Obituaries

Patricia A. Doherty passed away Dec. 25 at her home in New Brunswick. She was 80 years old. Born and raised in Queens, N.Y., Patricia moved to Somerset in 1968 and New Brunswick in 1991. For more than 20 years, Mrs. Doherty was proud to serve as the Tower Receptionist at Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick. She was a …

Mr. James “Mickey” Hague passed away Dec. 20 at the Arbor Glenn Care Center in Bridgewater. He was 73 years old. Born in Somerville, Mr. Hague lived throughout Somerset County before settling in East Millstone 44 years ago. He worked on the assembly line of the Ford Motor Company in Edison for 31 years. Mr. Hague had a second career …

Mary “Dolly” Varga passed away late Friday evening at her daughter’s home in Franklin Park. She was 85 years old. Mrs. Varga was born in New Brunswick to Andrew and Mary Juhasz. She lived in Dayton for many years and resided in Franklin Park for over 60 years. She was a founding parishioner of St. Augustine of Canterbury Church in …

Lillian Thomas, 82, entered eternal rest on Dec. 15, 2016 at McCarrick Care Center in Somerset. Mrs. Thomas was born September 20, 1934 in Oak City, N.C. to the late Mead and Agnes (Baker) Manning. She was one of 13 children. She lived in South River for many years before settling in North Brunswick. Lillian was a faithful member of …

Dennis Almeida passed away early Friday at St. Peters University hospital in New Brunswick at the age of 57. Dennis was born in Brooklyn but lived for many years in Franklin Township. He was a longtime member of the Laborers Local 77. Dennis was an avid sports fan who always made sure to bet on his Mets or take a …

Mrs. Janina Mychajlowycz passed away early Dec. 14 at Parker at McCarrick in Somerset. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Mychajlowycz was born in Poland, present day Lithuania. She had lived in Hightstown for many years and was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband Walter in 2009. Mrs. Mychajlowycz is survived by her sons, Andrew Mychajlowycz and his …

Asuncion “Ciony” Yip, 80 passed away Dec. 12. Mrs. Yip was born in the Philippines to the late Roque and Dominga Rosario. In the Philippines, Asuncion attended the Philippine Women’s University in 1956. She came to the United States in 1960 to continue her education at Oklahoma State University. She went on to earn her master’s degree in Nutrition from …

Marian Roth passed away Dec. 9 in Somerset. Born in New Brunswick to Walter and Goldie Klinger, Marian was a lifelong resident of Franklin Township. Taught at a young age to sew, she became a masterful seamstress who handmade beautiful garments, particularly hand-knit slippers, for so many of her family members and friends. A compassionate and generous woman, Mrs. Roth …

Ronald Stashek, 69, passed away Dec. 7 at his home in Bloomsburg Pa. Mr. Stashek was born in Somerville and lived in Manville and East Millstone prior to moving to Pennsylvania about 15 years ago. He served our country faithfully in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and was formerly employed by the Franklin Township Public Works Road …

Walter Mitchell passed away Dec. 4 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick at the age of 72. He was born in Newark, NJ and lived in East Orange and Greenbrook before moving to Franklin Park about 25 years ago. Mr. Mitchell was employed for many years by Coach USA in New Brunswick as a driver and retired …