All Obituaries

Funeral services for Zhanna Khodash, 86, of Plainsboro Township, will begin at 12:00 PM, Sunday, April 21st, from Beth Israel Memorial Chapel, 475 Main Street, Spotswood. The family will receive family and friends beginning at 11:00 AM. Burial in Beth Abraham Cemetery, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick will follow at 1:00 PM.

Michael Wellman, 57, of Spotswood, passed away at home on Monday, April 15, 2024 Born in New Brunswick, Michael was raised in Spotswood. He lived in White Haven, PA for 15 years, where he worked as a nursing assistant at the White Center, before returning back to his hometown in 2017. Michael was a retail electronics sales associate with PC Richard and Sons, and before that with Best Buys, both in East Brunswick. He enjoyed moderating a number of online social media groups and watching...

Venkata Ganesh Sastry Kuppa, 75, of Monroe Township, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Services will be held on Friday, March 29th, from 9:30 AM until 11:30 AM at Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick, followed by private cremation.

Edward Marino, 91, of Piscataway, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Ed lived his life there until settling in Piscataway in 2020. He served honorably in the US Army from 1952 to 1956 during the Korean conflict and, then from 1957 to 1961 in the US Air Force during the Vietnam era. After returning form the Air Force, Ed worked as a Longshoreman for several years before becoming a Customs Agent with the United States Customs Service. He worked at...

Florence M. DeSilvestro, 88, of Browns Mills, formerly of Spotswood, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at Brookdale Hamilton Assisted Living in Hamilton.Born in Orange, Florence was raised in Maryland and also lived in East Orange, Sayreville and Spotswood before settling in Browns Mills in 2021. She retired in 1999 after more than 25 years as an X-ray technician with the Former South Amboy Memorial Hospital. Florence was a long-time member of the Echo Lake Ecclesia of Westfield. She was...

Vincent L. Biscotto, 92, formerly of Parlin, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, Vincent grew up on his family’s farm in neighboring Franklin Township. From 1963 until 1995, he lived in Spotswood and then in Parlin, before settling in Somerset in 2022. He was active in Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood and then Saint Bernadette’s Church in Parlin. He retired from Johnson and Johnson, New...

Joan M. Burke, 88, of Spotswood, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, Joan lived in Sayreville for many years before settling in the Clearwater Community in Spotswood in 1999. She was a long-time communicant of Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Prior to her retirement in 2011, she worked as a receptionist and medical biller for Dr. Alex Wajnberg, MD, Old Bridge. Joan was a passionate fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. She truly loved to laugh and tell...

Jean Bondi, 83, of Spotswood, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Jean Marie Smith was born in Brooklyn, New York to Mary and Eugene. Jean was the oldest of seven siblings: Lawrence, Kathleen, Joseph, William, Louise and Patricia. Married in 1961 to Salvatore Bondi, they lived in Bayside, New York; Old Bridge Township and in 1980, they settled in the Clearwater Village Community in Spotswood, where they enjoyed a wonderful life there until Sal’s passing in 2008. Jean...

Leonard Chigas, 81, of Helmetta, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Leonard was born and raised in Perth Amboy NJ. He married his wife Catherine in 1964 and had 2 children he was amazingly proud of. He raised his family in Jackson Township, NJ before moving to Lawrenceville, Georgia. He enjoyed the southern hospitality he experienced during the 24 years he lived there. He worked as a salesman for Furniture Services Company...

Charles Anthony Thompson, Jr., 76, of Monroe Township passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.  Born and raised in New York City, New York, Charlie settled in Monroe Township in 1972. He served in the United States Airforce from 1968 to 1972 during the Vietnam Era. Before going into the Airforce and then again, after his discharge, Charlie worked as an engineer for Con Edison in New York City, retiring in 2009 after 41...