All Obituaries

Donald V. DuBois, 78, of Old Bridge Township, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022 at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. Born and raised in Newark, Don lived in Belleville, North Plainfield and Toms River before settling in Old Bridge Township in 2018. He retired in 2018 after more than 20 years with G.O. Kellers in Plainfield. Don was a quiet man who loved the outdoors, going out to eat and spending time with his family. Predeceased by his wife Theresa Pesce DuBois in 1999, he is...

Kyle Joseph Kolbasowski, 33, of Spotswood passed away tragically as the result of a motorcycle accident on Sunday, June 5, 2022 in Old Bridge Township. Born in Princeton, Kyle was raised in Spotswood until he settled in South Amboy two years ago. He worked as TIG welder and sheet metal mechanic for Unique Wheel Repair in Sayreville. Kyle grew up around motorcycles and he enjoyed motocross racing at Raceway Park in Englishtown and he loved riding his Harley Davidson. Kyle was the life of...

Catherine L. "Irene" Minko, 81, of the Clearwater Community in Spotswood passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Born and raised in Scotland, Irene came to the United States in 1959 and lived in Kearny, Lake Hopatcong and North Arlington before settling in Spotswood in 2011. Irene was very proud of her Scottish heritage. She was sweet, funny and kind to everyone and made friends everywhere she went. She loved her monthly senior trips to Atlantic City and she...

Home going services for Lula Mae Greene Lula Mae Greene, 87, of Spotswood passed away peacefully on Friday, May 27, 2022. The oldest of ten children, Lula also known as Rosa, was born on March 25, 1935 to parents Eleanor and Samuel Greene, Sr. of McClellanville, SC. Lula attended school in McClellanville, SC and upon completion of high school she moved to New York City where she worked in a domestic capacity for many years and during that time she gave birth to three children. Upon...

Sondra Smith, 82, of Monroe Township passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 at her home. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Sondra lived in Old Bridge Township and Arizona before settling in Monroe Township. Sondra had many hobbies including sewing, decorating her home, shopping at the Freehold Mall, researching the latest skin care products, cooking, cleaning, baking chocolate chip cookies, buying lipstick at MAC Cosmetics, reading, watching HSN, and spending time with her family. She...

Deborah Todd Parunak, 69, of Essex, Connecticut, passed away, in the presence of her  family on Monday, April 4th, after a complex and prolonged illness. Deborah was born July 2, 1952, in New York City to Sydney Kramer of Radostów Średni, Poland and Jeanne Kaplan of New York City.  Deborah attended high school at the Stockbridge School, in Stockbridge Massachusetts, and graduated college from Boston University.  She briefly attended the Boston University Law School...

Stephen C. Lemanski, 86, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Born and raised in Jersey City, Steve settled in Spotswood in 1984. He served in the United States Army from 1954 until 1956 and was stationed in Japan. On returning home from the service, he went on to work with Public Service Electric and Gas Company as a Lineman. Steve retired in 1993 after 37 years with the company. He was a long time communicant of...

Adolph “Paul” Stenftennagel, 95, of Spotswood passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at his home. Born and raised in West New York, Adolph also lived in West Milford before settling in Spotswood in 1956. He served honorably as a staff sergeant in the United States Army during WWII, where he was a communications chief in the Pacific Theater of Operations while stationed in Japan. After his service tour, Adolph became a sheet metal worker for more than 40...

William Lecorchick, Jr., 71, of Spotswood passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at his home. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Bill was raised in Albany, New York before settling in Spotswood in 1979. Bill served honorably in the United States Army as a Special Forces Green Beret Paratrooper during the Vietnam era. An innovator in the construction field, he was a master carpenter and owner of Legends Home Improvements of East Brunswick for many years...