Obituaries

Ronald L. Blazkiewicz of Somerset passed away on January 18 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 90. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he lived in West Islip, NY before moving to Somerset in 1970. He worked as a security guard at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick and for the Princeton …

Thomas E. Manifase of Hillsborough passed away on January 18 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerville. He was 67. Born in Boston and raised in Stoughton, Massachusetts, he lived in Franklin Township for over 25 years before moving to Hillsborough last year. Tom began his extraordinary public service career of more than 30 years in law enforcement with the …

Marie Pierre of Somerset passed away on January 8 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 56. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, she moved to the United States in the early 1990s, settling in Florida before moving to Somerset in 1991. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for the Maxim Healthcare Services in Edison before retiring in …

John M. Martinez, a devoted family man, proud veteran, and longtime Merrill Lynch employee, passed away peacefully on January 11 at the Veterans Hospital in East Orange. He was 91. Born on October 14, 1933, in Gibraltar, John served his country with honor in the United States Marines as a Military Police Officer during the Korean War, where he saw …

Sybil Claire Reid-Prugh of Somerset passed away on January 6 at home. She was 80. Born in Newark, she lived in Somerset for more than 50 years. She was a self-employed social worker, based out of Somerset. Sybil also enjoyed kayaking, having experience in more than 100 streams as a Class 2+ paddler. She was predeceased by her daughter, Sharon …

Sheuli Gupta, of Somerset, passed away on January 3 at home. She was 90. Sheuli Gupta, born in Sylhet, Undivided India, came from the Dutta-Choudhury family, a household known for its artistic and entrepreneurial spirit. Sheuli had nine siblings, all brought up in a large joint family compound with several generations and cousins living simultaneously. Her teenage years were marked …

Robert Hosh passed away on December 24 at the New Jersey Veteran’s Memorial Home in Menlo Park. He was 84 years old. Mr. Hosh was born in Livingston, Louisiana. He was raised in Louisiana and Michigan then enlisted in the Unites States Army. He served our country faithfully before being honorably discharged. He received an undergraduate degree from the University …

Margaret (Peggy) Cleary was born in New Brunswick and lived in Highland Park before moving to Somerset in 1958. Peggy attended Mt. St. Mary’s Academy in Watchung and went on to graduate from Georgian Court University. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from the college in the early 90s. Peg worked in the business her father founded, WA Cleary Corporation …

Eva Maria Nagy of Califon went home to be with the Lord on November 27 at the age of 77, surrounded by her loving husband and children. Eva’s life was based on values that she lived by – the importance of faith, education and service. She was born in Salzburg, Austria, the daughter of Hungarians Arpad and Maria Bogdany. In …

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Joey Fernandez on December 11, after a long battle with cancer. He was 53 years old and lived a life full of love, laughter, and generosity. Born January 30, 1971, in Perth Amboy, Joey was a lifelong New Jersey resident, spending the last 37 years in Somerset. …