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HOME NEWS TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, 2010 A10 www.MyCentralJersey.com OBITUARIES Additional obituaries, A11 Lodge, Boston, MA. He was employed as an investment manager with Golden Hawk International, Richmond, IL. Surviving are his parents, Earle Ashton III and Kathleen Walker Ashton of East Brunswick; a brother, Chris and his wife Veronica of Tewksbury; his sister, Marie Cortsen and her husband Derek of Edison; his maternal grandparents, Russell Mary Walker of East Brunswick; his paternal grandfather, Earle Ashton Jr. of Anderson, SC and a niece, Sophia Ashton.

A Memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday, September 25 at 10:30 AM at Our Lady of Peace RC Church, 1740 Route 130, North Brunswick, NJ, under the direction of The Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. For directions, visit www.brunswickmemorialh ome.com. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Central New Jersey Council BSA, 2245 Route 130, Suite 106, Dayton, NJ 08810 (please write "Campership Ashton Memorial" in memo line). SETZLER "SACH" COURSEY AGE: 56 FORDS Setzler "Sach" Coursey, of the Fords section of Woodbridge Township, died on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at JFK Medical Center 1 in Edison. He was 56 years old.

Born in Woodbridge He was a lifelong resident of the Township. Mr. Coursey was a 1972 graduate of Woodbridge High School where he played football and was a member of The Bunns Lane Youth Association while growing up. He was employed as a Machine Operator with Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge for the past 10 years. He had a great love of sports and loved to go fishing and camping.

He always had a smile and ready and willing to help others. He was predeceased by his mother Ida Mae Coursey who died in 1986. He is survived by his loving sister Carol A. Taylor and her husband William of Linden; a niece Cheryl Russell and her husband Christopher of Keasbey; a nephew Lawrence Taylor of Rahway; and a great niece Synfani Russell; and a host of Friends. Funeral will take place on Saturday, September 11, 2010, 11:00 a.m.

at CostelloGreiner Funeral Home (www.costello-greiner.com), 44 Green Street at Barron Avenue, Woodbridge. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Iselin. Visiting hours will be Friday 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. JOANNE F.

BARGE AGE: 71 HYANNIS, MA Joanne F. Barge, 71, passed away at the Cape Cod Hospital on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 after a brief battle with cancer. Joanne was predeceased by her parents, Ernest R. and Mary C.

(Shaw) D'Amore. Joanne was born in Jamaica Plain, MA. She attended high school at Our Lady reth Academy in Wakefield, MA and graduated in 1957. She spent five years working for American Airlines, but spent most of her working years with Bamberger's FUNERAL DIRECTORY RY TO PLACE YOUR AD HERE, CALL 732-565-7400 $50 SMALL BOX $100 DOUBLE BOX Hillside Cemetery Gosselin Scotch Plains FUNERAL HOME Contact Maryanne Gosselin 908.756.1729 NJLIC No. 3386 www.hillsidecemetery.com 660 New Dover Rd Edison, NJ It is easier to plan ahead 732-381-5858 fax 732-499-8268 Sincere Best expressed when you send a gourmet fruit, wine or food basket by Pino's.

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11th from 12p-4p, with a Funeral Service set to begin at the 3'0 clock hour at Doane Beal Ames funeral home, 160 W. Main Hyannis, MA. Memorial donations can be made in Joanne's name to: Melanoma Foundation of New England Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 111 Old Road to Nine Acre Corner, Suite 1005, Concord, MA 01742 GREGORY CAPARSO AGE: 34 PERTH AMBOY Gregory Caparso, 34, of Perth Amboy, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Born in Pequannock, NJ.

He was employed with Electrum in Rahway. He is survived by his parents, Gaetano and Maureen Caparso of Avenel; his wife, Darime M. Reyes of Perth Amboy; two children, Gisella A. and Tristian and his two brothers, Christopher Caparso of Matawan, and Alexander Caparso of Avenel. Visiting hours was from 6- 9 PM Wednesday at Ana Maria 467 State Perth Amboy.

Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Saint Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia. VIOLET GREENLEE CHAMBERS AGE: 105 COLONIA Violet Greenlee Chambers, 105, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at home.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church. Born in Morganton, N.C., she lived in Colonia for 62 years. Surviving are a daughter, Vivian Mickey; son, Bert Chambers; two sons-in-law, Rev.

