Edison High School Alumni Obituaries

William Wade Craig Bill of Claysville passed away peacefully on November 12 2025 at UPMC Montefiore Hospital after a brief illness. He was born February 4 1943 in Wheeling West Virginia the son of William Edwin Craig and Annabelle Maude Curtis Craig. Bill grew up in Claysville and was a 1962 graduat...

Clayton Edison Chad Weaver 51 of Mason West Virginia passed away on January 14 2026. He was born on October 21 1974. Chad was a quiet soul and a man of few words but his love for his family spoke volumes. He deeply enjoyed spending time with those he loved and was always ready to help anyone who ask...

William Leon Smith was born on February 3 1950 in RiceVirginia. He was the oldest of four children born to the late Vester and Berlean Smith and preceded in death by his sister Lillian Ann Smith. At the age of 11 after following the death of his father his mother moved the family to PhiladelphiaPenn...

June Perry Redick age 89 of Berkeley Springs WV passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 at Winchester Medical Center. Born February 16 1936 in Berkeley Springs WV she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Hattie Virginia Pittsnogle Perry. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church i...

Michael M. Skinny Souslin 76 of Norwalk was called home on Tuesday January 6th 2026. He was born September 28 1949 in Norwalk Ohio and was a 1967 graduate of Edison High School. He enlisted in the army in 1969 for 2 years active duty followed by many years of working construction with Erie Blacktop ...

Elizabeth Dorothy Mikulik nee Perry 96 of Wyckoff passed away peacefully on October 30 2025 at Christian Health Care Center. Born on November 9 1928 in Jersey City Elizabeth graduated from Lincoln High School in 1946 and married her sweetheart Nicholas Mikulik in 1952. In 1961 the pair moved to Wood...

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Clement Minot Sullivan. Clem was married for 51 years to his loving wife Joan and was the devoted father of Meagan and a cherished friend to her partner Paul. Clem was born on April 25 1944 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and moved to Rocka...

John Gary Holbein known as John in Mississippi and Gary in California and remembered as a good man neighbor and friend to many entered into the presence of his dear Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday January 10 2026. He passed peacefully in the comfort of his home surrounded by loved ones. A gathering ...

Tiffany Boo WatkinsWalker was born in Gary Indiana on April 24 1980 to Vicki Dunn and Lonnie Watkins. She was the oldest of her siblings brother Lonnie Dunn and sister Adrieonna Dunn. As a child she excelled academically and athletically having a strong understanding of mathematics and skills on the...

Reginald Allen Simus 46 of Howell New Jersey passed away on January 5 2026. Born on July 7 1979 Reggie was the beloved and only son of Marie Lourdes Simus who loved him deeply and wholeheartedly. A graduate of Brick Memorial High School Reggie had a lifelong passion for sports and was a devoted Phil...

Gloria A. Clark 84 of Portage Indiana reluctantly passed away on Saturday January 10 2026. She was born August 31 1941 in Gary Indiana to the late Edward and Julia Benedict Dawson. Gloria entered the world kicking and screaming and determined from the very beginning to be noticed and heard. The midd...

Thomas J. Sheahan was born on May 3 1943 in Anacortes to Winifred Bruhns and John Thomas Sheahan. Tom was raised in Anacortes moving to the Breckenridge farm on Thomas Road in Edison at the age of 12. He attended Edison Elementary and graduated in the BurlingtonEdison High School class of 1962 later...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Russell Barry Shirley who departed thislife on November 30 2025 at the age of 86. Born on May 5 1939 in Edison New Jersey Russell grewinto a man of sincerity humility and unwavering devotion to his family and community. He was a proudgradua...

Albert J. Pirrocco Jr. of Rahway NJ entered into eternal peace on January 1 2026. He was born in Rahway raised in Edison moving to Rahway in 1991. Albert attended J.P. Stevens High School in Edison NJ. He studied HVAC at Lincoln Technical Institute in Union NJ. Albert had a long career as a service ...

Lois Marian Baranski beloved mother wife sister aunt and friend passed away peacefully on Sunday November 23 2025 at the age of 71. Born in Jersey City to Irene Jakubas and Stephen Baranski she grew up surrounded by family faith and a strong sense of pride in her Polish heritagethough she often joke...

