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Obituaries from 2003
ROSE T. MAZZA RUSSO, 86, of Old Bridge, formerly of East Brunswick, died March 16 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Anthony Russo, died in 1982. Surviving are two daughters, Elaine Savino of East Brunswick and Joann Sasso of California; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 9 a.m. on March 20 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment
will follow in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
JOSEPH J. "ZABBY" ZAWISTOWSKI, 75, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died March 17 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. A daughter, Joanne Zawistowski, died in 1955. Surviving are his wife, Ann Mate Zawistowski; two sons, Joseph W. Zawistowski of Parlin and Thomas Zawistowski of Torrance, Calif.; a brother, Frank Zawistowski of South River; and a sister, Sally Nowicki of Sayreville. A Mass is planned for 9:30 a.m. on March 22 at Sacred Heart Church, South Amboy. Interment
will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Sayreville.
VINCENT W. ZELONIS, 86, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died March 14 at home. He was predeceased by his wife, Anna Duffy Zelonis, and by a son, Vincent R. Zelonis. Surviving are a daughter, Margaret Thompson of Paducah; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Interment
was in St. Joseph’s Church, Keyport.
MILDRED T. LACH GARELICK, 81, of Keyport died March 13 at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry M. Garelick in 1951. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Tracy of the Morganville section of Marlboro; her sister, Freida Walinski of Bayonne; two brothers, Chester Lach of Old Bridge, and Henry Lach of Brick; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
SHIRLEY MARCHUT PIATEK, 82, of Monroe, formerly of Sayreville, died March 14 at home. Her husband, Anthony J. Piatek, died in 1998. Surviving are a son, Anthony Piatek Jr.; a daughter, Dorothy Pickett, with whom she lived; a sister, Adeline Piscitelli of Sayreville; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandson. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Church, Sayreville. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
MAE HELEN ARENDT, 90, of Milltown died March 17 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Charles Arendt, died in 1976. Surviving are a niece and nephew, Arlene and James Delaney of Milltown; and three grandchildren, Laura and Mario Lepore of North Brunswick and James Delaney of Milltown. A Mass is planned for 9 a.m. on March 21 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Milltown. Interment
will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.
DONALD BRUHN, 65, of the Columbus section of Mansfield, formerly of South River, died March 15 at home. Surviving are two daughters, Mariann Canal of Miami and Susann Eisner of Ormond Beach, Fla.; a nephew and a niece, Mark and Kim Wojciechowski, with whom he lived; five sisters, Anna Fratto of East Brunswick, Doris Dodd of San Diego, Janet Palermo of Allentown, Pa., Elaine Szegeti of South River and Marilyn Wojciechowski of Lantana, Fla.; two brothers, William Bruhn of East Brunswick and Raymond Bruhn of South River; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Services were held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, East Brunswick. Interment
was in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River. Memorial contributions may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 58 Mill St., Mount Holly, NJ 08060, or to Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.
JOHN L. GEBHARDT, 87, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of New Brunswick and Milltown, died March 1 in Florida. The Gebhardt family farm, once located on Ryders Lane, is now a part of Cook College of Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Many of the Gebhardt farm buildings, notably the log cabin and the round livestock building, still remain on the Cook campus. Gebhardt’s wife, Merilyn, died in 1999. Surviving are two daughters, Carol MacAllister of Ocean Grove and Janet Miller of Ada, Mich.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Interment
is planned for 2:30 p.m. on March 21 at Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick.
JESSIE DOMANSKI MAZUR, 101, of East Brunswick died March 14 at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter A. Mazur. Surviving are a daughter, Aldona Mazur of East Brunswick; a sister, Helen Delaney of East Brunswick; and a brother, Stanley Domanski, also of East Brunswick. Arrangements were under the direction of Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick. Interment
was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.
MARCEL J. MICHALOWSKI, 85, of Spotswood died March 12 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Anna Sliczynski Michalowski; three sons, Thaddeus and Leonard, both of Spotswood, and Paul of Saylorsburg, Pa.; a daughter, Patricia Hildreth of Lake Ariel, Pa.; a brother, Stanley Michalowski of Jamesburg; two sisters, Florence Petruska and Sophie Gruda, both of Monroe; 16 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Cremation was private.
