Obituaries

Maria Patti passed away on Feb. 17 at her home in Somerset, surrounded by her loving family. Maria was born and raised in Ribera, Sicily, Italy where she met her husband of 54 years, Stefano. They married on February 3, 1965 and started a family before coming to the United States in 1971. Maria will be remembered as a kind …

Margaret (Mazza) Oreka passed away on February 15, at her residence in Monroe. She was 92 years old. Marge was born in Anita, PA and lived there before moving to the New Brunswick area with her parents and family when she was fourteen. She later lived in Franklin Township where she and her husband, Anthony, raised their two daughters, Margie …

Michael E. Wilder of Lakewood, formerly of Somerset, 63, died February 14 at Ocean Medical Center, Brick Township. Born in East Orange, Mr. Milder resided in Somerset for most of his life. He was predeceased by his parents, Philip and Elaine Milder and his brother John. Surviving are a brother, Philip C. Milder and a niece, Patricia Zielinski. Family will …

Bruce H. Williams, 86, of New Port Richey, Florida, a former Township Councilman and Mayor, died February 9 at his home after a brief illness. Born February 18, 1932, Williams grew up in East Orange and went on to become one of the country’s top radio talk show hosts. For more than 29 years the legendary Williams started his nationally …

Catherine “Martha” Madama, 71, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 9th, 2019 at St. Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick. Ms. Madama was born in Manhattan, NY on September 26th, 1947 to the late William and Crise (Apostolakis) Gahagan. Martha has resided in Somerset for the past 14 years. Martha was an administrative secretary for 10 years at Milltown Board …

Julius Krall, 84, passed away with his family by his side on February 9 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mr. Krall was born in Herend, Hungary on August 10th, 1934 to the late Michael and Elizabeth (Arki) Krall. Julius immigrated to the United States as a displaced person of war in early 1951 and settled in …

Dr. Lawrence B. “Larry” Gross, 68, died January 27. Larry was born and raised in Watertown, New York and resided in Bridgewater for the past 41 years. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Pennsylvania and then continued his education at Upstate Medical Center where he received his Medical Degree. He was the director of Robert …

John Clyde, 63, passed away on Jan. 24 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. John was born on Nov. 28, 1955, in Newnan, Ga., to the late John and Mary (Smith) Clyde. He was a lifelong resident of Somerset. John was a hearing officer for New Jersey State Parole Board in Trenton. He was the Mayor of Franklin …

Maureen Trucke, 71, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 20 at St. Peter’s University Medical Center in New Brunswick. Maureen was born in Brooklyn and lived for a time in The Bronx. She also resided in Scotch Plains and graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in Scotch Plains. She has resided in Somerset since 1973. She was …

Uzahne Colglazier Westneat, 96, passed away January 10 at her home in Vienna, Virginia. Uzahne was born on March 17, 1922, in Bedford, Indiana, to George and Eva (Hall) Colglazier. She was the eldest of six children and was raised on the Stumphole Road family farm. Upon graduation from Mitchell High School, she received a full scholarship to Purdue University, …