Obituaries

David “Dave” Dwelle, 68, passed away peacefully at home on December 9 after a long battle with cancer. Dave was born in Rahway to Clifford and Gertrude Dwelle. He graduated from Union Catholic High School and received various certificates from Union County Vo-Tech. He served in the US Army in the 172nd Infantry Brigade and was stationed in Alaska and …

Mr. Marty Slyman passed away on December 7 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 87 years old. Mr. Slyman was born and raise in Brooklyn, NY and graduated from St. Michaels High School. He served in the United States Army and was discharged honorably. While serving in Monterey, he would meet his future wife, Dorothy, …

Our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Dr. “R.G.” Krishnan, passed away on November 30 at the age of 93.  Dr. Krishnan was born in Ottapalam, Kerala, India. He worked as a physician in Bombay for nearly 15 years before immigrating to the United States in 1972. He was in private practice for 35 years in Perth Amboy and later in …

Linda B. Fischer of Randolph passed away on November 27 at the Pine Acres Convalescent Center in Madison. She was 71.Born in New Brunswick, she lived in Somerset, Hightstown and Cranbury before moving to Randolph in 1993.She worked as the Director of Regulatory Affairs for various pharmaceutical companies throughout New Jersey.Linda was an active member of the Maranatha Baptist Fellowship …

Gregory A. Wilson, 47, died November 22 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township. Born on November 15, 1976, in Summit, Greg was the son of Arthur and Karen (Jud) Wilson of Warren Township, New Jersey. He is a 1995 graduate of Watchung Hills Regional High School. He then earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from The College …

Mrs. Janice F. Lloyd (nee Fronek) passed away on November 16 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 85 years old. Mrs. Lloyd was born in Gary, Indiana and was raised there on her family’s dairy farm. After graduating high school, she continued her education at Valparaiso University in Indiana. She graduated with a Bachelor of …

Dr. Lori B. Goldblatt, of Somerset passed away on November 16 at home. She was 59.Born in Newark and raised in Clark, she lived in Poughkeepsie, New York before moving to Somerset in 1994.Dr. Goldblatt worked as a private practice clinical psychologist and was a member of the Somerset County Mental Health Board for more than 20 years. She was …

Mary Ann Selenko of Somerset passed away after a prolonged illness, on November 5. She was 93 years old. Mary Ann was born in the Bronx and was raised in Jersey City. She graduated from St. Dominic Academy and then attended secretarial school. During the Korean War, she worked as a secretary for the Army in purchasing. In the early …

Michael A. LaCorte passed away on November 1 at his home in Franklin Park. He was 90 years old. Mr. LaCorte was born in Brooklyn and raised in the City of New Brunswick. He began baking bread at his family’s bakery, LaCorte’s Bakery in New Brunswick while still in high school. He owned and operated the bakery after his parents …

Marlene Peterson, born in 1948 in Passaic, New Jersey, died peacefully on November 2 with her loving daughter, Kristen, and brother, Lewis, beside her after losing an impossible battle with ALS. She spent her childhood and formative school years in the close-knit community of Elmwood Park, where she attended Elmwood Park Memorial High School, forging lifelong friendships, including the most …