All Obituaries

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...

Stephen J. Jankowiak, 94, of Edison, passed away on Thursday, December 12th in Edison Township. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, he attended Saint Mary's Grammar and High Schools in the city before enlisting in the United States Navy, where he served in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Steve was a survivor of the battle of Okinawa against the Imperial Japanese Army. Returning from his service to our Country, Stephen married Eleanor Wagenhoffer and settled in Edison and, returned to his...

Danuta Magryta Wyszynski, 86, of Perth Amboy, passed away on Monday at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. Born in Sitno, Poland, Danuta came to the United States at age 17 and became a lifelong resident of Perth Amboy. After arriving here, she began her study of art and painting under the watchful guidance of the famed painter, Lajosz Markos. In 1958, she joined the National Academy of Art in New York City and began painting portraits studying under Robert Philips. Throughout her...

Vera Lahola, 91, of Perth Amboy, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at her home. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Vera came to the United States in 1957 and settled in Perth Amboy. She was a homemaker. Vera was a wonderful gardener and she had won several awards from the Perth Amboy Garden Club. She was skilled at sewing, embroidery and all types of needle crafts. She spoke and taught four languages both in the Ukraine and here at home. She was anavid reader and she enjoyed cooking and...

Margarita Villanueva, 88, of Perth Amboy passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019. Born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, Margarita settled in Perth Amboy in 1956. She was a devoted communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church where, she was also a member of the Rosary Society. From 1956 until the late 1980s, Margarita worked for the former Sobol Brothers company of Perth Amboy. She enjoyed cooking, embroidery and helping others. But above all, she cherished time with her family, her...

Louis Egry, 76, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at his home. Born in Perth Amboy, Louis was raised in Keasbey and he spent many years in Fords and Edison before settling in Bethlehem last year. For nearly 45 years, Louis worked for the maintenance department of Middlesex County College in Edison, retiring in 2009. He enjoyed walking, metal detecting, singing and telling jokes. Louis was a very outgoing person who easily made friends with all the...