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Obituaries from 2001
BENJAMIN OLENDER, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Sayreville, died Nov. 22 in Beverly Health Care, Fort Myers, Fla. He was the owner of Ben’s Bait Service, Sayreville, for many years. His first wife, Helen Olender, died in 1983. Surviving are his wife, Lorraine Weinert Olender; a daughter, Carol Ciak of the Parlin section of Sayreville; two sons, Benjamin Jr. of Burlington and Richard of South Amboy; a stepson, Nicholas Spadaccini of Saint Augustine, Fla., two stepdaughters, Lynn Podor of Bradenton, Fla., and Dawn Ferro of Parlin; two sisters, Veronica Nelson and Lottie Slover, both of Sayreville; a brother, Alex Olender of South River; 15 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Church, Sayreville. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
TIMOTHY WELDON, 43, of South Amboy, formerly of Old Bridge, died Nov. 18 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his parents, Daniel Weldon and Catherine Fitzgerald Weldon; three brothers, Daniel Weldon of Orlando, Fla., Terrence Weldon of Freehold and Michael Weldon of Methuen, Mass.; a sister, Ellen Shannon of Metuchen; his fiancée, Kahie Kocsik; four nieces; and two nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment
was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
BYRON KORTH ADAMS, 77, of East Brunswick died Nov. 25 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Arlene; three daughters, Pam Dougherty of Short Hills, Cindy Adams of Boston and Suzanne McHugh of San Francisco; three sons, Chip, John and Mark, all of San Francisco; two stepchildren, Vicki Ferguson of Spring Hill, Fla., and Cindi Bartusek of Milltown; a brother; five sisters; 13 grandchildren; and five step-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Anthony of Padua Chapel, West Orange. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to Good Counsel, P.O. Box 6068, Hoboken, NJ 07030.
ELEANOR BARSZCZ CATHCART, 82, of East Brunswick died Nov. 27 in Barbara Cheung Hospice, Edison. She was a former secretary for the East Brunswick Board of Education. Her husband, Joseph, died in 1975. Surviving are a son, Kevin of New York City; a daughter, Joanne Cathcart of Mamaroneck, N.Y.; two brothers, Emil Barszcz of Palmyra and John Barszcz of East Brunswick; a sister, Marion Zohovetz of East Brunswick; and two grandchildren. Interment
was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.
CLARA I. GROSSO, 83, of Milltown died Dec. 2 in Barbara E. Cheung Hospice, Edison. Her husband, Andrew P. Grosso, died in 1999. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Skarzynski of Sayreville and Claire Quaglieri of Canton, Conn.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A memorial Mass was offered at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Milltown. Interment
was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to Barbara E. Cheung Hospice, 1 Roosevelt Drive, Edison, NJ 08837.
CHARLOTTE HAYES, 90, of Monroe died Nov. 29 in Monroe Village. Her husband, William Hayes, died in 1997. Surviving are many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nieces and friends. A graveside service was held at Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent section of Manalapan.
JOAN MARIE BANKS LETCHER, 61, of South River died Nov. 28 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Eugene Letcher; two daughters, Dawn Oliver and Sandra Mackiewicz, both of South River; and three grandchildren. Services were held at Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of New Jersey, 1600 Route 22, Union, NJ 07083.
CHRISTINE DeSTEFANO NAIL, 51, of East Brunswick, formerly of South River, died Nov. 29 in Rose Mountain Care Center, New Brunswick. Her husband, David Nail, died in 1993. Surviving are her parents, Joseph and Catherine Marcinczyk DeStefano of East Brunswick; a brother, Joseph DeStefano of East Brunswick; four sisters, Barbara May and Fran Myers, both of East Brunswick, and Ruth Withim and Sharon Young, both of South River; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Stephen Protomartyr Church, South River. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stephen Protomartyr Church, 20 William St., South River, NJ 08882.
MARY BRYS DOROBA, 74, of South River, formerly of Englishtown, died Dec. 1 in John L. Montgomery Care Center, Manalapan. Surviving are her husband, Joseph; two daughters, Maryann and Jean Doroba; a son, Joseph Doroba; a sister, Helen Rojek; and four grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South River. Cremation was private.
ZIGMUND MILEK, 82, of South River died Nov. 30 in Burnt Tavern Road Rehabilitation Center, Brick. Surviving are three sisters, Pauline Warrick of the Fords section of Woodbridge, Sophie Schultz of East Brunswick and Charlotte Mark of East Windsor. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South River. Interment
was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.
