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8A HOMENEWSTRIBUNE MYCENTRALJERSEY.COM Benzilio Albert Ocean Crabiel Parkwest Funeral Chapel Di Bella Yolanda North Brunswick; Bronson and Guthlein Funeral Home Ehnat Alice M. Edison; Costello-Runyon Funeral Home Johnson Richard D. Lafayette Hill; Buckland Funeral Home Karabin Henry North Brunswick; The Crabiel Home for Funerals Kitchen Martin W. Carteret; Gustav J. Novak Funeral Home McNulty Patricia South Amboy; Chubenko Funeral Home Ranish Marilyn Joy East Brunswick; Gosselin Funeral Home Death Notices Yolanda Di Bella of North Brunswick, NJ passed away June 12, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family.

She was 96 years old. Born in Pagliara, Sicily, she emigrated from Italy to Australia in 1956 and then to the US in 1962 where she resided in North Brunswick until her passing. She was employed as a seamstress by Bonds Clothing of New Brunswick, NJ for over 20 years. She was a long-time communicant of St. Mary of Mount Virgin RC Church, New Brunswick.

Predeceased by her beloved husband of over 60 years Sebastiano in 2007 and her brother Giovanni Gugliotta, Yolanda is survived by her two loving sons and daughters-in-law Tino and Patricia Di Bella of Neptune, NJ and Joseph and Deborah Di Bella of Milltown, NJ; three grandchildren: Danielle Blusewicz and her husband Jason of E. Windsor, NJ; Michelle Di Bella of Milltown; and Diana Di Bella of Milltown; sister Letizia Caspanello of Sicily; and many loving nieces, nephews, and cousins. The family will welcome friends Friday 4-8pm at the Bronson Guthlein Funeral Home of Milltown. Mass, Saturday at St. Mary of Mount Virgin RC Church.

Entombment to follow at Franklin Memorial Park. In lieu of owers, the family kindly asks memorial donations be made to St. Jude Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. www.bronsonand guthleinfh.com YOLANDA DI BELLA AGE: 96 NORTH BRUNSWICK MedicalCenterinEdison.

BorninNewBrunswick, shewasalifelongresidentof Edison.Sheworked40years asashippingandreceiving ingin2003. Shewasamemberofthe BayardStreetPresbyterian ChurchinNewBrunswick. Shewastheirsecretary, taughtSundayschooland wasontheBoardofSes- sions.Sheenjoyedtripsto enjoyedteachingyounger familymembershowtoplay allgames.Shelovedspend- ingtimewithherfamily. Sheispredeceasedbyher Sheissurvivedbyherbe- lovedhusbandof60years, andJoanOrpinofSpring- Avisitationwilltakeplace 5-8pmwithaFuneralSer- lo-RunyonFuneralHome, Metuchen.Cremationwill beprivate.Tosendcondo- lencespleasevisitwww. makedonationstoBayard StreetPresbyterianChurch, wick08901.

ALICEM.EHNAT EDISON RichardD.Johnsondied belovedmusicteacherof PerthAmboyHighSchool whohadretiredafter39 yearsofservice.Duringhis tenureheservedasPresi- dentofTheAmericanFed- erationofTeachers(AFT), wasawardedTeacherof theYearandwasmostnot- edfordirectingThePerth AmboyHighSchoolChoir tobeaNationalRenown AwardWinningChoirfor manyyears.Theyevenper- formedatCarnegieHallin NewYork.Teachingmusic washislifeandhismotto dents. Aviewingwilltakeplace ningat9amwithafuneralto beginat11am.Allservices willtakeplaceattheCathe- dralInternationalChurch 277MadisonAvePerthAm- FuneralArrangementsen- trustedtoBucklandFuneral sendadonationtotheAl- zheimersAssociationof DelawareValleyChapter 399MarketStreetSuite 102.Philadelphia,PA RICHARDD.JOHNSON LAFAYETTEHILL Henry Karabin, of North Brunswick, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Spring Hills in Somerset. He was 91. Born and raised in NYC, he lived most of his life in Staten Island before moving to North Brunswick in 2011. Henry served in the US Navy during WWII.

