Obituaries

DRUSIANA HEIL, 97, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Dec. 3 in Carriage House Manor, Sayreville. Services were under the direction of Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin, with a Mass planned for Dec. 6 at Sacred Heart Church, South Amboy. Interment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover.

ANNA MAY JOHNSON, 90, of the Parlin seciton of Sayreville died Dec. 1 in Carriage House Manor Care Center, Sayreville. Her husband, Amos G. Johnson, died in 1980. Surviving are two sisters, Catherine Stegway Murphy of Parlin and Gladys Spiers of South Amboy; one niece; five great-nieces and five great-nephews; and five great-great-nieces and 11 great-great-nephews. Services were held at Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin. Interment was in Clover Leaf Memorial Park, Woodbridge.

HELEN LOTKOWICTZ SCHLACHT, 74, of South Amboy died Nov. 29 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are five brothers, William Lotkowictz of Largo, Fla., Sylvester Lotkowictz of the Somerset seciton of Franklin, Edward Lotkowictz of South Plainfield, Raymond Lotkowictz of Poquoson, Va. and Joseph Lotkowictz of South Amboy; a sister, Marion Hammond of Lakeland, Fla.; and six nieces and six nephews. Services were arranged by Gundrum Service Home for Funerals, South Amboy, with a Mass at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sayreville.

ALESANDRO "ALEX" L. BELLAFRONTE, 76, of New Brunswick died Nov. 29 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Allettia Schumacher Bellafronte, died in 1974. Surviving are three sons, Alex of East Brunswick, Ronald of North Brunswick and Louis of Branchburg; two daughters, Diane Kelly of Old Bridge and Charlene Ward of New Brunswick; two brothers, Nicholas of North Brunswick and Joseph of New Brunswick; a sister, Florence Thompson of New Brunswick; and eight grandchildren. Services were arranged by Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick, with a Mass at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Brunswick. Contributions in memory of Allettia and Alesandro Bellafronte may be made to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany St., New Brunswick. 08901.

MARY E. DOMBROWSKI BUSCARINI, 43, of Jackson died Nov. 26 in Graduate Hospital, Tenet Health Systems, Philadelphia. Surviving are her husband, Daniel; a daughter, Kelly Dalton of Farmingdale; her parents, George and Barbara Bross Dombrowski of Old Bridge; three brothers, George J. of Spotswood and John R. and Paul T., both of Old Bridge; two sisters, Patricia Canfield of Neptune City and Victoria J. Dombrowski of the Somerset section of Jackson; two grandchildren; and a nephew and a niece. Services were held at Michael Hegarty Funeral Home, Old Bridge. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Women Breast Cancer Foundation, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas TX 75244.

LAURA A. DOMBROWSKI CZECH, 82, of South River died Nov. 29 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Her husband, Edward, died in 1970. Surviving are a daughter, Lorraine Kapetanakos of Manalapan; four sons, Richard of Hamilton, Edward of Old Bridge, Thomas of Spotswood and Ronald of South River; eight grandchildren; a great-grandson; and many nieces and nephews. Services were arranged by Maliszewski Funeral Home, South River, with a Mass at St. Mary’s Church, South River. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.

STANLEY A. KAPICA, 89, of South Amboy died Nov. 28 at home. Surviving are his wife, Lottie Wnek Kapica; three sons, Stanley Jr. of Greensboro, N.C., John of Rochester, N.Y., and Frank of Monroe; two daughters, Theresa Krauss of Sayreville and Ann Kapica of Valley Springs, Calif.; two sisters, Mary Lajewski of the Forked River seciton of Lacey and Cecelia Papay of Omaha, Neb.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin seciton of Sayreville, with a Mass at Sacred Heart Church, South Amboy. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Parlin. Memorial contributions may be made to the South Amboy First Aid Squad.

EDWARD J. LEWANDOSKI, 89, of Old Bridge died Dec. 3 in Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice, Edison. Surviving are a brother, Stanley Lewandoski of South River, and a sister, Charlotte Matusiak of Sayreville. Services are planned for Dec. 6 at Maliszewski Funeral Home, South River. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.

