All Obituaries

John Bogus, Jr., 81, of Sayreville passed away on June 13, 2019. Born in Jersey City, John resided in South Brunswick prior to settling in Sayreville.  Prior to his retirement, John was employed as a truck driver for Hermann Transportation where he worked for 30 years. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.  John spent many years active with the South Brunswick girls softball program where he served as a coach and also as the program director.  John also served...

Joseph C. Curry, 87, of Monroe Township, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, June 7, 2019, at his home. Born and raised in New Brunswick, Joe spent 56 years in Edison before settling in the Rossmoor Community of Monroe Township in 2014. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany for two years. After his service, he returned home and became a Certified Public Accountant. He was a senior auditor for Price-Waterhouse before going on to become a...

Robert T. Segrave, III, 58, of Spotswood, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019. Born in New Brunswick, Robert was a lifelong resident of Spotswood. For nearly thirty years, Robert worked as a dry wall installer with Segrave Drywall. He was an avid NY Mets and Giants fan and was a season ticket holder for Rutgers Football for many years. Growing up, he played Spotswood Little League Baseball and Spotswood High School Football. Predeceased by his parents, Robert and Lillian, and his brother...

Nicole V. Reed, 47, of Jackson, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 17, 2019 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold. She was raised in Spotswood where she met her husband and after marrying in 1998 they settled in Jackson. Nicole was known for her great sense of humor and, for being a very giving and caring person who always put others before herself. Together with her husband Chuck, she enjoyed watching the NY Yankees and, their yearly vacations to St. Maarten. After her mother-in-laws...

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for John M. Eger, 57, of Spotswood, will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 12:00 PM from Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. John was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Ambler, PA and New Providence, NJ before moving to Spotswood in 2017. Prior to his death, he worked at Acme Supermarkets for 38 years, most recently in their Milltown location. John was a supportive and generous friend and he will be greatly missed by everyone who knew...

Mary E. Ruboyianes, 89, of Spotswood passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Mary settled in Spotswood in 1971. Mary worked as a secretary, home health aide and caterer, but being a homemaker and taking care of her family was her greatest priority. She enjoyed crafting, decorating, knitting and coloring. She was also an avid bingo player. Predeceased by her husband, James, Sr. in 2012 and her...

Marie L. Jacobs, 98, of Old Bridge, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019 in Old Bridge Township. Cremation was private. Friends are invited to join Marie's family for a graveside service at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 3rd at Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick.

Edwin Gomez, 58, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Ed lived in Iselin for 11 years before settling in Spotswood in 2001. For nearly 20 years, he was an offset printing pressman and mechanic with United Forms Finishing of Hillside. Ed had a terrific sense of humor and he was the jokester uncle to his nieces and nephews. Ed was the one that everyone turned to when something was broken or just didn't work....

Margaret M. Sykes, 84, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, April 15, 2019. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Peggy lived in Old Bridge for 24 years before settling in Spotswood in 1990. She was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. For 20 years, Peggy was a baker for the former Sunshine Biscuit Company of Sayreville. Afterwards, she worked for 10 more years for Target in Milltown, retiring in 2010. Peggy was very a much a family oriented...

Irina Ignatov, 57, from East Brunswick passed away April 4, 2019 at home.   Born and raised  in Moscow, Russia, she received her B.A. in account production and bookkeeping.  She came to the United States and settled in East Brunswick, where she resided for the past 19 years.   Irina was employed in the finance industry as an independent consultant and in mortgage and personal/commercial loan brokering.  She consulted with various entities, most recently, The New...