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Obituaries from 2003
JOHN F. HART, 75, of South Brunswick, formerly of South River, died May 8 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was an operator at Hercules, Parlin section of Sayreville, for nine years, retiring in 1990. Prior to that, he worked at Carter-Wallace Inc., Cranbury, and at Chicopee, Milltown, where he was employed for 27 years. Surviving are his wife, Emilie Sieczkowski Hart; two sons, John Hart of the Perrineville section of Millstone and Jeffry Hart of North Brunswick; two sisters, Irene Hart of the Toms River section of Dover and Joan Carney of the Brick Town section of Brick; and four grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was offered at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Milltown. Interment
was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Parlin.
DONALD FREDRICKS, 57, of Edison died May 12 in Atlantic Coast Rehabilitation Center, Lakewood. He was predeceased by a daughter, Cheryl Lynn. Surviving are his mother, Cecelia Fredricks; three sons, Donald Fredricks Jr. and Scott Fredricks, both of the Toms River section of Dover, and Robert Fredricks of Woodbridge; two daughters, Kelly Fredricks of Toms River and Gail Fredricks of Elizabeth; four brothers, Clifford Fredricks of Old Bridge, Paul Fredricks of Pennsville, Richard Fredricks of Sayreville and Glenn Fredricks of Spotswood; five sisters, Eunice Greeley of Old Bridge, Claire Gabel of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, Barbara Critchley of Lakewood, Gail Higgins of Edison and Audrey Motusesky of East Brunswick; and one granddaughter. A Mass is planned for 11 a.m. on May 15 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment
will follow in Christ Church Cemetery, South Amboy.
DOROTHY OLGA HAMARICH SZALLAI, 78, of East Brunswick died May 9 in The University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore. Her husband, Thomas L. Szallai, died in 1995. Surviving are a son, Thomas J. Szallai of South River; a daughter, Brenda Pataki of Baltimore; a brother, John Hamarich of Fort Myers, Fla.; and two grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 10:30 a.m. on May 16 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment
will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, South River.
STANISLAW "STANLEY" PIORKOWSKI, 63, of South River died May 7 at home. Surviving are his wife, Czeslawa Swiecicka Piorkowski; two daughters, Margaret Halicki and Elizabeth "Liz" Skrzypko, both of South River; a son, Ryszard Piorkowski, also of South River; and a granddaughter. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment
was in St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery, Sayreville.
ILDA PINTO of East Brunswick died May 10 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Ezekiel Pinto, died in 1985. Surviving are two sons, Ezekiel Pinto Jr. of East Brunswick and David Pinto of North Brunswick; four grandchildren, JoAnne, Carrie, Scott and Tiffany; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 9:30 a.m. on May 15 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment
will follow in St. Gertrude’s Cemetery, Colonia section of Woodbridge.
PHILIP GARBER, 78, of Monroe died May 7 at home. He served as a lieutenant in the Polish Army during World War II and helped liberate Maidanek, the Nazi concentration camp in eastern Poland. Surviving are his wife, Sabina Garber; three daughters, Henrietta Rosen, Susan Friedman and Miriam Jakobowicz; and eight grandchildren. Services were held at Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick. Interment
was in Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge. Memorial contributions may be made to Princeton Hospice, 208 Bunn Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540.
ELLA BEYER FURBER, 99, of Cranbury, formerly of East Brunswick, died May 11 in Elms Nursing Home, Cranbury. She was predeceased by her husband, Francis; a daughter, Dorothy Beckelman; a son-in-law, Leon Ames; a granddaughter, Diane Wasserman; and a great granddaughter, Dawn Beebe. Surviving are a son, Richard Furber of Perth Amboy; a daughter, Elaine Ames of Spotswood; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and one great-great-great-grandson. Arrangements were under the direction of Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick.
MARGARET EDITH LUTZKY DerBED-ROSIAN, 88, of East Brunswick died May 5 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Peter DerBedrosian, died in 1975. Surviving are a son, James DerBedrosian of East Brunswick; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. A service was held at Christ Episcopal Church, New Brunswick. Interment
was in Weehauken Cemetery, North Bergen.
FRANCES A. TANSKI PODLESNY, 91, of Sayreville died May 1 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Chester S. Podlesny, died in 1983; a son, Chester Podlesny, died in 1994; another son, Joseph Podlesny, died in 1993; and two grandsons, Kevin and David Podlesny, died in 1981. Surviving are a daughter-in-law, Betty Podlesny of Sayreville; a brother, Steve Tanski of Keyport; a sister, Stella Zablocki of Keyport; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment
was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Sayreville.
JUDY D. LaPORTE, 59, of Dingmans Ferry, Pa., formerly of Hazlet and the Toms River section of Dover, died April 29 in Overlook Hospital, Summit. Surviving are her mother, Eva Viscusi Rever of Toms River; her husband, Ralph L. LaPorte of Dingmans Ferry; a daughter, Robin Jill Planko of Freehold; two sons, Glenn Michael LaPorte of Old Bridge and Matthew John LaPorte of Keyport; two sisters, Sandy Kropkowski of Maryland and Terri Norris of Virginia; and four grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Joseph’s Church, Keyport. Entombment was in the church mausoleum.
