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Obituaries from 2003
Paul Kodak
Mr. Kodak, 83, of Old Bridge died Nov. 10 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was predeceased by his wife, Elaine Kodak, and by a daughter, Heidi. Surviving are a son, Jack of Old Bridge; a brother, Irving of Palm Beach, Fla.; and a sister, Libby of Hollis, N.Y. Services were held at Mohney-Yargar Funeral Chapel, DuBois, Pa. Interment
was in DuBois Cemetery.
Kelly Ann Hutcheon Rost
Mrs. Rost, 41, of the Waretown section of Ocean Township, formerly of Old Bridge, died Nov. 16 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was a former Old Bridge school crossing guard. Surviving are her husband, Leroy A. Rost Jr.; a son, Keith Rost; two daughters, Sara and Kayla Rost; her parents, William and Barbara Hutcheon of Old Bridge; a brother, William R. Hutcheon Jr., also of Old Bridge; and two sisters, Tracy McDermott of the Toms River section of Dover and Kimberly Chiappetta of Manahawkin. Services were held at Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick. Interment
was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.
David Thaler
Mr. Thaler, 63, of Naples, Fla., died Nov. 15. Born in Belleville, Thaler grew up there, then resided in Marlboro and Freehold Township. He was a former publisher of Greater Media Newspapers, which publishes the Sentinel, and a former vice president of the printing and publishing division of Greater Media Inc., the parent company of Greater Media Newspapers. Thaler founded the Bayshore Independent in 1970 and published it for 17 years until it was purchased by Greater Media Newspapers in 1987. The weekly newspaper focused on community news in the Bayshore area of Monmouth County - Keyport, Aberdeen, Hazlet, Keansburg and parts of Middletown. Thaler continued to work for Greater Media for five years. He became general manager of the Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, in 1996. At the Home News Tribune, he was responsible for advertising, circulation and news. He retired to Florida in 1999. Thaler was a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He was an avid sports fan who loved to play and teach tennis. He especially loved watching the New York Giants play football. He competed in area tennis tournaments and gave private tennis lessons at his home in Freehold Township. He enjoyed the time he spent coaching the Freehold Borough High School boys tennis team for several years in the early 1990s. Surviving are his wife, Sondra; two sons, Philip and Ian; a daughter, Fern; two sisters, Tina and Debbe; his mother, Ida; and his grandchildren, Renee and Ross. Services were held Nov. 18 at the Freeman Funeral Home, Manalapan. Interment was at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge.
Margaret "Peggy" Grady Howarth
Mrs. Howarth, 78, of Sayreville died Nov. 24 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Bill Howarth; three daughters, Marge Przygoda and Diane Forrest, both of the Parlin section of Sayreville, and Pat Davis of Easton, Pa.; eight grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and -nephews. A Mass is planned for 9 a.m. Nov. 26 at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment
to follow in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Victories School Endowment Fund, 36 Main St., Sayreville 08872.
Helen Luklanchuk Norman
Mrs. Norman, 79, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Nov. 16 at home. Her husband, Bill, died in 1981. Surviving are a brother; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two nieces. Services were held at Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin. Interment
was in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River.
Anna Steigman E. Nuzzie
Mrs. Nuzzie, 88, of the Toms River section of Dover, formerly of the Morgan section of Sayreville, died Nov. 19 in Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was predeceased by her husband, James Nuzzie, and by a daughter, Diane Robinson. Surviving are a son, Robert J. Nuzzie of South Amboy; a daughter, Lois Urteaga of Edison; a brother, William Steigman; two sisters, Bertha Fisher and Helen Kennedy; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and her companion, Michael Schreier. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Interment
was in Christ Church Cemetery, South Amboy.
Frederick T. Rusay
Mr. Rusay, 83, died Nov. 11 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1983, he was a plant supervisor at Algro Knitting Mills, Milltown, where he worked for 40 years. Later, he was employed for 15 years by Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville; Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin section of Sayreville; and Maliszewski Funeral Home, South River. Surviving are his wife, Ann M. Rzucek Rusay; two sons, Mitch Rusay of East Brunswick and the Rev. Leonard F.A. Rusay, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Whitehouse Station section of Readington; and two grandsons. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville. Interment
was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Kostka School Endowment Fund, 225 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville, NJ 08872.
Paul Joseph Sosnowski
Mr. Sosnowski, 65, of Monroe died Nov. 20 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Minnie Cappa Sosnowski; a son, Paul F. Sosnowski of New York; three daughters, Lynn Sosnowski and Nicole Sosnowski, both of Monroe, and Susan Goss of Pennsylvania; a sister, Madeline Penevolpe of South Carolina; and five grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Cremation was private. Memorial contributions may be made to Deborah Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.
Alice B. Sumner
Mrs. Sumner, 79, of Old Bridge died Nov. 19 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 1993, she was a registered nurse. Surviving are her husband, Walter D.; two daughters, Ann Condon of Hazlet and Carol Sumner of Belmont, Mass.; and two grandchildren. Cremation was private. A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. on Nov. 26 at Trinity Episcopal Church, Matawan. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Josephine Perrotta Nielsen
Mrs. Nielsen, 74, of Old Bridge, formerly of East Brunswick, died Nov. 15 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Bernard; a son, Anthony of Hamilton; two daughters, Debbie Foiles of Jackson and Michele Purtz of the Avenel section of Woodbridge; five grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment
was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.
Joseph G. Hoff
Mr. Hoff, 74, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge died Nov. 16 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. A member of the Old Bridge Township Council, he served the township and its Laurence Harbor section in various capacities since 1956. He was predeceased by a son, David Patrick Hoff. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Catherine McCabe Hoff; three sons, Joseph George Hoff Jr. of the Neshanic Station section of Branchburg, Ezekial Peter Hoff of Philadelphia and George Arthur Hoff of Sayreville; three daughters, Margaret Mary Hoff Thomas of New Port Richey, Fla., Kathleen Patricia Hemsath of St. Charles, Mo., and Patricia Catherine Fleming of Little Egg Harbor; three sisters, Florence Bishop and Mary Ann Mathany, both of Mount Ayr, Iowa, and Patricia Janas of the Morgan section of Sayreville; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A service was offered at St. Lawrence Church, Laurence Harbor. Arrangements were under the direction of Day Funeral Home, Keyport. Cremation was private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Laurence Harbor First Aid Squad.
