All Obituaries

Doris  Koerner Bridgewater- Doris Koerner, 98, died peacefully on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Sunrise of Morris Plains Senior Living. Daughter of the late George and Bertha Ziegler, Doris was born in Maplewood, and lived in Warren before moving to Bridgewater in 1957. Doris was a homemaker. She enjoyed oil and water painting, arts and crafts, cooking, traveling with her husband all around the world, playing the piano and organ and spending time with her family. She is predeceased by...

Bridgewater Philip Simon, 91, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019. Philip was born in Kearny to the late Edward and Helen Simon and resided in Livingston for over 63 years, before moving to Bridgewater 3 years ago. Phil was employed by Kraft Food in Hillside and worked as a warehouse supervisor for 35 years, retiring in 1979. After leaving Kraft, Phil worked with a florist delivering flowers for over 10 years and enjoyed bringing smiles to people’s faces. Phil was an...

Anna R. Troskosky South Bound Brook – Anna R. Troskosky, 89, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. She was born and raised in Harrison to the late Joseph and Anna Spiniello. She has resided in South Bound Brook for over 53 years. Anna began her career as a key punch operator for American Can in Newark before becoming the famous Mrs. T. at Robert Morris School in South Bound Brook as a cafeteria manager but mostly  she was known simply as a...

George Wendling Bridgewater- George Wendling, 78, died peacefully on Monday, October 1,  2019 at Morristown Medical Center. Son of the late John and Julia Wendling, George was born in Bronx, NY and lived in West Paterson before moving to Bridgewater, NJ 20 years ago. George was a sheet metal worker for Local 28 in NYC. He is survived by his beloved wife of over 20 years, Kathy Wendling of Bridgewater; children, John Wendling and wife, Stephanie of Jefferson Twp, Leigh...

Alfred Robert “Bobi” Bertagna, Jr.  Bound Brook, NJ- Alfred Robert “Bobi” Bertagna, Jr., 61, died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Rehab at River’s Edge in Raritan.  Bobi was born in Somerville to the late Alfred, Sr. and Gertrude Bertagna. He was raised in Bound Brook and formerly from Manville, Bridgewater, and South Bound Brook. Bobi attended St. Joseph Grammar School and Bound Brook High School. He was a self employed tile mechanic for over 25 years. One...

Mercedes Fernandez, 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Abingdon Care & Rehabilitation Center in Green Brook, NJ. Born in Havana, Cuba on March 9, 1926. Her parents were from the regions of La Coruna and Lugos of Spain. On December 24, 1968 her and her daughter, Mercedes left everything in Cuba and moved to the United States. They spent 3 years with family in Los Angeles, California before settling in Newark, NJ where she worked for First Fidelity Bank as an...

Juanita Cruz Washington- Juanita Cruz, died peacefully on Friday, September 27, 2019 at Hackettstown Medical Center. She was 70. One of 13 children, Juanita was the daughter of the late Inocensio Delgado and Ausunion Hernandez. Juanita was born in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico and lived in NYC and Perth Amboy for most of her life before moving to Washington in 2007. She was a homemaker. Juanita is survived by her beloved husband of 49 years, Ramon Cruz; children, Juan Cruz of Washington, Ana Sowden...

LILLIAN M. BUTKIEWICZ BRIDGEWATER, NJ Lillian Marie Butkiewicz, 96, peacefully passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019, at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, Somerville, NJ.  Lil was born in Phillipsburg, NJ to her late parents, Augusta (Tavianini) and Giocomo Luzietti on March 26, 1923.  She graduated from Phillipsburg High in Phillipsburg, NJ and worked in the secretary field in major firms as RCA and Ethicon, retiring from Ethicon in Bridgewater, NJ, in 1985. In addition to...

Wayne K. Fritzinger Manville-Wayne “Frenchie” K. Fritzinger, died on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. He was 84. One of six children, Wayne was born in Parryville, PA and lived most of his life in Manville. He was the son of the late Charles and Kathryn Fritzinger. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. Wayne worked 61 years  as a clerk for A&P retiring in 2014. He is predeceased by his beloved wife, Dolores S. Fritzinger who died in 2016. Wayne is survived by his loving...

Thaddeus J. Kowal   Bridgewater- Thaddeus “Ted” J. Kowal, 83, died peacefully on Sunday, September 22, 2019. One of four children, Ted was the son of the late Stanley and Mary Kowal. He was born in Manville and was a life long resident of Bridgewater. Ted was a US Army Korean War Veteran. He worked as a sheet metal fabricator for Davis Standard in Somerville for 25 years retiring in 1999. He enjoyed listening to polka music and taking long weekend trips down the shore with...