Obituaries
William J. Amaczi

Mr. Amaczi, 61, of Sayreville, formerly of the Fords section of Woodbridge, died May 18 in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. He was employed for 44 years as a produce clerk with Acme Markets, Milltown. A Democratic committeeman, he was a member of the Sayreville Board of Health, Planning Board, Environmental Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment. Surviving are his wife, Mary Lou Matyi Amaczi; a niece, Cindy Maimone of South River; and a nephew, Louis Amaczi of Edison. Services were held at Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery, Perth Amboy.

Ralph W. Oertel

Mr. Oertel, 88, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died May 11 in The Castle, Monroe. Prior to his retirement in 1977, he was a maintenance supervisor with National Lead Industries, Sayreville, where he worked for 42 years. His wife, Ferol White Oertel, died in 2002. Surviving is a sister, Marion Morgans of Old Bridge. Services were held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, East Brunswick. Interment was in Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent section of Manalapan. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Presbyterian Church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

Apolonia Sulikowski

Mrs. Sulikowski, 76, of Sayreville died May 12 at home. Prior to her retirement 18 years ago, she was a seamstress with Louis Brodsky and Sons Clothing, South River, where she worked for 32 years. A daughter, Theresa Minka, died in 1993, and a son, Zdislow Sulikowski, died in 1996. Surviving are her husband, Zygmunt Sulikowski; a son, Mitchell Sulikowski of Sayreville; and a sister, Maria Bedunska of Poland. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville. Interment was in the church cemetery.Gregory Artishenko

Mr. Artishenko, 76, of South River, formerly of East Brunswick, died May 10 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was the co-owner of Schacks Tavern, South River, for 25 years. Before that, he worked for 20 years at Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville. Surviving are his wife, Sonia Kaminkov Artishenko; three daughters, Vera Biernacki, Nadya Cupryk and Larysa Ligas, all of South River; and two grandchildren. Services were held at St. Euphrosynia Belarussian Orthodox Church, South River. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Sergiusz Mozeiko

Mr. Mozeiko, 84, of East Brunswick, formerly of Sayreville and South River, died May 2 at home. A professional tailor, he owned and operated Mozeiko Tailoring, South River and East Brunswick, for 42 years prior to his retirement seven years ago. Surviving are his wife, Winifred Bennett Mozeiko; a son, Jeffery of South River; and two granddaughters. Arrangements were under the direction of Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville.

Pauline Szepietowski Parks

Mrs. Parks, 83, of Inverness, Fla., for­merly of South River, died May 21 at home. Prior to her retirement in 1982, she was a film inspector for 25 years with E.I. DuPont Photo Products, Parlin section of Sayreville. Surviving are her husband, James A. Parks Jr.; a brother, Thomas Szepietowski of South River; a sister, Ann Lapa of Parlin; a nephew, John Lapa Jr. of Parlin; a niece, Christine Gadowski of Sayreville; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Visitation is set for 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on May 27 at Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville. A Mass is planned for 9 a.m. on May 28 at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.Edward A. Callahan

Mr. Callahan, 68, of Sayreville died May 24 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Margaret "Peggy" Jacobsen Callahan; three daughters, Linda Shor of Westfield, Diane Fanok of Jackson and Donna Rutkoski of Sayreville; two brothers, Robert Callahan of Staten Island, N.Y., and James Callahan of Greenwood Lakes, N.Y.; four sisters, Joan DiPaolo of Staten Island, and Eileen Schaeffer, Nancy George and Cathy Mackey, all of Suffern, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 11 a.m. on May 27 at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Entombment will fol­low in St. Mary’s Mausoleum, South Amboy. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sayreville Association of Brain Injured Children, 251 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville, NJ 08872.

Jeffrey S. Jedrusiak

Mr. Jedrusiak, 41, of Sayreville died May 17 in Capital Health Systems, Trenton. He was employed for 15 years as a mail handler with the U.S. Postal Service, Edison. Surviving are his parents, Frank and Eileen Jedrusiak of Sayreville; two children, Jesse and Scott Jedrusiak, both of Sayreville; a brother, Kyle Jedrusiak of Sayreville; two nephews; and his former wife, Anna Opiola Jedrusiak of Sayreville. Services were held at Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville. Interment was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 436 Mulberry St., Trenton, NJ 08638.

