Obituaries

Glenn S. Johnson of Somerset passed away on February 25 at Parker in Somerset. He was 58 years young.Born in Neptune, he grew up in Bloomfield. He graduated Bloomfield High School and went on to Rutgers University – Cook College Campus. Glenn graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and Landscape Architecture. He met the love of …

Evelyn Gerda Fischer Strum passed away on February 21 after a long, happy life filled with family and friends. She was born in New York City on October 22, 1932 to Anna and Gustav Fischer. She was a beloved wife to Herbert and devoted mother to her four children, Annalise, Suzanne, Claudia and Donald.  Evelyn was a graduate of Julia …

Robert E. Sherrell died peacefully on February 18 at RWJUH in New Brunswick. He was 81. Born in Portsmouth, VA, Mr. Sherrell resided in Somerset for over 40 years. Prior to his retirement in 2005 he worked as a Folklift Operator for GSA for 15 years, located in Burlington. Robert loved to work around the house and build things, such …

Barbara Nevius Beringer, of East Millstone, passed away on February 12 at the family farm. She was 93. The daughter of John Richard and Harriet Chandler Nevius, Barbara was born in Port Arthur, Texas. With her parents, she lived in Texas, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and East Millstone. She then lived in Newtown Square and Broomall, Pa. after her marriage to Milton …

Lawrence “Larry” G. Smith of Somerset died on February 6. Born in Newark, Larry served in the US Air Force from 1957 to 1961. He attended Rutgers University, starting his career at Allen Silver & Associates in Highland Park then Grant Supply Company in New Brunswick from where he retired. His wife, Heather Campbell Smith died on January 5, 2022. …

Heather Campbell Smith of Somerset, formerly from Colonie and Albany, New York, died on January 5. Heather loved her family and her Scottish ancestry. She represented the Clan Campbell Society N.A. up and down the East Coast at the Scottish games and festivals. Her husband, Lawrence “Larry” G. Smith, died on February 6, 2022. She was preceded in death by …

Robert M. Heiss was surrounded by his beloved family at his home in Somerset when he passed away following a brave battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) on February 13. He was 78 years old. Robert was a devoted husband, friend, father and grandfather who lived an extraordinary life. Born in Queens, New York, he called Long Island his home …

John Boucher of Somerset passed away February 9 at the Spring Hill Assisted Living Facility in Somerset. He was 94. Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, he has lived in Somerset since 1976. John studied at the Northeastern & Suffolk Universities, both in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating with a BA in Business & Science and Chemistry. He served in the US Army in …

Mrs. Elaine Thornhill passed away on February 8 at the Beebe Hospital in Lewes, Delaware. She was 78 years old. Elaine was born and raised in The Bronx, New York. She lived for a short time in Irvington after marrying her husband, Joe Lipski, before the young couple moved to the Somerset section of Franklin Township where the couple raised …

Robert F. Legenhausen, of Somerset, passed away on February 8, at the Regency Jewish Heritage Nursing Home in Somerset. He was 83. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he lived in Bound Brook and Hampton Bays, New York, before moving to Somerset in 2018. He worked as a Chemical and Electrical Engineer for Consolidated Edison Co. in New York for four …