Obituaries

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, …

Mr. Salvatore F. Lopes passed away peacefully on January 15. He was 74 years old. Mr. Lopes was born and raised by his mother Eleanor in Manhattan. He began his career at the NYSE where he met his wife Elizabeth. They married in 1969 and upon starting a family, moved to Fords. In the mid 80’s Sal and his family …

Mr. Orlando Micale passed away January 15 at St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Brunswick. He was 90 years old. Mr. Micale was born in New Brunswick and lived there for much of his life. He has resided in North Brunswick since 1979. He served our country faithfully in both the United States Merchant Marines and the United States Army. …

Sonya Panson, 90, passed away on January 14 in Somerset. Mrs. Panson was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Edward and Lillian Tobias. She grew up in Brooklyn and in 1962, she relocated to Somerset, living there for more than 50 years. Sonya graduated from James Madison High School and from Brooklyn College with a Bachelors of Arts. She …

Eda Whitehill, 95 years young, passed away on January 8 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington. Eda was born August 3, 1923 in New Brunswick to the late Rocco and Mary (Allegra) Clementi. She lived in Somerset for 25 years and was previously from Plainsboro. Known as Edie, she worked as a dental assistant in New Brunswick until her retirement …

William (Bill) A Csehi Sr. of Somerset died January 2 at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was 94 years old. Born in New Brunswick, Bill resided in Somerset for the past 62 years. Enlisting at age 17 in the United States Marine Corps, Bill proudly served his country as a PFC, Artillery, 4th Marine Division during World War …

Mary Ruperto, 94, passed away surrounded by her family on December 29 at St. Peter University Medical Center in New Brunswick. Mrs. Ruperto was born April 29, 1924 in Somerset to the late Concetto and Carmella (Sansone) Georgiana. She lived in New Brunswick from 1947 to 1962 before settling in East Brunswick. Mary was a longtime parishioner at St. Mary …

Irving Green, 85, passed away on December 26 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Mr. Green was born December 13, 1933 in Leipzig, Germany to the late Harry and Silvia (Soldinger) Green. In 1938, he immigrated to the states and settled in Brooklyn, NY. He lived in Somerset for many years, retiring in Aventura, Fl. before relocating to …