Obituaries

Albert “Al” Maglio, passed away peacefully on June 22 at his home in Somerset, surrounded by his loving family. He was 77 years old. Born on December 3, 1946, in Montclair, Al was the cherished son of the late Albert and Ada (Sullivan) Maglio. Raised in Bloomfield, he developed a strong sense of duty and commitment early on. In 1964, …

John “Jack” A. Shafranski, 80, passed away peacefully on June 19 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born on February 7, 1944, in Perth Amboy, Jack was a lifelong resident of Somerset. He was the beloved son of the late John and Judy (Gulick) Shafranski. Jack was a dedicated and passionate educator. He received his Bachelor’s Degree …

Stephanie (Wyllie) Ryan of Somerset died suddenly on June 9 at her home. She was 74. Born in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, she came to the United States and settled in Brooklyn, NY, before moving to Somerset 24 years ago. Prior to her retirement in 2002, Mrs. Ryan was Registered Nurse for 35 years, last working for Brooklyn Hospital, …

Shirley Perry, age 94 and formerly of Somerset, entered peacefully into God’s loving care on June 4 at Holland Village in Holland, PA, with members of her loving family by her side. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Shirl earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1952 from Carnegie Mellon University, where she met fellow artist and future husband, …

Mrs. Rita M Lauder passed away June 8 at the age of 94. Rita was born in St Peter’s Hospital to Gus and Rose Chadwick and grew up in New Brunswick. She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Peter’s Church and attended St Peter’s Grammar and High School, graduating from SPHS in 1947. After school she was employed by Squibb …

Mrs. Doreen Johnson passed away on May 31 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 61. Mrs. Johnson was born in Plainfield, raised in Franklin Township and was a graduate of Franklin Township High School. She was employed at Conagra Foods before started her family. After years of being a stay-at-home mom she started working at …

Luann Illiano of Franklin Park died May 24 at Care One at East Brunswick.  She was 66. Born in Jersey City, Mrs. Illiano resided in New Monmouth, then Kendall Park Before moving to Franklin Park many years ago. Prior to her retirement in 2017, Mrs. Illiano worked for Rutgers University for 38 years, holding several positions.  Surviving are her husband, …

Rosario S. LaCorte of Warren, formerly of Berkeley Heights, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on April 8 at the age of 95. Rosario was born and raised in Elizabeth, the son of the late Serafina (nee Alfonso) and Rosario S. LaCorte, Sr. He had resided in Berkeley Heights for over 30 years before moving to …

Thomas Ralph Davenport, 95, of Franklin Township, died March 12 at The Elms of Cranbury. Known as Ralph, he was born on March 1, 1929, in Guilford County, North Carolina, the sixth of 13 children born to the late Thomas Lon and Ethel Poteete Davenport. His early years were spent tending to the family farm with his parents, brothers, and …

Alessandro (Sandro) Vittorio Panebianco passed away on January 31 in the comfort of his home in Somerset at the age of 61. Sandro was born in Palermo, Sicily and came to the United States at the age of seven. Sandro enjoyed helping others & used his IT skills to help people evolve from panic to peace. The importance of protecting …