Pastor Staci D. Sawyer, founder and pastor of New Life Ministries, transitioned to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 26, 2023 at JFK Hospital. She was born in New Brunswick, NJ and grew up in Highland Park, NJ. She later resided in Edison, NJ. for 32 years. Before being called to start New Life Ministries, C.O.C.W.I.H in 2009, she...
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 Somerset. She...
Mary Jane Lucid, of Milltown, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Care One in East Brunswick. She was 92. Born in Perth Amboy, she lived in Metuchen, New Brunswick, and San Diego, before moving to Milltown 68 years ago.She worked as an administrator at Alexander Library, Rutgers University before retiring. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes...
Nancy Montalbano, of East Brunswick, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 99.Born as Annuziata Sgarlata, in 1923, in a town called Scilla, Reggio Calabria, Italy, Nancy was the youngest of the Sgarlata family and came to this country in 1938 at age 15, with her sister. She entered elementary...
Mary Ann McElroy passed away on January 19th, 2023. She was 72. Born in Paterson, NJ on April 14th, 1950 to Lawrence and Rita Lloyd. Mary attended St Therese's Elementary School before graduating from St. Joseph's High School. After high school, Mary embarked on many adventures. She traveled to South America where she hiked Machu Picchu. She visited Africa and...
David Martin Prestup, 79, of East Brunswick, a dedicated special education teacher in the New Brunswick Public Schools, died on January 19, 2023. Dave was liked by everyone he met. He was friendly, gregarious and curious. He was devoted to his family, including his wife, Jane (nee Schnee), to whom he was married for more than 52 years, and his...
Monica B. Fleming passed away on January 17th, 2023, at the age of sixty-two. Monica was the second child of the late Richard and Anne Marie Fleming. She grew up in North Brunswick, New Jersey, was a graduate of the Hun School of Princeton, and earned her degree in Art History from Rutgers University.Monica loved reading, including Charles Spurgeon, listening...
On Monday, January 16, 2023, Lauren Moran passed away peacefully at home in Edison at the age of 40. Lauren was born in Bayonne, NJ, and grew up in East Brunswick. She was a proud Lakeview School graduate. She loved fashion, the Gilmore Girls, dancing, and playing hide and seek with her nephew. Her smile would light up the room,...
Susan E. Scott Trush, of Helmetta, NJ, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023 at home. She was 51. Born in Jersey City, she lived in Milltown most of her life before moving to Helmetta two years ago.Susan was a speech pathologist, teacher and extremely hard worker. She earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Kean University.She loved to sit by...
Kashiben V. Bhalodia, of Fords, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023 at home. She was 89. Born in Bhayavadar India, she came to the United States in 1986.She enjoyed watching television shows, especially dramas. She loved being with her family.She's predeceased by her husband Vallabhdas Bhalodia.Surviving is her sons Paresh (Sonal) Bhalodia of Fords and Asit (Basanti) Bhalodia of...