Obituaries

Elaine Green, formerly of Franklin but most recently of Hillsborough, passed away on February 22 at home. She was 86. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she lived in Somerset, East Brunswick and Aventura, Florida for 20 years before moving to Hillsborough five years ago. She worked as the Director of Financial Aid at Rutgers University in New Brunswick …

James Gagliastro, of Somerset, passed away on February 12 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 76. Born and raised in Hoboken, he also lived in Jersey City before moving to Somerset in 1991. Jim worked as a Risk Management Analyst for JP Morgan in New York City, then later as a Realtor for Prudential …

Frances Preisler Legenhausen of Somerset passed away on January 31 at the Regency Jewish Heritage Nursing Home in Somerset. She was 85. Born in Finderne, she lived in Middlebush, South Bound Brook, Middlesex, Bound Brook, and Hampton Bays, New York, before moving to Somerset in 2018. Throughout the years she worked in multiple occupations, including legal secretary, English teacher, and …

Mrs. Judith Hageman Fibbe passed away on January 26 at North Naples Hospital in Naples, Florida. She was 82 years old. Mrs. Fibbe was born in New Brunswick and raised in Middlebush. After graduating Highland Park High School, Judith attended Marietta College in Ohio where she met and soon married her husband Charles F. Fibbe. After graduating, the young couple …

Margareta Hajdu-Nemeth (Apfel) of Somerset was born on March 5, 1933, and passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family on January 29, 2023.Margareta was born in Zaton, Yugoslovia, to the late Janos and Anna Apfel. She lived in Hillsborough before residing in Somerset. She retired from Permacel in North Brunswick and spent her retired years doing what …

Daequan Jones of Somerset passed away suddenly on January 11. He was 27.Born in New Brunswick on January 4, 1996 to Cynthia Johnson and the late Willie Jones, he was raised in New Brunswick before moving to Somerset. He graduated from Franklin High School on June 27, 2014 and worked at Rutgers University, for a transportation company and various factories …

Priscilla J. Yates of Somerset passed away on January 8 at home. She was 92.Born and raised in New Brunswick, she was a longtime resident of Somerset.She worked as a Special Education Teacher for the Franklin Township Board of Education until her retirement.Priscilla and her husband of 72 years, Steve, were founding parishioners of St. Matthias Church, where she was …

James F. Renner, of Somerset passed away peacefully at home on January 3. He was 90. Born and raised in Jersey City, he married the love of his life, Dolores in 1956 and moved to Metuchen in 1961 to raise their family before moving to Somerset in 2003. Jim graduated from St. Michael’s High School in Jersey City then joined …

Mildred DeRasmi, 98, passed away December 22, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mrs. DeRasmi was born May 21, 1924, in Raritan to the late Louis and Gina (DiMaggio) Giovannucci. She resided in North Brunswick, before relocating and settling in Somerset. Mildred was a seamstress in Raritan; after relocating to north Brunswick, she worked as a packing …

Michael W. Knapp, Sr. of South Brunswick passed away on December 18 at home. He was 62. Born in New Brunswick and raised in Somerset, he has lived in South Brunswick since the late 1980s. Mike was a self-employed home contractor. He enjoyed watching soccer, discussing politics, working on home projects and above all spending time with his family, especially …