All Obituaries

Sondra Smith, 82, of Monroe Township passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 at her home. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Sondra lived in Old Bridge Township and Arizona before settling in Monroe Township. Sondra had many hobbies including sewing, decorating her home, shopping at the Freehold Mall, researching the latest skin care products, cooking, cleaning, baking chocolate chip cookies, buying lipstick at MAC Cosmetics, reading, watching HSN, and spending time with her family. She...

Deborah Todd Parunak, 69, of Essex, Connecticut, passed away, in the presence of her  family on Monday, April 4th, after a complex and prolonged illness. Deborah was born July 2, 1952, in New York City to Sydney Kramer of Radostów Średni, Poland and Jeanne Kaplan of New York City.  Deborah attended high school at the Stockbridge School, in Stockbridge Massachusetts, and graduated college from Boston University.  She briefly attended the Boston University Law School...

Stephen C. Lemanski, 86, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Born and raised in Jersey City, Steve settled in Spotswood in 1984. He served in the United States Army from 1954 until 1956 and was stationed in Japan. On returning home from the service, he went on to work with Public Service Electric and Gas Company as a Lineman. Steve retired in 1993 after 37 years with the company. He was a long time communicant of...

Adolph “Paul” Stenftennagel, 95, of Spotswood passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at his home. Born and raised in West New York, Adolph also lived in West Milford before settling in Spotswood in 1956. He served honorably as a staff sergeant in the United States Army during WWII, where he was a communications chief in the Pacific Theater of Operations while stationed in Japan. After his service tour, Adolph became a sheet metal worker for more than 40...

William Lecorchick, Jr., 71, of Spotswood passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at his home. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Bill was raised in Albany, New York before settling in Spotswood in 1979. Bill served honorably in the United States Army as a Special Forces Green Beret Paratrooper during the Vietnam era. An innovator in the construction field, he was a master carpenter and owner of Legends Home Improvements of East Brunswick for many years...

Teodora Carrero, 94, of Old Bridge passed away peacefully on Monday, March 14, 2022 at her residence. Born and raised in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, Teodora came to live in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1960s and settled in Old Bridge in 2018. She was a loving, caring wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed sewing, watching soap operas, cooking Saturday dinners for her family and caring for her pets. Predeceased by her husband Conrado in 1992, her daughter Teresa Santana and her...

Una P. Makson, 101, of Spotswood passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 11, 2022. Born in Spotswood, Una was a lifelong resident of the Boro. During WWII, she served in the United States Army WACs as a medical technician and practical nurse at a field hospital. She was a long time member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Spotswood and enjoyed helping with their Altar Guild and Thrift Store. For many, many years, Una enjoyed Mother's Day weekends at Cape May with her...

Donald John Hart, 63, of Old Bridge passed away at his home with his family at his side on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Born in New Brunswick, Don was a lifelong resident of Old Bridge. Donnie was a loving dedicated dad and husband, a hard working outdoorsman, an extraordinary “Pop," and a fierce friend. He had deep fondness for sports, especially the Oakland Raiders and the New York Yankees, rock music like Van Halen and AC/DC, and sharing coffee with his daughter’s, friends...

Rose Vitale, 100, formerly of East Brunswick, passed away peacefully at Parker at River Road, Piscataway, surrounded by her loving family on Friday, February 25, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Oresto. Born and raised in Brooklyn Heights, New York, Rose moved to Spotswood in 1949 with her husband Nicholas and their children. They later moved to East Brunswick, where they raised their family. After Nick passed away, she moved into The Waterford, in East Brunswick. Rose...