez

Mr. Wilmar Antonio Medina Alvarez

Mar 10, 2020

North Brunswick, NJ Wilmar Antonio Medina Alvarez, 40, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. He was born and raised in Corito, Nicaragua and to the New Brunswick area at age 14. He has a Master's Degree in Business and was the owner of Juarez & Medina, LLC. As a business man, Wilmar was always bargaining a deal. He...

Mr. Gonsalo Ocasio Irene

Mr. Gonsalo Ocasio Irene

Mar 9, 2020

North Brunswick, NJ Mr. Gonsalo Ocasio Irene, 78, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born and raised in Catano, Puerto Rico. Gonsalo has been living in North Brunswick for quite awhile. Gonsalo worked many years for the New Brunswick Board of Education as a Janitor. He spent time...

Mr. Barry D. Lawson

Mr. Barry D. Lawson

Mar 7, 2020

CHERRY HILL, NJ Barry David Lawson, 79, passed away on Saturday March 7, 2020, at the Regency Jewish Heritage Nursing Home, located in Somerset, NJ. Barry was born and raised in the Bronx and moved to Kendall Park, NJ, in 1972. For the past few years he resided in Cherry Hill, NJ. Barry will be remembered for his late-night telephone...

Sr. Guillermo Chetrancolo Texeira

Sr. Guillermo Chetrancolo Texeira

Mar 1, 2020

Sr. Guillermo Chetrancolo Texeira, a.k.a. Villan or William, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2020 at 1:00am with his family by his side. William was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on June 25, 1929, moved to New York in 1963, and was a resident of New Brunswick, NJ for 55 years. William worked as a machine operator mechanic for over...

Mrs. Barbara Plotnick

Mrs. Barbara Plotnick

Mar 1, 2020

Monroe, NJ Barbara (Kamens) Plotnick, 72, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Princeton Medical Center, Plainsboro, NJ. She was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, moved to Kendall Park in 1978 and has spent the last few years in Monroe Township, NJ. She was employed for fifteen years with Recycled Paper Products, based in Chicago, IL before becoming...

Mrs. Joan Ilene Silver

Mrs. Joan Ilene Silver

Mar 1, 2020

Kendall Park, NJ Joan Ilene (Dershowitz) Silver Joan Ilene (Dershowitz) Silver, 65, passed away at her home with her family by her side on March 1, 2020. Her funeral was held March 8, at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, NJ. Joan was born in Jersey City, and raised in Springfield NJ. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education and began her...

Mr. Ronald Panitch

Mr. Ronald Panitch

Feb 28, 2020

Monroe, NJ Ronald Panitch, 85, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, February 28, 2020. Born and raised in Newark, NJ, upon marrying his wife, Shirley, he then moved to Highland Park, NJ. Ronald's last thirteen years were spent living in Clear Brook Village in Monroe, NJ. Ronald served in the US Army, before becoming a...

Mr. Alberto Merced

Mr. Alberto Merced

Feb 20, 2020

Hampton, NJ Alberto Merced, 48, passed away on Thursday evening, February 20, 202 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset in Somerville, NJ. He was born in Jersey City, NJ and has been living in Hampton, NJ for several years. He was a graduate of Syracuse University with his Bachelor's Degree.Alberto was employed at ASME in Manhattan, NY as their...

Suzanne K. Hyman

Suzanne K. Hyman

Feb 20, 2020

Princeton, NJ Suzanne K. Hyman: May 5, 1937-February 20, 2020 Suzanne K. Hyman, founding Managing Editor of Raritan Review, a literary and cultural magazine based at Rutgers University succumbed to both Alzheimer’s disease and recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer on February 20, 2020. Hyman was a graduate of Douglass College, and held a Master’s Degree in English Literature from Rutgers University....

Mrs. Ana Gloria Zayas

Mrs. Ana Gloria Zayas

Feb 18, 2020

New Brunswick, NJ Mrs. Ana Gloria Zayas, 88 passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side. Born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, Ana has been a resident of New Brunswick for 54 years. Ana worked as a seamstress for over 25 years with American Girl Coat Company, New Brunswick, before becoming a line worker in a...

Mr. Reuben Karol

Mr. Reuben Karol

Feb 13, 2020

Monroe, NJ Reuben H. Karol, PE, Professor Emeritus of Continuing Engineering Education Center at Rutgers University, died on February 13, 2020 at his residence. He was 97 years old. Born and raised in Toms River, NJ He enrolled at Rutgers in 1940, completed three semesters, then served in the US Army Signal Corps for three and a half years, both...

Mr. Seymour Brodman

Mr. Seymour Brodman

Feb 12, 2020

Monroe, NJ > Seymour Brodman, 95, of Monroe Township, NJ, passed away peacefully at The Gardens at Monroe on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. > Graveside Services will take place at Beth Israel Cemetery, 1 Woodbridge Center Drive, Woodbridge, NJ on Sunday morning, February 16, 2020 at 11:00. Arrangements are under the direction of the Crabiel Parkwest Funeral Chapel, 239 Livingston...

Mr. Wilfredo "Williw" Rivera Malave

Mr. Wilfredo "Williw" Rivera Malave

Feb 4, 2020

New Brunswick, NJ Mr. Wilfredo "Willie" Rivera Malave, 51, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico, Wilie moved to the United State at the age of 7 and has been in the New Brunswick area for many years. Willie was a forklift operator....

Mr. Juan Dejesus Azcona

Mr. Juan Dejesus Azcona

Feb 4, 2020

New Brunswick, NJ Juan Dejesus Azcona, 79, passed away at the Regency Heritage Care Center,Somerset, NJ on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. He was born and raised in San Jose de los Matos, Dominican Republic and arrived in New Brunswick, NJ in 1984. He has been a resident of New Brunswick for 36 years. Juan never retired, he worked part time...

Ms. Susana Zavala-Hernandez

Ms. Susana Zavala-Hernandez

Feb 3, 2020

New Brunswick, NJ Susana Zavala-Hernandez, 34, passed away peacefully after a battle with breast cancer on Monday, February 3, 2020 at St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born and raised in Azucualpa, Honduras, she has been living in New Brunswick for the past thirteen years. Susana enjoyed singing, dancing and devoting all her time to her three daughters, husband and...

Mrs. Erna Forster

Mrs. Erna Forster

Feb 3, 2020

Hillsborough, NJ Mrs. Erna Forster, 92, passed away at her home with her family by her side on the evening of February 3, 2020. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey and has lived many years in United States, especially in Hillsborough, NJ. Mrs. Forster was a homemaker to her late husband, Eric and her six children. Predeceased by her parents...

Mrs Selma Goldblatt

Mrs Selma Goldblatt

Jan 30, 2020

Kansas City, MO Selma Goldblatt died January 30, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri following a short illness. She was 100. Selma was born in Perth Amboy and lived in New Brunswick for many years before moving to Highland Park in 2001, and then to Kansas City, MO in 2016. A graduate of Perth Amboy High School and Middlesex County College,...