Obituaries

Chuck Turano passed away on February 14 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 57 years old. Chuck was born in The Bronx and was raised in Valley Stream, NY. He graduated from Valley Stream Central High School where excelled as a baseball player. He had a career in Sales and worked for many years for American …

Jane Fisher passed away on February 14 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 81 years old. Mrs. Fisher was born in New Brunswick and was a lifelong resident of Somerset. She graduated from St. Peter’s High School and was employed by the Boy Scouts of America. After marrying the love of her life in 1960, …

Frank Gianotto passed away on February 14 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. He was 73 years old. Mr. Gianotto was born in New Brunswick and lived most of his life in the Somerset section of Franklin Township. He was a graduate of Franklin High School and Pennsylvania Military College. He moved to Toms River 16 years ago. He …

Stacey Field, Sr., was born in Somerville on January 8, 1941 and departed this life on February 2 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 79. He was a 1960 graduate of Somerville High School. He resided in Somerset since 1965. He was owner of Stacey’s Floor Waxing/Building Maintenance. He also worked for Johns Manville and retired …

Mrs. Marjorie Gyori passed away on February 2 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 85 years old. Mrs. Gyori was born in New Brunswick and was a lifetime resident of the Somerset section of Franklin Township. She graduated from St. Peter’s High School in New Brunswick and St. Peter’s School of Nursing. She worked for many …

Judge Leonard Arnold passed away on January 29 at the Landow House in Rockville, Maryland. Judge Arnold was born in Brooklyn and lived in Somerset for many years and West Windsor before moving to Maryland. He was a longtime member of Temple Beth El in Somerset. He was a graduate of Harvard Law School and worked for AT&T as a …

Mr. Eric M. Peart passed away January 19 at his home in Somerset. He was 49 years old. Mr. Peart was born in Newark and lived in Jersey City and Orange before moving to Somerset in 2015. He graduated from Snyder High School in Jersey City and continued earning various IT certifications. He was employed as a Technical Support Specialist …

Mr. William J. Murphy passed away on January 19, surrounded by his wife of 56 years and his four kids. He was 78 years young, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Bill was born in Bayonne, spent most of his youthful years growing up in Elizabeth, and for the past 53 years, called Franklin Park his home. …

Mrs. Kanta Gurnani passed away peacefully on January 17 at her home in Somerset. She was 73 years old. Mrs. Gurnani was born in British India and was a resident of the Somerset section of Franklin Township. She had a lengthy career with Lucent Technologies (now Nokia) in New Providence, NJ. She was a devout Hindu, who enjoyed yoga, reading …

Jeannette Snyder passed away on January 20 at her home in Somerset. She was 93 years old. She was born in Belle Meade and was raised on her family farm in Franklin Township. She remained a lifetime resident of Somerset. She was employed for many years as a bus driver for Riverview transportation and also worked as a server at …