Obituaries

Donna Hutchinson passed away on December 27 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 61. Mrs. Hutchinson was born in New Brunswick and resided for many years in Franklin Township. She also lived in Perth Amboy, Woodbridge and Parlin . Mrs. Hutchinson enjoyed trips to Myrtle Beach and Atlantic City with her husband. She was the true matriarch of …

Patricia Rantkowski of Somerset passed away on December 26 after a 9-month battle with cancer. Pat was born on Staten Island, NY to Joseph and Nancy Malta Rantkowski. She graduated from St Mary of the Assumption High School in Elizabeth, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Pat‘s chosen profession was Human Resources, which …

Margareta E. “Gretel” Hill, of Somerset passed away on December 23 at the Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hillsborough. She was 91. Born and raised in Selbitz, Germany, she moved to the United States after her marriage to Buford Hill in 1949, eventually to Browns Mills in 1955 and then to Somerset in 2000. She and her husband, Buford …

Ms. Ann Marie Bokaine passed away on December 21. She was 80 years old. Ms. Bokaine was born in New Brunswick and was a lifetime resident of Somerset. She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Ladislaus Church and happily volunteered much of her free time to the parish. She was an avid reader and enjoyed quiet evenings at home doing …

Douglas J. Rayner of Somerset passed away on December 15 at the RWJ Hospital in Rahway. He was 70. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he has lived in Somerset since 1963. Doug graduated from Franklin High School and Rutgers University with a degree in Political Science. Doug was an active member of the Bound Brook Presbyterian Church where he served as …

Lisa Wehner, 58, passed away on December 10 at her home in Somerset, in the loving embrace of her husband Bill and their three boys Ryan, Kevin, and Matthew. Mrs. Wehner was born on July 16, 1963 in Methuen, Massachusetts. She lived in Somerset, New Jersey for 29 years and previously resided in Basking Ridge. Lisa earned Bachelor’s degrees in …

Joan L. Roberts, of Somerset, passed away on December 4 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 84. Born and raised in Minersville, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Minersville High School in 1954. She lived in Edison and South Bound Brooke before moving to the Middlebush section of Franklin Township in 1960. Joan worked as an Administrative …

Morgan Andrea Swearengin of Somerset passed away unexpectedly at home on December 5. Morgan was born October 5, 1982. She was 39 years young. Morgan grew up in Somerset and worked as a realtor in Hillsborough, learning the business from her aunt and grandmother, Sheryl Rubin and Elayne Rubin. She quickly became a successful and dedicated realtor and went on …

Jill Gordon Szabo, daughter of Samuel Gordon and Patricia Kuhlthau Gordon, was born December 14, 1969, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Jill was a lifelong resident of Franklin Township and peacefully passed on November 30, 2021 at the age of 51. Jill was a communicant of St. Matthias Church in Somerset. She began her education at St. Matthias School in …

Mrs. Barbara Jensen passed away on November 28, surrounded by her two loving daughters. Barbara was born in Quincy, Massachusetts and graduated from Quincy High School. It was during these years as a young woman that she developed a love for children as a babysitter. With her goal focused on becoming a teacher, she went on to further her education …