Obituaries

Alexis J. (Slagada) Lippencott of Somerset died December 4 at her home. She was 73. Mrs. Lippencott was born in New Brunswick, she resided in Somerset most of her life. Surviving are her husband Joseph Lippencott: two daughters, Jennifer and Kathleen Lippencott; her sister, Patricia Miller, and Mrs. Lippencott loved all of her fur babies. Visitation will be from 3-5:45 …

Laura Sue Goetz of Hillsborough, formerly of Somerset, passed away on December 1 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. She was 60. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she lived in North Brunswick, Somerset and Monmouth Junction before moving to Hillsborough over 20 years ago. She worked as a Dental Assistant for the A&R Franklin Dental Group in …

Mrs. Mary Romito passed away December 1 at the Bridgeway Care Center in Hillsborough. She was 91 years old. Mrs. Romito was born and raised in Queens, NY. She graduated from Bayside High School and married her high school sweetheart, William Romito soon after. The young couple lived in New Hyde Park on Long Island for a brief time before …

Mr. John Percoco passed away November 29 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 94 years old. Mr. Percoco was born in Manhattan and raised on the lower east side. He moved to New Brunswick in 1965 and lived in North Brunswick before moving to Franklin Township in the mid 1980s. He went to work at …

Donald M. “Dino” Triggs, of Manchester passed away November 22 at home. He was 61. Born in New Brunswick and raised in Edison, he has lived in Manchester for over 20 years. He worked as an HVAC Technician and field Supervisor for Dan’s Heating & Air Conditioning in Cranbury for over 40 years. Dino also served in the United States …

Leroy “Roy” Rebbel, 90, passed away on November 23 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington.Mr. Rebbel was born December 13, 1931, in Baltimore, MD to the late Nicholas and Blanche (Cooper) Rebbel. Roy was raised in Baltimore and relocated to Somerset in 1967. He lived in the surrounding areas of Somerset before settling in Flemington in 2002.Roy received his bachelor’s …

Shan Prabhahar, (fondly known as Prabha), of North Brunswick passed away on Saturday, November 19th at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 54. He is the beloved Son of Murugesu Shanmugarajah and Sulochana Shanmugarajah (New Jersey), Brother of Ram Amarnath (Indianapolis) and Mano Shanmugarajah (New Jersey), Brother-In-Law of Naleni Amarnath and Nalayini Shanmugarajah, Uncle of …

The Rte. Rev. Milton Francis Britto passed away peacefully at his home in Somerset on November 14, surrounded by his loving wife, Rev. Saundra, and family. He was 94 years old. Rev. Britto was born and raised in Brooklyn NY where he was educated in the NY public school system. He relocated to New Jersey in 1997 after his marriage …

Michael F. “Mikey” Grabowski, of Somerset passed away on November 13 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 70.Born in Jersey City, he attended St. Bridget’s Grammar School and graduated from North Bergen High School in 1970.Mikey worked as an Operational Manager for Essendant in Edison. He also served in the US Air Force during …

Neil Palmes passed away peacefully on November 5 at his home in Somerset under the loving care of his husband, his cousin and friends. Neil was born and raised in Iloilo City, Philippines. He is the eldest of the three siblings of Rogelio Palmes and the late Trinidad Palmes. The other two siblings are Ramil and Roel Palmes. He completed …