All Obituaries

Stanley Ulilkowski Branchburg-Stanley Ulikowski, 85, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 at Hunterdon Medical Center. Stanley was born in Jersey City, NJ to the late Thomas and Sophie Ulikowski. He was raised in Englishtown andis formerly from Secaucus, and Linden before moving to Branchburg. Stanley was a Army National Guard Veteran and was a truck driver for ABF Freight of Avenel for over 42 years, retiring in 2002. He will be sadly missed by family and friends. He is predeceased by...

John Baptiste Archangelo Veneroso Finderne - John B. Veneroso, 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, March 15, 2023 at RWJUH-New Brunswick. Son of the late John and Florence Marie Veneroso, John was born in Somerville and was a lifelong resident of Finderne. John was a graduate of St. Joseph's Grammar School in Bound Brook and Bridgewater Raritan High School. John began his career at Johns Manville before starting his own business, Finderne Trucking (formerly Finderne...

Bridgewater- Jeffrey J. Koerner, Sr., 70, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 10, 2023. He was born to Theodore J. Koerner and Doris (Ziegler) Koerner. A lifelong resident of Bridgewater Township,  Jeff lived much of his early years in the Martinsville section before moving to Bound Brook and finally the Green Knoll section in 2016. Jeff was a 1970 graduate of Immaculata High School. Jeff worked a 40 year career for Bridgewater Twp. Public Works retiring in 2016 as a general...

Bridgewater Mildred (Millie) DeFrancesco Grayovski passed away October 13, 2022.  Millie was born in Hazleton, PA on March 29, 1929. She was the youngest of six children. After her father passed away while she was still a teen, she was forced to quit high school and get a job in order to provide for her mother and herself. She and her mother moved to New Jersey to be nearer to her sisters, a brother and their families. There, she met her husband, Walter Grayovski of Raritan, NJ....

Xianzhi Liu, 84, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2023 with her family by her side. Xianzhi was born in Shanxi, China on March 13, 1938. She was admitted to the Chemistry Department of Shanxi University. After graduation, she taught at the Taiyuan University of Technology. She had in-depth research knowledge on rare earth and steel. She helped many companies do chemical projects. She retired as a college professor from China. After retirement in 1997, she lived in the United States with...

James A. Langenbach Bridgewater- James A. Langenbach, 75, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Son of the late Arthur and Ann Langenbach, Jim was born and raised in Somerville and then moved to Bridgewater 32 years ago. Jim was a 1965 graduate of Somerville High School and served in the United States Navy as well as the Peace Corps.   Jim was a career firefighter for the City of Newark.  At the age of 50 he graduated the police academy and became Chief of...

Denise Possessky-Glowacki Raritan- Denise Possessky-Glowacki, 66, died on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at her home in Raritan Boro. Born to Philip P. and Helen Possessky, Denise was born in Shenandoah Heights, PA and  grew up in Raritan Boro. She received her master’s degree in education from the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown. She worked as corporate trainer for Marsh & McLennan in NYC, and held other teaching positions over the course of her career. She also worked...

Bridgewater – Albert Grassifulli, 95, passed away at CareOne at East Brunswick on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Albert was born and raised in South Plainfield NJ, the widow of the former Anne Fago. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Nicola and Antoinette Grassifulli and 10 brothers and sisters. He leaves his nieces and nephews Linda Parrish, Shirley Veglatte, Joseph Veglatte, Gene Crisafulli, Thomas Whitlock and many other nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.  He was...

Jeanne P. Whitmore Hillsborough – Jeanne (“Mooma”) P. Whitmore, 80, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 with her family by her side at Robert Wood Johnson of Somerville. Jeanne was born in Elizabeth to the late Vincent and Dominica Stuckas. She resided in South Plainfield and Bridgewater for over 30 years before moving to Hillsborough a few years ago. She was the Director of Customer Service for the Gund Teddy Bear Company and an Analyst for Aon Insurance for many years...

Marie G. Paulino Middlesex- Marie G. Paulino, 94, died peacefully on February 24, 2023 at CareOne in Bridgewater. Daughter of the late Erasmo and Concetta DiMaggio, Marie was born in Raritan and then moved to Middlesex, where she resided the past 69 years. Marie was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Toreno Paulino who died in 2009. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her beloved children, Ronald A. Paulino of Bridgewater, Wayne P. Paulino of NY; grandchildren, Lisa,...