Obituaries

Shirley M. Helmstetter, 90, passed away on November 27 at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts. Shirley was born April 7, 1931, in Newark to the late John and Emma Newman. Shirley moved to the Middlebush section of Franklin Township where she resided for many years. She then relocated to Bell Meade before settling in Syndersville, Pennsylvania, part of the …

Ronald Castagnola, 73, passed away on November 24 at Community General Hospital in Toms River. Ron was born September 4, 1948, in New York to the late John and Helen (Korfhage) Castagnola. He was raised in Bayside Queens before moving to Somerset. He relocated with his family to South Brunswick and recently settled in Ortley Beach. Ron graduated from Bayside …

Geralyn C. Kish-Moore, of Somerset passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at home on November 22. She was 62 years old. Born and raised in New Brunswick, she was a lifelong resident of Franklin Township. She was a caregiver in many places and was known for her loving and generous nature. A true Hungarian, she always had a …

Mrs. Marie Casper passed away on November 20 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Hillsborough at the age of 93. Marie was a lifetime resident of Somerset County, the majority of her years spent in Franklin Township. She graduated from Bound Brook High School and was awarded a college scholarship but needed to work instead to help her family, being the …

Janet Donato (nee Manfredi), formerly of the Somerset/New Brunswick area passed away November 18 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Wall. She was 79. Born and raised in New Brunswick, she lived in the Somerset/New Brunswick area most of her life before moving to Seaside Park last year. She worked at Rutgers University for 25 years, most recently as the …

Dolores A. Pasquarelli, 91, passed away on November 11 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mrs. Pasquarelli was born July 01, 1930, in Kearny to the late Robert and Florence (Patterson) Flaherty. She grew up in Keyport and settled in Franklin Township for over 50 years. Dolores graduated from Keyport High School in 1948. She enlisted in …

Lillian Pocsik Kucsan, 96, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and aunt, passed away peacefully on November 10, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Lillian was born on January 15, 1925, in New Brunswick, where she was raised. She was the loving daughter of the late Kalman and Elizabeth (Uveges) Pocsik. Shortly after graduating from New Brunswick High …

Jeanne Caine, passed away on October 29 at her son’s home in Millstone Township. Mrs. Caine was born in New York City to the late Frank and Thelma (Duke) Magee. She was a proud, active resident of Abbott Road in Somerset until her move in 2020. Jeanne was a real estate agent for over 40 years. She was an active …

Visitacion “Vee” Toscana Stanford, 71, of Orlando, FL, passed away at her home on October 15, 2021. Vee was born in Liliw, Laguna, Philippines on March 23, 1950. She was a longtime resident of Somerset before moving to Orlando in 2004. She graduated from Feati University and Polytechnic University of the Philippines with a B.S. in Commerce Accounting. She worked …

Thomas A. Efthimiou of Franklin Park passed away on October 25 at Princeton Medical Center. He was born in the Bronx on October 28, 1929 and lived there until moving to Franklin Park in 1978. Tom served with the US Army in Korea, was a member of the VFW in Kendall Park, and was always very proud to be a …