Obituaries

Mr. Coleman Rodgers passed away on November 9 at the Somerset Woods Nursing Center in Somerset. He was 83 years old. Mr. Rodgers was born in Richmond, Virginia and lived there as a child. He enlisted and served our country faithfully in the United States Air Force. He attended Central Missouri State College and graduated from Rutgers University with a …

Abigail Griffin passed away on November 6 at Care One Care Center in Bound Brook. She was 64 years old. Ms. Griffin was born in New Brunswick and was raised in Somerset. She graduated from Franklin Township High School in 1975. She has been a resident of North Brunswick for over 35 years. Ms. Griffin was a long time member …

Doris Holden of Somerset passed away on November 6 at the CareOne of Somerset Valley in Bound Brook. She was 79 yrs. old. Born and raised in New York City, she lived in Jersey City before moving to Somerset in 1976. She was a homemaker for many years before working as a Receiving Clerk at Kmart in Somerset until she …

Leonard N. Cancell, of Somerset, passed away on November 4 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 87. Born in New York City, he lived in various places throughout North New Jersey. He settled in Fairlawn for many years before moving to Somerset in 2015. A proud US Navy veteran, Leonard served during the Korean War. He …

Robert “Dickie” R. Hart Jr., 68, passed away suddenly at home on October 29. Dickie was born March 1, 1952 in Plainfield to the late Robert and Dorothy Hart. He grew up and lived in South Plainfield, before settling in Somerset. Dickie owned and operated Dick Harts Autobody in Middlesex for many years. He was a proud life member of …

Anacleto Evangelista passed away on October 27 at St. Peter University Medical Center in New Brunswick. He was 88 years old. He was born in the Philippines and lived there before moving to the United States in 1979. He resided in New Brunswick before moving to North Brunswick in 2001. Mr. Evangelista was employed as a custodian for Rutgers University …

Sondra Harbus, 79, died October 18 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Sondra was born July 10, 1941 in Bronx, New York to the late Samuel and Pauline Sage. She lived in Staten Island for the majority of her life before retiring and finding a new community in Somerset. Sondra earned her bachelor’s degree in education from …

Rosemarie Gessner of East Brunswick passed away suddenly at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick on October 15. She was 56. The youngest of six children, Rosemarie was a fan of the New York Yankees and enjoyed going to the games with her brothers. She also enjoyed watching race car driving, camping, traveling, country music, going to …

Mrs. Yetta Cowen passed away on October 9 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Cowen was born in Manhattan and lived there as a child. She resided for many years in Plainfield and north Plainfield where she raised her family and had a career as a school teacher. She and her husband …

Mrs. Jean Hambling passed away on September 28, 2020. She was 91 years old. Mrs. Hambling was born in Irvington and worked for many years at Bristol Myers in Newark for over 30 years. She was a member of United Methodist Church and a member of the Elizabeth Avenue Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Hembling was predeceased by her daughter, Carol Hembling, …