3 A10 www.MyCentralJersey.com HOME NEWS TRIBUNE MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2009 OBITUARIES ES ELIZABETH BLASCO AGE: 88 COLONIA Elizabeth Blasco (Hren), 88, of Colonia, died peacefully at home on July 22, 2009 following a long illness. Born and raised in Steelton, Elizabeth moved with her husband Paul to New Jersey in 1950 and settled in Colonia in 1957. Elizabeth was a devout Roman Catholic and a parishioner of St. John Vianney Church since its inception in 1959. As a person of great faith she was deeply devoted to the workings of the church and remained an active member of the Altar Rosary Society until the time of her illness.
She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to so many who will miss her unique laugh and loving ways. Elizabeth was married for 58 years to her true love, Paul Blasco, who followed her in death while hospitalized in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center on August 1, 2009. She is also predeceased by her sisters, Catherine Cackovic and Mary Hanich and brothers, Frank and Edward Hren. Elizabeth is survived by her son, Paul Blasco Jr. of Colonia; daughter, Anne (Blasco) Sobocienski and her husband, Don of Clark; sister, Cecelia Bosnjak of Middletown, PA.
and her grandchildren, Laura, and Michael Sobocienski. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 9 AM at the GOSSELIN FUNERAL HOME, 660 New Dover Road, Edison, followed by a 11 AM Mass at St. Helena's RC Church, Edison. Entombment to follow at St. Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia.
There will be a joint visitation for Mr. and Mrs. Blasco on Monday from 2-4 7-9 PM at the funeral home. Donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater NJ Chapter, 400 Morris Ave, Ste. 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
Condolences to the family may be sent to ail.com. PAUL J. BLASCO AGE: 88 COLONIA Paul J. Blasco, 88, of Colonia, died peacefully at the JFK Haven Hospice in Edison on August 1, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Harrisburg, Paul was one of eleven children.
He attended Harrisburg Catholic High School, where he was the Captain of the football team. Paul was awarded an athletic scholarship to attend Mount Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1943. Following graduation, Paul enlisted in the United States Marine attended basic training at Paris Island, South Carolina and officers training at Quantico, Va. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division.
During WWII, Paul participated in the Pacific Islands operations of Guam and Iwo Jima as both a Rifle Platoon Leader and Company Commander. At the time of his discharge he had attained the rank of Captain. Paul became a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1947. After thirty years of service, he retired in 1977. During his career with the Bureau, Paul was the recipient of 12 commendations from Director J.
Edgar Hoover for his work in Foreign Counter In- telligence. Among Paul's notable accomplishments was his investigative work that resulted in the arrests and convictions of American communists, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for their passing of military and dustrial information pertaining to the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. Paul's investigative work also led to the arrests and convictions on charges of espionage of Soviet Intelligence Officer, Rudolf Abel who was subsequently exchanged in the release of CIA U-2 pilot, Gary Powers in 1962 and American traitor, John Butenko. While in retirement, Paul pursued his passion for the game of golf. He played as often as was possible.
He was deeply devoted to his family and especially committed to his grandchildren. Paul was a devout Roman Catholic and a parishioner of St. John Vianney Church since its inception in 1959. Paul was married for 58 years to the love of his life, Elizabeth (Hren) Blasco who predeceased him in death on July 22, 2009. He is also predeceased by his brothers, John, Andrew and Michael Blasco and his sisters, Mary Zerance, Anne Horvath, Elizabeth Lippi and Helen Miller.
Paul is survived by his son, Paul Blasco Jr. of Colonia; daughter, Anne (Blasco) Sobocienski and her husband, Don of Clark; sisters, Margaret Lippi and Veronica Malesic; brother, Edward Blasco and grandchildren, Laura, Katie and Michael Sobocienski. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 9 AM at the GOSSELIN FUNERAL HOME, 660 New Dover Road, Edison, followed by a 11 AM Mass at St. Helena's RC Church, Edison. Entombment to follow.
at St. Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia. There will be a joint visitation for Mr. and Mrs. Blasco on Monday from 2-4 7-9 PM at the funeral home.
