Obituaries

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 …

Scott W. O’Brien of Somerset passed away on May 16 at home. He was 46. Born in New Brunswick, he lived most of his life in Franklin Township. He worked as a Technician for Composecure in Somerset. Scott was a proud US Marine Corps veteran, serving in the late 1990s/early 2000s. He also enjoyed watching Minnesota Vikings football, comedy movies, …

Stephen D. Brenner of Long Valley passed away on May 10 at the Heath Village Long Term Care Facility in Hackettstown. He was 61. Born in Ridgefield, he lived most of his life in Somerset before moving to Long Valley 20 years ago. Steve was the owner and president of the Brenner Company of Somerset, specializing in kitchen and bathroom …

Mr. Tulsie Guman passed away peacefully at his home in Somerset on April 17. He was 87 years old. Born in Port Mourant, Guyana, Mr. Guman was raised by his parents, Ganesh and Sukhia Guman, in a loving home alongside 12 siblings. The Guman family was well-known in their community for their pottery (goblet) and clay-making business, where Tulsie began …

Thomas Kurz passed away peacefully at his longtime Somerset home. He was 60 years old. Tom was born on May 4th, 1964 to the late Joseph and Josephine (Walsh) Kurz, in Teaneck. He was raised in Little Ferry and graduated from Don Bosco Tech high school. He received his Bachelors Degree from Rutgers University. After graduation he became a roadie …