Obituaries in Union, NJ

Alan Force a devoted husband father grandfather brother and friend passed away peacefully on August 22 2025 at the age of 78 surrounded by his loved ones. Born on April 18 1947 in Orange New Jersey to Lorraine Smith Force and Karl Force Alan grew up in West Orange. A lifelong learner he earned his b...

Dorothy Jane Mackinson Gerdes of Whiting NJ formerly of Union NJ went home to be with the Lord on Monday February 17 2025. She was 91. Dorothy was born on July 1 1933 as the youngest of identical triplet girls. She was preceded in death by her mother Mildred her father David H. Mackinson Sr. two ...

Elizabeth "Betty" Melillo passed away peacefully on Feb 5th 2025 in Watchung N.J. Romantic to the end her passing comes just a few weeks after that of her husband. After graduating St James High School at the top of her class Betty started her career at J. Wiss Sons Co as a secretary where she met ...

Salvatore Sal Gerard Melillo passed away on January 17th 2025 in Watchung NJ a few days after his 93rd birthday. Sal was born January 6th 1932 in Newark NJ to Lena DeLaura and Gerardo Melillo. After graduating Barringer High School in 1950 Sal started his career as a systems engineer where he met hi...

Jean T. Cornell of Union N.J. passed away on Tuesday April 21 2020 at the age of 91. She was born in Irvington N.J. to August and Pauline nee Stock Gerweck on March 23 1929. Jean had lived in Irvington and Newark prior to moving to moving to Union 35 years ago. She was the banquet manager at the Tow...

Nancy A. nee Italiano Masterson of Cranford N.J. passed away peacefully on Monday March 16 2020 at the age of 91. Visitation will be held on Wednesday March 18th from 300 to 700 p.m. at the Ron Mowad Funeral Home Cremation Service located in the Galante Funeral Home 2800 Morris Avenue Union N.J. A ...

Michael C. Vence a lifetime resident of Elizabeth N.J. passed away suddenly on Thursday September 19 2019 at the age of 60. Visitation will be held on Wednesday September 25th from 400 to 800 p.m. at the Ron Mowad Funeral Home Cremation Service located in the Galante Funeral Home 2800 Morris Avenue...

Margaret nee McGhee Oliveri of Union NJ passed away on Thursday February 21 2019 at the age of 81. She was born in Montclair NJ to Elizabeth nee Callaghan Neil McGhee on November 2 1937. Margaret had lived in Elizabeth from 1975 to 2011 before moving to Union 8 years ago. Relatives and friends are ...

Geraldine Anne Allerman nee Golden passed away on October 31 2018 at the age of 84. She is survived by her daughters Lisa ElShall Samy and Jane Rey Rob and her grandchildren Sara Noha and Sherif ElShall. Geri was born in Holyoke Massachusetts. She graduated from Columbia University with a BS in Nurs...

Maria Marx of Maplewood NJ passed away peacefully on Thursday August 14 2025 at the age of 95. She was born in Hungary on September 5 1929 to the late Jovsef Anna nee Vadasz Dancsecs. Maria was the wife of the late John Marx who passed away on October 13 1997. She had settled in the United States o...

Rose M. Furman of Elizabeth NJ passed away on Thursday January 29 2026 at the age of 77. Rose was born on May 28 1948 in the Galicia Region of Spain to the late Rosa nee Meirino the late Faustino Meirino. She was predeceased by her husband Paul K. Furman and her sister Manuela Fernandez. Surviving ...

Linda S. Bausback of Hillside NJ entered into eternal life on Saturday April 19 2025 at the age of 73. She was born in Glen Ridge NJ on June 8 1951 to the late Virginia nee Ryzinski Arthur Boehmer. Linda had lived in Bloomfield and Union prior to moving to Hillside over 45 years ago. She had been e...