Obituaries

Jul 27, 2018

Stephen M. Marusky, 94 of Hamilton passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 at his home.  Born in Trenton on May 18, 1924 to the late Wendel and Rozalia Marusky, at age six he moved to the family farm in Robbinsville and later attended Allentown High School. After serving in the military, he returned in 1952 to Trenton for 8...

Jul 27, 2018

James V. Tanzillo, 76, passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 at the Roy and Margaret Halquest Capital Caring Hospice in Arlington, VA, with his family by his side. Born in Trenton and raised in Morrisville, PA, he resided in Bordentown for over 30 years, then in Southport, NC and most recently in McLean, VA. Jim graduated from Western Carolina...

Jul 21, 2018

Arthur Perry Jr., of Calabash, NC, died Saturday, July 21, 2018 at his home.  Born in Trenton on September 28, 1932 to the late Gertrude and Arthur Perry Sr., he graduated from Hamilton High School in 1951 and proudly served in the US Navy for four years.  Art worked for New Jersey Bell Telephone and became active with the...

Jul 19, 2018

Susan Semczyszyn, 67, of Cream Ridge, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at her home.  Born in Trenton, she was a lifetime Cream Ridge resident.  A graduate of Allentown High School, Susan work for Peddie School in Hightstown.  She enjoyed nature and spending time with her family and friends.

Daughter of the late Ella Dubell, she was...

Jul 19, 2018

Deleston L. Cote, 81, of Cream Ridge, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at his home.  Born in Limestone, Maine, he was a graduate of Caribou High School and attended Springfield College.  Del, a lifelong horseman, began his career in the Maine fair racing circuit at age 16.  In 1966, he and his wife (and high school sweetheart) Greta,...

Jul 14, 2018

John L. "Roy" Parcels, 98, died surrounded by family on July 14, 2018 at the Masonic Village in Burlington, NJ. He lived in Bordentown before moving to Columbus in 1967. He was a WWII Army Air Force Veteran and graphic designer. A graduate of William MacFarland High School and Trenton School of Industrial Arts, where he also taught, he...

Jul 14, 2018

Colonel John E. Reilly, USAFR (ret) passed away peacefully in his home in Punta Gorda on Saturday. He was 44 days short of his 76th birthday. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in August 1942, he attended Jefferson High School in Elizabeth and later graduated from St Michael's College in Winooski Park, Vermont in 1964 as the Cadet Wing Colonel...

Jul 12, 2018

Michael A. Walker, 26, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at his home with his family by his side. Born in Princeton, he was a lifetime resident of Millstone attending school there and graduated from Allentown High School.  He was very sharp minded and enjoyed his computer as well as all technology. He loved camping and exploring new areas,...

Jul 11, 2018

Joseph Varga of Florence passed away on July 11, 2018.  He was born in Gercel, Czechslovakia on August 9, 1926 with a Derivative Citizenship making him a U.S. Citizen. He came to America on May 3, 1937, with his mother, Elizabeth, to join his father, Michael, in Roebling, New Jersey.

Joseph grew up and attended the Township's...

Jul 5, 2018

Norma Bassolino, 94, passed away at home surrounded by her family Jul 6, 2018 just a few weeks short of her 95th birthday.  Born in Queens, Norma lived mostly in Brooklyn and relocated to Staten Island before they came to live with their daughter Donna in Hamilton, NJ.  She was mostly a homemaker but was employed for a few...

Jul 3, 2018

George Julius Greenwell, born David Stewart Peck, age 60, passed away unexpectedly on July 3, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, NY.   Born in Rome, NY, he was the oldest son of Ned and Janet Peck.  George moved to Liverpool, NY where he graduated HS and received his BA in Mathematics from the College of New Jersey. For the...

Jul 3, 2018

Patrick J. Dillon, 60, passed away at his home on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 with his family by his side. Born in Trenton, he had lived in the Bordentown and Roebling area all of his life. Pat was a graduate of Bordentown Regional High School and was a Navy Veteran. He held Gold Seal Certification and was the Chief...

Jul 2, 2018

Constance D. Prather, 85, passed away at her home on Monday, July 2, 2018 with her family by her side. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was raised in Linden, NJ and lived the last 46 years in Bordentown Township, NJ. She retired from AT&T as a Top Engineer after 45 years of service.

Constance loved her family....

Jun 28, 2018

Li H. Derasmo, 71, formerly a resident of the Enchantment in Hamilton passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Bartley Healthcare in Jackson, after a five-year heroic effort recovering from brain surgery. Li had been living at Bella Terra assisted living, also in Jackson, NJ, for the past three years. Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Li was the sixth child...

Jun 27, 2018

Clara Mae Miller, 90, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Compassionate Care Hospice in Hamilton Township. Born in Louisville, KY, she moved to Bordentown in 1937. Clara was raised in Bordentown and graduated in 1949 from the Mercer School of Nursing becoming a Registered Nurse, retiring in 1993 from the Garden State Correctional Facility in Yardville, NJ. She...

Jun 25, 2018

Alexander W. Palkovich, 76, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018 at Compassionate Care Hospice in Hamilton Township. Born and raised in Trenton, he was a resident of Bordentown for the last 50 years. He was a graduate of St. Mary's Manor in Penndel, PA and Catholic University in Washington, DC. Alex was an optician for over...

Jun 23, 2018

Marion A. Tallon, 90, passed away peacefully in her home on June 23rd with her children and grandchildren by her side. Marion was a lifelong resident of New Jersey, born in Trenton, and later moving to Mansfield Township, Burlington County, with her husband of 52 years, Robert O. "Pat" Tallon, Sr., and two children, Robert O. "Bob" Tallon, Jr....

Jun 21, 2018

Genevieve Ossowski, 86, of Hamilton, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at her son's home surrounded by her family.  Born and raised in Trenton, she was a lifetime Hamilton area resident.  Genevieve was a proud country girl and spent many years working on the family farm.  She owned and operated Yardville Florist for many years and was a longtime...

Jun 19, 2018

John F. Altman, 88, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Capital Health System, Helene Fuld Campus, in Trenton. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he had lived in Hamilton Township prior to moving to Bordentown Township 18 years ago. He was retired from the U.S. Army, a graduate of Trenton State College and worked as the Head Librarian for the...

Jun 16, 2018

Richard James Zoilkowski, passed away on June 16, 2018 at the age of 70; Hamilton Twp., NJ.  Born in Bristol Twp., PA, he lived in Washington Crossing, PA for most of his childhood, and was then raised in Washington Twp., (Robbinsville) NJ by his aunt and uncle after his parents passed away when he was very young.  Richard proudly...