All Obituaries

Janardanan Panicker, 74, died on May 8, 2021.  Pooja/Funeral service from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick, NJ.  

Robert J. Barnhart January 9, 1947 – April 29, 2021 Robert J. Barnhart, 74, of Milford, NJ entered eternal rest on Thursday, April 29, 2021. He was employed at Whippany Actuation Systems in Whippany, NJ as an electromechanical assembler, tester, and inspector. He had a passion for working and keeping his mind active. Bob, known as Barney to many of his friends, was a genuinely kind hearted man. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, nature and playing pool. He was passionate about...

MONMOUTH JUNCTION-   Bhanumati D. Mehta, 82, died on April 29, 2021. Funeral services from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Franklin Memorial Park Cemetery in North Brunswick  

Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother, Matthew L. Marabello, 83, died on April 22, 2021, at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center.  Matt was born on June 8, 1937, to the late Matthew and Elvira Marabello, and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Known as “junior” in his childhood years, he had a great sense of humor and loved playing baseball with his brothers. He became an accomplished clarinetist and performed at Carnegie Hall. As a child of immigrant...

Rebecca Virginia Knight April 25, 1948 - April 23, 2021   Rebecca “Becky” Knight, 72, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021.  She was born on April 25, 1948 to Dorothy Penn and the late William Knight.  She lived in Manville, NJ for most of her life.     Becky graduated from Somerville High School.  She has worked as an engineer and a book editor.  She was a lover of classic cars and everything 50’s.  Becky enjoyed car...

BRIDGEWATER “Formerly of Somerville”-  Bernice Martha (nee Wilbur) Franchino, 98, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Laurel Circle, Bridgewater where she resided for the past 15 years.  She was born on August 20, 1922 to the late Elma and Hugh Wilbur in Braintrim Township, Pennsylvania. Bernice graduated from Laceyville High School, East Stroudsburg University receiving a B.A. in Elementary Education and a Masters Degree in Elementary Education from Rutgers...

Julio Leonardo Fonseca, 65, died on February 12, 2021.  He was born on November 6, 1955 in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Julio is survived by his beloved wife Margarita and a loving extended family and friends.   Funeral services are private.

Navin H. Shah, 83, died on January 31, 2021.   Puja Wednesday, February 3, 2021 from 9:30am to 11:30am at Franklin Memorial Park, No. Brunswick, NJ.  

Audrey L. Boise Educator/Lecturer   Audrey L. Boise, 87, died after a short illness on Saturday, January 23, 2021.  Formerly a resident of Summit, she had lived at Laurel Circle (formerly known as Arbor Glen) in Bridgewater, NJ, since 2006. The youngest child of Paul G. and Lillian (Goedecker) Boise, she was born on February 12, 1933, in Hackensack, NJ, and moved to Summit as a child. She attended Summit High School and Wellesley College, from which she graduated in 1955. ...

Milagros Joaquin Basa, 77, died peacefully on Friday January 1, 2021 at home in Somerville Borough NJ.  She was born on November 27, 1943 in Hermosa Bataan Philippines to her dear parents the late Plabiana (Guevarra) and Filemon Joaquin. Milagros was married for 55 years to the love of her life, Angelito N. Basa, Sr.  Together Milagros and Angelito moved to the United States from the Philippines and lived in Jackson NJ with family for a few years before settling in Somerville NJ....