Obituaries

Isaak Torgovnik, 88, passed away on December 17 at Stein Hospice in Somerset. Mr. Torgovnik was born April 29, 1932 in Uman, Ukraine to the late Joseph and Hannah Torgovnik. Isaak lived in Uzbekistan and Russia. In the 1981, he immigrated to the US, settling in Brooklyn, NY. Shortly after, Isaak settled in Somerset. Isaak was a computer operator for …

Earl “Deek” Jackson, 90, passed away on December 7 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mr. Jackson was born June 24, 1930 in South Bound Brook to the late Leroy and Helen Jackson. Before settling in Monroe township, he lived in Bound Brook, Franklin Township and South Brunswick. Deek honorably served in the US Army during the …

Edward F. Gross, of Georgetown, Delaware and formerly of Somerset passed away on December 7 at home. He was 84. Born and raised in New Brunswick, he lived in Somerset before moving to Georgetown in 2019. He was predeceased by his parents, Anton & Elizabeth Gross; brother John, daughter, Doreen Gross Holzman, grandson Frank J. Borke, son-in-law Kevin Holzman, and …

Dr. Yvonne McBride passed away on December 6 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She was 70 years old. Dr. McBride was born in Grenada and lived there as a child. She graduated high school in Brooklyn and furthered her education at SUNY Binghamton. She earned her Doctorate in Optometry from Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She …

Gladys “Elaine” Haney (nee Perfater) of Somerset passed away peacefully on December 7. She was 98. For the past 10 years Elaine lived in Somerset, most recently as a resident of Somerset Woods and Spring Hills Assisted Living. Prior to moving to NJ in 2011, Elaine enjoyed her retirement in New Bern, NC and Charles Town, WV. She was raised …

Mr. Paul Groover passed away on December 5 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 95 years old. He was born in Savannah, Ga. and lived there as a child. After graduating high school in Savannah, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He served our country faithfully during World War II and was discharged Honorably. …

Nadine Feliciano, 53, passed away on November 27 at Aria – Jefferson Health Torresdale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ms. Feliciano was born April 27, 1967 in New Brunswick to the late Peter and Rose (Papaleo) Muniz. She was a lifelong resident of Somerset. Nadine was an administrative assistant for Foley Cat in Piscataway, where she worked for many years. She loved …

Russell Charles Hall, 90, passed away on November 30, surrounded by his family at his home in Somerset. Mr. Hall was born March 10, 1930 in New Brunswick to the late Russell and Victoria (Masiello) Hall. He lived in Somerset for the past 60 years and was previously from South River and New Brunswick. Russell worked for Triangle Cable for …

Mrs. Rose Marie LaTorre passed away on November 20 at her home in Somerset surrounded by her loving family. She was 88 years old. Mrs. LaTorre was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from Bay Ridge High School in 1950 and married her loving husband of 66 years Anthony in 1954. The young couple moved to the Somerset …

Geraldine A. Baer, of Somerset, passed away on November 20 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 70 years old. Born and raised in Staten Island, New York, Geraldine lived in Elizabeth and North Brunswick before moving to Somerset in 1993. She worked as a Customer Service Representative for AT&T in Somerset for 40 years, then as …