Condolences to the family may be sent to ERMA CORCIO AGE: 81 EDISON Erma Corcio (nee Margoczy), 81, of Edison, died Sunday, August 2, 2009 at home. Complete arrangements will be announced from Flynn and Son Funeral Home, 23 Ford Fords, NJ. For directions, to send condolence messages, or visit our website at www.flynnfuneral.com. GERARD "JERRY" FINN AGE: 61 EAST BRUNSWICK Gerard "Jerry" Finn, of East Brunswick, NJ, formerly of Staten Island, passed away at his home on Saturday, August 1, 2009. He was 61 years old.
Born in Manhattan, NY, he has been a resident of East Brunswick for the last 15 years. Jerry graduated in 1966 from the Monsignor Farrell High School on Staten Island and then graduated from the Marist College. He was the Vice President of Payroll for the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Bank which became JP Morgan Chase Bank. After retiring, he indulged his passion and became a Master Gardener through Rutgers University. He was a member of St.
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Memorial contributions to The Intersect Fund 103 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08902 www.bronsonandguthlein fh.com. GOTTLIEB FREDRICK GODDARD AGE: 75 EDISON Gottlieb Fredrick Goddard passed away Friday, July 31, 2009 at J.F.K. Medical Center, Edison. Mr. Goddard was 75 years of age.
Born in Piscataway, he resided in Edison for many years. Mr. Goddard retired as 3 Deputy Supervisor for Middlesex County Board of Election in Edison after more than 25 years of service. Mr. Goddard served in the US Army during the Korean War.
He was an avid world traveler, and loved deep sea fishing. He was a life member and past NJ State Governor of Moose Lodge No. 1978 in Edison since 1975, reaching the highest degree of Pilgrim. He was also very active in many civic and community organizations. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Viola Rau Salzmann Goddard and Clarence William Goddard and his brothers, Howard Edward and George Salzmann; and his sisters, Gertrude Allen and Veronica Salzmann.
He is survived by his daughter, Katherine Goddard of Edison; and his five sons, Gottlieb Goddard Jr. of Stockbridge, Georgia, Mark G. Goddard of Marlboro, Keith Goddard of Pennsylvania, Glenn Goddard, and Howard Edward Goddard, both of Holly Hill, Florida; his two sisters, Violet Marie Murphy of Knoxville, Tennessee and Elizabeth Lott of Jackson; his two brothers, Clarence William Goddard of Pittsford, New York and Henry Salzmann of East Brunswick; and his nine grandchildren. He is also survived by his two special friends, Elaine and John; his special companion, Roberta Frings; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral Services will be conducted on Tuesday at 8:00 PM at Rezem Funeral Home, 457 Cranbury Road in East Brunswick.
Interment will be private. Calling hours will be Tuesday, August 4, 2009 from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM 9:00 PM at the Rezem Funeral Home, 457 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. To leave online condolences or for directions to the funeral La mess a OBITUARIES (Special tributes purchased by family and friends, To place an obituary: E-mail to or fax 888-516-9420 Monday to Friday 11 am to 5 Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 pm Questions about obituaries may be called in to 888-516-0060 place an in memoriam or card of thanks: Call 732-565-7411 or Fax 732-565-7207 be received 3 days prior to publication) nome, please VISIL www.rezemfh.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Edison Moose Lodge 1978, 410 Talmadge Road, Edison, NJ 08817. EMMA P.
LANGE AGE: 94 FORMERLY OF EDISON Emma P. Lange (nee Pastore), age 94, of Randolph, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at her residence in Randolph. She was born June 14, 1915 in Amsterdam, NY. She lived in Randolph for the last 4 years, prior to that she lived in Edison for 45 years. She was a communicant of The Church of the Guardian Angels; past president of the Bonhamtown Seniors; past vice president of the District 65 Retirees; and member of the Edison Seniors Bowling League.
