Obituaries

Tunde Olatunji passed away on Saturday evening at his home in Franklin Park. He was 52 years old. Mr. Olatunji was born in Nigeria. He moved to Franklin Park in 2007. He was employed as a nurse. He is survived by his wife, Favour Funmi Olatunji of Franklin Park. Services will be held privately.

Maurice Mesulam passed away peacefully on April 23 in Somerset. He was 95 years old. Mr. Mesulam was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He served as an officer in the Turkish Military and played on the Turkish Maccabiah Basketball Team. Mr. Mesulam came to The United States at the age of 31 and resided with his aunt Lena and uncle Max …

Rolando Chavez passed away on April 23 at The Regency Heritage Care Center in Somerset. He was born in Cuba and served as a General in the Cuban Armed Forces. He also was a professional baseball player in Cuba. He came to the United States and resided in West New York. He was employed as a cook and also worked …

Betty Edfort, 96 of Somerset passed into Eternal Rest on April 21. She was born February 16, 1924 in Pringle PA. She was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Handley and attended Pringle High School. Betty was a homemaker when her family was young but then entered the workforce in the garment industry in the Kingston PA area which was …

Mr. John Suydam passed away on April 17 at Foothill Acres nursing Home in Hillsborough. He was 88 years old. Mr. Suydam was born in New Brunswick and lived most of his life in Edison. Jack served our country faithfully in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was employed by Johnson and Johnson for thirty-three years in …

Ada Galdi, loving and nurturing mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, 88, passed away, peacefully with her family by her side in her home in Somerset on the morning of April 18. Ada (Baldi) Galdi, was born in the Italian concession of Tianjin, China on June 20, 1931 where her father was stationed as the head medical officer for the Italian navy. …

Timothy “Tim” Marc Weinrich, 62, passed away on April 19 at his home in Somerset. Mr. Weinrich was born June 12, 1957 in Parsippany, the son of Erwin and Anna (Gall) Weinrich. He grew up in Wayne and relocated to Highland Park, before settling in Somerset. Tim worked for Rutgers and Princeton Computer Research, before working at Telcordia Technologies as …

Irma M. Stickel passed away peacefully on April 18 of old age at the Parker Care Center on Landing Lane in New Brunswick. She was born in New Brunswick and spent most of her adult years in Franklin Township. Irma was married to Arthur E., and together they had a son, Arthur J., both of whom are deceased. Throughout her …

Stephen Farkas, of Somerset, formerly of Milltown, passed away April 16 after a courageous fight with COVID19. Steve was born July 7, 1929, in New Brunswick, NJ, the son of Joseph (Josef) Farkas and Esther (Ester) Kara Farkas. He graduated from New Brunswick High School and The College of New Jersey (then called Trenton State Teachers’ College). Steve’s career in …

Arlene M. Ivan, 72, of Somerset, passed away in her sleep on April 11 at home. She was born in Perth Amboy on February 4, 1948 to her loving parents, David, Sr. and Agnes (Leonard) Wolfe. Arlene worked many years as a hairstylist until physical limitations forced her retirement in 1996. Arlene loved taking road trips. Her favorites were the …