Obituaries

Dr. Proceso Villarica passed away on March 28 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 95 years old. Dr. Villarica was born in the Philippines. He was educated at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. He practiced as a pediatric surgeon before coming to the United States with his family. He then worked …

Mary G. Liuzzi, 93, passed away on March 22 at her home in Somerset. Mrs. Liuzzi was born March 30, 1926 in New York, NY to the late Carmine and Antonietta Giulio. She was raised in New York City and then moved to Elmsford, NY, where she lived for many years before relocating to Somerset 13 years ago. Mary was …

Mr. Edward F Lubowicki passed away from complications of cancer on March 20 at Haven Hospice Center at JFK Hospital in Edison. He was 92 years old. Mr. Lubowicki was born in Highland Park and was a graduate of Highland Park High School. He lived in Edison for many years before moving to Somerset in 1975. He was a longtime …

Roseann Wickman, 87, passed away on March 19, at her home in Somerset, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Wickman was born January 20, 1933 in Woodbridge to the late Paul and Frances (Von Schwanetz) Sluk. Roseann was raised in the Iselin section of Woodbridge. In 1959, she relocated and settled in Somerset with her family. Roseann was a longtime parishioner …

Mr. Michael Chesson passed away on March 15 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 46 years old. Mr. Chesson was born in New Brunswick and was a lifetime resident of Franklin Township. He was a Denver Broncos Football fanatic, enjoyed a good game of poker and traveled extensively. He also loved being outdoors and fishing. …

Somerset County Freeholder Brian Levine speaks during the March 14 memorial service for Robert Mettler. Friends and family gathered at the Hillsborough Reformed Church March 14 to say goodbye to former Township Councilman, Mayor and longtime community volunteer, Robert Mettler. Mettler, 76, died March 9. Mettler served on the Council at various times during the late 1970s through the 2000s, …

Judith Bajusz Hazarian of Somerset passed away on March 2, 2020 . She was 85 years old. She was born in Budapest, Hungary. She lost her father in World War II when she was a child. After the war, she survived the Soviet Union’s domination of Hungary having been incarcerated as a political prisoner in Hungary for a year before …

Edward “Bob” Hoffman Jr., 71, passed away on February 22 at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, PA.   Mr. Hoffman was born March 14, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Edward and Elizabeth (Pattison) Hoffman. He resided most of his life in Somerset before settling in Kendall Park.  Bob honorably served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War Era. …

Doris Lysenko passed away on February 20 in Hillsborough. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Lysenko was born in Griggstown and was a long-time resident of Franklin Township. She was a graduate of the Katherine Gibbs School, and worked as a legal secretary before joining Barrood Real Estate where she was an agent for over 25 years. Her life revolved …

Anita Kronstadt of Somerset died on February 16 at the age of 86. Anita was born in Alabama and excelled during her school years there. She met her future husband, Stanley, while the two were working in Baltimore. Not long after they married they relocated to Somerset. From there they moved briefly to Norwich, New York, but ultimately returned to …