Obituaries

Dr. Lori B. Goldblatt, of Somerset passed away on November 16 at home. She was 59.Born in Newark and raised in Clark, she lived in Poughkeepsie, New York before moving to Somerset in 1994.Dr. Goldblatt worked as a private practice clinical psychologist and was a member of the Somerset County Mental Health Board for more than 20 years. She was …

Mary Ann Selenko of Somerset passed away after a prolonged illness, on November 5. She was 93 years old. Mary Ann was born in the Bronx and was raised in Jersey City. She graduated from St. Dominic Academy and then attended secretarial school. During the Korean War, she worked as a secretary for the Army in purchasing. In the early …

Michael A. LaCorte passed away on November 1 at his home in Franklin Park. He was 90 years old. Mr. LaCorte was born in Brooklyn and raised in the City of New Brunswick. He began baking bread at his family’s bakery, LaCorte’s Bakery in New Brunswick while still in high school. He owned and operated the bakery after his parents …

Marlene Peterson, born in 1948 in Passaic, New Jersey, died peacefully on November 2 with her loving daughter, Kristen, and brother, Lewis, beside her after losing an impossible battle with ALS. She spent her childhood and formative school years in the close-knit community of Elmwood Park, where she attended Elmwood Park Memorial High School, forging lifelong friendships, including the most …

Lee Bolden Hampton was born on September 13, 1939 to the late Joe Bolden and Georgia Hampton in Guntersville, Alabama.  Brother Lee confessed Christ at an early age. He joined Mount Zion Ministries Family Worship under the pastorate of his uncle, the late Reverend Edward Alexander. Brother Lee remained an active member of Mount Zion under the pastorate of Bishop …

Robert L. Wesner, of Somerset passed away October 5 at home. He was 65.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Runnemede, he lived in Sicklerville before moving to Somerset over 25 years ago.Robert worked in sales most of his life, most recently for Home Depot in various locations throughout New Jersey.He was a US Navy veteran, serving in the early …

Richard Demler, 85, passed away on October 11 at J.F.K. Medical Center in Edison. He was born on May 31, 1938, in Perth Amboy, to the late Augustine and Elizabeth (Ribar) Demler. Richard grew up in the Fords section of Woodbridge before eventually settling in Somerset. Richard served honorably in the Army National Guard Reserves and dedicated many years of …

Kathleen Ione Jones of North Brunswick passed away on September 30 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 94.Born in Kingston, Jamaica, she immigrated to the United States in 1977, settling in Bronx, New York before moving to Miami, Florida, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Los Angeles, California then Somerset before moving to North Brunswick.She worked as …

Mary Ann Vetter, of Somerset passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 10. She was 90. She was a loving wife of 37 years to her husband, as well as a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.Born in Rockville Center and raised in Malverne, New York, she lived in Huntington, Long Island before moving to Somerset in 1988.After graduating college, …

Mrs. Dezheng Li Passed away September 8 peacefully at her home in Somerset. She was 84 years old. Li was born in Shanghai, China where she resided before moving to the United States five years ago to live with her loving daughter Tracy. She was a lifelong animal lover and devoted teacher who was always willing to learn. After moving …