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Obituaries from 2003
Jeanette R. Sternberg Merle
Mrs. Merle, 76, of East Brunswick died Nov. 6 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Alvin; a son, Richard Merle of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a daughter, Lisa Ellen Schneider of Millwood, N.Y.; two brothers, Ralph Sternberg of South Miami, Fla., and Albert Sternberg of Tucson, Ariz.; two sisters, Marion Demby of Jersey City and Dorothy Levine of Delray Beach, Fla.; and two grandchildren. Services were held at Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick. Interment
was in Beth Abraham Cemetery, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720; or to the National Kidney Foundation, 1250 Broadway, New York, NY 10002.
Sophie J. Leonowicz
Mrs. Leonowicz of Milltown died Nov. 8 at home. Prior to her retirement in 1986, she held a variety of executive assistant positions at Johnson and Johnson Personal Products, Milltown. She was predeceased by her husband, Chester J. Leonowicz, and by a grandson, Joseph Patrick Torre. Surviving are three daughters, Joanna L. Martinez of Woodbridge, Conn., Diane L. Torre of Milltown and Janice K. Vogel of Richboro, Pa.; a sister, Wanda Jastrebski of South River; two brothers, Stanley Jastrebski of East Brunswick and Frank Jastrebski of Perth Amboy; nine grandchildren; a step-granddaughter; and a goddaughter, Marian Mehalick of Bayville. A liturgy was offered at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Milltown. Interment
was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice, 141 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701-9978, or to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Mary Opalewski Brylinski
Mrs. Brylinski, 94, of South River died Nov. 7 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Stanley P. Brylinski, died in 1992, and a son, Stanley R. Brylinski, died in 1997. Surviving are a daughter, Jean Alexander of South River; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment
was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.
Mary C. Gomes Campos
Mrs. Campos, 79, died Nov. 4 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, David J. Campos; a son, David Campos Jr. of South River; two daughters, Linda Kane of South River and Christine Richards of Parishville, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment
was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
Philip Armour
Mr. Armour, 83, of Jackson, formerly of Old Bridge, died Nov. 10 in Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. His wife, Marion Randolph Armour, died in 2000. Surviving are two sons, Gary Armour of Barnegat and Philip Armour Jr. of the New Egypt section of Plumsted; two daughters, Sharyn Meyer of Jackson and Denise Feret of the Parlin section of Sayreville; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Visitation is set for 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Nov. 13 at Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick. A Mass is planned for 9 a.m. on Nov. 14 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment
will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, South Brunswick.
Lois Phoebe Schwartzman
Mrs. Schwartzman, 66, of Freehold Township died Nov. 3 at her daughter’s home in Howell. Surviving are her husband, Edwin Schwartzman; five daughters, Miriam Smith of Monroe, Wash., Susan Lyon of Ortonville, Mich., Judith Thacke of Howell, Anne Skibniewski of Old Bridge and Ruth Cook of Mount Holly; her mother, Ida Zuckerman of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a sister, Ellen Zuckerman, also of Brooklyn; and 11 grandchildren. Services were held at Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold, with Rabbi Michael Klein officiating. Interment
followed in Hebrew Benefit Society Cemetery, Freehold Township.
Donald E. Melhorn
Mr. Melhorn, 74, of Sayreville died Oct. 28 at home. Surviving are his wife, Peggy Nagle Melhorn; two sons, Donald of South Amboy and Ronald of East Stroudsburg, Pa.; two brothers, James Melhorn of Monroe and Robert Melhorn of Gallitzen, Pa.; two sisters, June Bruce of Gallitzen and Patricia Djelski of Glenburnie, Md.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services were held at Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville. Cremation was private.Rita Byrnes Painchaud
Mrs. Painchaud, 84, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Nov. 2 at home. Her husband, Albert L. Painchaud, died in 1995. Surviving are a daughter, Maureen Gonzales of Lakewood; two sons, Paul Painchaud of Brick and Thomas Painchaud of the Clarksburg section of Millstone; two sisters, Muriel Clark of Hoboken and Frances Barrett of Brick; a brother, William Byrnes of Eulis, Texas; two sisters-in-law, Priscilla Meyer of Brick and Lorraine Painchaud of Massachusetts; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 10 a.m. on Nov. 6 at St. Bernadette’s Church, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Interment
will follow in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin section of Sayreville. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice, Red Bank, or to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Oncology Unit, c/o Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
Dorothy Ignatowski Cross
Mrs. Cross, 71, of the Melrose section of Sayreville died Oct. 31 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Surviving are her husband, Andrew Cross; a son, Andrew Cross Jr. of Sayreville; a brother, Frank Ignatowski of Connecticut; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. A Mass was offered at Sacred Heart Church, South Amboy. Interment
was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Parlin section of Sayreville.Dr. Fouad George Zaki
Dr. Zaki died Oct. 31 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a senior research leader in the pathology department at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, and as adjunct clinical professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark. An expert in the field of hepatology, he was the recipient of several research grants from the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. Surviving are his wife, Pearl Iwinski Zaki; a son, Mark of Los Angeles; a stepdaughter, Mary Kubat of Zumbrota, Minn.; a brother, Samir of Boston; and a granddaughter. Services were held at St. Mary’s Coptic Church, East Brunswick. Interment
was in Rosedale Cemetery, Linden. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Coptic Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 626, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.
