Obituaries in Somerville, NJ

Matures Aquino, 66, passed away January 30, 2026. Services will be private. Arrangements by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home, 111 N. Gaston Ave. Somerville. 

Stewart L. Grossmith, 49, passed away January 24, 2026.Stewart was born in Somerville and was a lifelong resident of Whitehouse Station. He was a 1994 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Stewart was employed as a plumber for Stryker Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing in Whitehouse S...

Tina A. Ott, 66, passed away January 12, 2026. Services will be private. Arrangements by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home, Somerville. 

Helen Gilmore, age 103, passed peacefully on January 30, 2026 surrounded by family. Born on June 11, 1922, in Raritan Borough, New Jersey, she was the beloved daughter of John George Petras and Anna Petras. Inspired by her childhood friend, legendary Marine John Basilone, Helen proudly served her co...

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...

Rodion Kostinsky, 73, passed away January 6, 2026.Rodion was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He worked as the Director of information technology for the NY State Development Corporation for over 25 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed skiing, bicycling, gym, reading and d...

Elsie E. Smith, 93, passed away January 10, 2026. Elsie was born and raised in St. Clair, Pennsylvania before moving to Somerville in 1955. She was employed as the director of nursing at the VA Lyons Hospital for over 20 years, retiring in 1997. Elsie was a veteran of the United States Army. In...

William L. “Bill” Thoden, 97, passed away January 6, 2026.William was born in Bayonne and raised in Jersey City before moving to Hillsborough in 1956. Bill was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II. He was employed as a civil engineer for Frank Briscoe Co. Inc. in Sout...

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Kozlowski, 89, passed away January 3, 2026.Betty was born in New York and a lifelong resident of Bridgewater since 1965. After graduating from Bound Brook High School in 1954, she received her Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration at Raritan Valley Communit...

Rose Ann Angelakos, 98, died December 29, 2025.Rose was born in Raritan, NJ on Aug, 23,1921. She was the daughter of Julia Stabile and Thomas Benedetti. She was predeceased by her husband, John Angelakos of 50 years. Also, predeceased by two brothers, John and Andrew Benedetti, and her sister-in-law...

Priscille Marie (Lamoureux) Bergeron, 86, passed away December 23, 2025, at home surrounded by her loving family.Priscille was born and raised in Lowell, MA and lived in Webster, NY before moving to Bridgewater in 1976. She first started her career as a bookkeeper at Father Johns Medicine in Lowell ...

It is with a sad heart that we announce that Maxine Haykin has passed away on December 25th.    Maxine had celebrated her 95th birthday, this past September 24th and she was very proud  telling everyone she was going to be 95.She and her husband, Marshall raised their f...