The Courier-News from Bridgewater, New Jersey • Page 13

NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2007 B-3 OBITUARIES Doris Helen Reilly, mother and grandmother PISCATAWAY Doris Helen Reilly, 79, of Piscataway, died Monday (Dec. 24, 2007) at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield. She was born in Plainfield and has lived in Baltimore before moving to Piscataway 60 years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, John, in 1995. Doris worked as a clerk for Hudson United Bank in Dunellen for three years and then she was a short-order cook for Brookside Bowling Lanes in Piscataway for nine years.

Many years ago she graduated from Drake Business School in Plainfield. She was a member of the First Ladies League in Green Brook for 17 years and she was also a former member of Our Lady of Fatima Church in Piscataway. Surviving are two daughters, Doreen Dunbar and her husband, Richard, of Piscataway and Doris Ann DiMatteo and her husband, John, also of Piscataway; and a grandson, Brian Dunbar. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Sheenan Funeral Home, 233 Dunellen Dunellen, followed by an 11 a.m.

funeral service in the funeral home. Entombment will be in Woodbridge Memorial Gardens, Woodbridge. Donations in Doris' name would be appreciated to the Arthritis Foundation. Rosalie J. Karkoska, beloved wife and mother HIGH BRIDGE Rosalie, J.

Karkoska, 50, died Wednesday (Dec. 26, 2007) at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township. Born on June 2, 1957 in Piscataway, she was the daughter of the late Robert Becker and Stella Brzuzy Becker. She was a legal secretary for several businesses and more recently she was employed by WalMart in Clinton in retail sales. She resided in High Bridge since 1984.

Mrs. Karkoska was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Califon. Surviving are her husband of 31 years, John Karkoska of High Bridge; son, Michael J. Karkoska of High Bridge; daughter, Jennifer R.

Karkoska of Washington; mother- Angela Karkoska of Clinton; two sisters, Mariann Ambrosino and Marilyn Zeleny; and two brothers, Robert and William Becker. A funeral Mass will be offered 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Route 513, Califon, (908) 832- 2513. Interment will follow at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Clinton Township.

Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Martin Funeral Home, 1761 Route 31, Clinton. For online condolences or for more information, visit www.martinfh.com. Hillside Cemetery Scotch Plains 908.756.1729 www.hillsidecemetery.com It is far easier for your family if you plan ahead Express sympathy with flowers.

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Scalera Dr. Robert V. Scalera Jr. 567 Park Ave Ste 201 Scotch Plains 908-322-7800 Special tributes purchased by family and friends To place an obituary: Fax (908) 722-1126 Monday to Friday 9 am to 7 pm Saturday 1 to 5 pm Sunday 3 to 7 pm You also may call (908) 707-3177 during those hours For Billing Inquiries please call (908) 707-3047 9.5 place an in memoriam or card of thanks: Call (908) 707-3047 or Fax 908-707-3205 be received 3 days prior to publication) Marie C. Meier, loving mother SOMERVILLE Marie C.

Meier, 88, died peacefully Saturday (Dec. 22, 2007) at her son's home in Belle Mead. Marie was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and was a lifelong resident of Somerville. She was employed as a pharmacy technician for Perl's Pharmacy in Somerville for over 25 years retiring in 1992.

She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Raritan. Marie was an avid reader and was a devoted mother, grandmother and will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter Meier, who died in 1997. Surviving are two sons, Dr.

Peter Meier and his wife, Becky and Kenneth Meier, and his wife, Donna; a brother, Joe Krol; two sisters, Kitty Schettini and Helen Krol; and six grandchildren, Stephanie, Kelly, Natalie, Steven, Kevin and John. Prayers will be said 9 a.m. Saturday at the Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home, 111 N. Gaston Somerville, (908) 725- 3111, followed by a 10 a.m.

Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church in Skillman. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Hillsborough. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday at the funeral home. To send condolences to the family, visit www. www.brucecvanarsdalefuneral home.com. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, 669 Littleton Parsippany, NJ 07054. Ruth Semer, 104, SOMERSET Ruth Semer, 104, died Tuesday (Dec.

25, 2007). A lifelong resident of Plainfield, she worked at Tepper's Department Store and was also a secretary for a local law firm. She is predeceased by her husband, Julius, and survived by nephews and nieces. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. today in Hebrew Cemetery of Samptown South Plainfield.

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23, 2007) at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 4, 1924, the only child of the late Clarence and Marie Brown Ten Eyck. He had resided in Staten Island, N.Y., before moving to Bridgewater in 1976. Mr. Ten Eyck graduated from the University of Rhode Island receiving a bachelor of science degree.

Mr. Ten Eyck was the general manager of New York brokerage operations employed by Paul Revere Life Insurance Company in New York City beginning in 1961 after having worked for Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ten Eyck was known as a disciplinarian who emphasized goal-setting, hard work and visiting clients on a daily basis. He personally trained 25 percent of all Paul Revere General Managers in the Brokerage division throughout the country prior to retiring in 1985.

