All Obituaries

Karl Louis Kleiber, 60, of Union Beach, New Jersey, succumbed to cancer in the comfort of his own home on April 20, 2020. Karl is survived by his fiancé Barbara Manchester, sons Brandon, Kristian, Jeffrey, and Ryan Kleiber, stepsons Alexander and Maxwell Manchester, mother-in-law Patricia Rusin, daughter-in-laws Michelle Mayer and Nicole Blozen, granddaughter Zoe Kleiber, and many other siblings, nieces, nephews, friends, and extended family. Karl loved and was loved by many. Karl...

Ryszard T. Langner, 96, formerly of Edison passed away on May 1, 2020.    He was born on March 3, 1924 in Lwów, Poland to General Władysław Langner and Zofia Szymańska. From an early age he joined Polish Scouting rising to senior scout leader in 1937. In 1942 he joined the Polish Home Army, under the pseudonym "Złomicz" assigned to the sabotage platoon "Rygiel,” Kedyw ODB3. During the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 he fought with “Battalion...

On Thursday, April 23, 2020, Wilson Hernandez, 81, of Perth Amboy, passed away peacefully, at Amber Court Assisted Living in Elizabeth, NJ.   Born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, he resided in Perth Amboy for 40 years before moving to Elizabeth. Wilson was predeceased by his wife, Irma Hernandez and his brothers Johnny and Hector.  He leaves behind his three daughters; Marilyn, Iraida her husband Kenneth, Deliris and her husband Pedro, his son Wilson Jr., 5 grandchildren; Keshawn...

John Zanko died on April 13 at the Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park. Before going to the Veterans Home he was a lifelong resident of Perth Amboy. John served in the US Navy in WWII mostly in San Diego, California.  He was employed by E.I. Dupont de Nemours in Parlin as a pipefitter. John played baseball and basketball for the Jeffrie Pirates, a sports club located in Perth Amboy. He was part of the City championship baseball team in 1946 as its star shortstop. John was an avid...

Frances Stella (Ruszczyk) Maciejowski departed this life and entered eternal rest on Sunday, April 12, 2020.  Born and raised in Perth Amboy on July 12, 1934, she was the daughter of Cecelia and Walter Ruszczyk and a communicant of Saint John Paul II Parish, Saint Stephen’s Catholic Church, Perth Amboy.  She was preceded in death by her husband Casimir in 2000.  She was predeceased by ten brothers and sisters; Walter, Frank, Stanley, Thomas and Martin Ruszczyk, Helen...

Brenda Catapane, 59, of Perth Amboy passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020. Born in Perth Amboy, Brenda was a lifelong resident of the City. She retired in 1988 from Waage Electric of Kenilworth where she worked as a secretary for more than 10 years. She enjoyed arts and crafts and going to play bingo with her late mother and she loved animals. Predeceased by her parents, Frederick and Margaret Taylor, she is survived by her husband, Louis Catapane of Perth Amboy; her siblings, Frederick...

Mary H. Suchan. 92, formerly of Woodbridge, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2020 in Heathsville, Virginia. Born in Poland, she came to the United States as an infant with her parents, Jacob and  Hedwig Smerecki and she was raised in Perth Amboy where she attended St. Stephen's School and later, Perth Amboy High School.  In 1948, Mary married her husband Frank and later moved to Woodbridge where she remained until 2015 when she settled in Virginia. She was a...

Irene Kiczula, 83, of Woodbridge passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2020 in Perth Amboy after quietly battling a rare autoimmune disease for 40 years. Born and raised in Mouzon Charent, France, Irene came to the United States at the age of 14 and lived in South River and Perth Amboy before settling in Woodbridge in 1998. Irene was a long time communicant of St. Stephen's RC Church of Perth Amboy. She loved to cook, tend to her gardens and solving word search puzzles....

Mark A. Mizerak, 59, of Jackson Township, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at his home. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, Mark settled in Jackson in 1999. Mark was a Master Mechanic working on heavy equipment for Ocean County Recycling of Toms River, where he retired in 2008. Prior to that he worked for various other companies, including Dana Trucking of Rahway, Tremley Point Industries and Conoco Inc., both of Linden, Broncon Construction of Perth Amboy and All Chemical...

Doris M. Seckinger, 91, of Perth Amboy passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune after a brief illness. Born in South Amboy, Doris settled in Perth Amboy in 1962. She was a communicant of St. Stephen's Church, Perth Amboy. Prior to her retirement in  2011, Doris worked as a cashier, first at the former Two Guys store in Hopelawn for 10 years before its closing and then, for more than 20 years at the Pathmark grocery store in...