All Obituaries

RARITAN-    Michael Grigorov (Mikhail Yegorovich Grigorov) of Raritan, 94, died on May 4, 2020.  Michael was born on November 15, 1925 in Ukraine. Michael was raised within a big family in a small Ukrainian village, and survived the Holodomor in 1930.  He grew up as a physically and spiritually strong person and always liked to face and overcome challenges. At the age of 17, Michael was drafted to serve in the Soviet Union Army to protect USSR's boarders for 7...

Antonietta Scillieri, 86 passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 26, 2020.  Her story began in 1933, in Ragusa Sicily.  She and her family later migrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina where she met the love of her life Joseph Scillieri.  Kindred spirits, they spent the next 65 years holding hands, and sharing a once in a lifetime kind of love that we all aspire to have. They were inseparable.  In the 1960’s she and Joseph moved to the United States, to...

  Flushing-    Frank Maniscalco, 87, passed away at the home of his daughter on Sunday, April 19th, 2020 from brain cancer . Predeceased by his beloved wife Marie.  Loving father of Donna Pizzigoni (Louis Pizzigoni III) and Vincent Maniscalco. Loving grandfather of Louis Pizzigoni IV, Dayna Pizzigoni Hanna (Tim Hanna) and Francesca Pizzigoni, and devoted great grandfather to Louis Pizzigoni V, Eliandra...

Rita Ann Slattery, 97, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on April 16, 2020.  Rita was born in Brooklyn in 1922. Rita was a devout Catholic her entire life and was a parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville.  She was also an avid fan of the New York Mets and the Giants.  Her great sense of humor saw her through many dismal sports seasons, but her greatest joy was the time that she spent with her family. She was preceded in...

Hillsborough NJ Jeanette Marie O’Rourke, age 82, died on Saturday April 11, 2020 at home with family by her side.  She was born in Brooklyn, NY on January 22, 1938 to her loving parents the late Marie (Cervenka) and August Koerber.  On September 15, 1956 Jeanette married the love of her life Henry “Harry” A. O’Rourke.  Jeanette spent the early part of her married life living on military bases.  She eventually would settle down in Manville NJ. She...

Victoria O’Connell, 77, of Somerville, NJ died Wednesday March 11, 2020 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick NJ.  She was born on January 23, 1943 in Brooklyn New York to her late parents Doris (McGuire) and Victor Durler.  In 1968 Victoria married the love of her life, the late John W. O’Connell (2000) and together they settled in East Brunswick, New Jersey.  A talented artist, Vicki worked as an advertising graphic designer for NBC (30...

SOMERVILLE- Mabel Choy, 96, passed on Friday, February 21, 2020. She was born on February 15, 1924 in Manchester, England. Mabel was raised in Guyana (South America). Together with her late husband, Samuel W. Choy, they raised their family before moving to England. After living in England for about 10 years, they moved to the United States for different opportunities. From around the mid 1980’s, Sam and Mabel resided in Kissimmee, Florida for almost 30 years.  Mabel moved back to...

SOMERVILLE-    Richard T. Moses, 58, passed away at his home on Monday, February 17, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services are private.

Bridgewater-  Michael J. Monahan, 70,  died on January 23, 2020. Funeral services are private.

Middlesex - Gaven Thomas Deahl, 17, passed away on Wednesday January 22, 2020.  He was born on January 8, 2003 in Somerville, NJ to Larry and Allison Deahl. Gaven was a Middlesex High School student.  He enjoyed art and, given a sketchbook and pencils, he soon filled it with many unique drawings that beautifully expressed his feelings.  He enjoyed music and his life experiences provided him with rich and eclectic musical tastes varying from disney songs to Beatles...