Mr. Ten Eyck was a member of the National and New York Life Insurance Underwriters and the New York Association of Life Supervisors. He was a member and pastpresident of SWIM, Inc. in Bridgewater; a founder of Bagel Boys and Girls in Somerville formed from volunteers of SWIM, Inc. who met socially; and a member of the Pluckemin Presbyterian Church.

He was predeceased by a son, Stephen Ten Eyck, who died in April 2004. Mr. Ten Eyck is survived by his wife of 38 years, Lucy T. Ten Eyck; a daughter, Priscilla Wynkoop and husband, Bob of Beach Haven; a son, Peter Ten Eyck and his wife, Alicia, of Houston; two stepsons, Steven Stelling his wife, Patty, of Lebanon and Theodore Stelling and his wife, Angel, of Staten Island, N.Y.; eight grandchildren, Robert Christopher and Brian Wynkoop, Peter, Katherine and Christian Ten Eyck, Heather Horton and Angelica and four great Samuel grandchildren, Henry, Wynkoop and Ethan Horton. Service will be 11 a.m.

Saturday at Pluckemin Presbyterian Church, Routes 202-206, Pluckemin. Interment will follow at Pluckemin Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Layton Funeral Home, 475 Main Bedminster.

Memorial contributions may be made to Swim, Inc. 120 Finderne Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Dorothy C. Falatovich, loving mother, grandmother MANVILLE Dorothy C. (Baradziej) Falatovich, 79, passed away Monday (Dec.

24, 2007). Funeral services will begin 8:15 a.m. Friday at Fucillo Warren Funeral Home, 205 S. Main Manville, followed by a 9 a.m. funeral liturgy at St.

Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, Hillsborough. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 7:45 a.m. until the service time Friday. A parastas service will 1 be held 7:15 p.m.

today. Twentieth Anniversary In Loving Memory of Alfonso De Santis, Jr. December 26, 1987 Dear Al You could not give us comfort in these past 20 bleak years; So when our hearts are weeping, you caught us to the shelter of your arms, and taught us how to wipe away our tears. All Our Love, Your Daughters Elisamarie Leanora Wife JoAnn FIRST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of ETHEL "Goo" GLENN December 27, 2006 On that Wednesday when we called your name and we heard no answer, we realized that you had passed, and lost your life to cancer. From 1922 til December 2006, you lived a full and happy life, but now you're sadly missed It's so hard to give up and yet somehow we know, that you are in a happier place away from grief and woe.

Our hearts still ache with sadness, our eyes shed many a tear. God only knows how we'll miss you at the end of every year. Gayle, Skippy, Wanda and Family William R. Lowry, Dec. 12, 1912 Dec.

25, 2007 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. William R. Lowry, 95, of State College, formerly of New Jersey and Huntingdon, died Tuesday (Dec. 25, 2007) at the Fairways at Brookline Village at State College, Pa. He was born Dec.

12, 1912 in Weston, Ontario, Canada, a son of the late Robert and Marie Catherine Blaney Lowry. On June 28, 1933 in New York City, he married Dorothy F. Berin, who preceded him in death on Sept. 14, 1999. Mr.

Lowry was the last member of his immediate family in his generation. He is survived by a daughter, Colleen Judith Andiorio of Harrisburg, Pa. William graduated from Plainfield High School. He served in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps during World War II, earning the rank of staff sergeant.

He worked for ITT World Communications in New York City for 43 years, retiring in 1971. Following his retirement, he worked for Penfield Gas Company for 18 years, retiring in 1989. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1754 in Huntingdon. He was an avid model railroad enthusiast. Friends will be received from 1 to 2 p.m.

Friday a at Mark D. Heintzleman Funeral and Cremation Service, 1034 Benner Pike, State College, Pa. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home. Entombment will be at Centre County Memorial Park, 1032 Benner Pike, State College, Pa.

A guest book can be signed or condolences sent to the family at www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Brookline Home Care and Hospice, 3901 S. Atherton State College, PA 16801. Mary Sutton Connolly, beloved mother and grandmother nolly, 74, of Middlesex, died Monday (Dec. 24, 2007) at Somerset Medical Center in Somerset.

She was born and raised in Plainfield and had lived most ofher life in the Piscataway area. Mary lived in Middlesex for nine years. She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Virgin Church in Middlesex. Mary was an active member of the Brownies and Girl Scouts, the PTA of the Piscataway school system and the Atlantic Tea Company in Newark where she worked on a a comptometre. Mary also enjoyed baking and sewing.

She is survived by three daughters, Veronica Semiraro and her husband, Paul, of North Carolina, Catherine Parascandola and her husband, James, of Bridgewater and MaryPat Sutton of South Bound Brook. Also surviving are a sister, Patricia Bates of Georgia; a brother, John P. Connolly Jr. of Pennsylvania; and three grandchildren, Nicole Semiraro, Anthony and William Parascandola. A funeral Mass will be offered 9:30 a.m.

