Obituaries

Santi Ghosh, of Somerset, passed away peacefully on March 1 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 103. Santi was born on October 4, 1922 in Rangoon, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and was the second oldest of seven siblings. She lived in Kolkata, India before moving to Queens, New York in May of 1974. She lived …

Marjorie Jo Lancsak of Somerset passed away on February 23 at home with her husband by her side. She was 73. Born in Billings, Montana, she moved around a lot as a youngster living in Butte, Montana, Fargo, North Dakota, and Superior, Wisconsin as her father worked for the railroad. She moved to Somerset at the age of 12 where …

Otis Watson passed away on February 19 at his home in Somerset. He was 70 years old. Otis was born in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, on January 27, 1956. He often spoke of his early years there, living with his sharecropper grandparents and working in the fields picking cotton. At a young age, he moved to New York City with his …

Pearl Levitan, 93, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully on February 20 with her family at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born on December 17, 1932 in East Brunswick, Pearl was the beloved daughter of the late Walter Smith and Laura (Anders) Smith. She was raised in East Brunswick and graduated from Woodbridge High School in 1950. After …

Raymond Albert Fischer, 81, passed away peacefully on February 17 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born on August 10, 1944, in Somerville, Raymond was the son of the late Raymond Albert Fischer and Sarah Louise Hall. He was raised in Martinsville and attended Somerville High School. In 1961, Raymond joined the United States Army. He proudly …

Kathleen R. Murphy of Somerset passed away on February 14 at home. She was 96. Born and raised in Bayonne, she lived in Point Pleasant, Robbinsville and Hamilton before moving to Somerset more than 12 years ago. She worked as a Registered Nurse for many years at Bayonne Hospital, Christ Hospital and the Jersey City Medical Center before becoming a …

John B. McGuinness of Somerset passed away on February 12 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 89. Born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, he lived in Rochester, New York before moving to Somerset in 1974. John served in the US Navy toward the end of the Korean War into the late 1950s. He worked …

Carol W. Rossler passed away on February 11 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. She was 88 years old. Born in Queens, New York, Carol was the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Hirsch) Wagner. She was raised in Elmhurst and attended Cathedral High School in Manhattan. She then went on to graduate from the Katharine Gibbs …

Mrs. Rita Klinger (Schrum) passed away on January 31 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 93 years old. She was born in New Brunswick and has resided in North Brunswick since 1974. She graduated from both St. John the Baptist Grammar School and St. Peter’s High School in New Brunswick. Mrs. Klinger was a longtime parishioner …

Marc Garrett Ceaser, affectionately known as “Marco” by immediate family members, was born May 9, 1970, in Flushing, Queens, to Alfred and Yvonne Ceaser. On January 22, 2026, Marc passed away at home in Highland Park, where he made his home for the past several years. From an early age, Marc showed a passion for the creative arts and making …