Obituaries

Dorothy McLaughlin passed away on Oct. 14 at The Parker Home in Somerset. She was 83 years old. Mrs. McLaughlin was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, graduated from Framingham High School, Class of ‘54, earned her Bachelor of Science degree in History at Bridgewater State Teachers College, Class of ‘58, and worked as a Social Studies teacher in Springfield, MA before …

Mrs. Virgina Saladini-Schwend passed away Oct. 14 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 81 years old. Mrs. Saladini-Schwend was born in Wilmington, DE. She relocated to The Bronx, but has been a resident of Somerset since 1964. Virginia worked for over 25 years as a Research Administrator for Ortho Pharmaceuticals in Raritan. She was also …

Luella Renda passed away on Oct. 7, 2019 at her residence at the Bridgeway Care Center in Hillsborough. She was 87 years old. A longtime Franklin resident, Luella (Clark) Renda was born in New Brunswick and resided in the North Brunswick-East Brunswick-Highland Park areas before moving to Franklin Township. She was a longtime member of Somerset Presbyterian Church and also …

Clifford A. Robbins died on September 29 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 91 years old. Mr. Robbins was born in Princeton and was raised in Rocky Hill. He graduated from Princeton High School and attended Ryder University. He served our country faithfully in the United States Navy during World War II. He had a long …

Kofi Nantwi passed away on September 24 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 67 years old. Mr. Nantwi was born in Kumasi, Ghana, where he completed his primary, secondary and university education. He then furthered his education at Clarion University, in Pennsylvania and St. John’s University Queens, New York where he earned Master’s Degrees in …

Mrs. Hwa Ja Rhee, 78, of Somerset, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 30. A native of South Korea, she was born Hwa Ja Chang, the daughter of Doo Joon Chang and So Nyuh Seung, on February 2, 1941. She endured the Korean War and its aftermath, and ultimately graduated from Seoul National University, where she earned her …

Beatrice Falcon McLaughlin, 95, of Somerset died on September 19 at the home of her son Thomas. Born in Franklin Township, she lived in New Brunswick before moving to Somerset in 2012. A graduate of Middlebush School, Franklin Township and a 1942 graduate of Bound Brook High School, she was a parishioner of St. Mary of Mount Virgin Church, New …

Diana Badia, 92, a long-time resident of the Somerset area, passed away September 18 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick, with her family by her side. Born Diana Falcone in 1927 in Foggia, Italy as one of four children to Carmela Falcone, Diana immigrated to the United States in the early 1950s and lived at her aunt’s home, eventually …

Herbert W. “Herb” Jager, of Somerset died September 10 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 79. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he lived in Marlboro, Tenafly and Clifton before moving to Somerset 12 years ago. Herb worked as an Art Director for various advertising companies in the New York City area for …

Mrs. Olga Yusko passed away on September 9 at her home in Somerset, surrounded by her family. Olga was born in La Lima, Honduras, Central America, and came to the United States in 1951. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Ossining, NY and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Rider University. In 1959, Olga worked at Johnson and Johnson …