John Jennings and Rev. Richard Mickey; 14 grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visiting will be from 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10 until the service at 11 a.m.

at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, 253 Central Rahway, Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Linden. Arrangements by Jones Funeral Home, Rahway. HELEN (KOLNHOFER) HARDY AGE: 93 NEW BRUNSWICK Helen (Kolnhofer) Hardy, 93, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at Rose Mountain Care Center, New Brunswick.

Born in New Brunswick, she lived in the city most of her life. She and her husband were the owners of Dainty Maid Food Agency, New Brunswick. She was a member of Magyar Reformed Church, New Brunswick. Her husband, Arthur Hardy, died in 1973. She was also predeceased by her brother, John Kolnhofer, who died in 2004; and sisterin-law, Hilda Kolnhofer, who died in 2008..

Surviving are two nephews, John Kolnhofer of Somerset, and Richard J. Kolnhofer and his wife, Rose Frances of Bordentown; one grandnephew, Richard J. Kolnhofer one grandniece, Sharon Rose Dougherty; one greatgrandnephew, Patrick James Dougherty; and one great grandniece, Madison Rose Dougherty. Relatives and friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept.

10 at the Quackenboss Funeral Home, 156 Living. Special tributes purchased by family and friends To place an obituary: E-mail to or fax 868-516-9420 Monday to Friday 11 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 pm Questions about obituaries may be called in to 888-516-0060. place an in memeriam or card of thankst Call 732-565-7411 or Fax 732-565-7207 be received 3 days prior to publication) Obituaries and photographs submitted to The Home News Tribune may be published, distributed, repurposed and otherwise used in print, electronic and other media platforms. ston New Brunswick. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick. FLOYD E. KLINE, JR.

AGE: 63 SUSQUEHANNA, PA Floyd E. Kline, 63, of Susquehanna, PA, died on September 7, 2010 at his home with his family by his side. Floyd was born in Bound Brook, NJ and grew up in Edison before moving to PA in 1991. He graduated from Edison High School and worked in the trucking industry before retiring in 1994. Floyd was a singer, songwriter guitar player who had a great love for music.

He was predeceased by his parents, Floyd and Mary Kline and his brother, Eugene. He is survived by his loving wife Julie and his two daughters, Shawn Avery and husband Warren of New Milford, PA and Jennifer Kager and husband Dennis of Kingwood, NJ, his three grandsons, Dennis, Jeremy and Shane Kager of Kingwood. He is also survived by a sister, Sharon Butzko of and four brothers, Edward of Gary of Ohio, Thomas and Daniel of NJ as well as many nieces and nephews and his beloved dog, Stymie. For those who would like to attend, a Celebration of Floyd's Life will be held on Sept. 18, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.

a at the Raritan River Boat Club, 200 Player Edison, NJ. ALAN "AL" E. KRULIK AGE: 63 SOMERSET Alan "Al" E. Krulik died Tuesday at Select Specialty Hospital in Rochelle Park, NJ. He was 63.

Mr. Krulik was born in New York, NY. He lived in Cresco before moving to Edison. He was a long time Resident of Edison before moving to Somerset 4 years ago. He was a Communicant of Saint Matthias in Somerset.

Mr. Krulik was an Eagle Scout He was a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science degree, Class of 1970. He was a United States and High School Swimming Official for many years. Enjoying sports, Mr Krulik volunteered as North Edison Baseball coach for many years as well. He was a devoted grandfather.

Mr. Krulik was a terrific sports enthusiast. He was an avid Giant and Yankee Fan. He was predeceased by his father Alvin. Mr.

Krulik is survived by his wife Sarah of 38 years of Somerset, his mother Anastasia of MN, his son Brian and fiancee' Danielle Triggiani of NY, his daughter and son in law: Lauren and Kevin Garrity of Manalapan, two brothers Peter and Jeffrey Krulik and two grandchildren: Kate and Keith Garrity. Services will be Saturday 10:00 AM from the Gleason Funeral Home 1360 Hamilton Street Somerset followed by a 10:30 AM funeral Mass at Saint Matthias RC Church in Somerset. Committal will be private. Relatives and friends may call Friday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the funeral home. Please consider memorial contributions in lieu of flowers to the American Lung Association: 1301 Pennsylvania Ave.

NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004. ALBERTA M. LUKACS AGE: 92 MIDDLETOWN Alberta M. Lukacs, 92, of Middletown, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 at Meridian at Shrewsbury.

She was born in Elizabeth, lived in South Amboy and Avenel for 40 years and in Middletown for the past 24 years. She was a communicant of St Mary's RC Church in New Monmouth. Alberta worked as a sales person for in Woodbridge for many years before retiring when she turned 72. Surviving are her son, William Lukacs of Perth Amboy; daughter, Mary Ann Fitzgerald of Red Bank; brother, Daniel Zamorski; 3 sisters, Ester, Eleanor, and Marie; and her granddaughter, Jennifer Lukacs. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Lukacs, in 1988.

Visitation will be Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 3 to 5 pm at John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, 115 Tindall Middletown. Funeral services will be Friday, September 10th at 8:30 am from the Funeral Home with a Funeral Liturgy to be offered at St Mary's Chapel at 9:15 am. Interment will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery, South Amboy. For more information, directions or to send condolences please visit www.pflegerfh.com.

THERESA E. DEWAN MEADE AGE: 79 SOUTH AMBOY Theresa E. Dewan Meade, passed away Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. She was 79.

Born and raised in South Amboy, she lived there most of her life until moving to Rossmoor in Monroe 11 years ago. Before her retirement, she was a secretary with PNC Bank Corporate, East Brunswick. She was an active member of Sacred Heart Parish, South Amboy, including the Altar Rosary Society before joining St. James the Less Parish in Jamesburg upon her move to Monroe. Theresa was a loving wife and mother who will be missed deeply.

She loved playing bingo and was a member of the Rossmoor community bocce and shuffleboard teams. She was also a longtime member of The Imperial Music Center located in South River. She is predeceased by her parents, Edward and Anna (Krzyzkowski) Dewan; and a brother, Joseph, Dewan. She leaves behind her beloved husband of 57 years, Alfred L. Meade; her loving daughters, Teri Ann Szallai and son-in-law Thomas of South River, Lynn Marie Meade and her partner Kenneth Haklar of Sayreville, and Mary Ann Meade of East Brunswick; her adored grandchildren, Alec Evan Haklar and Olivia Anne Szallai; and her three sisters, Rosalie Point and Marian Burkard, both of Sayreville, and Alberta Meade of Plaistow, N.H.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, with services by Sacred Heart Church Rosary Society at 2:30 p.m. at the Kurzawa Funeral Home, Main Street, South Amboy.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 from the funeral home, followed by 10:30 a.m. mass at Sacred Heart R.C. Church, South Amboy.

Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Parlin. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests considering a donation in Theresa's name to Holt International Children's Services, P.O. Box 2880, Eugene, OR 97402 or www.holtinternational.org. C. ELEANOR NEMETH AGE: 85 MORGAN C.

Eleanor Nemeth, 85, of the Morgan section of Sayreville died on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 at her home. Born in South Amboy, she lived in Morgan for 61 years. She was a member of St. Marys R.C.

Church in South Amboy. She was predeceased her husband, Anthony W. Nemeth in 1988; daughter, Patricia Jacobelli and sister, Marie Durnye. She is survived by her daughters, Christine Joyce of Morgan and Tammy Munck of Hatfield, PA; sons, William Nemeth of Oaxcaxca, Mexico, Scott Nemeth of Morgan; sisters, Catherine Wojtasek of South Amboy, Betty Karns of Port Orange, Fla. and five grandchildren.

Services will be Tuesday 9am from the Kurzawa Funeral Home, 338 Main South Amboy. mass at St. Mary's Church, South Amboy. Burial will be in Holy Cross Burial Park, So. Brunswick.

Visiting hours will be Monday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Alzheimers Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090. JOSEPHINE OBERHIZER AGE: 73 FORDS ANN M.

ALVAREZ AGE: 73 EDISON Ann M. Alvarez, 73, of Edison, died at home on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 surrounded by her loving family, Born in Hightstown, she resided in Edison for 52 years. Brunswick Bank and Trust, the Lakeview School in Edison and The Child Abuse Prevention of Middlesex County had employed her. Ann always decorated her home for her family on the holidays; she enjoyed travel and camping across the country. The thing that mattered most to her was her family, A son-in-law Butch Cordes predeceased her.

