All Obituaries

Kenneth M. Chordas, 83, of Old Bridge, passed away on Sunday, September 6th in Old Bridge. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, Ken moved in South River in 1966 and settled in Old Bridge in 2016. Ken who was known as "Ben Buff" to his friends was an outstanding baseball and football player during his years in Perth Amboy High School. For more than 20 years, he worked as a chemical operator for Hercules Inc. of Parlin. He was an avid fan of both the New York Giants and Yankees and a...

Florentina Lamboy, 81, of Perth Amboy passed away at her home on Saturday, August 22, 2020. Born and raised in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, Florentina settled in Perth Amboy in 1980. She was a homemaker for many years while raising her family. She then went to work for several area building maintenance companies where she worked as an office cleaner until she retired in 2001. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. She is survived by her children, Cookie, Mimi and Ramon...

Ana Cristina Nunes, 45, of Perth Amboy passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020. Born in Angola, Ana lived in Elizabeth upon arriving in the United States, then settling in Perth Amboy in 2004. She was a homemaker. Ana was always happy with a smile on her face and loved telling jokes to make everyone laugh. She enjoyed her sweets, watching the NY Giants, her Ecko clothes and her favorite team Portugal striker, Cristiano Ronaldo. Above all, Ana was a compassionate and nurturing person who...

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...