Obituaries

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Elaine Ellmer Morris, 79, of Bridgewater, on September 9. Born February 16, 1946 in Newark, NJ to the late Anthony and Idamae Ellmer, she grew up the oldest of three siblings in Irvington, and spent the majority of her summers down the shore with her grandparents, the late …

It has been in many ways the shortest, and longest, 10 years since our wonderful Mom/Grandma/Great Grandma died. The suddenness left us reeling and unable to truly even attempt to honor her legacy properly in her obituary at the time. We hope to at least get a bit closer to that now. Mabel (her nickname was Tink, short for Tinkerbell) …

Patricia L. Rivera, of Somerset, passed away on August 17 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 54. Born in New Brunswick, she was a proud lifelong area resident. Patricia loved people and was always considered the life of the party. She enjoyed working as a waitress and server at various restaurants throughout the area, …

Lawrence Pigula, DPM of Somerset died peacefully at home with his family by his side on August 17. He was a week shy of his 99th birthday. Born in Paterson, Dr. Pigula resided in Newton for most of his life, moving to Somerset 18 years ago. Dr. Pigula received his Medical Degree in Podiatry in 1951 from the Illinois College …

David Onuschak, 72, of Somerset, passed away on August 17 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerville. Born on June 22, 1953, in New Brunswick to the late Joseph and Tatiana (Karel) Onuschak, David was a lifelong resident of Somerset. He worked as Sales Manager for Taylor Forge Stainless Inc. in Branchburg and previously owned and managed Weldfit, a pipe …

Sheila Ramdass, 75, passed away peacefully on August 13 at her daughter’s home in Somerset. Born on August 28, 1949, in Trinidad, West Indies, to the late Nagar and Rosanna (Bookal) Lalloo, Sheila spent her early years in Union Village. After marrying, she moved to Vessigny Village, then moved to La Brea, Trinidad. In 1995, she immigrated to the United …

Andrea (Romulus) Dubuisson of Somerset died on August 3 at St. Peter’s Medical Center, New Brunswick.  She was 93. Born in Saut-D’eau, Haiti, she came to the United States in 1995 settling in Brooklyn, NY. Mrs. Dubuisson relocated to Somerset in 2003.  She was a communicant of St. Matthias Church, Somerset. Andrea was active with St. Matthias Church, she loved …

“Bill” Sept. 17, 1931 – July 22, 2010 “Never say good-bye,  Say, ‘See you later.’ “ Lovingly remembered and missed by Bill, PJ, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Patricia Szucs passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the CentraState Hospital in Freehold on July 14. She was 82 years old. Born on April 8, 1943, in New Brunswick, Patricia was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph Redmond and Anna Dwyer. She was raised in New Brunswick where she attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and graduated from St. …

Diane M. Wanat, of Somerset, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on July 9. She was 80 years old. Born in Orange, she lived in Union, Watchung and Livingston before moving to Somerset 20 years ago. She worked as a Social Worker for the Livingston Board of Education for more than 20 years before retiring in 2005. Diane …