Somerville High School New Jersey Alumni Obituaries

Patricia L Martin, affectionally known as “Pat” or “Patty,” passed away on Monday, December 1st, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones, leaving a void her family cannot fill.Pat was born on December 27, 1950, to the late Maurice and Herman Compton of Branchburg, New Jersey. She was a 1969 graduate of S...

Henry J. "Hank" Figel aged 81 passed into eternal life on Thursday November 13 2025 at his residence surrounded by his beloved family. He was born in Somerville New Jersey and was the son of the late Alex and Agnes ne Lizcziak Figel. Hank was a lifelong resident of Manville New Jersey. Hank graduate...

Grace Gay Louise Hyson 77 of Somerville Massachusetts died on December 26 2025.She was born on March 27 1948 in Orange New Jersey to Jessie Leslie Herrick Hyson and Charles Howe Hyson of Mountain Lakes New Jersey. She graduated from Mountain Lakes High School in 1966. In 1970 she graduated from Tuft...

Wayne was born on July 18 1937 to Malcolm and Olive Neumann in Somerville New Jersey. He was raised in Mount Tabor alongside his two sisters Marilyn and Sharon and graduated from Boonton High School. He went on to attend the New Jersey Newark School of Engineering where he earned his associates degr...

Kevin Robert Deitrich aged 50 passed into eternal life on Tuesday December 2 2025 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville New Jersey. He was born in Somerville and is the son of Jo Ann Deitrich and the late Kenneth Harold Deitrich Kevin was a lifelong resident of Manville New Jersey...

Sister Jean Marie Stabile 100 formerly Sister Jean Francis a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth died on December 23 2025 at Complete Care at St. Vincents Cedar Grove NJ. Sister Jean was born in Somerville New Jersey the daughter of Frank and Helen Brown Stabile. She entered the Sisters of Charity ...

Robbyn Marie Hampton, a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025 leaving behind a legacy of love, faith, and kindness.She was born on April 12, 1959, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Frank and Katie Budd. At an early age, Robbyn moved to New Rochel...

Helen Ann Huber aged 73 passed away peacefully on Tuesday November 4 2025 surrounded by her loving family at home. Helen was born in the South Ozone area of Queens New York to her late parents Joseph and Dolores ne Ganter Huber and grew up in Howard Beach New York. She subsequently lived in Holmdel ...

June Elaine ne Lawson Chalfin aged 83 peacefully passed into eternal life on Sunday January 4 2026 at Bridgeway Rehabilitation and Care Center in Hillsborough New Jersey leaving behind a family who loved her dearly. Born in Somerville New Jersey she was the daughter of the late Thurman and Mary ne G...

Barbara Jean Voorhees was born on November 30th 1928 in Somerville New Jersey to Lester and Helen Schmidt Voorhees. She enrolled in the Iowa State Teachers College where she met and later married Darrel Porter in 1950. Barbara and Darrel had three children William Shasha and Diane. Barbara taught Hi...

Terence Barry 77 passed away on Friday January 9 2026 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville NJ. Born to the late Margaret and Michael J. Barry Terence was raised in Jersey City and graduated from Dickinson High School. Not long after graduating Terence was drafted into the United ...

Lillian Packer age 98 passed away peacefully on January 28 2026 after a long full and active life. Lillian was born in 1927 in the Bronx New York to Gustav and Anna. As a child she moved with her family to the countryside of Clinton New Jersey where she would remain a lifelong resident. She graduate...

Rose Healy - 10/6/46 - 12/23/25Bridgewater, NJRose Healy, 79, of Bridgewater, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at her home. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Rose spent most of her childhood in Brooklyn before moving to Bridgewater in the late 60’s.Rose graduated from Fort Hamilton High ...

Gail Hymowitz, 84, passed away January 19, 2026.Gail was born and raised in Brooklyn to the late Louis and Rose Miller. She moved to New Jersey in 1965 and settled in Union where she raised her family until 2003. Gail then lived in Somerset, NJ before heading to Florida in 2012 to retire in the warm...

Edward J. Russo 69 of Bedminster passed away on Tuesday December 23 2025 at his home with family by his side. He was born in Somerville on December 29 1955 a son of the late James V. and Marguerite Jane Deck Russo. He was a lifelong resident of Bedminster except for a few years spent in Peapack. Ed ...

Elaine P. Smith nee Pritikenwas born in October of 1929 to Marion and Joseph Pritiken in Chicago Illinois. From the age of 4 she took dance eventually focusing on Adagio. She excelled in school and left for Pacific University in Oregon at the age of 17. There she met the love of her life Bernard Smi...

Claire Rita Maliszewski MichalowskiOctober 4, 1935 - December 31, 2025Claire Michalowski passed away peacefully, surrounded by prayers and family, on December 31, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona.Claire was born in 1935 in South River, New Jersey, the third of four children to Matthew and Wand...