She was an avid reader, bowler and gardener. She loved her dogs. She was predeceased by her husband, George L. Lange, in 1996; her grandson, Kevin Smith; her sister, Mary Rapello; and her brothers, Benjamin Pastore and Louis Pastore. She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Smith and her husband Richard of Randolph; her son, Robert Barone of San Francisco; two sisters, Dorothy Quattrocchi of Amsterdam, NY, and Margie Nye of Amsterdam, NY; brother, Ralph Pastore of CA; and two grandchildren, Sarah and Brian.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. from Flynn and Son Funeral Home, 319 Amboy Metuchen, NJ 08840, followed by a 9 a.m. Funeral Liturgy at the Church of the Guardian Angels in Edison. Entombment will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Donations may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice. For directions, to send condolence messages, or visit our website at www.flynnfuneral.com. MARIA LANGO AGE: 74 SOMERSET Maria (Frigyel) Lango, of Somerset, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at her sister's home in Somerset. She was 74 years old. Born in Hungary she moved here, living in Somerset for 53 years.
Mrs. Lango was a seamstress at Excel Inc. in Edison for 25 years. She was a communicant of St. Ladislaus R.C.
Church in New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her devoted husband, Josef Lango, in 1999. Surviving are her loving daughter, Suzanna Lango of New Brunswick; three sisters, Rozalia, Erzsebet, and Anna; and also surviving is her grandson, John. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. from the Boylan Funeral Home, 188 Easton Ave.
in New Brunswick, followed by an 11 a.m. mass at St. Ladislaus R.C. Church in New Brunswick. Burial will be in St.
Peter's Cemetery, also in New Brunswick. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. ELLEN O'DONNELL AGE: 68 CARTERET Ellen O'Donnell, 68, of Carteret, died on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at her daughter's home in Carteret. She was born in New York City, and lived in Jersey City before moving to Carteret 33 years ago. Ellen was a parishioner of St.
Joseph RC Church in Carteret. She is predeceased by her husband, Raymond O'Donnell in 1999; her parents, John and Florence Kerins; and a sister, Barbara Kerins. She is survived by one daughter, Barbara Adams and her husband, Michael of Carteret; one son, Raymond O'Donnell and his wife Melissa of Florida; grandson, John Adams; two step grandsons, Garrett and Bradley; her sister, Lorraine Muzii of Brooklyn; and brother, John (Jack) Kerins of Old Bridge. The funeral will be on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 9 a.m. at Synowiecki Fu- neral Home, 56 Carteret, followed by a Mass at 9:30 a.m.
at St. Joseph RC Church, Carteret. Entombment will be at Good Shepherd Chapel Mausoleum, St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday, 2-4 p.m.
and 7-9 p.m. ANTHONY PELLEGRINO AGE: 88 COLONIA Anthony Pellegrino, 88, of Colonia died Friday at the Clark Rehabilitation and Nursing Home. Born in Port Reading, he lived in Carteret before moving to Colonia in 1956. He worked as a Yard Forman for Oliver Manufacturing in Port Reading for 48 years. He then worked for Rood Distributors in Rahway as a Stock Forman before his retirement.
He was a US Army veteran, serving during WWII. He was a parishioner of St. John Vianney's RC Church in Colonia and a member of the Colonia Senior Citizens. His wife, Yolan "Jennie" Pellegrino died in 1998. Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Nancy Pellegrino of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; daughter and son-in-law, Maria and David Levine of Allentown, Pennsylvania; sisters, Anna Pellegrino and Jennie Ciardiello, both of Colonia, Louisa Lukasiuk of Carteret and Teresa MacDonald of New York City; and 3 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 9 AM at the GOSSELIN FUNERAL HOME, 660 New Dover Road, Edison, followed by a 10 AM Mass at St Cecelia's RC Church, Iselin. Family and friends are invited to attend the committal service and interment at St. James Cemetery, Woodbridge. Visitation Tuesday 2-4 7-9 PM at the funeral home. Condolences to the family can be sent to mail.com.
MARIE SCHEMBRI AGE: 74 OLD BRIDGE Marie Schembri, age 74, of Old Bridge, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Pine Brook Care Center in Englishtown. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she moved to Old Bridge 47 years ago. Mrs. Schembri was a manager for Suzy in Matawan. Mrs.