Saturday at Our Lady of Mount Virgin Church in Middlesex. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway. Viewing hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Sheenan Funeral Home, 233 Dunellen Dunellen. For more information, visit www.sheenanfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Women Aware P.O. Box 312, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. MIDDLESEX Mary Sutton Con- Ethel G. McCobb, loving mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and great-greatgrandmother RARITAN Ethel George G. McCobb, 93, died Tuesday (Dec.

25, 2007) at Raritan Health and Extended Care Center, Raritan. Born in Brewer, Maine, she formerly resided in Wayne and then Whiting before moving to Raritan 11 years ago. She was a homemaker. Ethel was an avid reader and enjoyed reciting poetry, dancing and singing old favorite songs. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Lily Mae Whelden George; her husband of 41 years, Edgar, in 1972; and son, Edgar, in 1994.

Surviving are her beloved son, Clair and wife, Lucille, of Raritan; her loving daughter, Cynthia Schnepel, of Tampa, eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at Branchburg Funeral Home, 910 Route 202 Branchburg, (908) 526-7638. There will be no visiting hours. For more information or to send condolences, visit www.branchburgfuneralhome.com.

MORE OBITUARIES, PAGE B-4 Berdina E. Ujobagy, lifelong resident BERNARDSVILLE Berdina E. Ujobagy, 80, died Sunday (Dec. 23,2007) in Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, after a brief illness. She was born in Morristown and was a lifelong resident of Bernardsville.

She was a school crossing guard for the Borough of Bernardsville for 15 years, retiring in 1997. She loved to knit and take care of her dog, "Buddy," and was a member of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bernardsville, and a member of the Ladies Auxillary of the Bernardsville Fire Co. Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister; she is survived by her husband, Stephen; two daughters, Patricia Miller of Bernardsville, and Margaret and her husband, James Biel of Bridgewater; sister to Elmer Hendershot of Parsippany, Vincent Hendershot of Nazerth, Kenneth Hendershot of Bernardsville, Dolores Newman of New Hampshire, Lorraine Ort of Maine, Wanda Ackerly of Somerville, Priscilla O'Neill of Flordia and Elaine Hendershot of Warren; grandmother of Paula and her husband, Stephen Beisser of South River, Robert J. Miller of Las Vegas, Nev; and great-grandmother of Rachel and Mary Beisser of South River. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m.

Saturday at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Seney Drive, Bernardsville. Interment will be in Somerset Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, Basking Ridge. Relatives and friends may visit from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Gallaway Crane Funeral Home, 101 S.

Finley Basking Ridge. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider contributions in her memory to the Bernardsville Fire Company, P.O. Box 745, Bernardsville, NJ 07924. Martha A. Kopetz, loving mother SOMERVILLE Martha A.

Kopetz, 87, died Saturday (Dec. 22, 2007) at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. Martha was born in Hazelton, Pa. and resided in Somerville for over 56 years. She was a homemaker and a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.

Martha enjoyed Ladies Auxiliary. Martha enjoyed cooking and was a devoted mother and grandmother, and will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She was predeceased by her husband, Michael Kopetz, who died in 1980; and a son, Michael who died in 1972. Surviving are her daughters, Marie M. Vladyka and her husband, John and Carol Van Orden and her husband, Thomas; and two grandchildren, Sandra Vladyka and Cynthia Wolchesky; and greatgranddaughter, Ava Christine.

Prayers will be said 10 a.m. Friday at Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home, 111 N. Gaston Somerville, (908) 725-3111, followed by an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Immaculate Conception Church, 35 Mountain Somerville.

Interment will follow at Somerset Hills Memorial Park in Basking Ridge. Visitation will be 7 to9 p.m. today at the funeral home. To send condolences to the family, visit www.brucecvanarsdalefuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions can be made to St.

Jude Children's Research Hospital, Box 100, Memphis TN 38148. Bernyce J. Williams, 50-plus years in North Plainfield HOOVER, Ala. Bernyce J. Williams, 96, entered eternal life on Sunday (Dec.

23, 2007) in Birmingham, Ala. She was born on Aug. 5, 1911 in North Chicago, Ill. She resided for more than 50 years in North Plainfield where she was a communicant of St. Luke's Catholic Church.

She recently resided in Hoover, and Flemington. She was predeceased by her husband, Stanley E. Williams, and her grandson, Frederick Heffler, Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Alice Merk of Flemington and Nancy Heffler and her husband, Frederick, of Hoover, Ala. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Thomas Meade of Indiana, Alison Lesko and her husband, Timothy, of Jamesburg, James Meade of Sussex, Nancylee Barefield of Alabama, and Stephanie Merk of Lawrenceville; and six greatgrandchildren.

A memorial Mass will be held 9:30 a.m. Jan. 12 at St. Luke's Catholic Church in North Plainfield. Interment will be at Resurrection Cemetery following the Mass..