Obituaries

Josephine Rose Russo, 82, passed away at her home in Somerset, surrounded by her family on June 12. Mrs Russo was born September 09, 1936 in New Brunswick to the late Eugene and Grace (DelCielo) Scaletti. She was a lifelong resident of Somerset. Mrs. Russo was predeceased by her brother, Eugene and her sister, Emily. Josephine did not want to …

Theresa Augustine, 89, passed away on June 11 at Cranford Health and Extended Care in Cranford. Mrs. Augustine was born April 20, 1930 in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania to the late Stanley and Banchae (Rushkowski) Doliva. She was a longtime resident of Carteret before recently relocating to Cranford. Theresa loved crocheting, reading and playing bingo. She also loved to travel and …

Lydia Halle Lenaghan died on May 10 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 86 years old and lived in East Millstone. Lydia Lenaghan was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1939. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr in Classical Philology. She had been a …

Frank Walcott, 93 (½), passed away on May 19 with his daughter by his side at Regency Heritage Care Center in Somerset. Mr. Walcott was born November 18, 1925 in Barbados, West Indies. In 1949, he immigrated to the United States and settled in the Bronx, NY. Soon after arriving in the U.S. Frank studied and obtained his electricians certification. …

Antonietta Di Rienzo, 77, passed away on May 5 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Mrs. Di Rienzo was born June 8, 1941 in Vinchiaturo, Campobasso, Italy and immigrated to Canada at the age of 19. She married her husband of 57 years, Antonio, and together, the young loving couple had six children. They moved to Staten …

Rene Rivera, 59, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 suddenly in Kendall Park, New Jersey. Mr. Rivera was born December 28, 1959 in Manhattan, New York to the late Celestino and Iris (Davila) Rivera. He grew up in New York and relocated in his twenties to New Jersey. Rene was a longtime resident of Franklin Park and Kendall Park. Rene …

Mrs. Ann Bernstein, 97 years old, passed away on Saturday April 27, 2019. Mrs. Bernstein was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised her family in Irvington before moving to Cranford and Toms River. She relocated to Somerset in 2007. She worked for many years in an administrative capacity for the NJ State Commission of the Blind in Newark. Her …

James L. Carter, 88, passed away April 28, 2019 at his home in Somerset while surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Carter was born November 20, 1930 in Oster Bay, NY, the son of Herman and Emily Carter. He lived in Somerset for many decades. James was a loving husband, father, and business professional, who provided a stable and nurturing …

Linda Spence passed away on April 25 at her home in Somerset. She was 76 years old. Mrs. Spence was born in Newark and moved to the Somerset area in 1959. She graduated from New Brunswick High School. She worked locally for many years as a bookkeeper before moving to Louisiana where she and her late husband Charles owned a …

Elizabeth P. Rosi, 93, passed away on April 18 at Regency Heritage Rehabilitation Center in Somerset. Mrs. Rosi was born July 22, 1925 in New Brunswick to the late Leonard and Mimiae (Tooker) Penney. She was a lifelong resident of Somerset. Elizabeth retired from John Wiley publishing in Somerset. She also worked at Bakelite in Middlesex, and she assisted with …