Obituaries

Mrs. Doreen Johnson passed away on May 31 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 61. Mrs. Johnson was born in Plainfield, raised in Franklin Township and was a graduate of Franklin Township High School. She was employed at Conagra Foods before started her family. After years of being a stay-at-home mom she started working at …

Luann Illiano of Franklin Park died May 24 at Care One at East Brunswick.  She was 66. Born in Jersey City, Mrs. Illiano resided in New Monmouth, then Kendall Park Before moving to Franklin Park many years ago. Prior to her retirement in 2017, Mrs. Illiano worked for Rutgers University for 38 years, holding several positions.  Surviving are her husband, …

Rosario S. LaCorte of Warren, formerly of Berkeley Heights, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on April 8 at the age of 95. Rosario was born and raised in Elizabeth, the son of the late Serafina (nee Alfonso) and Rosario S. LaCorte, Sr. He had resided in Berkeley Heights for over 30 years before moving to …

Thomas Ralph Davenport, 95, of Franklin Township, died March 12 at The Elms of Cranbury. Known as Ralph, he was born on March 1, 1929, in Guilford County, North Carolina, the sixth of 13 children born to the late Thomas Lon and Ethel Poteete Davenport. His early years were spent tending to the family farm with his parents, brothers, and …

Alessandro (Sandro) Vittorio Panebianco passed away on January 31 in the comfort of his home in Somerset at the age of 61. Sandro was born in Palermo, Sicily and came to the United States at the age of seven. Sandro enjoyed helping others & used his IT skills to help people evolve from panic to peace. The importance of protecting …

Simone Joy Zamore-Curbelo was born December 26, 1977 in New York City. She spent her early days in Edison, where she first formed her love of music and dance. Simone began her energetic and spirited passion for performance in Franklin Township, where she acted and sang in numerous school plays and choirs. At home, Simone enjoyed entertaining visitors by putting …

Ellin was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Catherine McCauley High School. Ellin and Gil were happily married for 64 years. After raising their family in Brooklyn, they moved to Somerset in 1986 and became members of St. Matthias Church.Ellin had a lengthy career as an executive assistant in Manhattan for Kidder Peabody and Paul Weiss. …

Barbara G. Ruziska of Somerset passed away peacefully after a long illness on January 12 at the Garden Terrace Nursing Home in Chatham. She was 81.Born in Orange, she grew up in South Orange as part of a close-knit Irish Catholic family. The second of five siblings, Barbara was a tomboy, loving all sports especially basketball. She attended high school …

Harry E. Martyn passed away peacefully on January 14 at Parker of River Road at the age of 96. Born in New Brunswick to Walter and Margaret Fanning Martyn, he spent his youth in Franklin Township, graduating from Bound Brook High School with honors where he competed in track and field. Upon graduation, Harry enlisted in the U.S. Navy and …

Clifford M. Davidson, formerly of Somerset and most recently of Holmdel and Boca Raton, Florida, passed away on January 14 at the age of 63. Cliff was a prominent patent attorney known for his legal acumen and creativity, particularly in the pharmaceutical sciences, and for his warmth, charisma and wit.Born in Yonkers with a short residence in the Bronx, Cliff …