Obituaries

Milton W. Tupler, of Somerset passed away on March 12 at home. He was 82. Born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, he has lived in Somerset for 58 years. He served in the US Coast Guard Reserves during the late 1950s/early 1960s. He graduated from University of Miami in 1960 and that’s where he met his …

Alice Leong passed away on March 11 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 70 years old. Mrs. Leong was born in Hong Hong Kong and was raised and educated there and came to the United States in 1969. She attended the American Institute of Banking in Manhattan and had a lengthy career in banking. She …

Jules H Becker of Franklin Park died peacefully March 3 with his family by his side.He was 91. Born in The Bronx, he resided in Brooklyn, then Matawan before moving to South Carolina. Prior to his retirement many years ago, he worked as a General Superintendent of Construction, working with several different construction companies, last working for Morris Diesel, Manhattan. …

Frederick Langenbacher, 88, died March 1 with family by his side at St. Peter University Medical Center in New Brunswick.Mr. Langenbacher was born April 25, 1932 in Newark to the late Frederick and Jean (Mitchell) Langenbacher. Before settling in Somerset in 1987, Fred lived for over 50 years in Maplewood.Fred graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood in 1950. While …

Charles J. “Skip” Simons, Jr. of Somerset, passed away on February 9 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 74. Skip was born in Miami Beach, FL and raised in Miami. He graduated from University of Notre Dame in 1968 and was a life-long, passionate fan of its football and basketball programs. After receiving his MBA …

Theresa R. “Terri” Lovell (Yelle), 74, wife of Daniel A. Lovell Sr., of Somerset, passed away February 1 at the Robert Woods Johnson University Hospital Somerset. Born June 9th, 1946, in Cumberland, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Rita Yelle (Menard). Terri attended William E. Tolman High School in Pawtucket, RI. She worked for 6 …

Frank Soos, 88, passed away on January 24 at Parker Home in New Brunswick. Mr. Soos was born April 26, 1932 in New Brunswick to the late Frank and Beatrice Soos. He was a longtime resident of Somerset. Frank was a parishioner of St. Matthias Church in Somerset. He was machine mechanic for Johnson and Johnson in Milltown for 42 …

Manfred Walter Ganzer, 75, passed away on January 22 at Regency Heritage Care Center in Somerset. Mr. Ganzer was born September 3, 1945 in Newark to the late Walter and Elsie (Zinsmeister) Ganzer. He grew up in Union before settling in Somerset, where he resided with his wife Isabelle (McDade) Ganzer since 1970. Fred attended Kean University, formerly Newark State …

Olusegun Dada Thomas, “Segun”, of Somerset passed away unexpectedly on January 16 in New Brunswick. He was 62 years old. Segun was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, to Mr. Ibikunle Thomas and Mrs. Comfort Thomas, both of blessed memories. After his high school education at Ibadan Grammar School, Segun proceeded to the United States of America in 1981. He studied accounting …

Dr. James (Jim) Peterson, age 74, died peacefully after a valiant five-year battle with cancer on January 14 at his home in Somerset, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Elmwood Park, a son of Helen Valenti, of Elmwood Park, and the late James Peterson, Jim earned his B.S. degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and his doctorate degree in dental …