Obituaries

VINCENT A. GRANDE, 70, of East Brunswick died June 2 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was a fire official and commissioner for East Brunswick Township for 25 years prior to his retirement in 1992. Surviving are his wife, Lois Gelinas Grande; two sons, Wayne and William, both of East Brunswick; two daughters, Lynn of East Brunswick and Jill Mazzola, also of East Brunswick; a brother, William of the Brick Town section of Brick; a sister, Ann Hackett of Old Bridge; and five grandchildren. Services were arranged by Brunswick Memorial Funeral Home, East Brunswick, with a Mass at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the East Brunswick Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7171, East Brunswick 08816.

CLIFFORD J. CLAYTON, 61, of Perth Amboy died June 6 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. A daughter, Susan Marie Clayton, died in 1991. Surviving are his wife, Kathleen Ellison Clayton; three sons, George Clayton of Paterson, Daniel Clayton, at home, and U.S. Army Spc. Louis A. Molina, in Germany; three daughters, Yvonne Huff of the Brick Town section of Brick, Rhonda Pianka of Old Bridge and Noel Clayton of Highland Park; a brother, Glen Clayton of Virginia; two sisters, Beverly Beatty of Point Pleasant and Lucille Screen of Maryland; and four grandchildren. Services were arranged by Gundrum Service Home for Funerals, South Amboy, with a Mass at St. Stephen’s Church, Perth Amboy. Interment was in Christ Church Cemetery, South Amboy.

 

HELEN NOONE KOMICK, 85, of South Amboy died June 6 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Michael J., died in 1993, and a daughter, Patricia Noone Dubil, died in 1979. Surviving are a son, John Noone of Edison; a sister, Catherine Noone Zaza of Arlington, Va.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by Gundrum Service Home for Funerals, South Amboy, with a Mass at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy.

MARY RAZZANO MARTIN HANS, 93, of South River died June 3 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her first husband, Oscar Martin, died in 1952, and her second husband, Russell Hans, died in 1978. Surviving are a daughter, Kathryn Paprota, with whom she lived; two sons, Fred Martin of Bradenton, Fla., and Robert Martin of Sayreville; two sisters, Theresa Masiello of Westbury, N.Y., and Kathryn Derent of Sayreville; and eight grandchildren. Services were arranged by Maliszewski Funeral Home, South River, with a Mass at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.

FRANK WIECZORKOWSKI, 67, of Monroe, formerly of Sayreville, died June 2 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Greta Just Wieczorkowski; a brother, Joseph Wieczorkowski of Manalapan; and a sister, Rita O’Toole of South Amboy. Services were arranged by Gundrum Service Home for Funerals, South Amboy, with a Mass at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.

EDWARD M. POPOFF, 72, of Old Bridge died June 4 at home. Surviving are two sons, Michael of Emmaus, Pa., and Edward of Orwigsburg, Pa.; two brothers, Boris Popoff of Bayonne and Carl Popoff of Sellersville, Pa.; a sister, Olga Petuch of North Wales, Pa.; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services were held at Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville. Interment was in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown section of North Hanover.

GERTRUDE MATARANGOLO NYERS, 76, of Old Bridge died June 7 at home. Surviving are her husband, Stephen Nyers; a daughter, Regina Rembert of Monroe; two sons, Stephen Nyers of New Brunswick and Brian Nyers of Old Bridge; two brothers, Rocco Matarangolo of Perth Amboy and Louis Matarangolo of Florida; a sister, Marie Dziedzic of the Parlin section of Sayreville; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville, with a Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Entombment was in Forest Green Park Cemetery, Old Bridge.

CECELIA MIODUSZEWSKI RUSZALA, 88, of South Amboy died June 9 in Northern Manor Geriatric Center, New City, N.Y. Her husband, Martin Ruszala, died in 1982. Surviving are a daughter, Veronica "Ronnie" Mallon of New City; a son, Martin Ruszala of South Amboy; two sisters, Sophie Cieslarczyk of South Amboy and Martha Malowicki of Stafford, Va.; three brothers, Joseph Martin of South Amboy, Allen Mioduszewski of South River and Francis Martin of North Brunswick; and a grandson. Services were arranged by Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin, with a Mass at Sacred Heart Church, South Amboy. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Parlin section of Sayreville.

JOHN M. CORVINO, 82, of South Amboy died June 10 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Quinlan Corvino; a son, John J. Corvino of Brick; a daughter, Debbie Pavlonnis of South Amboy; a sister, Jean Halperin of South Amboy; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services were arranged by Gundrum Service Home for Funerals, South Amboy, with a Mass planned for June 14 at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Entombment will follow in Holy Rosary Cemetery, Fords section of Woodbridge. Memorial contributions may be made to the South Amboy First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 328, South Amboy 08879.