Obituaries

Mr. Bonamici, 72, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died Sept. 16 at home. An accountant since 1957, he founded the Bonamici Co., P.A., Spotswood, in 1967. The firm, of which he was president, is now known as Bonamici, Colletti, CPAs. From 1955-1963 he taught at Jamesburg High School, where he was also department chairman. He was past board secretary, Jamesburg Board of Education, and past board secretary of the Helmetta Board of Education. A director and past president of the East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce, he served as treasurer of the chamber’s charitable foundation and was past president of the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce. He was on the board of directors for Raritan Valley YMCA, East Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Gloria Smith Bonamici; three children, Kendall Anne Spencer and Kirk Bonamici, both of Monroe, and Kimball Bonamici Williams of Austin, Texas; a sister, Ruth Rolseth of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; and six grandchildren. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation, P.O. Box 56, East Brunswick, NJ 08816; Haven Hospice, 65 James St., Edison, NJ 08818; or the Raritan Valley YMCA Building Fund, 206 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

Harriet Theresa Gryczan Lutz

Mrs. Lutz, 87, of Yardley, Pa., formerly of Spotswood, died Sept. 17 in D’Youville Manor, Yardley. Her husband, Joseph F. Lutz, died in 1988, and a son, Joseph C. Lutz, died in 2002. Surviving are a son, Richard Lutz of Yardley; a daughter, Kathleen McCarthy of Basking Ridge; a daughter-in-law, Marie Lutz of Exeter, N.H.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Memorial contributions may be made to D’Youville Manor, 1750 Quarry Road, Yardley, PA 19067.

Linda Nowikow Langone

Mrs. Langone, 48, of Helmetta died Sept. 19 at home. She was employed by the East Brunswick Department of Public Safety. Prior to that, she worked for the East Brunswick Parks and Recreation. Surviving are her husband, Ralph Langone; a brother, John Nowikow of South River; and two sisters, Brenda Fama Ellis of West Deptford and Debbie Nowikow of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Send memorial contributions to the East Brunswick Policemen’s Benevolent Association, Attn.: Special Olympics, P.O. Box 4, East Brunswick, 08816.

Lillian Doscher Genthe

Mrs. Genthe, 89, of Hillsborough, for­merly of Monroe, died Sept. 17 in Hunterdon Care Center, Flemington. She was the former owner of Genthe Greenhouses, Monroe. Her husband, Henry F. Genthe Sr., died in 1967. Surviving are four sons, George of North Port, Fla., Peter of Trenton, John of Monroe and Henry F. Jr. of Point Pleasant; a daughter, Jean Marie DiGiorgio of Hillsborough; two sis­ters, Myrtle Marchese and Ronnie Urffer, both of Point Pleasant; 17 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment was in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery, Freehold Township. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.

Ann T. Downey King

Mrs. King, 73, of Old Bridge, formerly of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, died Sept. 22 in Old Bridge Manor. She was predeceased by her hus­band, John F. King Sr. Surviving are four sons, John F. and Rob, both of Howell, Pat of Jackson and Paul of Bradley Beach; four daughters, Eileen Avillion of Monmouth Junction, Nancy Novellino of the Toms River section of Dover, Kathy O’Donnell of the Colonia section of Woodbridge and Mary O’Neill of Avon, Conn.; a brother, Peter Downey of Burke, Va.; a sister, Mary Haas of Sun City, Fla.; and 19 grandchil­dren. A Mass is planned for 11 a.m. on Sept. 25 at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Cremation will be private. Memorial con­tributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.

Mary Woznica Rojek

Mrs. Rojek, 90, of the Somerset section of Franklin, formerly of Helmetta and Sayreville, died Sept. 13 in McCarrick Care Center, Somerset. Prior to her retirement many years ago, she was employed for 10 years as a seamstress by Charles Komar and Son Inc., South Amboy. Her husband, Walter S. Rojek, died in 1995. Surviving are a son, Michael Rojek of Somerset; two daughters, Dolores Gonden of Monroe and Maryann Kelson of Hope, Idaho; three sis­ters, Anna Bartlinski of Sayreville, Clara Projowski of Woodbridge and Margaret Woznica of Belleville; a brother, Edward Woznica of South Amboy; seven grandchil­dren; and two great-grandchildren. A ser­vice was held at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in New Calvary Cemetery, Sayreville.

