All Obituaries

Georgia K. Petroutsos, 84, of Spotswood, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Born and raised in Kefalonia, Greece, Georgia came to the United States in 1966 and lived in Perth Amboy for many years before settling in Spotswood in 1980. She was a seamstress with a number of area dress makers in both Perth Amboy and South River before becoming the Sexton of Saint Demetrious Greek Orthodox Church in Perth Amboy, where she worked for nearly 25 years before retiring. She very...

Consuelo Tavano, 88, of Monroe Township, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Born and raised in Salas De Los Infantes, Burgos, Spain, Consuelo lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina for 17 years before coming to the United States in 1968, where she lived in Queens, New York and Spotswood before settling in Monroe Township in 2002. She worked as a seamstress for many years for the Mancuso Dress Company of Brooklyn, New York before retiring in 1991. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and her flower...

George E. Gretch, 89, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Born and raised in Binghamton, New York, George settled in Spotswood in 1949. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. After his service time, he returned home and became a carpenter with the former Local 1006 of the Carpenters Union of Milltown, retiring in 1986 after 30 years of dedicated craftsmanship. After his retirement he continued with...

Milton R. Morris, Jr., 72, of North Brunswick, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born and raised in New Brunswick, Milton, who was affectionately called Bob or Doc by those near to him, lived in Browns Mills and South Brunswick for many years before settling in North Brunswick 10 years ago. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam era. He spent more than 30 years as an electrician for various companies and was...

Shawn Conroy, 54, of Monroe Township passed away peacefully with his beloved daughter and wife at his side on Saturday, August 1, 2020 in New Brunswick. Born in Jersey City, Shawn was raised in Old Bridge before settling in Monroe Township in 1992. He was employed as a warehouse manager for B & D Periodical of Kenilworth for the last 9 years. He was an avid fan of both the New York Mets and Giants. For many years, he participated in bowling leagues at the former Mid-State Bowl of East...

Janet J. Ratajczak, beloved mother, passed away on July 30, 2020 at her home in Cream Ridge. She was 76. Born in Fords, she grew up in Staten Island, New York, then settled down in New Jersey. She was employed at Grainger in Robbinsville for 20 years. She enjoyed antiquing, shopping and her occasional margarita. Predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Ratajczak,  She is survived by her daughters, Kimberly Serluco of Manalapan, Lisa Garvey of Cream Ridge and Christine Bailey and her...

Laszlo Szekeres, 76, of Monroe Township, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020 in Old Bridge. Born and raised in Pecs, Hungary, Laszlo came to the United States in 1971. He lived in New Brunswick, Milltown and Spotswood before settling in Monroe Township 7 years ago. He was a long time member of the Magyar Reformed Church of New Brunswick. He retired in 2010 from JB Hunt Trucking of East Brunswick, where he worked as a driver for 15 years. Prior to JB Hunt, Laszlo was a computer technician...

Brett John Ohlson, 47, of Plainsboro and formerly of Wheaton and Bloomingdale, IL passed away on Staurday, July 25, 2020 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Paula Ohlson; fond brother of Brad (Jennifer) Ohlson and Heather Bovio; brother in law of Maria (Carlos) Ramos, Teresa (Tony) Liberal, Ilda (Rui) Pinto and Helena (Manny) Calixto; devoted son to the late Paulette Bremer and Dennis Ohlson, and; uncle of many nieces and nephews.Brett will surely be missed. Services will be private.

David Krauszer, 59, of Monroe Township, passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at his home. Born and raised in New Brunswick, David lived in Keyport for many years settling in the Clearbrook Community of Monroe Township two years ago. David worked as a maintenance person for the Calvary Christian School for several years, retiring two years ago. He was very involved with his church and with bible studies. He was known for his great sense of humor and he enjoyed weight lifting and...

Theodore Lloyd Watrous, 75, of South River, passed away on Wednesday, July 15th in New Brunswick. Born in New London, Connecticut, Ted was raised in New Brunswick and also lived in Monroe Twp. and South River before settling in Castleton, New York several years ago. He was a self employed truck driver for 50 years, retiring in 2013. He enjoyed collecting classic cars and spending time outdoors. he had a great sense of humor, enjoyed living life on his terms and very proud of his...