Obituaries

JOSEPH CANNICI, 87, of East Brunswick died Aug. 20 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and was the recipient of the Purple Heart and a Distinguished Unit Badge with two Oak Leaf Clusters. He was a communicant of St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church, East Brunswick. He was predeceased by five brothers, and two sisters. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Fanny Capitumino Cannici of East Brunswick; three daughters and sons-in-law, Elise and Ted Grosch of Marlboro, Kathy and Matthew Brown of East Brunswick, and Anita and Joseph Sciarrotta of Davie, Fla.; his sister, Minnie DeLuca of Sunrise, Fla.; and four grandchildren. Visitation will be Aug. 22 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Brunswick Memorial Funeral Home, East Brunswick. A funeral service will be held Aug. 23 at 8:15 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. at St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church, East Brunswick. Interment will be at Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial donations may be made to The American Heart Association, 2550 Route 1, North Brunswick 08902-4301.

JAMES THEODORE WALKER, 82, of East Brunswick died Aug. 19 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Mr. Walker served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, East Brunswick. His first wife, Margaret K. Walker, died in 1985. Mr. Walker is survived by his wife, Helen Pikul Walker; a son and daughter-in-law, James Scott Walker and Adrianne Spota of Marlboro; a daughter and son-in-law, Robin Susan and Ronald Taylor of Dallas; four stepchildren; and four grandchildren. Visitation will be Aug. 21 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Brunswick Memorial Funeral Home, East Brunswick. A memorial service will be held Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, East Brunswick. Burial will be at Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial donations may be made to Trinity Presbyterian Church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick 08816.

ELLEN WINANT APPLEGATE, 86, of Sayreville died Aug. 17 at Manor Care Health Center, Urbana, Ill. She was a member of Sayreville First Presbyterian Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Melvin Applegate, in 1992. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Harold and Carol Ap­plegate of Milltown, and Vernon E. and Judie Ap­plegate of Hampton, Va.; her daughter, Dianne Applegate of Savoy, Ill.; her brother, Harvey Winant of East Brunswick; her sister, Marie Grodzki of South Carolina; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. at Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville. Entombment will follow at Franklin Memorial Park Mausoleum, Franklin. Memorial donations may be made to the South Amboy Elks Lodge No. 2555, 601 Washington Ave., South Amboy, 08879.

MARGIE J. RHODES De LEO, 77, of Monroe died Aug. 18 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Mrs. De Leo was a communicant of Nativity of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, Monroe. She was a member and past president of Our Lady of Victories Council No. 2061 Columbiettes, the Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was predeceased by a brother, Douglas Rhodes. Mrs. De Leo is survived by her husband of 52 years, Ernest M. De Leo; a daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Ken Olivier of Toms River; three sons and daughters-in-law, Peter and Theresa De Leo of Brick, Michael and Dee De Leo of Keansburg, and Stephen and Patricia De Leo of South Amboy; a sister, Joyce Riddick of Aiken, S.C.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Aug. 21 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin. A funeral service will be held Aug. 22 at 8:30 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at Nativity of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, Monroe. Burial will be at New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin.

EDITH DART QUINN, 74, of Spotswood died Aug. 17 at home. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Victories Roman Catholic Church, Sayre­ville. She was predeceased by her husband, James Quinn, in 1996. Surviving are two sons and one daughter-in-law, James and Mary Quinn Jr. of Sayreville, and Robert Quinn of Spotswood; and two grand­daughters. A funeral service will be held Aug. 21 at 9 a.m. at Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Victories Roman Catholic Church, Sayreville. Burial will be at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.

JANET RHEA DuBOIS GRANT, 83, of East Brunswick died Aug. 12 at home. She was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Mill­town. Her husband of 60 years, Orland Grant, predeceased her. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Stacey and Keith Harmis of Metuchen; and one grandson. En­tomb­ment was at Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick.