LORRAINE B. BERRY MEHL, 78, of East Brunswick, formerly of Sayreville, died Nov. 28 at home. Her husband, Edward Mehl, died in 1981. Surviving are a son, John E. Mehl of Sayreville; four daughters, Betty Ann Mehl of East Brunswick, Donna J. Mehl of Allentown, Pa., Jody L. Higgins of Bethlehem, Pa. and Lori A. Mehl of Boca Raton, Fla.; and three grandchildren. Arrangements were under the direction of Kurzawa Funeral Home, Sayreville, with a service at First Presbyterian Church of Sayreville. Memorial contributions may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation, 1034 Salem Road, Union 07083.

RITA M. GARRITY NANN, 86, died Dec. 2 in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Her husband, William N. Nann, died in 1964. Surviving are three daughters, Margaret Bradach of Marlboro, Carol Roberts of Spotswood and Elaine Caputo of Piscataway; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by Gundrum Service Home for Funerals, South Amboy, with a Mass at St. Bernadette’s Church, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Interment was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover.

MARGARET SANDERS BARTOS, 93, of East Brunswick died Nov. 28 in McCarrick Care Center, Somerset seciton of Franklin. Her husband, John J. Bartos, died in 1980. Surviving are a daughter, Dorothy Peterson of East Brunswick; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick, with a Mass at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment was in Our Lady of Hungary Cemetery, Fords seciton of Woodbridge.

ANN MARIE CHANDLEE, 63, of North Brunswick died Nov. 25 in Stewartsville. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Bruce Chandlee of North Brunswick; her son Kevin Chandlee of Stewartsville; three daughters, Kimberly Chandlee and Jeannine MacKinney, both of North Brunswick, and Michelle Seel of East Brunswick; her stepmother, Betty McCarthy of Scranton, Pa.; three brothers, Joseph McCarthy of Dunmore, Pa., Peter McCarthy of Scranton and James McCarthy of Wayne, Pa.; a sister, Mary Joyce McCarthy of Bethesda, Md.; and eight grandchildren. Services were held at Selover Funeral Home, North Brunswick, followed by a Mass at St. Mary of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church, New Brunswick. Entombment was at Franklin Memorial Park Mausoleum, North Brunswick. Memorial donations may be made to the North Brunswick Board of Education, care of the Ann Marie Chandlee Scholarship Fund, 706 Lee Ave., North Brunswick 08902.

S. ESTHER COHEN COGAN, 73, of Monroe died Dec. 2 in Haven Hospice, JFK Medical Center, Edison. Her husband, Abe A., died in 1984. Surviving are a son, Rand A. Cogan of Hollywood, Calif.; two daughters, Marla Ann McArdle of Scotch Plains and Hope A. Cogan Roszko of Edison; two brothers, Manny Cohen and Benjamin Cohen, both of Trumbull, Conn.; a sister, Frances Cohen, also of Trumbull; and three grandchildren. Arrangements were under the direction of Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick, with graveside services at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge.

MARION DIONISIO HERBSTMAN, 85, of Monroe died Dec. 1 at Pinebrook Care Center, Englishtown. Her husband, Rubin Herbstman, died in 1988. Surviving are a son, Ronald Herbstman of Monroe; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick, with a service at Ferncliff Cemetery Chapel, Hartsdale, N.Y. Entombment followed in Ferncliff Cemetery.

BARBARA MURPHY KOZUSKO, 83, of East Brunswick died Dec. 2 in Applegarth Care Center, Monroe. Her husband, William Kozusko, died in 1987. Surviving are two daughters, Linda Kozusko of East Brunswick and Karen Richardson of Clifton Park, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services were arranged by Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick, with a Mass planned for Dec. 6 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Interment will follow in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.

ABRAHAM MORGANSTEIN, 78, of East Brunswick died Nov. 29 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Janice Schulman Morganstein; a daughter, Shelley Gurley, and a son, Steven Morgan, both of Boston; a sister, Marilyn Rauch, and a brother, Archie Morganstein, both of Florida; and two grandchildren. Interment was in New Montefiore Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y.