All Obituaries

Mary Ellen Paturzo, 76, of Spotswood, passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018.   Born and raised in New York City, New York, Mary Ellen settled in Spotswood in 1981. She was a homemaker. She was active in the Woodmere community where she lived. She is survived by her sister, Anne Thompson and her husband Charles, of Monroe Twp.; her niece and nephews, Kathleen, Patrick and Charles III; her great nieces and nephews, Rhyann, Connor, Sean and Emmalyn. Funeral services will be held on...

Barbara Semancher, 77, of Spotswood, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018. Born and raised in Burlington, Vermont, Barbara lived in Cranbury and Deltona Beach, Florida for many years before settling in Spotswood in 2010. Barbara was a quiet woman who enjoyed spending time with her family. She was kind and generous and would open her home to strangers. She loved cooking, crafting and being around horses. She is survived by her children, Paula Hatin, Marie Curran and her husband Robert,...

Joseph D. Nagy, Jr., 71 of Milltown passed away October 17, 2018 at Saint Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick.  Born and raised in New Brunswick, he lived in Kendall Park and North Brunswick, settling in Milltown.  Joe attended Saint Ladislaus School and Church where in his youth he was an alter server and he participated in many of their sports programs.  Joe graduated from New Brunswick High School, Following high school he was...

Alice M. Graham, 75, of Cranbury, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018. Services were private at the request of the family.

Gail L. Howard, 65, of Bound Brook, formerly of Sayreville passed away October 14, 2018 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerville surrounded by her loving family.  Born and raised in Spotswood, Gail was a longtime Sayreville resident and former congregant of Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, Spotswood.  Prior to her retirement, she was employed at Shoprite in Spotswood where she took on many roles but mainly that of cashier and baker.  She...

Camila Marie Santiago was born on Friday, September 28, 2018, at 11:43 p.m. to parents Maria Figueroa and Jaime Santiago at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21.5 inches long. Camila’s family was blessed with almost 6 days with her, before she went to heaven while in her mommy’s arms on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 5:55 p.m. Camila was loved since the moment mommy and daddy knew she was growing up in mommy’s belly. Camila...

Martha Sorrentino, 82, of Monroe, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away October 1, 2018 at home with her loving husband at her side. Born and raised in Managua, Nicaragua, she emigrated to the United States in 1954. Martha graduated from Immaculata High School in Nicaragua. After settling in California, she completed a program and obtained her beautician/cosmetologist certification. Extremely skilled, she worked in prestigious salons and had several well known clients. In New York City,...

Arthur Blair, 69, of Spotswood passed away on September 30, 2018 in Old Bridge Township. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Art spent several years in Englishtown before settling in Spotswood in the late 1970's. For many years, Art worked as a landscaper and more recently, he was a parts delivery driver for Auto King of Jamesburg, Predeceased by his parents and 5 siblings, he is survived by his wife of 35 years, Adriana Blair of Spotswood, and; many nieces and...

Katherine E “Kay” Jendrzejewski, 98, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, September 21, 2018. Born and raised in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Kay settled in Spotswood in the mid 1940s. Kay was predeceased by her husband Matthew in 2008 and by all of her seven siblings. She is survived by her children, Anita Jendrzejewski and her husband Kenn Lucas, Irene Garfield, Paul Jendrzejewski and his partner Charles Brown, Rita, Mark and his wife Karen and David...

John J. Argenziano, 92, of Spotswood passed away September 15 at Veterans Administration Health Care System, Bernards Township.  Born in Manhattan, John was raised during the great depression.   John was a lifelong Spotswood resident.  Following high school, he was drafted into The United States Army, completing a tour in Europe. John was in active combat during World War II.  In earlier years, John enjoyed the skies as an amateur...