Obituaries

Ken Garabrant passed away at home on May 28 surrounded by the family who loved him. He was 66 years old. He was pre-deceased by his parents Kenneth and Helen Garabrant. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Barbara. He is also survived by his daughter, Kate Clark, her husband Dave and their children Shane and Ellie, his …

Blanche DelCasale passed away May 29 at her home in Somerset. She was born in South River and lived in Avenel before moving to Somerset in 1946. She was a graduate of South River High School and continued her education at Rutgers University and Villanova. Mrs. DelCasale was employed by Merck in Rahway in the Pharmaceutical Research and Development Laboratory …

Laura Anne van Der Veer, 61, passed away on May 24 at St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was born in Wallington, NJ and lived for many years in South Amboy where she attended Sacred Heart grammar school and Hoffman High School. She moved to the Somerset section of Franklin Township 22 years ago. She was a longtime …

Hilda Marie Saro passed away on May 26 at Tidewell Hospice of Venice, Fla. at age 90. Mrs. Saro was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and came to the mainland United States as a young girl. She grew up and graduated high school in the Bronx. She raised her children in Brooklyn and Edison prior to moving to Somerset in …

Mrs. Anita Klaiman passed away on Thursday at her home in Somerset. Mrs. Klaiman was born in Boston and graduated from Girls Latin High School in Boston. She earned her Bachelor’s in Education and Masters in Special Education from Kean University in New Jersey. Mrs. Klaiman was employed for many years as a Special Education Teacher in Clark . She …

John Snyder passed away on May 23 at the Abingdon Care Center in Green Brook. He was 64 years old. Mr. Snyder was born in Somerville and was a longtime resident of Franklin Township. He moved to Hillsborough about 25 years ago. He was employed by Kids R Us warehouse in Somerset in the packing and shipping department. He was …

William Philpotts, 82, May 17 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Mr. Philpotts was born December 11, 1935 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania to the late Arnold and Mildred (Davis) Philpotts. He relocated to Stirling and then to New Providence before settling in Somerset. Mr. Philpotts was an Air Force Veteran. After his four years of service he attended …

Sabino Infanti passed away May 12 at Somerset Woods Rehabilitation Center in Somerset. He was 78 years old. Mr. Infanti was born in Newark and had lived in Somerset for the last 16 years. He worked for many years at the general Motors facility in Linden before retiring about 16 years ago. He was a New York Yankees and New …

Mr. Thomas Egan passed away on May 12 at the Regency Heritage Care Center in Somerset. He was 84 years old. Tom was born in Newark but grew up in Bloomfield. He was a graduate of Bloomfield High School and Newark College of Engineering (now NJIT). He served our country faithfully in the United States Army as a Military Police …

Mr. Miguel Santiago passed away on Thursday May 10, 2018. He was 85 years old. Mr. Santiago was born in Puerto Rico but lived in Brooklyn and Queens before moving to Somerset. He was employed for many years by Admiral Plastics Corporation as a Mechanic. He was pre-deceased by his wife Magdalena Santiago in 2017. He was also pre-deceased by …