Before retiring he was a mail carrier for the United States Post ce in NYC for 30 years. He worked for Hunter College in NYC. He was very active in the Boys Club Of America. predeceased by his wife Tessie (Rybak) Karabin (d. 2011) and his son Stephen Karabin (d.

1956). Surviving is his son Michael Karabin, and his wife Carol, of Las Vegas; his daughters Barbara Rose and her husband Albert Christian of Hillsborough and Donna Johanesson and her husband Gregg of Monroe and 7 grandchildren. A Mass will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2017, 10:00 am, at Holy Trinity RC Church, 100 Main Street, Helmetta. Interment will follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery in Monroe Twp. Friends and relatives may call on Friday, 2-4 7-9 pm at The Crabiel Home for Funerals, 170 Main St-at Riva Avenue, Milltown.

In lieu of owers, contributions may be made to the Boys Club of America, www.bgca.org You may sign the email at www. crabiel.com HENRY KARABIN AGE: 91 NORTH BRUNSWICK Martin W. Kitchen, 50 of Carteret, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at his resident with his family by his side. Marty was born in Perth Amboy and was a resident of Avenel and Carteret for the last 26 years. He was employed by Middlesex County College as a custodian for a year and prior to that he worked at Herman World of Sporting Goods, Pathmark Warehouse and Forem Facility Management.

He is preceded in death by his loving mother-in-law, Rose Marie Carnevale. He is survived by his devoted wife of 26 years Michele nee Carnevale beloved father of Rose Marie Kitchen; adored son of Martin O. and Dianne nee Mullen Kitchen; cherished brother of Terri and her husband Michael Ferro; loving son in law of Michael Carnevale; dear brother in law of Carmela and her husband Richard Pogorzelski, Michael and his wife Arlene, Philip and his wife Peggy, Dominick and his wife Sheree, John and his wife Alexandra Carnevale; he leaves behind many loving aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and as well as his sidekick Bella. We begin to leave on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 8:45 am from the Gustav J. Novak Funeral Home, 419 Barclay Street, Perth Amboy for a Funeral Mass at 9:30 am at St.

Joseph Church, Carteret. Entombment will follow at St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia. Visiting is on Friday from 4 8 pm. MARTIN W.

KITCHEN AGE: 50 CARTERET Marilyn Ranish Marilyn Joy Ruchamkin) died peacefully at CareOne of East Brunswick on June 10, at the age Marilyn is survived by James, her husband of 30 years, and her daughters Katherine Ranish of East Brunswick and Elizabeth Ranish and soon-to-be son- in-law Timothy Breza of Colonia, NJ. She is also survived by her brother, Jay Ru- chamkin. She is joining her mother, Rosalie Deborah Ru- chamkin and father, Richard Marilyn was born on July 5, 1957 in New York. She graduated from Queens College in 1979 with a degree in Political Science and from New York University in 1981 with a degree in Public Administration. She met James Ranish on a blind date through a mutual friend and they married a couple of years later in 1986.

She grew up in Queens and was a lifelong Mets fan. She moved to Manhattan after getting married, and they then moved from Manhattan to East Brunswick in 1990 which she always said was to help provide a better life for her daughters. Marilyn will be remembered for the liveliness she brought to the room, her passion for politics, reading, creative writing, and shopping, and most of all for her unconditional love and essness she had for her daughters and family. In lieu of owers, please send donations to either the East Brunswick Rescue Squad or ASBISG (A Simple Brain Injury Support MARILYN JOY RANISH AGE: 59 EAST BRUNSWICK Albert Benzilio, 96, of Ocean Township, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Born in New Brunswick, he also lived in Highland Park for many years.

