Obituaries

“Bill” Sept. 17, 1931 – July 22, 2010 “Never say good-bye,  Say, ‘See you later.’ “ Lovingly remembered and missed by Bill, PJ, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Patricia Szucs passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the CentraState Hospital in Freehold on July 14. She was 82 years old. Born on April 8, 1943, in New Brunswick, Patricia was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph Redmond and Anna Dwyer. She was raised in New Brunswick where she attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and graduated from St. …

Diane M. Wanat, of Somerset, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on July 9. She was 80 years old. Born in Orange, she lived in Union, Watchung and Livingston before moving to Somerset 20 years ago. She worked as a Social Worker for the Livingston Board of Education for more than 20 years before retiring in 2005. Diane …

Leon Reese, 80, of Somerset, passed away peacefully at home on July 2, surrounded by the loving embrace of his family. Born on April 4, 1945, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to the late Griffith and Olga (Magus) Reese, Leon lived a full and vibrant life across several New Jersey communities, including Roselle, Elizabeth, Roselle Park, Millington, Stirling, and, for the past …

Marianne Jane Wong, 87, passed away on June 18 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. She fought an inspiring battle with stage four pancreatic and liver cancer, after already surviving two bouts of breast cancer. Marianne never let it slow her down or prevent her from fully enjoying her last year with dear family and friends. There was …

Rita (Lerner) Lazofsky of Somerset died at Stein Assisted Living in Somerset on June 22. She was 84. Born in Manhattan, NY, Mrs. Lazofsky resided in Brooklyn, NY for most of her life, before moving to Somerset 18 months ago. Prior to her retirement in 2005, she was a middle school teacher for 30 years with the Brooklyn, NY Board …

Susan Kane passed away on June 15 at Care One Somerset Valley Care Center in Bound Brook. She was 72 years old. Susan was born and raised in Edison to the late Harry and Dorothy (Brause) Willis. She attended the local Edison school system and graduated from high school. She moved shortly after to Somerset where she met her loving …

Mrs. Olga Fama passed away on June 15 at the Bridgeway Care Center in Bridgewater. She was 95 years old. Mrs. Fama was born in the family home on Churchill Avenue in Franklin Township. She remained a lifetime resident of Franklin. She graduated from New Brunswick High School and went to work at Diehl Manufacturing in Finderne as a member …

JoAnn Zavodnick, of Somerset, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 71. Born in Newark, NJ to the late Dominick Lopizzo and Maria “Teddy” Conway, née Gaber, she spent her youth in Metuchen. She moved to Somerset in the late 1970s before moving to Waretown, then back to Somerset in 2019. JoAnn loved reading, baking …

Mrs. Mary Ann Hrapsky (Warga) passed away on May 15 at her home in Somerset with her devoted family by her side. She was 88 years old. Mary Ann was born November 21, 1936 in Somerville to the late George Warga and Mary Raio (Moore) and raised in Edison. She graduated from St. Peter’s High School in 1955 and married …