Obituaries

With great sadness we announce the passing of Andrew Dzwolak. Born September 24, 1940, he passed away peacefully on December 10, 2017 at Morristown Medical Center, Palliative Care unit. He was 77. Andrew was born in Zawada, Poland and attended Polytechnic of Gdansk to study Mechanical Engineering. He lived in Poland until 1974 and spent the rest of his life …

Irwin Sheinman, 88, of Somerset, passed away Dec. 9 at the Regency Heritage Jewish Home. He was born and raised in the Bronx, NY, before moving to New Brunswick in the early 1950s and then settling in Somerset where he lived for more than 60 years. Irwin, along with his brother Seymour was the original owner of the Holiday Bake …

Ann Marie Gianotto, 69, died Dec. 1 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Ms. Gianotto was born March 7, 1948 in New Brunswick to the late Frank and Bertha (Paulson) Gianotto. She was raised in Somerset, and in 2000 she relocated to Point Pleasant. Ann Marie was a licensed hair dresser and worked for many years as …

Robert Francis DiCorcia passed away on Oct. 19 at age 64. A graduate of Rutgers University, Bob was known for his pride and passion in serving others as a volunteer ambulance corps EMT, volunteer firefighter, and member of the volunteer Coast Guard Auxiliary. He served as the President of SCARS (Somerset County Ham Radio Society as an auxiliary to the …

John Edward Nadzak of Somerset passed away Nov. 22 at St. Peter’s Medical Center, New Brunswick. He was 72. Born in Carbondale, Pa., he resided in the Fords section of Woodbridge before moving to Somerset 40 years ago. Mr. Nadzak was a self-made man who started his own business of water softening and conditioning over 50 years ago. He was …

Arlene W. Revak, 88, passed away on Oct. 22 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Ms. Revak was born May 7, 1929 in Somerset to the late Carl and Hilma (Wilhelmson) Wahlberg. Arlene resided in Somerset, North Brunswick and New Brunswick. After retiring from Bell Atlantic/Verizon she made San Diego, California her home. In 2015 she returned to …

Grace Povolo passed away on Nov. 22 at the Brakely Park Care Center in Philipsburg. She was 95 years old. Mrs. Povolo was born in New York City and lived in New Brunswick before residing for many years in Somerset. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Matthias Church in Somerset. Mrs. Povolo was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Povolo …

Linda Hiller passed away on Nov. 20 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 64 years of age. Mrs. Hiller was born in The Bronx and grew up in Helmetta. She lived for a time in Somerset before moving to South River over 30 years ago. She was employed by the Middlesex County Board of Social …

Wilfredo “Pete” Martinez, 43, passed away on Nov. 15 in New Brunswick. Mr. Martinez was born July 17, 1974 in Jersey City, the son of Wilfredo and Martha Martinez. He grew up in Somerset, living there for most of his life. He relocated to Orlando, Florida, where he resided for the past six years. Pete attended Franklin Township High school …

Peter Muniz was born in New York City where he lived until 1964 when he moved his family to Somerset. He earned his BS and MBA from City University while working at Western Electric in Newark. In 1969 Mr. Muniz founded Peter Muniz & Co. He was a pioneer in the field of cultural awareness in the work place, providing …