Mr. Benzilio, a WW II Veteran, was a dedicated member of Congregation Etz Ahaim and co-owner of DASH Electronics. He was the original DJ known as Son of the late Ellie and Bella Benzilio, he is predeceased by his lovin wife Stella of 68 years. He is survived by his devoted four children, Barbara Maiorano, Jann (Rudnick) Cangelosi, Roberta Benzilio, and Lenny Benzilio; ve grandchildren; and ve great- grandchildren, as well as his sister, Mary Belsky. Funeral services are scheduled for noon, Thursday, June 15 at Congregation Etz Ahaim, 230 Dennison Street, Highland Park, NJ.

Interment will follow at Poile Zedek Cemetery, New Brunswick, NJ. In lieu of owers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Congregation Etz Ahaim. Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of the Crabiel Park west Funeral Chapel, 239 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ. ALBERT BENZILIO AGE: 96 OCEAN Patricia McNulty, 67 of South Amboy passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel. Born in Jersey City, Patricia resided there for many years as well as Woodbridge before settling in South Amboy.

She was employed as a medical receptionist at Menlo Park Medical Group and enjoyed going to bingo in her spare time. Patricia was a loving wife, mother and nana. Patricia was predeceased by her husband in 2016, Robert McNulty. Survivin is her son, Jeffrey McNulty and his wife Nicole of Port Reading as well as beloved grandchildren, Shaun and Juliette McNulty. A viewing will be held on Friday, June 16, 2017 from 2pm to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm at CHUBENKO FUNERAL HOME, 625 Port Readin Avenue, Port Reading, NJ 07064.

A Catholic prayer service will begin at Cremation will be private. In lieu of owers, donations in memory of Patricia may be made to CHD Coalition, 45 Carey Avenue, Suite 250 Butler, NJ 07405. To send online condolences, please visit www.chuben- kofh.com PATRICIA MCNULTY AGE: 67 SOUTH AMBOY obituaries obituaries tenced Wednesday by Justice Mario Mattei in Richmond County State Supreme Court, St. George, Staten Island. sentence ensures Mr.

Abad is held accountable for the lives he destroyed when he decided to get behind the wheel and drive said McMahon. thoughts and prayers remain with the families and friends of all the victims affected by this tragedy. I would also like to thank ADAs Mark Palladino and Frank Prospero for their diligence in vigorously prosecuting this case and ensuring that justice is Last month, Abad was found guilty of all charges related to the 2015 crash in which Linden Police Officer Frank Viggiano and Linden resident Joseph Rodriguez were killed. Abad was convicted on all of the top counts, including four counts of aggravated vehicular homicide. The jury verdict followed a two-week trial before Mattei.

Abad, a six-year veteran of the Linden Police Department, was driving home intoxicated from Curves, a Staten Island strip club, around 4:40 a.m. March 20, 2015, when he entered the West Shore Expressway in the wrong direction. He traveled north in the southbound lane at a high rate of speed, forcing other vehicles to swerve out of the way to avoid striking his 2015 Honda Civic before he crashed head-on into a tractor- trailer without braking. Passengers Viggiano and Rodriguez, both 28, were killed, while Abad and another passenger, former Linden Police Officer Patrik Kudlac, now 25, were seriously injured. All of the officers were off-duty.

The truck driver also was injured. Earlier that same night, Abad and Kudlac had gone to Central Park, abar and restaurant in Roselle, where Abad drank whiskey before being joined by Rodriguez and Viggiano. Abad then drove the four to Curves, arriving around 2:20 a.m. McMahon said credit card receipts from the night showed Abad purchased numerous alcoholic drinks for himself and others at the club. Asample of blood obtained through a search warrant showed he had a blood-alcohol level of .24 after the crash, three times the legal limit.

