All Obituaries

Jane Anne Hummel, 76, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, passed away on December 3, 2022 in Forks Township, PA surrounded by her loving family. Jane was born in Bound Brook, NJ on January 17, 1946 and raised by her parents, John and Carolyn Scarinza in Middlesex, NJ. She graduated from high school in 1964 and married Jeffrey Paul Hummel on June 26, 1976 in Bound Brook, NJ. For 14 years she was employed as a mortgage loan supervisor for Affinity Federal Credit Union in Basking Ridge, NJ. Previously,...

Barbara A. Vecchio, 79, of Dunellen, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022 in New Brunswick. Barbara was born in Plainfield, NJ to George and Josephine Conger on February 6, 1943. She attended school in Plainfield and worked for Aramark since 1997, most recently in Basking Ridge and Bernardsville schools. For those who knew her, Barbara will forever be remembered for her smile, her laugh, her hugs, her strength, her love of cats and her quivering lip. Barbara enjoyed her weekend shopping...

All services are private at this time. Eugene M. May, was born in Plainfield and raised in Middlesex, NJ. He attended Middlesex public schools. After graduating from Bound Brook High School in 1955, he served 2 years in the US Army. As a business graduate of Rider University, he earned an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1964. His pharmaceutical career spanned more than 35 years which started at Ciba-Geigy where he served in key roles as Director of Marketing Research, Director...

Blanca Estela Aguirre, age 75, Originally from Guatemala City, Guatemala, came to the United States in the early 1970’s. Like many, she came to pursue her dreams. She dedicated herself to building a family and after many years of dedication to the community, she eventually established herself as an entrepreneur. Seeing the need of a culture and creating Tikal Enterprises. It would go on to be a financial services giant and would also be the main institution for Latinos to provide...

Michael James Kelly, 63, passed away on November 20th, 2022 in his home in Piscataway, NJ. Michael had a genius level intellect and an insatiable appetite for nonfiction literature. Those that knew him well, knew that under his prickly exterior was a heart of gold. Following his retirement, he re-discovered his love for fishing and cycling, and would go out every day if the weather was good. He would often fill a whole cooler with ocean fish, and then give them all away to his friends and...

Charles William Ens III, 66, of Monroe Township, passed away on November 11, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Charles, known to most as “Buzzy”, was born in Staten Island to Charles and Joan Ens on April 1, 1956.  He grew up in Lake Nelson attending Piscataway schools. He served in the US Army from 1973-1978 before beginning his career as a life long truck driver. He most recently drove for Izzi Trucking & Rigging traveling across the country for the last 10...

Robert Heldt, 65 of Dunellen passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022 at his home. All services will be held privately.

Daniel John Buttafogo, Sr., 87, of Flemington, NJ passed away on October 31, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Danny was born in Scranton, PA to Dante & Mary Buttafogo on January 5, 1935.  As a lifelong New Jersey resident, he graduated from New Brunswick High School.  He married Lenore Taroli of Pittston, PA in 1959.  They resided in Piscataway for 40 years before moving to Flemington.  He worked as a Carpenter for Local 1006, Milltown, NJ for over 40 years,...

L. Thomas Spontak, age 76, passed away on Sunday October 30, 2022 at RWJ University Hospital in Somerville, NJ.   Tom was born on January 10, 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA and moved to Green Brook, NJ where he graduated from Dunellen High School in 1963. After graduation Tom went to school in Miami, FL where he met his future wife, Patricia Terry. They married and moved back to Dunellen where they raised their three kids - Lance, Carrie and Heather. Tom was well know around town and...

Please note Mass time has changed. On October 29th, 2022 Constance (Connie) McDougall peacefully passed away surrounded by family. Connie was born July 8th, 1933 in Jersey City, NJ to Ruth and John Mack. She is predeceased by her parents and her three younger siblings John, Catherine, and Tim.  She enjoyed much of her life alongside her husband, James D. McDougall, whom she married on April 16th, 1950. They settled in Dunellen, NJ in 1961 with their two children, James J. and Robert...