Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for New Brunswick, NJ, Middlesex County & Surrounding Areas
Mr. Carlos Amezquita Hernandez
Nov 2, 2017
Somerset, NJ Carlos Amezquita Hernandez, 23, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Nagua, Dominican Republic, he immigrated to the USA where he resided in Somerset for 15 years. Carlos graduated from Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf in 2015. He is survived by his mother, Luisa Amezquita Ozoria...
Mr. Michael Joshua Tarplin
Oct 25, 2017
Highland Park, NJ Michael Joshua Tarplin, 46, passed away at the Robert Wood University Hospital, New Brunswick on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. He was born in New York City and has been living in Highland Park, NJ. He was a graduate of Frostburg State University in Frostburg, MD with a bachelors degree. Michael was an avid fan of the Yankees,...
Mr. Jose L. Montes
Oct 22, 2017
New Brunswick, NJ Jose L. Montes, 88, passed away on Sunday evening, October 22, 2017 at the Willow Creek at Genesis Nursing and Rehab Center in Somerset, NJ. He was born in Guatemala and came to the United States in his early years. He had worked for the Cascade Company for many years before retiring. Jose was predeceased by his...
Mr. Miguel A. "Mickey" Rodriguez
Oct 11, 2017
Edison, NJ Miguel A. "Mickey" Rodriguez, 49, passed away at home on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. He was born and raised in New Brunswick, NJ and has lived for the past nine years in Edison, NJ. Mickey was a big TV watcher. He enjoyed watching cartoons with his nieces, nephews, stepchildren and grandchildren. He is survived by his father William...
Mrs. Victoria Zagorin
Oct 10, 2017
Victoria (Vickie) Wysoker Freidenreich Zagorin Vickie was born in New Brunswick in 1923 to Aron and Esther Horowitz Wysoker. Her family moved to Highland Park when she was a pre-teen. She graduated Highland Park High School in 1941 and NYU School of Commerce in 1945. She was captain of the girl’s field hockey team of HPHS and also played field...
Mrs. Guadalupe Valverde Santos
Oct 10, 2017
Hillsborough, NJ Mrs. Guadalupe Valverde Santos, 44, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ after a brief illness. She was born in Oaxaca, Mexico and migrated to Hillsborough, NJ about fifteen years ago. Guadalupe was a stay at home mom, who enjoyed working out and jogging, cooking and parties. She...
Mrs Margarita Roman Diaz
Oct 7, 2017
New Brunswick, NJ Mrs. Margarita Roman Diaz, 82, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 7, 2017 with her loving family by her side. Born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, she migrated to the New Brunswick, NJ area 52 years ago. In her home of Puerto Rico, Margarita studied and became a registered nurse. She had worked for...
Mr. Abraham V. Figueroa
Sep 29, 2017
New Brunswick, NJ Abraham V. Figueroa, 91, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, September 29, 2017 with his family by his side. He was born in the San Juan area in Puerto Rico and has lived in New Brunswick for the past 70 years. Abraham was a painter for the Ford Motor Company for many years retiring in...
Mr. James P. Carrigan
Sep 21, 2017
James P. Carrigan passed away in his home in Hightstown New Jersey on Thursday September 21, 2017 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Brooklyn New York August 21, 1930. He graduated from Fordham University and served in the United States Marine Corps. He had a long successful career as a buyer with the JC Penney...
Mr. Karel Nelidin
Sep 4, 2017
Somerset, NJ Somerset, NJ Mr. Karel Nelidin, 86, passed away at the Willow Creek Rehab and Nursing Center in Somerset on Monday, September 4, 2017. He was born in Eisden, Belgium and came to the United States in January, 1958. Karel has been living in Somerset for many years. Karel was employed by several companies as a drywall construction engineer...
Mr. Cesar J. Taveras
Sep 2, 2017
Easton, PA Cesar J. Taveras, 60, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Easton Hospital, Easton, PA. He was born and raised in Moca, Dominican Republic and has lived between New Brunswick, NJ and Easton, PA for twenty four years. Cesar was a hard working man. He was employed by Albea in Washington, NJ as a warehouseman for seventeen...
Mrs. Doris Arshan
Sep 2, 2017
Somerset, NJ Doris Arshan, 97, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ. She was born Doris Zwiebel on April 5, 1920 in New Brunswick, to Sam and Bella Schwartz Zwiebel. Doris was predeceased by her husband, Sam Arshan, owner of Middlesex Foods, Highland Park, whom she married in 1940. Doris and Sam...
Mr. Jose L. Alfonso
Aug 25, 2017
Old Bridge, NJ Mr. Jose L. Alfonso, 72, passed away at the Preferred Care Center in Old Bridge, NJ on Friday, August 25, 2017 with his family by his side. Born in Puerto Rico, he has resided in North Brunswick, New Brunswick and South Brunswick, as well as fifteen years in Jamesburg before living the past eight months in Old...
Mrs. Angelina Guadalupe
Aug 24, 2017
Monmouth Junction, NJ Mrs Angelina ( Adorno) Guadalupe, 87, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday evening, August 24, 2017 at the Park Place Center. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico and has been a lifelong resident of New Brunswick. In her earlier years, she was employed by Hygrade Handbags for many years. After a while she...
Mrs. Omara Ramos Diggs
Aug 17, 2017
Newark, NJ & North Brunswick, NJ Mrs. Omara Ramos Diggs, 39, lost her courageous battle with kidney and pancreas disease on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at UMDNJ-University Hospital in Newark. She was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, lived in Perth Amboy and Newark, and most recently moving to North Brunswick. Omara had worked as a transportation coordinator with the Middlesex...
Mrs. Shirley Knopf
Aug 15, 2017
Somerset, NJ Shirley ( Rosengart) Knopf, 85, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at her home at Stein Assisted Living, Somerset, NJ. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Shirley had lived for several years in Irvington, NJ before moving to North Brunswick in 1965. She has been residing in Somerset since 2005 and the past few years have...
Mrs. Rufina Pelaez
Jul 25, 2017
Mrs. Rufina Pelaez, 67, of the Bronx, NY formerly of the New Brunswick, NJ area passed away at the Belllevue Hospital in Manhattan on Tuesday, July, 25, 2017 with her family by her side. Rufina was born in Santa Maria Rincon, Mexico and has been living in the United States for a many years. She was a homemaker and loved...
Mrs. Carmen M. Cabrera
Jul 11, 2017
Edison, NJ Carmen M. (Perez) Cabrera, 89, passed away peacefully at the New Eastwood Nursing and Rehab Center in Easton, PA on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico and came to the United States in 1952. She had lived in Metuchen, NJ for many years before moving to...
Mrs. Susan Penny Juro
Jul 1, 2017
Monroe, NJ Susan "Penny" (Futter) Juro, 77, passed away surrounded by her family at Parker at Monroe Long term Living Community on Saturday, July 1, 2017. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and reside for 50 years in North Brunswick, NJ before moving two years ago to Monroe Penny was a graduate of Brooklyn College and was employed as a...
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