All Obituaries

Helen Frances Yetman, 95, of Monroe Township passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at her home. Born and raised in South River, Helen lived in Jamesburg, Florida and Spotswood before settling in Monroe Township in 2018. Along with being a homemaker, Helen spent 20 years as a seamstress for the former Dora Dress Company of South River. She was a genuinely happy person who always had a smile on her face and a helping hand for others. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting and solving word search...

John Liquari, 77, of Spotswood passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Born and raised in Jersey City, John settled in Spotswood in 1968. He retired in 2010 from the Maintenance Department of Piscataway High School. For many years, John was a Boy Scout Troop Leader for a special needs group of scouts in East Brunswick and a member of the former Spotswood First Aid Squad. John was a quiet man who enjoyed camping and family functions. John is predeceased by his...

Robert Charles Donaldson, 74, of Spotswood, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge after a brief illness. Born in New Brunswick, Bob lived in East Brunswick and Old Bridge for many years before settling in Spotswood in 1976. After graduating High School, Bob was drafted into the United States Army during the Vietnam era and he served stateside at Fort Rucker, Alabama from 1966 until he was discharged in 1968. Afterwards, he went on to work for...

Panagiotis "Pete" Dimopoulos, 79, of Spotswood passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 after a long illness. Born in Limnochori, Achaia, Greece, Pete came to the United States when he was 29 years old. He spent several years living in northern New Jersey before settling in Spotswood in 1987. Pete, together with his wife Bessy were the owners of the former Summerhill Road Deli in Spotswood from the mid-1980s until Pete's retirement in 2000, after which his wife and daughters...

Margaret Ravenelle, 86, of Jamesburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro. Born and raised in the New England area, she lived briefly in New York before settling in Jamesburg in 1967. Margaret retired from Barnes and Noble of Monroe Township in 2013 after 23 years with the company. She enjoyed many things including reading, Atlantic City's casinos, all of her grandchildren, holidays, cooking  and family...

Robert A. Jurgensen, 95, of Whiting passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in the former Madison Township, now Old Bridge Township, Bob lived most of his life there before settling in Whiting in 2002. Bob attended the New Brunswick Vocational-Technical High School where he was a was a member of their baseball team. He was a long time member of the Simpson United Methodist Church of Old Bridge and also a current member of the Whiting United...

Thomas Rogers, 83, of Helmetta passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in Englishtown. Born and raised in North Bergen, Tom also lived in West New York and East Brunswick for many years before settling in Helmetta in 2003. He attended Weehawkin High School where he lettered in basketball and football. He retired from the former Pathmark distribution facility in Avenel in 2000 after 15 years of service as a warehouse supervisor. Prior to that, Tom worked as an accountant for the former...

Rose M. Saviano, 92, of the Clearbrook Community of Monroe Township passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rose settled in Monroe Township in 2015. She was a homemaker to her family. Rose enjoyed spending time at her vacation home in the New York State Catskill Mountains and deer hunting there with her sons. Predeceased by her husband, Gaetano Saviano in 2015 and her brothers, Bruno and...

Mary Louise McGhee, 73, of Monroe Township passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born and raised in Zuni, Virginia, Mary moved to Jersey City at the age of 18 and lived there until she settled in Monroe Township in 2015. She retired in 2013 from Tropicana Products Inc. of Jersey City where she worked for nearly 20 years. Prior to Tropicana, Mary worked for Colgate-Palmolive, also of Jersey City for 20 years. Mary enjoyed traveling...

Maria T. Andrade, 93, of Monroe Township passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Born and raised in Portugal, she came to the United States in 1950 and lived in Newark and the surrounding areas in addition to Forked River before settling in Monroe in 2016. She was a homemaker, a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed cooking, sewing and spending time with her family. She was also a very caring, giving and compassionate person. Maria looked forward to her...