All Obituaries

Philipp K. Schaefer, 91, of Monroe Township passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, November 25th. Born and raised in Hockenheim, Germany, Phil came to the United States in 1952. After arriving here, he enlisted in the US Army serving in the Korean Conflict where he was stationed in Greenland. In 1956, his wife Walfriede "Wally" came to the United States and they married. He lived in Cranford and Edison for many years until settling in Monroe Township in 1984. He retired...

Matthew T. Genevieve, 31, of Monroe Township passed away at his home on Saturday, November 23rd. Born and raised on Staten Island, New York, Matt settled in Monroe Township in 1997. He was a graduate of Saint John Vianney High School, Holmdel, where he was a member of the varsity basketball team. He was a graduate of the Christ School of Radiology in Jersey City. He was a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corp from 2012-2016 assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New...

Marie Dorothy (“Dottie”) Klekner passed away on November 15, 2019, following a long illness. She was born on August 19, 1927, to Alexander J. and Catherine (Delaney) Pearce, in Tottenville, Staten Island, where her father’s family of ship owners and captains had its base. She grew up in Perth Amboy, where she graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1944. She received her nurse’s training at St. Peter’s Hospital School of Nursing, and pursued advanced...

Krystsina M. Peck, 31, of Monroe Twp., passed away peacefully, with her family by her side after an extended illness, on Thursday, October 31, 2019. Born and raised in Minsk, Belarus, Krystsina came to the United States 13 years ago. She lived in Edison Township until settling in Monroe Twp. in 2013. She was a loving wife and a devoted daughter, sister and aunt. She enjoyed traveling, camping and snow boarding. Most importantly, Krystsina enjoyed spending time with her family and her nieces...

Jorge Rossi, 60, of Monroe Township, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at his home. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, S.A., Jorge was raised in New York City, New York. Afterwards, he lived in Woodbridge for ten years, settling in Monroe Township in the mid-90s. For more than 20 years, Jorge worked as a Customer Service Agent for United Airlines, based at Newark Liberty International Airport. Jorge was known for well defined sense of humor and for...

Silvia M. Armhold, 90, of East Brunswick, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at her home. Born and raised in Panama, Silvia came to the United States when she was 19 years old and lived in Spotswood, where she lived until 1952 when she settled in East Brunswick. Silvia worked as a seamstress for the Mary Jane Dress Company of South River before becoming a homemaker and raising her family. She enjoyed gardening and yard work, cooking family meals, hosting holidays and...

Reseau B. Hendrickson, 67, of Spotswood, passed away after a short illness on Saturday, September 28th at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. Born in South Amboy, Rick was raised in Keansburg before settling in Spotswood in the early 80s. He retired from the Nestle Company in Freehold in 2013, where he served as the company's chief engineer. He then went on to work for the State of New Jersey as a Construction Code Inspector in the Bureau of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Compliance. Rick...

Norma Mary Decker, 93, of East Brunswick, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born and raised in Jamesburg, Norma has lived in East Brunswick for the last 69 years.She retired from the East Brunswick Board of Education where she worked as a cafeteria cook at Robert Frost School. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and watching Rutgers Football. Norma was a loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother. Predeceased by her husband...

Lucille (Verasca) Ruggiero, 95, passed away on September 12th from cancer in Amityville, NY. Her husband August Sr. predeceased her. A native of Hoboken and Spotswood, she settled on Long Island 15 years ago. She was a proud employee of Holland America Cruise Line and later was the Payroll Supervisor for the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department. She loved traveling, cooking, reading, water-color painting and taking religious classes. She leaves her family and friends with many warm...

Donald L. Reilly, 66, of Spotswood passed away on September 12, 2019 after a valiant 6 year battle with cancer.  Born in Amityville, NY, Don was raised in Valley Stream, NY. He graduated from Central High School in Valley Stream before moving to New Jersey to raise his family. Prior to his retirement, Don was employed as a traffic manager for B-Way Corporation in North Brunswick. Don was an avid New York Yankees fan. While he loved baseball, he despised basketball, he saw...