All Obituaries

Jonathan M. Ramirez, 20, of Spotswood passed away on Sunday, January 17th at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune as the result of a tragic motor vehicle accident in Manalapan. Johnny was born and raised in The Bronx, New York and lived in Carteret before settling in Spotswood in 2012. He was a 2018 graduate of Spotswood High School where he was a varsity member of the Chargers wrestling team. In addition, he played lacrosse for the East Brunswick Blackhawks and Spotswood Little League...

Justin P. "Rocky" Rochford, 20, of Spotswood passed away on Saturday, January 16th in Manalapan Township as the result of a tragic motor vehicle accident. Rocky was born and raised in Staten Island, New York and settled in Spotswood in 2005. He was a 2018 graduate of Spotswood High School where he was a member of the Chargers golf team for three years. He enjoyed skateboarding, riding BMX bikes, racing dirt bikes, competing in motocross events at Raceway Park in Englishtown and...

Bernice Cichy, 89, of Monroe Township passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 in Wayne. Born and raised in Newark, Bernice settled in Monroe Township in 1982. She retired in 1983 as a Claims Analyst with Federal Pacific Electric Company of Newark. She was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church of Spotswood. She loved baseball and was an avid New York Yankees and Mets fan and she loved attending their games. Bernice also enjoyed playing golf, taking trips to Atlantic City and...

William Joseph Nemeth, 30, of Helmetta passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his home. Born in New Brunswick, Will was raised in Helmetta. He was a graduate of Spotswood High School. For many years, Will worked as a carpenter in the industrial sector. He was an avid guitarist and he loved music. He had a contagious smile and a great sense of humor that made everyone laugh. Most of all, Will always looked out for the well being of his friends and family and he will be deeply missed by...

Margaret Borneo, 80, of Monroe Township passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in East Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she lived in Peekskill, New York and Brighton, Michigan before settling in Monroe Township in 1969. She raised her family for many years and then went to work for Bunzyl Corp in accounts payable from 1987 until 1997 after which she enjoyed 23 years of retirement with her loving husband, Anthony. She enjoyed reading, traveling and, volunteering with her church,...

Gerard Hastaba of Monroe Township, New Jersey passed away peacefully on Monday, January, 4, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was 67 years old.  Jerry was born in Brooklyn, New York and later moved to Staten Island. He has resided in Monroe Township since 2004. After high school, Jerry started working in a hardware store and took interest in locksmithing. He completed his apprenticeship and began his career as a certified master locksmith in New York City. He said that there...

Lorraine Pelletier, 73, of North Brunswick passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 in Dover, Morris County. Born in New Brunswick, she resided in North Brunswick. She worked at Salwen Paper Company for 10 years until she retired in 1997. She enjoyed learning about astrophysics and television shows about forensics. Predeceased by her sister Rosemary Hansen in December 2020, she is survived by nephews Jonathan and Sean Hansen. Services were private.  

Eunice Harrigfeld, 86, formerly of Spotswood passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 in Gainesville, Georgia. Born in Hope Mills, North Carolina Eunice lived in Spotswood from 1956 until this year when she settled in Georgia to be with her sons and duaghters-in-law. She retired in the early 1990s from Wells Fargo in East Brunswick where she worked for 20 years as a Platform Associate in the Commercial Banking Department. Prior to Wells Fargo, she was employed for 15 years with JC Penney...

Theresa B. Demeniuk, 69, of South Brunswick passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Terry was raised in East Brunswick and she lived in Monroe Township for many years before settling in South Brunswick. She attended East Brunswick High School. She was a flag bearer with the VFW Blackhawks Colorguard Drum and Bugle Corps. Terry was well known for her straight from the hip, sassy and cheeky sense of humor. She will be remembered for loving her pets...

Rosemarie Hansen, 71, of North Brunswick, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born and raised in New Brunswick, Rosemarie settled in North Brunswick in 1971. For more than 25 years, she worked for the North Brunswick Senior Center in various capacities, most recently in an administrative position, She enjoyed helping seniors and those less fortunate due to their disabilities. She had a very keen sense of humor, enjoyed...