Ann A. (Venskus) Sahli passed away quietly at her daughter’s home in Charlotte, NC on June 2, 2020 at age 87, after battling Alzheimer’s for several years. Ann was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother (“Bokka”). She was retired from Macy’s Department Store after 25 years. She was a beautifully strong woman who, above all else, loved her family with all her heart. Ann was born in Linden in April of 1933, the daughter of Josephine...

Roger D. Tkoch, 69, of Spotswood passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Jersey City Medical Center. Born in Somerville, Roger lived in Sayreville before settling in Spotswood in 2016. He bravely served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era. He worked in the maintenance department for the Spotswood Board of Education for many years prior to his retirement in 2011. In his spare time, Roger enjoyed working in his garden and spending time with his beloved German Shepherds. He was...

Elizabeth (aka: Bess) Marciniec passed away quietly at home on Mother’s Day, at age 97 ¾ years, after a brief illness. Bess was a wife, a friend, a mother, a grandmother and a great-grandmother. She was retired from Middlesex County College after 20 years’ service during which time she was proud to have worked in the Presidential suite. She loved to dance, to read, to shop, and to travel. Above all else, she loved her family and friends. It may sound odd, but she enjoyed a...

Kenneth Allen Weems, 78, of Parlin passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020. He was born on May 17, 1941 in Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY to Lois and Charles Weems and was the youngest of two sons. He was raised in the Marcy Houses, Brooklyn, NY where he attended Elementary School, Junior High School and High School. He learned many trades which he applied throughout his life, but he excelled in mathematics. He worked as a toy maker for the Mattel Toy Company. He was a Chauffer, a shoe...

Deborah Marie Cooper, 66, of Sayreville passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 in New Brunswick. Born and raised in Far Rockaway (Queens), New York, Debbie lived in Brooklyn, New York for several years before settling in Sayreville in 1985. She retired in 2015 from the Sayreville Board of Education where she worked as secretary for 30 years. She always looked forward to her trips to the Jersey Shore, especially Point Pleasant Beach. She was an avid reader of all types of books and enjoyed going...

Albert Cooper, 89, of Spotswood passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in Old Bridge. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was raised in Union and then lived in Perth Amboy before settling in Spotswood in 1971. He was a United States Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict, where he earned a Purple Heart. For more than 40 years he was a computer analyst with the Department of Defense based at Fort Monmouth before retiring in 1995. Al and his late wife enjoyed many wonderful summers...

Clemenceau de Mesa, 57, of Marlboro, New Jersey passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020 in Holmdel, NJ. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, fondly called by family and friends as Clem.  He moved to the United States in 1991, first living in Staten Island, New York before moving to New Jersey in 1998, and settling in Marlboro, NJ in 2005.  He worked as a computer programmer in Florida for a year, and in the IT department in a Japanese firm in Staten Island, NY for 5 years before...

Christopher John Alexander Pińa, 20, of Spotswood passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 2, 2020 in Monroe Twp. as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Christopher tried every moment to live his life to the fullest. When he wasn't competing in basketball or video games there was nothing that he enjoyed more than making his friends and family laugh. He would do anything for the people that he loved, and with his enormous heart he had the capacity to love a great many people. Last June...

Richard Rossi, 59, son of Arthur and Teri Rossi, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020 at St. Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick due to complications of lung cancer. Born in New Brunswick, he lived most of his life in South River before settling in Helmetta. He is survived by his parents; his sister, Diane Scheicher and her husband Gene, of Helmetta; his nephew, Gene Scheicher, Jr. of Helmetta and his niece, Kelsey Scheicher of Indianapolis, Indiana, and; his companion of 13...