Obituaries

C. Thomas Del Casale, 97, passed away surrounded by his family on June 10, 2022 at his home in Somerset.   Mr. Del Casale was born November 28, 1924, in New Brunswick to the late C. Thomas and Rose (Dispaltro) Del Casale. He was a lifelong resident of Somerset.  Thomas graduated from New Brunswick High School in 1942. He continued his …

Lita de Gil, 95, of Somerset, died on June 4 at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Hillsborough. She enjoyed a wonderful, cultural life, traveling worldwide with her husband and three children, as an Army wife to her predeceased husband, Col. Bernard F. de Gil, who died in 2002. After her retirement from work, she reveled in frequent trips …

David W. Gates of Somerset passed away June 3 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 79. Born in Ossining, New York, he lived in Long Island, Syracuse and New Brunswick before moving to Somerset in 1967. He worked for Public Service Electric & Gas as a member of the Gas & Appliance Workers UA …

Mr. Thomas A. Lyons, III passed away June 4, 2022 at the Bristal Assisted Living Center in Somerset. He was 79 years old. Tom was born and raised in the sixth ward of New Brunswick, and spent lots of time in Cape May. He graduated from New Brunswick Vocational and Technical High School and enlisted in the Army Reserves where …

Eleanor Fidecaro passed away June 1 at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was 94 years old. Mrs. Fidecaro was born in Dunlo, Pennsylvania. She was raised in the coal mine towns of central Pennsylvania. She moved to the New Brunswick area at age 16. After marrying, she and her husband moved to the Somerset section …

Mrs. Mae Zanellato passed away peacefully on May 30 at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. She had recently turned 94 years old and celebrated her birthday with family. Mrs. Zanellato was born in Manhattan and lived in Brooklyn for a time while she was young. Her family relocated to the Somerset section of Franklin Township when she was twelve …

Joanne L. Kau of Somerset passed away on May 30 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 77. Born in Plainfield and raised in North Plainfield, she lived in Hillsborough before moving to Somerset. She worked as a Realtor for Century 21 in Hillsborough before her retirement. Joanne was known for her love of animals, …

Martin J. Wolf, Sr., 90, died May 27 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Known by his friends and family as “Wolfie” or “Marty”, he was born on January 17, 1932, at St. Peter’s Hospital in New Brunswick to the late John and Elizabeth Wolf, Sr. Marty grew up and lived in the local area with fond …

Alani Sophia Holmes passed away on Friday May 13. She would have celebrated her third birthday on June 20. Alani was born in New Brunswick and resided in Franklin Township. Our dear Alani was born on a sunny day in June, as we were saying goodbye to Spring and hello to Summer! Her personality was a perfect mixture of both! …

Caroline Klein, 88, passed away on May 24 at home in Somerset. Mrs. Klein was born September 20, 1933, in Alexandria, Virginia to the late Col. Peter and Henrietta (Smith) Liwski. She resided in Old Bridge for many years before settling in Somerset. Caroline was a longtime and active member of Temple Beth Ohr in Old Bridge. She was a …