All Obituaries

Robert A. Keepers, Sr, 69, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Born in Newton, Bobby was raised in New Brunswick and his family settled in Spotswood in the early 1960s. He was an electrician with the former Monroe Electric for more than 30 years before working for Mac Electrical Contractors of Toms River, retiring in 2020. He was a life member of the Spotswood Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed spending time with family and his dogs and also enjoyed...

Arnold Goldfarb, born May 17, 1931 passed away on September 19, 2022 in his home. He was a nationally renowned pioneer in the American Pharmaceutical Manufacturing industry. Arnold’s career was highlighted by numerous accomplishments. He was born in the Bronx New York and moved to New Jersey at age 2. He graduated from Hillside High School and then graduated from Rutgers Pharmacy College. He specialized in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing after post graduate studies taken at Columbia...

Walfriede Schaefer, 86, of Monroe Township passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, September 8, 2022. Born and raised in Hockenheim, Germany, Wally, as she was known to all, came to the United States in 1956 and married her late husband, Philipp, after a long-distance courtship. Together, they lived in Elizabeth and Edison before settling in Monroe Township in 1984. Wally was a homemaker until her youngest was a teen, she then reentered the workforce, first as a babysitter at Edison...

David F. Tessein, 73, of Spotswood, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born and raised in Princeton, Dave settled in Spotswood in 1980. He worked as a restaurant manager for many years before managing the service department of FBN Auto Sales in Highland Park. Dave enjoyed traveling, going to the beach at Seaside Park, fresh water fishing with his grandchildren, playing poker and bocce with his friends in Spotswood's...

Gaetano DeCeglie. 63, of East Brunswick, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 25, 2022, after a brief illness. Born and raised in Hoboken, Guy settled in East Brunswick in 1990. He retired last year after more than 40 years with Pritchard Industries of New York City, NY, where he did commercial building maintenance. Guy was hard working and in his spare time enjoyed watching vintage TV shows and movies, trips to the racetracks and the beach. In his younger years, he enjoyed disco music...

Shirley Leary, 94, a lifelong resident of Spotswood, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 16, 2022 in Cranbury. Shirley enjoyed shopping, bowling, her trips to Atlantic City, family picnics and holiday, especially Christmas Eve. She was a long time member, and in fact, the oldest living member of the Spotswood Reformed Church. Predeceased by seven of her siblings, she is survived by her daughter Kathleen Calvaruso and her husband Anthony and her son Kenneth Leary, a sister Barbara...

Edward A. Marciniec, 87, of Monroe Township passed away peacefully, on Friday, July 15, 2022 at the Summer Hill Rehab Center in Old Bridge. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Ed was raised in nearby Wallington, where as a boy, he served as an altar boy in the Polish church. Immediately upon graduation from high school, Ed joined the United States Air Force. He served during the Korean War era as an airplane mechanic. After his military service, he worked as an Expeditor for Revlon in Edison for...

Jeanette Gaffney, 75, of Spotswood passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Born and raised in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, NY, Jean settled in Spotswood in 1976 and resided in the same home until her unexpected, peaceful passing. She raised three children while working two full-time jobs, as both a Teacher’s Aide for Spotswood Board of Education, and as a Manager for Host Marriott Services. Jean loved getting together with her close friends and devoted neighbors for...

Theresa Novak Bromley, 91, of Monroe Township, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. Theresa was born in New Brunswick, raised in Spotswood and lived in Old Bridge before settling in Monroe Township in 1962. She attended and was a graduate of South River High School. After graduation, she worked at Raritan Arsenal, the Boy Scouts of America and, retired after 25 years from Carter-Wallace of Cranbury in 1993. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting doilies, country...