All Obituaries

Pauline Parkin, formerly of Perth Amboy, passed away alongside family in the early morning of November 25, 2020. A long-time civil servant for the City of Perth Amboy and graduate of Woodbridge High School, Pauline spent her life in New Jersey, living in Perth Amboy, Hamilton, and for the last five years with her devoted and caring son and daughter-in-law, John and Elizabeth Parkin.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Pauline Lasko-Sorce, her brother, Joseph F. Lasko,...

Antoinette C. Kerly, 98, a lifelong resident of Perth Amboy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Antoinette was the last of 10 children born to Francis and Maria Celecki. She was a homemaker and she enjoyed baking, playing cards and her winter vacations in Bradenton, Florida. Predeceased by her husband John in 1982, she is survived by her children, Kenneth J. Kerly and his wife Nancy of Camp Hill, PA, Janette Kerly of Perth Amboy and Terry Suscavage and her husband...

Holly Ann Lewis, 55, of Woodbridge passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at her home. Born and raised in Perth Amboy, Holly settled in Woodbridge in the 1990s. She was an accounts receivables clerk for OnePack of Edison. She was an avid reader and loved planting flowers, tanning, country music and its lifestyle and old TV shows. She especially loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Predeceased by her father Stanley in 2009, she is survived by her children Jason Lewis...

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...