Carole Ann Hoyda 86 of Fords passed away on Friday December 26 2025 at J.F.K. Medical Center in Edison. Born in South Amboy to William and Dorothy Grover on March 20 1939 the family moved to Sayreville where she remained through her high school years. She was a graduate of Sayreville War Memorial Hi...

Jean Baxter of Portsmouth VA formerly of Hopelawn New Jersey passed away on December 26 2025 at Bon Secours Harborview Medical Center in Suffolk VA. She was 94. Born in Perth Amboy NJ Jean lived in Hopelawn NJ for 55 years. Jean graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 1950. She was a parishioner o...

Pamela M. Anderson 73 of Woodbridge after multiple health issues finally rests in peace. Born July 6 1952 she was a graduate of Colonia High School was employed by Fedders Corporation in Edison Prudential Insurance in Iselin and retired from Aetna Insurance in Cranbury. She loved Christmas Hallmark ...

Patricia A. Billig born in Perth Amboy NJ and a longtime resident of Edison NJ passed away peacefully on Saturday January 10 2026 at the age of 85 surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary Bendas Homusiok and was predeceased by her beloved husband Raymond. She i...

Margaret was the youngest of twin daughters born on February 9 1936 in Wise County Virginia to the late Numa Edison Ridge and Amanda Myers Ridge. She was a graduate of Tennessee High School in Bristol and earned her bachelors degree from Vanderbilt University. She continued her education ultimately ...

Nola Jean Spillman1935-2025“Her hands worked hard, her heart loved deeply, and her faith never wavered.”Nola Jean Spillman, age 90, of Ashland, KY, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on November 24, 2025.Jean was born on February 26, 1935, the cherished daughter of the late James Riley and Lau...

William E. Ridenour 93 of Huntingdon Beach CA died November 192025 in Huntingdon Beach. He was born September 231932 in Hunker PA. A son of the late Evans W. and Carrie F. Smith Ridenour. He served in the US Coast Guard for four years. He retired as a teacher at Edison High School in Huntingdon Beac...

Lt. Col. Arthur W. Gillson of Pompton Lakes NJ passed away on Sunday November 27 2022 at the age of 83. He was born in Caledonia OH and raised in Edison OH. He graduated valedictorian of his class from Edison High school in 1957. He went on to attend the Air Force Academy and graduated in 1962 with ...

Kenneth R. Ahles age 83 passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 14 2026 at JFK Hospital in Edison New Jersey. Ken was born on October 26 1942 in Englewood New Jersey to the late Walter and Seline Ahles. He was raised in Weehawken through the sixth grade after which his family relocated to Bergen...

With broken hearts we share that Elizabeth Betty OShea passed away peacefully on December 13 2025 at the age of 90 surrounded by her loving family at home in Holmdel New Jersey. Betty was a woman of unwavering kindness quiet strength and generous spirit. She lived a life grounded in integrity love a...

Eugene Gene Paul Chmielewski the middle child of the late Edward and Ann Chmielewski passed away on December 23 2025. He was 78. Gene was born on November 2 1947 in Bayonne NJ where he attended St Andrews Catholic Grade School and regularly accompanied his father to St. Andrew the Apostle Church. In...

Deacon Gary Francis TankardApril 29, 1939 – October 31, 2025Deacon Gary Francis Tankard, beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, educator, and servant of God, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. A man of profound faith, boundless compassion, and unwavering devotion to others,...

Joyce Nadine Hampton was born in Newton, KS on September 28, 1930, to Gladys and Floyd Hampton. She was the third of four siblings; James, Nettie, and Shot (Sheldon). Floyd was employed by the Santa Fe Railway, so the family was fortunate enough to avoid many of the struggles of the depression. Joyc...

Canaan NH Theodore Lawrence Occhi 91 passed away in the comfort of his home on Saturday December 20 2025. He was born to the late Ementore Theresa Grasso Occhi on new years Eve 1933. He grew up in Berlin CT and graduated from E.C. Goodwin Technical High School where he lettered in baseball. He the...

Joseph Michael Phillips 85 former head of the English departments at Central and Edison High Schools graduate of Philadelphias Girard College and a James Joyce scholar died Thursday April 19 2018 from complications of Lewy Body disease. Born in Philadelphia on January 19 1933 to Maryellen Lynch and ...