Obituaries in Somerville, NJ

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...

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...

Alan B. Granetz, 81, passed away on December 15, 2025, with his family by his side.Alan was born in Somerville, New Jersey, to the late Bertha and Reuben Granetz. He grew up in Raritan and settled in Bridgewater in 1972, where he and his wife, Arlene, built their life together.He graduated from Penn...

Barbara Nancy Kaplan, 67, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025, with her family by her side.Barbara was born on September 18, 1958, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Jack and Cynthia Glincman. At the age of seven, she and her family moved to North Plainfield, NJ, and later settled in Warren, wh...

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...

Felicia Leah Thomas, 54, passed away January 9, 2026. Services will be private. Arrangements by Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home, 111 N. Gaston Ave, Somerville. 

Patricia Sapp, 85, passed away January 5, 2026Patricia was born to Frederick and Mildred Burgess in Washington Township, NJ and formerly of Somerville before moving to Branchburg in 2012. She was a graduate of Somerville High School Class of ’58. Patricia was employed as a Registered Nurse at Somers...

Anita A. Brooks, 100, passed away December 21, 2025.Anita was born in Binghamton, New York and formerly of Hillsborough, New Jersey. She received her BSN from Jersey City State College. Anita was employed as a nurse and educator at St. Barnabas Medical Center for 26 years.She is predeceased by her h...

Richard L. “Dick” VanArsdale, 91, passed away January 3, 2026.Dick was born in Somerville and raised in Peapack Gladstone before moving to Hillsborough 57 years ago. He was a 1951 graduate of Bernards High School. Dick was employed as a splicing technician for NJ Bell Telephone for 41 years, retirin...

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

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 ...