Schembri was predeceased by her parents, Michael Sylvia Altare. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Charles Schembri; her daughters, Marie Alan Pavelchak, Cindy Dominick McLavish, and Colette Schembri; her grandchildren, Carly, Michael, Alex, Sam, and Bailey; and her sisters, Rosalie Capuano and Linda Al Pensavalle. Michael Hegarty Funeral Home, 3377 Rt. 9, Old Bridge, NJ, is in charge of arrangements. Please call for funeral service information.
Tribute can be posted at www.MEM.com. LEONARD R. SMITH AGE: 63 JACKSON Leonard R. Smith, 63, of Jackson died Saturday August 1, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Princeton, Mr.
Smith lived in the Englishtown Manalapan area for over 30 years, moving to Jackson in 2008. He was employed for 30 years as an auto mechanic for South River Generator, East Brunswick, retiring in 2001. Mr. Smith loved fresh water fishing, was an avid NASCAR fan and was a member of Whitey's Pit Crew. He is predeceased by his parents Leonard M.
and Dorothy Smith and a granddaughter Amber Smith. Surviving is his wife Scarlet Goff Smith, three sons Leonard R. Jr. and Scott both of Arizona and Jeremiah of Jackson, NJ, a daughter Becky Heider of Toms River, three brothers Charlie Willever of South River, Glenn M. Smith of Jamesburg and Chester L.
Smith, two sisters Jessie Mae Doening of NC and Dorothy Mae Lovolpe of Jackson, NJ and six grandchildren. A funeral service will be held 10 AM Friday August 7 at the Lester Memorial Home 16 W. Church Jamesburg. Burial will be in Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent. Visiting hours for family and friends will be Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the funeral home.
JOHN E. SPENCER AGE: 79 SAYREVILLE John E. Spencer, 79, of the Morgan section of Sayreville, passed away peacefully on 1 Sunday, August 2, 2009 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in South Amboy he lived in Morgan all of his life. Before retiring in 1991, he was employed as head of security by Pathmark where he worked for 30 years.
He also owned Spencer's Tropical Fish in Morgan for many years. John was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the VFW Post 4699, Sayreville. He was a founding member of the South Amboy Boat Club a and a member of the Cloverleaf String Band in South Amboy for many years. He worked as a guard at the South Amboy Roller Rink in his younger years and enjoyed raising and racing pigeons.
He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Mary Spencer, his brother, James Spencer and his sister, Mary Pollack. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary Bill Spencer; 2 sons, Daniel and. Ronald Spencer of Morgan; a daughter, Susan Nasto of Jamesburg; 3 brothers, Arthur Spencer of California, Joseph Spencer of Hazlet and Robert Spencer of Georgia; a sister, Patricia Klosek of Parlin and a granddaughter, Jessica Nasto. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at The Gundrum Service "Home For Funerals" 237 Bordentown Avenue, South Amboy followed by interment at Christ Church Cemetery, South Amboy.
Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. SHEILA TEIGER AGE: 76 SOMERVILLE Sheila Teiger, 76, died August 1, 2009. Services will be 1pm Tuesday at the Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home, 111 N.
Gaston Ave Somerville 908-725-3111. Interment at Somerset Hills Memorial Park. A full obituary will appear in Tuesday's paper. IRENE PISAK PAYCO AGE: 81 SAYREVILLE Irene Pisak Payco, age 81, of Sayreville, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. Born in Perth Amboy she has resided in Sayreville for the past 56 years.
Before her retirement she was employed as a court clerk for the Borough of Sayreville for many years. Mrs Payco was a communicant of Our Lady of Victories R.C. Church in Sayreville. Irene is predeceased by her husband, Thomas Payco, in 2001; also by her son-in-law, Giuseppe Lo Regio; her parents, Paul and Wilma Pisak; her sister, Dolores Chyzik; and her brother, Ernest Pisak. Surviving are her son, Thomas M.
Payco of Metuchen; her daughter, Diane Lo Regio of Lambertville; her grandchildren, Thomas, Steven, Noel, Giordano and Bianca and her sister Nancy Kucaba. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. from the Maliszewski Memorial Home, 121 Main Street, Sayreville, followed by an 11 a.m. mass at Our Lady of Victories R.C. Church in Sayreville with burial to follow at Saint James Cemetery, Woodbridge.
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