All Obituaries

Anna DiPietro, 97, of the Encore Community of Monroe Township, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Born in New Brunswick, Anna lived in the southern Middlesex County area for all of her life, settling in Monroe Township in 2003. Anna worked as a Medical Transcriber and patient counselor for JFK Medical Center in Edison for 43 years, retiring as their oldest and longest tenured employee, in 2009. She looked forward to...

Enriqueta Valentin, 96, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at her home. Born and raised in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, she came to live in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York in 1955, remaining there until 2012 when she settled in Spotswood. She worked in the New York garment industry for more than twenty five years before retiring. Enriqueta was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and grandmother, she enjoyed...

Patrick Joseph Stanton, 76, of Monroe Township, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Born in New Brunswick, Pat was a lifelong resident of Monroe Township. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam Era. After his serving his Country, Pat went on to work for E.I. duPont and Company in Parlin for 41 years as an electrician, retiring in 2006. He was a communicant of  Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. He...

Salvatore J. Coraci, 91, of Monroe Township, NJ, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Sal was born and raised in the South Beach section of Staten Island, New York.  He then moved to New Dorp after marrying the love of his life, Carmela (Millie) Marcello, where they lived for 64 years and raised their five children before moving to New Jersey in 2022.  He retired from the NYC Transit Authority in 1993 after 25 years of service...

Barbara Ann Mella of Helmetta passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 7, 2023 with her devoted son Christopher and brother Stephen at her side after a 2 year valiant battle with cancer. She was 75. Barbara was born and raised in Staten Island, New York to Gabriel J. and Hilda Tatar and lived in Travis, New Brunswick and Kendall Park until moving to Helmetta in 1998. She was educated at St. Louis Academy, Staten Island, NY and worked at Merrill Lynch, New York City before marrying and...

Daniel Christopher Lyse, 51, of East Brunswick, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at the Cranford Rehab and Nursing Center, Cranford, NJ. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Danny lived in Elmwood Park, Roselle, St. Charles and Elgin, IL, before settling in East Brunswick, NJ in 2012. For 20 years, he worked as a bagger for Dominick's Food Store, in Bartlett, IL, where he won numerous awards for his excellent customer service.  Danny loved all dogs, especially his canine niece,...

Barbara Shirley Cohen, 86, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023 in New Brunswick at the wonderful and caring Parker Nursing Home at Landing Lane. Born and raised in Newark, and after graduating early from Weequahic High School, Barbara met the love of her life at a local dance, married, and moved to Elizabeth where she began to raise her family and create a lifelong circle of friends.  She later moved and continued to raise her family in Flanders before partially retiring and...

Diane Haber, 75, of Milltown, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, August 31, 2023.  Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, she moved to Manhattan and earned a Masters Degree in Social Work from Columbia University. While living in Manhattan she met her beloved husband of 52 years, Ross. Together they raised their family in Port Washington, New York until 2012, when they moved to Milltown to be closer to their grandchildren. They enjoyed...

Pasquale A. Orzo, 85, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born and raised in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, New York, Pat settled in Spotswood in 1972. He was a parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood, as well as a 3rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus of Immaculate Conception, Council 4907. He was an avid New York Giants and New York Mets fan. For many years, Pat enjoyed playing...

Ethel B. Moriarty, 84, of Piscataway, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, in Monroe Township. Ethel was born and raised in Rockingham, North Carolina. When she turned 18, she left Rockingham behind and moved to New York City with her best friend. It was in the big city that she met and fell in love with her husband of many years, Donald Moriarty. She enjoyed going out dancing with her husband and friends. She had 5 children with her husband and raised them in the Bronx,...