Obituaries

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 …

Ms. Erlinda “Linda” Bayan passed away peacefully on November 6 at her home in Somerset with her family at her side. She was 73 years old. Linda was born and raised in Bo. Lutucan in Quezon, Philippines. She completed her nursing education at Marian School of Nursing in the Philippines and then decided to relocate to Montreal, Canada to start …

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 …

Abraham Jacob Mukalel passed away on November 4 in New City, New York. He was 79. Born in Kerala, India, he immigrated to the United States in 2016. He served in the Indian Army and after his voluntary retirement from the Army, he worked in Human Resources in Nashik, India. Abraham was an active member of his church and known …

Mrs. Patricia Moucatel passed away on November 2 at UPENN Medical Center at Plainsboro. She was 78 years of age. Mrs. Moucatel was born in New Brunswick and raised in Highland Park. She graduated from Highland Park High School and married her husband Fred a few years later. The young couple lived in New Brunswick prior to raising their young …

Nutandeo Gupta Jagdeo, of Somerset passed away on October 22 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 61 years old. He was born in Albion, Guyana where he later met his wife Kawalpattie Jagdeo. Over the course of 40 years, they stayed through thick and thin, and migrated from Guyana to the United States, later …

Rose Gessner, 99, passed away on October 12 at St. Peter’s University Medical Center in New Brunswick. Mrs. Gessner was born July 17, 1923, in New Brunswick to the late Eugene and Rose Vajai. She relocated to Milltown in 1946, before moving to Somerset in 1955. Rose attended Middlebush School in Franklin Township. She began her career at Triangle Cable …

Samuel Mauro, Jr., of Somerset passed away on October 3 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 86.Born in Jersey City and raised in West New York, he lived in Pompton Plains before moving to Somerset in 2005.He worked as a Manager and Accountant for Lipton Tea, later Unilever in Englewood Cliffs before retiring in 1990.Sam …

Blondie Marie Davis Edmond was born on April 25, 1947 in Rose Hill, MS. She was the second born to Ethel Lee Davis and Grady Davis Sr., who preceded her in death. Her family originally from Mississippi, they moved to New Jersey shortly after she graduated from South Side High School in Heidelberg, MS. For her very first job, she …