Gustav Kemnetz

Mr. Kemnetz, 95, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge died May 20 in Victoria Health Care, Matawan. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a custo­dian at Madison Park School, Old Bridge. His wife, Vera Egum Kemnetz, died in 1998, and a grandson, Thomas Andriola, died in 1992. Surviving are a daughter, Lovena Diane Andriola of Matawan; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchil­dren. Services were held at Day Funeral Home, Keyport. Entombment was in Forest Green Park Mausoleum, Marlboro.

W. Richard Mosulak

Mr. Mosulak, 76, of Old Bridge died May 22 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He retired in 1986 from the Ford Motor Co., Edison, where he worked for more than 30 years. He later was employed by South Brunswick Security Co., retiring in 2002 after 15 years of ser­vice. Surviving are his wife, Ellen Toth Mosulak; two daughters, Maria Brown of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., and Ellen Rusnak of South Amboy; a son, Theodore R. Mosulak of Old Bridge; and a brother-in-law, Alex Toth of Winter Garden, Fla. Services were held at Eckman Funeral Home, Spotswood. Cremation was private.Joan A. Manning Ryan

Mrs. Ryan, 76, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died May 18 at her son’s home in South Amboy. She was a Democratic committeewoman in Sayreville for many years. Her husband, Denis J. Ryan, died in 1996, and a son, Gary Ryan, died in 1998. Surviving are four sons, Denis Ryan of Rumson, Kevin Ryan of Chula Vista, Calif., Terrence Ryan of South Amboy and Patrick Ryan of Key West, Fla.; three daughters, Maureen Buchanan of Escondido, Calif., Joanne Derks of Matoon, Wis., and Sheila Martin of Hamilton; 19 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Cremation was private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice, c/o Roosevelt Hospital, Edison.

Raymond Styles III

Mr. Styles, 64, of Sayreville died May 17 at home. He was a supervisor with KAR Products, Cranbury, for several years. He was predeceased by a son, Raymond Styles IV, and by his father, Raymond Styles Jr. Surviving are a son, Christopher Styles of East Brunswick; his mother, Rose Ann Styles of Sayreville; a sister, Brenda Treat of Sayreville; two nieces; two grandchil­dren; and his former wife, Carol Dahlquist of East Brunswick. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 100, Dept. 300, Memphis, TN 38148-0552.

Frances M. Stratker VonTish

Mrs. VonTish, 77, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died May 21 in Farmington Hills Hospice, Farmington, Mich. Prior to her retirement in 1991, she was a clerical worker at Essex Chemical Co., Sayreville, where she worked for 18 years. Her hus­band, Theodore VonTish, died in 1997. Surviving are two sons, Eric A. VonTish of Norwich, Conn., and Theodore M. VonTish of Parlin; three daughters, Mary T. Goodwin of Alexandria, Va., Diane C. Schulhoff of Novi, Mich., and Lisa M. VonTish of Leesburg, Va.; a brother, Henry Stratker of Nebraska City, Neb.; a sister, Margaret Sis of Millard, Neb., and seven grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 9:45 a.m. on May 27 at St. Bernadette’s Church, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Interment will follow in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown section of North Hanover. Memorial con­tributions may be made to Farmington Hills Hospice Home, 25911 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48338-9839.

Richard "Dick" Bowidowicz

Mr. Bowidowicz, 78, of Jersey City died May 20 at his daughter’s home in the Colonia section of Woodbridge. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Mahoney Bowidowicz. Surviving are two daughters, Kathleen Dolgae of Colonia and Veronica Juchniewicz of Brick; two sons, Thomas Bowidowicz of Wilmette, Ill., and James "Bo" Bowidowicz of the Morgan section of Sayreville; and nine grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Bernadette’s Church, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Cremation was private.