All Obituaries

Frances Amaro, 79, of Monroe Township, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Centrastate Medical Center, after a very short illness. She was a beloved mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. Born and raised in Staten Island, New York, Frances settled in Monroe Township in the mid 1970s. She was a very faithful woman who loved the Lord and found great comfort in daily prayer. She also enjoyed cooking, sewing, helping other and entertaining. Above all...

Claire Rasizer, 92, of the Concordia Community of Monroe Township, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Claire lived in Springfield for more than 50 years before she settled in Monroe Township in 2016. For many years she was an Administrative Assistant at Kean University in Union, prior to retiring in 1999. She enjoyed playing mahjong and cooking (especially brisket). But her greatest love was spending time with her sons,...

Deanna Aszman, 83, of Rockwood, TN, formerly of Spotswood, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at her home. Born and raised in Elizabeth, Deanna lived in Monroe Township for several years before moving to Spotswood in 1964. She moved to Rockwood earlier this year to be with her son and daughter-in-law. She was a production manager for 41 years with Superior Signal Company of Old Bridge Township. Deanna was an accomplished oil painter and she enjoyed crafting and...

William Nagy, 53, formerly of Spotswood, passed away at his home in Princeton on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Born in New Brunswick, William lived in Spotswood most of his life until settling in Princeton in 2017. He was a retired diesel mechanic having worked for Penske Trucking of North Brunswick and, most recently, Suburban Transit in New Brunswick. He was an avid motorcyclist and fisherman and he recently started studying the fundamentals of many of the world's religions. He was...

Sara Palladino, 74, of Monroe Township, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Born and raised in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York, Sara also lived in Staten Island, New York for many years before settling in Monroe Township in 2020. Sara was passionate about her faith, and a deeply religious catholic woman. Saras’ number one priority was always her family, as she was happiest when she was with them.  Being a mother came so naturally to...

Mary Titone, 90, of Spotswood, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Mary settled in Spotswood in 2011. She was passionate about her faith and loved to speak to everyone about the love of Jesus. A devout and deeply religious Catholic woman, Mary was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church in Spotswood. She worked for many years as a Bus Matron/Paraprofessional in the education field dealing with hearing impaired children in Queens, New...

Joseph J. Gullo, 96, of Edison, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 in Edison Twp. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he also lived in Far Rockaway and Queens, New York before coming to Monroe in 1972. In 2019, he moved to Asbury Park to be in a place he truly loved: the Jersey Shore. Sgt. Gullo proudly served his country in the United States Army's 1st Infantry Division, " The Big Red One." Joe retired in 1999 from the former Carter Wallace Company, formerly of...

Jeraldine M. Kasternakis, 72, of Cranbury, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Born in New York City, New York, Jeraldine was raised in Queens, New York before coming to the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township in 1967. From 1978 on, she lived in the southern Middlesex County area, settling in Cranbury in June of this year. She retired in 2011 after 25 years as the administrator of a medical practice formerly located in East Brunswick. She also worked as a home health aide for...

We are sad to announce the death of James F. Pellino II, age 34, of Millstone Township on Sunday, November 27, 2022. James lived his life filled with a level of strength, courage, and humor we all adored. For the past year he had been battling cancer with the same determination and grace he did all things. Predeceased by his grandparents, James is survived by his parents James and Michele Pellino; sisters Nicole Pellino and Michele Pellino and her husband Chris Fialk; his niece and nephew...

Matthew J. Carlson, 16, of Spotswood, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Born in Staten Island, New York, Matt was a lifelong resident of Spotswood. He was a sophomore in Spotswood High School where he played basketball and lettered in varsity baseball. Matt enjoyed baseball from his early days of  T-ball through little league to playing on the Spotswood Chargers and travel teams. He had hoped to be able to go to Vanderbilt University and continue playing the game he loved and...