Obituaries

Susan Lakat passed away May 29 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington. She was 92 years old. Mrs. Lakat was born in Pitrova, Saris County, Slovakia and came to the United States through Ellis Island when she was two years old. She lived in Binghamton NY, Jersey City, Somerset, New Brunswick and North Brunswick. She was a graduate of New …

Mr. Frank Gerace passed May 24 at his home in Somerset, from the complications of a stroke. He was 95 years old. Mr. Gerace was born in Buffalo, N.Y. and lived there until he moved to Somerset in 1965. As a young man in the Italian section of Buffalo, he whiled away many days reading a wide variety of books, …

Charles Thomas passed away May 23 at Somerset Woods in Somerset. He was 84 years old. Mr. Thomas was born in Suffolk, Virginia and had resided in Somerset for over 60 years. He retired from Local 156 in New Brunswick as a Carpenter. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset where he served …

Corrine “Chiara” Sosnowski, 73, died May 23 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Rahway. Born June 8, 1943 in Long Branch, Mrs. Sosnowski was the daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine (Canella) D’Apolito. Corrine lived in Monroe Township, and prior to that was a longtime resident of Somerset. Corrine earned a BA in Education from Monmouth College, and for …

Nancy Jane Harsell, 83, went home to God on May 19 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was a devoted mother, sister, grandmother, and friend. Mrs. Harsell was born January 4, 1934 in Elizabeth, the daughter of Richard and Martha (Cavanaugh) Schmeling. She was a resident of Somerset for 53 years. Nancy loved to sing and …

Mr. John K. Duffy passed away suddenly May 18 at the age of 79. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he graduated from St. John’s University prior to serving in the United States Army. Mr. Duffy resided in Somerset for many years before moving to Somerville and then New Brunswick in 2003. He was employed by the …

Michael E. Frankenberg passed away on May 10 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He passed while being held by Kenneth Clarici, his husband and partner of 13 years. Michael suffered cardiac arrest at home and never recovered from resulting complications. He was “71 years young” as many of his friends would tell him. Born in …

Stephen J. Geydoshek, 76, passed away on May 15 at his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Geydoshek was born April 6, 1941 in Franklin, New Jersey the son of Stephen and Mary (Mickasawich) Geydoshek. He lived in Garfield for many years. Shortly after his retirement in 2005, he relocated and settled in Franklin Township. Stephen earned his BA in …

Dr. Ted Hiller passed away on Saturday at Hackensack University Medical Center. He was 61 years old. Dr. Hiller was born in New Brunswick and was a lifelong resident of Franklin Township. He graduated from Franklin High School, Trenton State College, and completed graduate school at Logan College of Chiropractic in Missouri. Dr. Hiller was a dedicated chiropractor who faithfully …

Mr. Peter Softko passed away May 13 at Bridgeway Care Center in Hillsborough. He was 81 years old. Mr. Sofko was born in Manhattan and lived in New Brunswick prior to moving to Somerset. He served our country faithfully in the United States Navy and was a member of the VFW Post 2290 in Manville. He was a carpenter by …