All Obituaries

Friends may visit the family on Saturday, July 21 from 11:00AM-2:00PM at the Sheenan Funeral Home, 233 Dunellen Ave in Dunellen. A funeral service will then be held at 1:45PM. Cremation will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Betty's name to a charity of your choice.

Mary J. DiNuzzo, 101, of Bridgewater passed away on Thursday; July 12th, 2018 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerville with her loving family by her side. Born in Westfield, she was the daughter of the late Angelina Varvo and Ralph Bianchi. Mary was a homemaker to her loving family. She was a member of the traveling senior citizens and the Bridgewater Senior Citizens Center. She had a natural talent for gardening and crafted beautiful flower patches throughout her yard. Enjoyed time...

Robert N. Kolis, Sr, 84, of Middlesex, passed away peacefully on Friday; July 6th, 2018 at Bridgeway Nursing Home in Hillsborough with his loving family by his side.  Born to the late Stanley and Grace Kolis, Robert has lived in Middlesex for the last 40 years. Robert worked as a service technician for Bosch Packaging in Piscataway before retiring in 1997. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Robert is predeceased by his beloved wife Florence(1998.) Surviving are...

Paul Jurusz, 66 of Dunellen, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville, with his loving family by his side. Born in Jersey City, he was the son of the late, Frank and Ruth (Fisher) Jurusz. Paul loved listening to his old vinyl LP’s from the 60’s and 70’s – both classic rock and country. He also enjoyed tending to his vegetable gardens and got great pleasure out of feeding the birds. Paul also enjoyed watching...

The Obituary of Earl Fletcher Earl Fletcher was born on May 15, 1942 in Amherst, VA. He was the son of the late Lilbert and Fannie Rose Fletcher. He departed this life peacefully on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at the Abingdon Care Nursing Home in Green Brook Township, NJ. After leaving Central High School, in Amherst, VA, Earl made his way to Newark, NJ in 1962 to live with his sister, Emma. He began working at Bamberger’s   Department store where he met and married his wife,...

Helen V Waldron, 85, of Bridgewater, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday June 28, 2018 at RWJ Hospital in Somerville. Born in Plainfield, she was the daughter of the late Harold Brown and Faith Mitchell.  She was a resident of Sunset Lake in Bridgewater for 50 years. Helen was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.  Helen was born in Plainfield and attended Plainfield High School.  She held several positions during her 23-year professional career at UMDNJ in...

Dunellen – Anita T. DeSorbo, 90, died peacefully with her family in attendance on Wednesday; June 27, 2018. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Mrs. DeSorbo was born in Dunellen, New Jersey and went to St. John’s Catholic School and Dunellen High School. Later, she attended Westminster Choir College to further develop her career. After high school, she worked in New York City at the Robotti School of Music. There she met her future husband,...

Joni Jean McDougall, 57 of Dunellen, passed away on Friday, June 15 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville, with her loving family by her side. Born in Plainfield, she was the daughter of Raymond Eugene Balaney and the late Evelyn Marie (Cortez) Balaney. Joni loved being at the shore. She loved to crochet and was also an avid reader. She had a passion for game shows, with Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy among her favorites. Joni was also a huge John Mellencamp fan. Her...

Dolores A. Braun (Langlotz), 89, passed away peacefully at her house on Wednesday; June 13th, with her loving family by her side. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she is the daughter of the late Arthur and Adele Langlotz. Dolores was a lifelong resident of New York, only moving to NJ a few years ago. She will be missed by everyone who knew and loved her. There will be a visitation on Friday; June 15th, from 2-5PM at the Sheenan Funeral Home, 233 Dunellen Ave., Dunellen. A funeral mass will take...

Alexander R. McCann, 89 years old, of Piscataway, New Jersey passed away on Thursday June 7 at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey.  He was born on May 2, 1929 in Tennent, New Jersey to William McCann and Ella Jasko. He grew up in Freehold, New Jersey and attended local schools, graduating from Freehold High School. He was predeceased by his parents, his cherished brothers William and Melvin Michael (“Mickey”) and younger sister Shirley Joyce...