All Obituaries

      Gloria A Amon, 77, formerly of Piscataway, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 with her loving family by her side. Born in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Canfield) Nix. Gloria will be remembered for her thoughtfulness and caring heart.  She retired as a nursing assistant. She enjoyed spending time with her family, bowling, pinochle, going to the Sands and watching the Mets. She touched the lives of so many...

Lorraine E. Howley, 80, of Dunellen, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2018. Born in Jersey City she was the daughter of the late Edward and Jean McCann. She resided in Dunellen with her husband of 59 years, James Howley. Lorraine will forever be cherished by her daughter, Barbara Pellicano, husband Michael and granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Emily of Dunellen. The oldest sister of four, she is also survived by her sisters Kathy Cermak, Maureen Horak and Patricia McCann of Cranford, and...

Laurence R. Hess, Jr, 78, of Bridgewater, passed away peacefully on Monday; November 12th, 2018 in Raritan with his loving family by his side. Born in Brooklyn to the late Laurence Sr. and Frieda Hess, the family moved to Newark before settling in North Plainfield in the late 1940’s. Larry graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1958. He was drafted to the NY Dodger’s, however joined the Marines in 1958. He was a Lance Corporal then became a Presidential Guard. He retired...

Anna T. Fitzgerald, 90, passed away peacefully at her home in Middlesex on Wednesday, November 7, with her loving family by her side. Born in Bayonne, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Kupec) Parlock. Anna is a graduate of Dunellen High School and St. Peter's School of Nursing.  She worked at St. Peter's Hospital.  She also worked at the Middlesex County Jail  as the staff nurse.  Anna finished her career in geriatric nursing at Greenbrook Manor...

Jack Salvatore Cuccia, 85, of Columbus, passed away on Friday; November 2nd, 2018 at his home with his loving family by his side. Born in New York City, he is the son of the late Rose (Valenti) and Anthony Cuccia. Jack lived in Piscataway for many years before moving to Columbus in 2004. Jack faithfully served our country in the United States Navy. He was an electrician and worked for New Brunswick Scientific in Edison before his retirement in 1998.  He loved to play softball, go...

Audrea Gilhooly, 92, formerly of Dunellen, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Bridgeway Care Center in Hillsborough. Born in Queens Village, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Brogan) Grace. While living in Dunellen, she was an active member of St. John’s Parish and Rosary Altar Society. She loved trips to the beach and the mountains and spending time with family and friends. Besides her parents, Audrea was predeceased by her loving husband...

Bruce Roland Holmgren, 72, of Plainfield died peacefully at RWJ University Hospital Somerset on October 25, 2018. He was born in Newark, NJ and resided in Oregon and South Plainfield before moving to Plainfield in 1975. Bruce attended Rutgers University prior to his service in the U.S. Air Force where he was a Radar Specialist. Until his retirement after 35+ years, he worked for Verizon in various areas of telecommunications. His loves were cars, travel, lazy sunny days in the Caribbean and...

Joseph J Virga, 67, of Piscataway, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 with his loving sister Carol and brother in law Kevin Kennedy by his side. Born in New Orleans, LA, he was the son of the late Joseph Virga and Catherine Buonanno Joseph was a peaceful soul who had a love of art and music, especially Eric Clapton. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Joseph is survived by his siblings: Carol Kennedy of Piscataway, Robin Bonura of North Brunswick, Linda Caruso of...

Donald Pisack, 53, of Chester passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018. Born in New Brunswick, he was predeceased by his beloved parents, Alice and James Plouse and brother Raymond Pisack. Donald is survived by his wife, Laurie and two children, Tyler and Nicole. He is also survived by his brother, Michael and his wife, Terri; brother, William; his sisters, Bernice and Karen as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. Friends may visit the family on Monday, October 29, 2018 from 4 to 8...

  Hillsborough - James V. (Petro) Petruzziello, 81, formerly of Piscataway passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018. Born in Union, NJ he was predeceased by his parents, James and Josephine (nee Bono) Petruzziello and grandson, C.J. Koch. Lt. Petruzziello retired after more than 30 years from the Piscataway Police Dept. He attended the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA; was a 50 year member and Exalted Ruler of the Piscataway Elks; a Life Member of Arbor Fire Hose; and an avid golfer who was...