Obituaries

Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information.

FELIX E. BAGUCHINSKY SR., 79, of Little Silver died June 20 in Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Surviving are his wife, Anne Baguchinsky; four sons, John Baguchinsky of Marco Island, Fla., Felix Baguchinsky Jr. of Little Silver, Stanley Baguchinsky of the Dayton section of South Brunswick and Joseph Baguchinsky of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick; a brother, Stanley Baguchinsky of Chatham; a sister, Alice Isdanavage of Jamesburg; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at the Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven. Interment was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Toms River section of Dover.

DARLENE CURRIE FRESTA, 37, of East Brunswick died June 22 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Robert Fresta; a son, Robert; a daughter, Amanda; her parents, Lorraine and George Currie of East Brunswick; a sister, Colleen Currie; and a nephew. A Mass was offered at Corpus Christi Church, South River. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.

ASPASIA SAKELLARIOU GEORGILAKIS, 89, of Monroe died June 17 at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Nicholas Georgilakis. Surviving are a son, C. Steven Georgilakis of Bethesda, Md.; a daughter, Donna Mulrain of East Brunswick; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson. A Mass was offered at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Piscataway. Interment was in Fair view Cemetery, Westfield. Memorial contributions may be made to St. George Philophtochos Society, 1101 River Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854.

DOROTHY MOCZARSKI GERLACH, 83, of Spotswood died June 17 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Francis J. Gerlach, died in 1978. Surviving are a daughter, Dorothy Marcino of Monroe; two sisters, Helen Rodzinka of Woodbridge and Susan Roberts of Clark; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Clark. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society of America, 212 Haddon Ave., Haddon Heights, NJ 08035.

SANDRA REISMAN NACHAMKIN, 72, of Manchester, formerly of East Brunswick, died June 22 in Manchester Manor. Surviving are her husband, Gerald; three sons, Michael Nachamkin of Princeton, Irving Nachamkin of Newtown Square, Pa., and Martin Nash of Broomall, Pa.; and six grandchildren. Services were held at Congregation Beth Chaim, West Windsor. Memorial contributions may be made to Presbyterian Medical Center Oncology Department, Attn.: James P. Stevenson, M.D., 39th and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, or to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10021.

KONSTANTINOS T. RIGAS, 56, of East Windsor, formerly of East Brunswick, died June 19 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Maria Tsoufis Rigas; a son, Theodore Rigas of East Windsor; a daughter, Ekaterini Rigas, also of East Windsor; two brothers, Manoli Rigas of Greece and Dimitrios Rigas of Jackson; three sisters, Kaliope Sarrinikolaou of East Brunswick, Helen Michael of South Brunswick and Marigo Matsis of Baltimore. A Mass was offered at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Piscataway. Interment was in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River.

ETHEL FOWDEM RAND, 80, of Monroe died June 17 at home. Prior to her retirement in 1992, she was employed for five years by the Monroe Township Senior Center as program director of recreation for senior communities. Surviving are her husband, Henry Rand; a son, Michael of Columbia, Md.; a daughter, Judith of Larchmont, N.Y.; a brother, Henry Fowdem of Monroe, N.Y.; and four grandchildren. Services were held at Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick. Interment was in Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to New Israel Fund, 1101 14th St. NW, Sixth Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-5639, or to the National Breast Cancer Coalition, 1707 L Street NW, Suite 1060, Washington, D.C. 20036.

MARGARET FLANAGAN SPANO, 85, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died June 20 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Philip Spano; a daughter, Barbara Ann Tay of Monroe; a brother-in-law; three sisters-in-law; several nieces and nephews; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Entombment was in Woodbridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

GRACE CONOVER STREU, 74, of Piscataway died June 18 at home. She was a teacher at Rutgers Preparatory School, Somerset section of Franklin, from 1971 until her retirement in 1992. Surviving are a son, John S. Streu of Old Bridge; two sisters, Alice Conover of Livermore, Calif., and Janet Steelman of Lollsburg, Va.; and a granddaughter. A memorial service was held at the Unitarian Society of New Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Unitarian Society of New Brunswick, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

MARION A. DAVID ZIEGLER, 94, of East Brunswick died June 23 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Karl, died in 1982. Surviving are a daughter, Dorothy L. Scupp of South River; two grandchildren, Craig Scupp of Washington, D.C., and Cheryl Weisberg of Wayside; and two great-grandchildren. Services are planned for 10 a.m. on June 27 at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment will follow in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River.

EVELYN YABLON ZONE, 87, of East Brunswick died June 23 in Willow Creek Nursing Home, Somerset section of Franklin. Her husband, Philip, died in 1985. Surviving are two sons, Sheldon Zone of East Brunswick and Martin Zone of West Sacramento, Calif.; a brother, Irving Yablon of the Bronx, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Services were held at Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick. Interment was in Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus. Memorial contributions may be made to Temple B’Nai Shalom, P.O. Box 957, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, or to the National Parkinson’s Foundation, 501 NW Ninth Ave., Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136.

MARY L. OHALEK GODOWSKI, 91, of Monroe died June 19 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, John E. Godowski, died in 1955. Surviving are four sons, John of Sayreville, Robert of Watertown, Conn., Eugene of Greenfield Township, Pa., and Richard of Hopbottom, Pa.; a sister, Susan Rush of Bayonne, 14 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment was in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin section of Sayreville. Memorial contributions may be made to Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood, NJ 08884.

THOMAS E. SCHLOTTFELD, 57, of the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence, formerly of Sayreville and Monroe, died June 21 in St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Surviving are his wife, Nerissa Lau Schlottfeld; his mother, Catherine Jurkiewicz Schlottfeld of Sayreville; a brother, Jack Schlottfeld of Sayreville; and a nephew. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin section of Sayreville.

EUGENE F. VROOM, 71, of Old Bridge died June 17 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Dolores Renner Vroom; two sons, Eugene F. Vroom Jr. of Cambridge, Mass., and Sean Vroom of Milltown; five daughters, Cheryl Vroom of Plainsboro, Robin Kaczmarsky of Sudbury, Mass., Kristine Cosentino of Park Ridge, Kelley Schwab of Raritan and Patricia Pastor of Edison; a sister, Martha Knight of Vestal, N.Y.; and 15 grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge.

ANTHONY P. ALBANESE, 69, of Old Bridge died June 22 in Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lyons section of Bernards. His wife, Joan C. Swarden Albanese, died in 1998. Surviving are two sons, Anthony D. and Alan P.; three brothers, Mario, Jerry and Joseph; three sisters, Angie, Nannie and Josie; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery, Freehold.

AGNES V. CLINTON, 88, of Hazlet, formerly of Old Bridge, died June 22 in Regency Park Nursing Home, Hazlet. Her husband, James J. Clinton, died in 1989. Surviving are two sons, John Clinton of Freehold and James J. Clinton Jr. of Union Beach; a brother, Joseph Zimmerman of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral liturgy was offered at St. Joseph’s Church, Keyport. Entombment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

AL DIAMOND, 72, of the Covered Bridge adult community in Manalapan died June 17 in Monmouth Medical Hospice Center, Long Branch. A daughter, Cheryl, died in 2001. Surviving are his wife, Gloria Gelber Diamond; two sons, Bruce of Marlboro and Lawrence of the Parlin section of Sayreville; a son-in-law, Warren Diamond of the Locust section of Middletown; and four grandchildren. Interment was in King Solomon Cemetery, Clifton. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury, NJ 07702.