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Obituaries from 2001
FRANK GREKOSKI, 76, of Sayreville died Dec. 23 at home. Born in South River, he was a lifelong resident of the South River-Sayreville area. He was predeceased by a brother, Edward. Mr. Grekoski is survived by his wife, Dorothy (nee Szegeti); a son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Donna Grekoski of Old Bridge; two daughters and a son-in-law, Barbara Lasko of Sayreville, and Diane and Stephen Vrabel of Whitehouse; two brothers, Joseph Grekoski of South River and Walter Grekoski of Whiting; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Dec. 27 at 8 p.m. at the Rezem Funeral Home, 457 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.
SEVERIN GOLOJUCH, M.D., 77, of Freedom, Pa., formerly of South River, died Nov. 25 in St. Francis Hospital, Cranbury Township, Pa. He practiced medicine as an obstetrician and gynecologist in New Brunswick for many years. He was a past president of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Surviving are his wife, Frances Torek Golojuch; a son, Thomas Golojuch of Arlington, Va.; two daughters, Susan Golojuch of Connecticut and Carolyn Golojuch of Green Brook; a sister, Cecilia Sergel of East Brunswick; a brother, Chester Golojuch of South River; and three grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 10 a.m. on Nov. 30 at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment
will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation; St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church Renovation Fund, South River; or to the Rutgers University Fund, New Brunswick.
MANUEL J. GARCIA, 55, of Carteret died Nov. 23 at home. Surviving are a son, Richard of Florida; and two sisters, Ann Powers of North Brunswick and Vickie Fox of Houston, Texas. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Milltown. Interment
was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
ROBERT E. HUTCHINSON, 60, of East Brunswick died Nov. 20 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 2000, he was a self-employed custom carpenter for Hutchinson Contracting, East Brunswick, for 40 years. Surviving are his wife, Beverly Cruger Hutchinson; two sons, Robert C. of the New Egypt section of Plumsted and Richard H. of Sayreville; a daughter, Barbara A. Newton of the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey; his father, Harvey Hutchinson of Cranbury; five brothers, Harvey of Naples, Fla., Richard and Leroy, both of Cranbury, John of Trenton and George of the Dayton section of South Brunswick; a sister, Dorothy Thompson of Hightstown; and five grandchildren. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment
was in Fernwood Cemetery, Jamesburg. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 846 Main St., Fords, NJ 08863.
JOHN PATRICK KENNY, 62, of Brick, formerly of Old Bridge, died Nov. 21 at home. He retired in 1993 as a lieutenant with the Old Bridge Police Department after 26 years of service. Surviving are his wife, Catherine "Kitty" Downing Kenny; two sons, Sean Kenny of Freehold and Denis Kenny of East Brunswick; two daughters, Catherine Murphy of Jackson and Eileen Cusanelli of Monroe; a sister, Theresa Hauser of College Point, N.Y.; and 12 grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Interment
was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
HELEN PEARSON of Milltown died Nov. 26 in Old Bridge Manor. She was predeceased by two husbands, William Dougal and Allen Pearson. Surviving are a daughter, Gloria Dougal of Milltown; two sisters, Marie DeMarco of Haddonfield and Cecelia Kopetz of New Brunswick; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 29 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Milltown. Entombment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Milltown Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 308, Milltown, NJ 08850; or Our Lady of Lourdes Church, North Main Street, Milltown, NJ 08850.
JEAN LYNCH STERN, 72, of North Brunswick died Nov. 25 at The Medical Center at Princeton. Surviving are her husband, Samuel Stern; three sons, Al Stern of North Brunswick, Barry Stern of the Dayton section of South Brunswick and Stuart Stern of Deerfield, Fla.; three daughters, Johanna Pomparelli of Hillsborough, Debra Stern of the Whitehouse Station section of Readington and Carol Aldrich of Bridgewater; five sisters, Colleen Kovach and Jerrie Knappenberger, both of North Brunswick, Dorothy Toomey of Cranbury, Laura Sheehan of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge and Loretta Berenyi of Charleston, S.C.; four brothers, John Lynch of Stewartsville, James Lynch of the Parlin section of Sayreville, William Lynch of Tobyhanna, Pa., and Thomas Lynch of Helmetta; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Cecelia’s Church, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. Interment
was in Oaklawn Memorial Park, South Brunswick.
ROBERT J. ZALESKE, 70, of South River died Nov. 19 at home. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy P. Mohr Zaleske; a son, Robert of Navarre, Fla.; two daughters, Karen Goglia of Old Bridge and Lynn Smalley of Orlando, Fla.; and 11 grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Corpus Christi Church, South River. Interment
was in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown section of North Hanover.
MARY SHEILS DOBROWSKI, 80, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Nov. 23 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Surviving are a son, Neil Dobrowski of Parlin, and several nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Bernadette’s Church, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Interment
was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
VIENNA "VIV" ROSSI ENGELHARDT, 87, of Sayreville died Nov. 16 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Elwood, died in 1991, and a son, Donald, died in 1992. Surviving are a son, Charlie of Sayreville; a daughter-in-law, Betty Engelhardt of Plainsboro; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services were held at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment
was in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin section of Sayreville.
BERNARD F. HENSBERGER, 87, of South Amboy died Nov. 20 in Carriage House Manor, Morgan section of Sayreville. His wife, Josephine Musolino Hensberger, died in 1969. Surviving are two daughters, Judith A. Zaleski and Bernice C. Hensberger, both of South Amboy; and five grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Interment
was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy, or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
ALFRED F. MICHALIK, 77, of Sayreville died Nov. 8 in Ellsworth, Maine. Surviving are his wife, Stella Kruczynski Michalik; two daughters, Melissa of Basking Ridge and Teresa of the Franklin Park section of Franklin; a son, Alan of Sayreville; a sister, Virginia Geraltowski of Sayreville; three brothers, Edwin and Frank, both of Sayreville, and George of West Windsor; and many nieces and nephews. 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 Church, 225 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville, NJ 08872.