EUGENE WIEDERKEHR, 63, of North Car­olina and formerly East Brunswick, died Aug. 13 at Belhaven Hospital, Englehart, N.C. Surviving are three sons, Craig Wiederkehr and Eugene Wiederkehr, both of North Carolina, and Darryl Wiederkehr of Texas; and a sister, Nancy Wiederkehr of Ohio. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Burial was at St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.

JOHN W. "BILL" WORTH SR., 76 of Mill­town died Aug. 15 at JFK Medical Center, Edi­son. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was also a Merchant Marine. Surviv­ing are his wife of 56 years, Lillian "Bunny" Billings Wroth of Milltown; three daughters, Sharon Presley of Dallas, Valerie Noe of Greenwood, Ariz., and Pa­tricia Barlok of Port Murray; a son, John Worth Jr. of Milltown; a brother, Edward Worth of Stu­art, Fla.; and five grandchildren. Interment was at St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Brunswick. Memorial donations may be made to Milltown Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 308, Milltown 08850.

KATHRYN M. DROGAN GUNIA of East Brunswick died Aug. 16 at home. She was a member of St. Mary of Ostrabrama Roman Catholic Church, South River. She was prede­ceased by her husband, Charles Gunia in 1980; two brothers, Frank and John Drogan; and three sisters, Irene Palumbo, Nellie Baranowski and Anna Muraszko. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. A funeral liturgy was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Roman Catholic Church, South River. Burial was at St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sayreville.

GEORGE MASS, 83, of Monroe died Aug. 18 at University Medical Center at Princeton. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Evelyn Tra­chtman Mass of Monroe; a son, Allen Mass of Bedminster; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Alan Levitt of Skillman; a sister, Sara Redleaf of Long Island, N.Y.; and four grand­children. Interment was at Mount Ararat Ceme­tery, Farmingdale, N.Y. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 846 Main St., Fords 08863.

AUDOLIA "AIDA" KOSABUTSKI, 88, of South River died Aug. 11 at the Barbara E. Cheung Hospice, Edison. She was prede­ceased by her husband, Maisei Kosabutski. Surviving are her children, Adam Kosabutski and Wassail Kosabutski, both of South River; Ewgenia Gallagher of East Brunswick; Anna Holman of North Carolina; Nina McNamee of Spring Valley; Maria Cardone of Point Pleas­ant; and John Kosabutski of Fair Lawn; 18 children and nine great-grandchildren. Ser­vices were held at Saints Peter and Paul Rus­sian Orthodox Church, South River. Burial was in Saints Peter and Paul Church Cemetery, South River.

WILLIAM R. TAYLOR JR., 72, of Florida, formerly of East Brunswick and Old Bridge, died Aug. 11 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Giangrasso Taylor; a son, William Taylor of Cream Ridge; two daughters, Janice Taylor of North Brunswick and Jayne O’Connell of Safety Harbor, Fla.; and six grandchildren. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 100, Dept. 300, Memphis, TN 38148-0552.

PATRICIA SCHWIND HORN, 73, of East Brunswick died Aug. 8 in Cranbury Care Center, Monroe. Surviving are her husband, Ernest H. Horn; three sons, Christopher Horn of the Bronx, N.Y., William Horn of Garnerville, N.Y., and Charles Horn of the Skillman sec­tion of Montgomery; three daughters, Patricia Fitzgerald of Old Bridge, Donna Horn of Lake Hopatcong and Suzanne Horn of East Brunswick; four sisters, Doris Arnau, Emily Bradley, Elizabeth Arnau and Eileen Heinrich; and 12 grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park Mausoleum, South Brunswick.

THERESA A. NOWAK ROMER, 49, of Jackson, formerly of South Amboy and Old Bridge, died Aug. 9 in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was em­ployed as a security guard for Securitas, Monroe, for the past eight years. Her hus­band, Kenneth C. Romer, died in 1986. Surviving are two daughters, Michelle Romer of the Avenel section of Woodbridge and Kristine Romer of Jackson; her parents, John F. Sr. and Marion Lesnick Nowak of South Amboy; and her mother-in-law, Francine Romer of Spotswood. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sayreville.