Obituaries

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 …

Mary Schneider passed away on February 16 at St. Peter’s University Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was 89 years old. Mrs. Schneider was born in Orange and was raised in Irvington. She graduated from St. Peter’s Commercial High School in 1946 and worked for Prudential in Newark as a secretary. After taking time off to raise her children, Mary …

Chuck Turano passed away on February 14 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 57 years old. Chuck was born in The Bronx and was raised in Valley Stream, NY. He graduated from Valley Stream Central High School where excelled as a baseball player. He had a career in Sales and worked for many years for American …

Jane Fisher passed away on February 14 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 81 years old. Mrs. Fisher was born in New Brunswick and was a lifelong resident of Somerset. She graduated from St. Peter’s High School and was employed by the Boy Scouts of America. After marrying the love of her life in 1960, …

Frank Gianotto passed away on February 14 at Community Medical Center in Toms River. He was 73 years old. Mr. Gianotto was born in New Brunswick and lived most of his life in the Somerset section of Franklin Township. He was a graduate of Franklin High School and Pennsylvania Military College. He moved to Toms River 16 years ago. He …