Aparamedic who treated him at the scene testified Abad had a very strong odor of alcohol, according to McMahon. had his day in court, and whether he serves a year or a hundred years, lives were forever altered on that day. We continue to pray for Frank and Joe, their families and all those affected by this said Linden Police Chief Jonathan Parham. Mayor Derek Armstead said this chapter of the history is over. The fatal crash was not first drunk driving accident.

He had two DUI arrests after becoming a police officer in 2008 one in Roselle and the other in Rahway. The charges were administratively dismissed in the 2011 Roselle case, while Abad pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and refusing a Breathalyzer in the 2013 Rahway case. His license was suspended for 210 days and he continued to work as a police officer while his license was suspended. Jurors never learned about the prior drunk driving arrests because Abad did not testify in the trial. Staff Writer Suzanne Russell: 732-565-7335; sey.com Abad Continued from Page 1A MORE ONLINE For video on the case of Pedro Abad please go to www.mycentraljersey.com pen that might draw us to aconnection to a previous In addition to those incidents, two others in which students drew swastikas on a paper and a desk at Hammarskjold Middle School in May were resolved, he said.

The school district has come under fire in recent months following reports of bias and hate crimes in the district. district has been very, very to make sure students, especially those at the middle, junior high and high school levels, understand what bias is, and that words can hurt people and actions and symbols can hurt people, Valeski said. working very hard to make sure that our students are educated about On Tuesday, Valeski said he held two mandatory meetings for school staff to address the issues. formalized anything for next year, but the first step was the kickoff last he said. wanted to make sure they know where we are going to organizationally and where our focus is going to be.

We are committed to a bias-free environment in East Brunswick public schools. always have been, but we are making this a concerted push to make this a priority focus for next year that will continue to raise the awareness and keep conversation The approach for next year going to be a three-tier the superintendent said. have to get all employees of the township public schools, students and their families to work he said. have to get all three of those components synced up and talking to each other so we can help resolve this Valeski said the district will host professional development for its staff. going to be doing some outreach with our Parent he said.

going to be talking to students, too, in smaller groups, especially at the junior high school and high school level, so we can basically have round-table forums and have conversations and direct feedback. think more intimate sessions will be more effective than having a big assembly for students, who probably will look at us and go, hear what saying, but really not paying a chance to engage students more one- In May, an assembly to discuss these issues was held for sixth- and seventh-graders at Hammar- skjold Middle School, he said. The bias liaison from the Middlesex County Office and the Student Resource Officer attended. The group discussed the consequences of such things as making anti-Semitic statements or defacing property with a symbol, the superintendent said. found the sixth- and seventh-graders were distinctly different he said.

realized then that we had to look at how we approach this because every group of students is distinctively Valeski said the district is working with the Jewish Federation and the Anti-Defamation League. fielded calls from anumber of the rabbis that are servicing the East Brunswick he said. formalized anything, but we have some active conversation going There are also a num- ber of programs that the district implemented in the last three or four years that are being given acloser look. going to investigate the impact those programs are he said. would rather have fewer programs that have adeeper impact.

looking at a variety of things and Valeski also said he wants students to feel comfortable reporting incidents. investigate it if we know about he said. has to be timely, Valeski said the Board of Education also is involved and special meetings have been held over the last couple of months to look at programs and decide what is best going forward. Jon Dressner, who has spoken out against the response to the issue, said, glad they appear to be more responsive when incidents happen now then several months ago. me, they have a long way to go compared to what many other school districts are doing to deal with incidents when they occur and take the steps necessary to reduce the frequency of these types of incidents.

These types of acts need to be condemned in a very public way every time they happen. now, the parents are learning about it from the media instead of hearing it from the school district. My concern is they are serious matters and our kids are desensitized. I think they have the luxury of time. It needs to be dealt with now.

Kids are being bullied Information about the district and a Board of Education statement about its less-than-zero tolerance on bias and discrimination are available at ebnet.org. Staff Writer Susan Loyer: 732-565-7243; Graffiti Continued from Page 1A.