Surviving are her loving husband of 53 years Joseph, two sons and their spouses Joseph A. and Jo Ann, their children Joseph, Nicholas and Teresa of Brick, Robert R. and Pennie, their children Robert R. Jr and Elizabeth, three daughters Eileen Francobandiero, her children JC and Mikey of Edison, Cynthia A. Cordes, her children Kristi and Patrick of Edison, Sharon L.

Parr, her children Mayci and Christopher of Edison. Services will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 9:15 AM from the Costello-Runyon Funeral Home 568 Middlesex Ave. (RT 27) Metuchen (costellorunyon.com), followed by a 10:00 AM Service at The First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen 270 Woodbridge Ave. Metuchen, interment is at Hillside Cemetery in Metuchen. Visitation is Friday 2-4 7-9 at the funeral home.

MATTHEW ASHTON AGE: 24 EAST BRUNSWICK Matthew Ashton, 24, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 at his home in Richmond, Illinois. Born in New Brunswick, Matt was a lifelong East Brunswick resident until moving to Richmond nine months ago. A graduate of East Brunswick High School, he earned a B.A in Religious Studies from Bucknell University, Matt was an Eagle Scout with Troop 109 of St. Bartholomew Church, East Brunswick.

He was a member of Phi Theta Kappa fraternity at Middlesex College and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at both Harvard and Bucknell Universities. He was a 3rd Degree Master Mason with Harvard Josephine Oberhizer, 73, of Fords died on Wednesday, Sepohnson at Robert Wood University Hospital at Rahway. Born in Perth Amboy, she's a lifelong resident of the Woodbridge Township area. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Peace Church in Fords. She is preceded in death by her parents, Steven and Lena Toro Oberhizer.

Josephine is survived by her loving cousins, Pamela Giulias, with whom she lived, Cynthia and Darlene Giulias of Fords, and Diane Smith of Metuchen. She is also survived by two other cousins, Richard Toro and his wife Nancy of Bridgewater, and Dennis Toro and his wife Cathy of White House Station. She also leaves her two cats who she loved so much Duke and Elizabeth. Funeral services will begin on Friday at 10:00 a.m. from Flynn Son Funeral Home, 23 Ford Fords, with a Funeral Liturgy following at 10:30 a.m.

at Our Lady of Peace Church, Fords. Interment will take place in Lake Nelson Memorial Park, Piscataway. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday morning from 8:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. For directions, or to send condolence messages, visit our website at www.flynnfuneral.com VIRGIL L.

WILLIAMS SR. AGE: 87 SOMERSET Virgil L. Williams 87, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, at home in Somerset. Born in Silver Creek, MS, resided in Columbia, MS, Muncie, IN and New Brunswick before moving to Somerset.

He was a retired bus for Suburban Transit New Brunswick for 25 years before retiring in 1985. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Somerset, He served on the Deacon Board, Sunday School, Prayer Meeting, Choir 1, Male Choruses, Church Chorus, Spiritual Advisor to the Senior Usher Board and Youth Department, and Organized the Flower Club; Senior Fellowship Ministries; Parkside Senior Citizens Club; former member of the St Andrews Grand Lodge, Highland Park. Predeceased by his wife, Lottie children, Johnnie May and Geraldine; siblings, Nellie Stanfield, Mary, Angie Mae, and Van Buren Williams. He is survived by five children, Aurtherine Steward (Rinzalea), Virgil Jr. (Sonya), Linda Smith, Ann Young (Philip), Felix (Annie); 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; 5 siblings, Catherine Ross, and Marie Powell, John C.

Williams, Hazel Bridges, and Ruthie Welsh. Services on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 at 11AM at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, 771 Somerset Somerset. Viewing on Saturday from 9-11am at the church. Burial at Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick.

Arrangements are by Anderson Funeral Service, 201 Sandford New Brunswick, NJ. CHRISTOPHER N. ROBINSON, JR. AGE: 45 PERTH AMBOY Christopher N. Robinson, 45, of Perth Amboy, died on Tuesday, Sept.

7, 2010. Born in Long Branch, he lived in Perth Amboy for many years. Funeral Services were held Private. Arrangements by Gustav J. Novak Funeral Home, 419 Barclay Perth Amboy..