All Obituaries

There will be a viewing on Wednesday, May 30th from 6-9PM at Lake Nelson Seventh Day Adventist Church, 561 South Randolphville Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854. A funeral mass will take place on Thursday; May 31st from 10-12AM at Lake Nelson Seventh Day Adventist Church, Pisataway. Burial to follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway.   ...

William A “Bill” Lauria, 84, of Piscataway, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 17, at RWJUH in New Brunswick, with his loving family by his side. Born in Plainfield, he was the only son of the late Anthony and Elsie (Fritz) Lauria. After graduating from North Plainfield High School, Bill served his country honorably in the United States Army. He was an auto mechanic, and was the owner of City Service Station in Dunellen, and later owned Bill’s Garage in...

Barbara C. Walter (nee Price) passed away at her home in Sarasota, Florida on Tuesday 15 May 2018. Barbara was born on 12 July 1954 in Jersey City, NJ to John and Catherine Price. She attended the Rutgers University and the Eagelton Institute of Politics. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 1976. She went on to have a successful career as a probation officer at the Middlesex County Probation Office, and retired in 2003. She married Gavin Walter of...

Ann Walsh, 96, formerly of Fanwood, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Phillipsburg, NJ, with her loving family by her side. Born in Newark, she was the daughter of the late William and Hazel (Casey) Gutmann. Ann, and fraternal twin brother Bill, were the youngest of five children.  The twins, Ann & Bill were infants during a time of America's economic transitioning and depression.  As a child, her older siblings,...

Charles Joseph Smith, beloved father, passed away suddenly on May 3, 2018 at the age of 74 from complications of a heart attack. A Tomʼs River native, Charlie attended St. Josephʼs School and Toms River High School, where he was the Class of 1962 Student Council President. In 1966, Chuck graduated from Rutgers University, where he was a member of the ROTC Army Scarlet Rifles Precision Drill Team. He later attended graduate and law courses at Syracuse. Charlieʼs careers with GE, Lillian...

Gary Edward Lavish, 63, of South Plainfield, passed away on Friday; April 27th, 2018 at Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick. Born to the late Edith (Bunn) and William Lavish, Gary was a lifelong resident of South Plainfield.   Gary worked for Trans American Trucking Service in South Plainfield for 32 years. He was an avid motorcycle enthusiast. Gary loved to fish and to be outside gardening. He was a lover of animals and will be greatly missed by all who knew and...

John D Scala, 48, of Piscataway, passed away tragically on Monday April 23, 2018 in Little Falls, NJ. Born in Belleville, NJ, he was the son of John and Patricia (Cooney) Scala. John was a devoted family man. He was always involved in his kid’s activities. He was a Boy Scout leader and was a member of his children’s PTO. He enjoyed cooking, the History Channel and a good book. He always put everyone else’s needs above his own. The happiest place on earth for John...

Ann J. Zukowski, 95, of Green Brook NJ passed away at her home on Monday, April 23. She was born in Newark, NJ to Susan Petyo and Adam Zukowski. She graduated from Battin High School in Elizabeth and lived in Green Brook for more than 60 years. Ann was a kind and generous person who lovingly looked after her family and the pets she had over the years. She enjoyed working in her yard and maintained her youthful and vibrant spirit for many years. She wrote children’s...

Sylvia B. Monahan, 88, of Piscataway, NJ entered into eternal life on Good Shepherd Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Born and raised in Bayonne, she was the daughter of Anthony and Eva (Leszczynska) Budka. She was a resident of Piscataway and a Communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Parish for 53 years. She served as Secretary to the Assistant Executive Director of the Port of New York Authority (now PANYNJ) prior to leaving work to raise her...

Irene Povenski Busher passed away at Cypress Glen Retirement Home in Greenville, NC after a long courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease.    Irene was born in 1929 and grew up on a farm on Rahway Road in Edison, NJ.  She was the daughter of Charles and Agnes (Turback) Povenski who were Polish immigrants.  Irene spoke Polish fluently, was very proud of her heritage, and had the opportunity to visit Poland many times with her husband,...