Obituaries

Agnes M. Yashinski, 92, passed away on May 8 at home. Born and raised in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Edward Jones and Melissa Madara Jones. She moved to New Brunswick in 1957. She lived in Franklin Township before moving to be with her family in Maryland. Agnes was an active and devout parishioner of St. Peter the …

Albert W. Stuedly of Somerset died May 2 at home with his family by his side. He was 89. Born in Weehawken, Mr. Stuedly resided in Somerset for many years. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a manager with Bell Communications, Piscataway. Mr. Stuedly was a US Navy veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. Surviving are his wife Marion …

Benjamin Blew of Somerset died April 16. He was 58. Born in Somerville, Mr. Blew resided in Somerset for most of his life. Prior to his retirement in 2019, Ben worked his way be to become the Head Custodian with Franklin Township Board of Education for 37 years. He enjoyed boating, fishing, the beach and most of all grilling. He …

Samuel Goldman, of Somerset passed away on April 21 at the Somerset Woods Rehab & Nursing Center. He was 90. Born and raised in the Coops section of the Bronx, Sam moved to Riverdale, NY upon marrying his wife, Isalene. It was there they raised their daughter, Melanie, and were active members of the community. Sam moved to Somerset in …

Steve Kalafer (Photo: Somerset Patriots.) Submitted by Somerset Patriots. The Somerset Patriots have announced that the team’s Chairman Emeritus, Steve Kalafer, passed away on April 21 from cancer at the age of 71. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the …

Patricia J. Hall, of Middlebush passed away on March 24 at the Rehab at River’s Edge in Raritan. She was 70. Born in New Brunswick, she was a longtime resident of the Middlebush section of Franklin Township. She worked as a Social Worker for the Somerset County Department of Social Services in Somerville before her retirement. Pat was an active …

Elizabeth Christina Hall passed away on March 13 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 66 years old. Ms. Hall was born in Waterbury, CT to loving parents John and Vivian Hall. After graduating high school she furthered her education obtaining her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and her Master’s Degree in Mathematics from …

Milton W. Tupler, of Somerset passed away on March 12 at home. He was 82. Born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, he has lived in Somerset for 58 years. He served in the US Coast Guard Reserves during the late 1950s/early 1960s. He graduated from University of Miami in 1960 and that’s where he met his …

Alice Leong passed away on March 11 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 70 years old. Mrs. Leong was born in Hong Hong Kong and was raised and educated there and came to the United States in 1969. She attended the American Institute of Banking in Manhattan and had a lengthy career in banking. She …

Jules H Becker of Franklin Park died peacefully March 3 with his family by his side.He was 91. Born in The Bronx, he resided in Brooklyn, then Matawan before moving to South Carolina. Prior to his retirement many years ago, he worked as a General Superintendent of Construction, working with several different construction companies, last working for Morris Diesel, Manhattan. …