Henry J. Reilly Jr., 86 passed away peacefully at home on December 2, 2021. He was born on March 21, 1935, to Henry & Lucille (Cozzolino) Reilly in Newark NJ. He served in the US Army as a Teletype Repairman from 1956-1958 and in the Army Reserves from 1958-1962 during the Cold War/Korean Conflict as a Private First Class. He worked at Weston Instruments where he met his wife Shirley and they were married in October 1961. He went on to open his own business Milex Car Care with his best...

Michael A Santorelli passed away Sunday November 21, 2021 at home with his family by his side. He was born in Newark and resided in North Arlington before moving to Colonia in 1959. Michael proudly served our country in the United States Army. He was a machine operator then a foreman before becoming a draftsman in the engineering department at RCA in Harrison then he was transferred to RCA in Somerville where he was a supervisor in Customer Service. He worked a total of 36 years for RCA...

Mary Ann (Damiano) Corradino passed away peacefully on November 22, 2021 in Raleigh, N.C..  Born in New York City on February 26, 1936, Mary Ann worked as a stenographer in Manhattan before becoming a full-time homemaker.    In 1956 she married Joseph Corradino and raised two children in Edison, N.J.  Mary Ann loved spending time with her immediate family, extended family and of course her grandchildren.  She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Joseph...

Marie Gunthner (nee Bost), 95, passed away on Tuesday November 23, after a brief illness. Born on  December 31, 1925, Marie spent her younger life in Newark and settled in Iselin, NJ with her husband  Donald where she spent the majority of her life. Marie was employed for many years at the Gem Motel  in Woodbridge, NJ and was actively involved with the Evergreen Senior Group and St. John’s Senior  Group of Woodbridge, as well as the Colonia Senior Group. She was...

George E Wittmann, Sr. passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday November 20, 2021 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was born and resided in Elizabeth before moving to Colonia in 1956. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy. George worked for United Airlines in Newark for 37 years as a Maintenance Foreman before retiring in 1993. He was the founding member of the United Airlines Retiree Group (Garden Staters). He was an Assistant Scout Leader for Boy Scout...

Joanne (Schmitt) Fenlon passed away peacefully at her home in Colonia, NJ surrounded by her loving family. Born in Gary, Indiana on December 14, 1933, Joanne moved to Elizabeth, NJ as a young woman to pursue training as a registered nurse at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. She married Thomas (Mickey) Fenlon in 1958, and together they raised four children, and welcomed nine grandchildren into the world. Joanne loved her family unconditionally and enjoyed nothing more than being with them. A...

Lynne Soltys, 70, passed away on Wednesday November 17th after a courageous battle with cancer. She is preceded in death by her parents, Francis Soltys and Patricia Soltys Hendrickson, and survived by her sister Kathy Soltys.  She was a graduate of JP Stevens High School, received her Bachelor's Degree from Trenton State (now known as The College of NJ), and her Master's Degree in Religious Education from Seton Hall University.  Lynne taught for 47 years at St....

    Frances Sarah Gilleece (nee McCloskey), passed away peacefully on November 13, 2021, at home surrounded by her loving family. Frances was born in Newark and grew up in Vailsburg. She and her husband Peter raised their family in Irvington, before moving to Colonia in 1979.     Frances was a teacher librarian for the Irvington Board of Education for 28 years and taught at Grove Street and Florence Avenue Schools. Frances was very active with the Woodbridge Irish...

  Rufino (Rufing) Rodriguez passed away at Raritan Bay Medical Center at 11:49 AM on November 19, 2021 at the age of 86 years old. Rufino is survived by his wife, Juanita Rodriguez; his children Noel and wife Sally, Alan and wife Raquel; his grandchildren, Karisa, Kristine, Ashley, and Aliana; his sister Anita Floresta; and his nieces and nephews. Rufino was born in Manila, Philippines on September 9, 1935. He had a strong interest in cars and enjoyed spending his time with...

Harold Peter Rajcevic 88 of Stewartsville formerly of Colonia passed away peacefully Friday November 12 surrounded by his loving family. Harold was born in Santiago, Chile resided in Colonia moving to Stewartsville. He was a Chemical Engineer at US Metals in Carteret for 33 years. Harold was co-founder of the Colonia Youth Soccer Association. Harold was predeceased by his parents Peter and Celia Rajcevic. Surviving are his wife of 61 years Patricia Rajcevic, his son Peter Rajcevic and his...