Obituaries

Betty Mount, 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 3 in her daughter’s home in Somerset. Betty was born December 2, 1936, in Toms River to the late Ruben and Viola Fidler. She was a lifetime resident of Englishtown until moving in with her daughter in 1999. Before having children, Betty was a secretary at Orr Motors …

Jerry Grundfest, 91, died suddenly on Sept. 5. He was a resident of Somerset since 1966. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he spent his high school years in Phoenix, AZ, and then received his BA in History from Stanford University, and an MBA and Ph.D. from Columbia University (also History). His career in arts and historical organizations included the Philadelphia Bicentennial …

Robert Spitzer, 78, passed away on September 1 at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown.Mr. Spitzer was born September 16, 1942, in Ft. Riley, Kansas to the late Albert and Freida (Schwartz) Spitzer. He grew up in Lakewood and then moved to Manhattan, NY, where he met and married his life-long partner, Ann Spitzer, and started his family before settling in …

Elaine Tublin, 56, passed away on Sept. 2 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, with her two beloved children by her side.Born on Oct. 24, 1964, in New Brunswick, she grew up in Franklin and spent the remainder of her life in Hillsborough and East Millstone.While incredibly proud of her work as a legal aid for attorney …

Agnes Olsson,101, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 3 at her daughter’s home in Somerset. Agnes was born August 11, 1920 in New Brunswick to the late Nicolas and Anna (Hadid) Bahash. She was a lifelong resident of New Brunswick, before relocating in 2014 to her daughter’s home in Somerset. Agnes was a bookkeeper for various businesses in …

Elizabeth McCallion passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Somerset on August 29. She was 96 years old. Elizabeth was born in Long Island City, NY to Mary and Walter Clavin. She graduated from Julia Richmond High School in Manhattan and soon after married John McCallion. Several years later she moved to Metuchen, where she …

Prem Kishore Mehrotra, of Somerset passed away on August 23 at home. He was 68.Born in Shahjahanpur, India, he immigrated to the United States in the mid-1970s, settling in Ithaca and Queens, New York before moving to Somerset, New Jersey in 1989.He worked as a Computer Scientist for Johnson & Johnson in Raritan for the past 18 years.Prem enjoyed listening …

Norene Edith Powell, a longtime resident of Franklin Township, passed away on August 17 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 72.Born in Newark and raised in Rahway, Norene lived in Somerset since 1964.She worked as a school teacher for the Franklin Township Board of Education for 32 years before retiring in 2011. Norene was …

Donna Bower, 58, passed away suddenly on August 19 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Hamilton. Donna was born June 4, 1963, in New Brunswick. She resided in Hightstown for many years and was previously from Somerset. Donna was a cosmetologist for Tresses Design Studio and worked part-time at the Hightstown High School cafeteria. She was also a former member …

Angela Flower Frigiola passed away on August 9 at her home in Somerset. She was surrounded by her loving family when she passed. She was 77 years old. Mrs. Frigiola was born and raised in Yonkers, NY. She graduated from Yonkers High School where she was a cheerleader and the home coming queen. After marrying, she relocated to Somerset in …