Walter Nedza

Mr. Nedza, 79, of Manalapan died Sept. 19 at home. Surviving are his wife, Wanda; a son, Charles, at home; six daughters, Christine Bradbury of Englishtown, Donna Hermanski of Manalapan, Theresa Fetty of Port Orange, Fla., Lilly Jolly of Ortley Beach, Sophie Vogel of South River and Irene Vitrano of Norfolk, Va.; three brothers, Frank, Fred and Wojteh Nedza, all of Poland; 20 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was offered at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Englishtown. Interment was in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery, Freehold.

The Rev. Kristaps Valters

The Rev. Valters, 72, of East Brunswick died Sept. 17 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Ordained in 1958, he served Lutheran Church of America congregations in North Dakota, New York City, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and Latvian Lutheran churches in Milwaukee, Washington, D.C., and, finally, East Brunswick. He retired in 2000 from the Latvian Lutheran Church of East Brunswick and Lakewood after serv­ing as pastor for nine years. Surviving are his wife, Brigita Utinans Valters; two sons, Vilnis Valters of Milwaukee and Peter Valters of Gaithersburg, Md.; two sisters, Daina Tsurumaki of Fort Washington, Md., and Ruta Shuart of Hackensack; and two grandchildren. A service was held at the Latvian Church, East Brunswick. Interment was in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Latvian Church, 12 Gates Ave., East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

Joseph Picciano

Mr. Picciano, 33, of Jamesburg died Sept. 18 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his parents, Angelo and Carol Picciano of Jamesburg, and a sister and brother-in-law, Christine Picciano-Tomaro and Tony Tomaro, also of Jamesburg. Services were held at Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick. Interment was private.

Harry F. Brosius

Mr. Brosius, 73, of South River died Sept. 20 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Alma Gutowski Brosius; two sons, Christopher Brosius of the Franklin Park section of Franklin and Michael Brosius of South River; and two granddaughters. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Cremation was pri­vate. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church Building Fund, 30 Jackson St., South River, NJ 08882.

Sarah Holand Peltz

Mrs. Peltz, 67, of Monroe died Sept. 18 at home. Surviving are her husband, Eli; a daughter, Ronit Schwartz of Calabasas, Calif.; a son, Abraham Peltz of Marlboro; three brothers, Louis Holand of Las Vegas, Nev., David Holand of Lido Beach, N.Y., and Jacob Holand of Israel; two sisters, Rachel Chmielarz of West Hills, Calif., and Judith Kaplan of Israel; and five grandchildren. Services were held at Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick. Interment was in Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge. Memorial contribu­tions may be made to Cancer Research, 675 Third Ave., New York, NY 10017.

Joan Ann Armetta Leonard

Mrs. Leonard, 57, of East Brunswick, formerly of Milltown, died Sept. 12 in the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia. An East Brunswick crossing guard for the past 15 years, she also served as a volunteer at the East Brunswick Public Library, delivering books to the elderly. Surviving are her hus­band, Donald; two sons, Donald Jr. of Helmetta and Glen of the Brick Town sec­tion of Brick; two daughters, Yvonne of Monroe and Kimberli of East Brunswick; a brother, Jimmy Armetta of Gainesville, Fla.; a sister, Ann Romero of South Brunswick; four half-sisters, Anita, Lana, Rachel and Toni Ann, all of Pennsylvania; and four grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 2550 Route 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902, or to the American Lung Association, 1600 Route 22 East, Union, NJ 07083.

Elizabeth Vlcej

Ms. Vlcej, 84, of South River died Sept. 16 in Southern Ocean County Hospital, Manahawkin. Surviving are a brother, Anthony Vlcej of Sayreville, and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment was in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Hopelawn.