Janis Toman

Oct 26, 2022

Janis Toman passed away on October 26th, 2022. She was surrounded by her family. Janis grew up in Edison New Jersey, later in life she attended college to become a teacher. Janis taught 3rd graded for the Township of Edison. She then met her husband Arthur "Jim" Toman in 1970 on a blind date.Over the course of her life, she...

Georgina Liefert

Oct 24, 2022

Georgina Liefert passed away Monday, October 24, 2022 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. She was 51. Born in Beirut Lebanon, she came to the Untied States in 1977. She lived in New Brunswick and Old Bridge, before moving to Aberdeen 3 years ago.Georgina was a parishioner of St. Benedicts RC Church in Holmdel and St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic...

Ethel Burke

Oct 8, 2022

Ethel E. Burke (Elliott) Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great GrandmotherEthel E. Burke, of Manalapan, New Jersey, formerly Southampton, New Jersey, passed away on October 8, 2022. She was 85 years old. Born in Brooklyn, the daughter of the late James and Ethel Elliott. Growing up in Brooklyn Ethel enjoyed going to the beach and Coney Island. She also enjoyed...

Maryellen Wernick

Oct 8, 2022

Maryellen Wernick (nee Smith) of Barnegat, NJ passed away on October 8, 2022 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center after two months of failing health. She was born on May 22, 1949 in New Brunswick, NJ to Ruth (Thompson) Smith and Nelson Smith. She grew up in Edison, attending Stelton Baptist Church, Stelton School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, and Edison...

Steven P. Updegraff

Oct 4, 2022

Steven P. Updegraff, of North Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at home. He was 49. Born in Williamsport, PA he graduated from Westminster Choir College. He lived in Sayreville before moving to North Brunswick 18 years ago.Steven was a dedicated teacher and choir director for 27 years. He taught music at Old Bridge High School and sang in...

Thomas W Etts

Oct 4, 2022

Thomas William Etts, of East Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022, one day shy of his 65th birthday. Tom was born in Brooklyn, NY and was raised in Long Island before moving to South River and East Brunswick NJ 18 years ago. Tom enjoyed traveling cross country as a truck driver for many years until he decided to go...

Jessica Jusino

Oct 4, 2022

The most beautiful blue-eyed girl, Jessica R. Jusino, was born 41 years ago to Teddy and Bonnie, and passed away one day before what would have been her deceased father's 68th birthday. Jessica leaves behind her three kind and loving children of whom she is very proud: Tristan who she loves more than life, Xavier who she considered her "brother,"...

Lothar Jacobsen

Sep 28, 2022

Lothar Jacobsen, of North Brunswick, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 93.Born in Bremen Germany, he immigrated with his family to the United States in 1930 at the age of 10 months. He lived in Hoboken and Manhattan before finally settling in North Brunswick.During World War II he served...

Joyce Doosey

Sep 27, 2022

Joyce Helen Doosey (née Lease) passed away peacefully on September 27, 2022, at the age of 76. Daughter of William and Emma Lease, Joyce spent most of her life in Middlesex County, residing in Milltown, East Brunswick, and Monroe before moving to Hillsborough three years ago. Joyce was a nurturing and loving mother and grandmother and will be missed by...

Frank J. Chirico

Sep 25, 2022

Frank J. Chirico, Sr, 77, of Milltown, passed away September 25, 2022 at home surrounded by his devoted family following a short illness. Born in New Brunswick to Roberta Blakeney and Michael Chirico, he was a life-long resident of Milltown and a 1964 graduate of NBHS.During the Vietnam War he served six years in the Army National Guard achieving the...