Obituaries

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MARTIN CHODA-PODOLSKY, 65, of Old Bridge, died Sept. 25 at home. Surviving are a daughter, Maria Snell of Elizabeth; and two grandchildren. Graveside services were held at Forest Green Park Cemetery, Marlboro.

JOHN "JACK" GRAY, 72, of Old Bridge died Sept. 28 at home. Surviving are his wife, Louise Hawes Gray; his mother, Rose Murphy Gray of Lumberton; a brother, Bruce Conrad of Lumberton; two sons and one daughter, all of Pennsylvania; and 10 grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Interment was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Hospice, 14 Commerce Drive, Cranford, NJ 07016.

ELIZABETH "BETTY" GARVEY HUBAND, 81, of Sayreville died Sept. 28 in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Her husband, Philip, died in 1989. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Brown of Sayreville; a sister, Estelle Coupe of Bayville; a brother, Andrew Garvey of Highland Lakes; and a grandson. Cremation was private.

HEDWIG WALAS SUMSKI, 95, of Sterling, Pa., formerly of Sayreville, died Sept. 25 in Julia Rabaudo Care Center, Lake Ariel, Pa. Her husband, Stanley A. Sumski, died in 1985. Surviving are a son, Joseph S. Sumski of South Amboy; a daughter, Dorothy Rech of Sterling; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Church, Sayreville. Interment was in the church cemetery.

RAYMOND M. TRAVINSKI, 70, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Sept. 29 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Dorothy Novak Travinski, died in 1994. Surviving are two sons, Raymond of Atlantic City and Martin of Old Bridge; three daughters, Diane Dominick of the Brick Town section of Brick, Linda Novak of Parlin and Dorothy Bressman of Brick; a brother, Daniel Travinski of Parlin; a sister, Gloria Dehnz of South Amboy; and 12 grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Sacred Heart Church, South Amboy. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Parlin.

CHRISTOPHER MORE DINCUFF, 31, of Jersey City, formerly of South River, died Sept. 11 in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City. He was employed as a commodities trader by Carr Futures, New York City. Surviving are his mother, Joan Dincuff of South River; his father, Frank, and his stepmother, Eileen of Piscataway; two sisters, Beth of North Brunswick and Amy, at home; a brother, Ian of Piscataway; his grandmothers, Helen Rojek and Helen Dincuff, both of South River; his aunts, uncles and cousins; and by his fiancée, Angela Gutermuth, whom he planned to marry in September 2002. A memorial Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. A ceremony of life followed in the church pastoral center. Memorial contributions may be made to the Christopher M. Dincuff Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o 36 New St., South River, NJ 08882.

CHARLES G. COSTELLO JR., 46, of Old Bridge died Sept. 11 in the collapse of the World Trade Center, New York City. He was a member of International Union of Elevators Constructors Local No. 1, New York City. Surviving are his wife, Mary Norton Costello; a son, Charles G. Costello III of Old Bridge; three daughters, Amanda, Mary Kate and Theresa, all of Old Bridge; his father, Charles G. Costello Sr. of Old Bridge; a brother, Raymond Costello of Hazlet; two sisters, Kathy Birch of Brick and Patricia Ann Costello of Virginia Beach, Va. A memorial Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. A remembrance followed at the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh, Old Bridge. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross.

ROBERT T. "BOBBY" HUGHES JR., 23, of Sayreville died Sept. 11 as a result of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City. He was employed as a margin clerk for the Bank of America. Prior to that, he delivered the Suburban newspaper for many years and worked for several local businesses including the Sayreville Bar, St. Cement’s Catering, Manhattan Bagel and Circuit City. He was a graduate of Sayreville High School and Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration. He volunteered at the camp for Sayreville Brain Injured Children. Surviving are his parents, Louise and Robert Hughes; three sisters, Shanin, Leigha and Lyndsey; and his grandparents, Charlotte and Patrick Ambrosia of Old Bridge and Raymond Hughes of Sayreville. The family will receive friends and family from 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 6 at Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin section of Sayreville. A memorial celebration of life service will take place at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the local chapter of the Salvation Army to assist those in need due to the World Trade Center tragedy.

JUDITH BEVERLY SCHWARZSCHILD ATLAS, 54, of East Brunswick died Sept. 25 at home. Surviving are her husband, Melvyn Atlas; a son, Orin of New York City; two daughters, Laurie Nesser and Marnie Atlas, both of New York City; a sister, Joan Kastrinsky of Fair Lawn; and her mother-in-law, Bert Atlas of Cranbury. Interment was in Temple B’Neth Abraham Memorial Park Cemetery, Union. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany St., New Brunswick, NJ 08903.

EDWIN KAPUSTA, 84, of East Brunswick died Sept. 26 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Stephanie Sciora Kapusta; three sons, Thomas Kapusta and Dennis Kapusta, both of East Brunswick, and Robert Kapusta of Helmetta; a daughter, Chris Reale of South River; a sister, Lydia Perednia of New York City; and three grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment was private.

EDWARD B. MUNSON, 85, of Milltown died Sept. 26 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. A son, Edward B. Munson Jr., died in 1995. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Bauries Munson; a daughter, Deborah Hemmerle of the Avenel section of Woodbridge; a son, Edmund N. Munson of Oakhurst; a brother, Russell Munson of Connecticut; and three grandsons. Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul’s United Christ Church, 62 South Main St., Milltown, NJ 08850, or to the Milltown Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 308, Milltown, NJ 08850.

ADELINE M. DESSINGER CLARKE, 90, of East Brunswick died Sept. 30 in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Her husband, Prescott L. Clarke, died in 1980. Surviving are two daughters, Gail M. Clarke of Milltown and Beverly J. Cardner of Howell; an "honorary" daughter, Kathleen Moorfoot of Milltown; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Memorial contributions may be made to Haven Hospice, c/o JFK Medical Center, 80 James St., Edison, NJ 08818-9972.

STANLEY DeGRAW, 68, of South River died Sept. 28 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Lena Massonett DeGraw, died in 1998. Surviving are four sons, Donald and Steven, both of Old Bridge, William of Jamesburg and David of Rahway; two daughters, Natalie DeGraw and Deborah DeGraw, both of South River; four brothers, Robert, Harry, James Kelsey and Michael DeGraw; six sisters, Phyllis Rak, Ethel Kelly, Lorraine Baumann, Barbara Yurick, Aleta Hurley and Shirley Cook; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Cremation was private.

FRANCIS PATRICK DONELAN, 41, of Spotswood died Sept. 29 at home. Surviving are his parents, Rosemary and Francis Donelan of Spotswood; a brother, Michael Donelan of Spotswood; two sisters, Theresa Jomo of Old Bridge and Mary Dragun of the Stewartsville section of Greenwich Township; his grandparents, Josephine and Stanley Mayewski of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; three nephews; and two nieces. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.

DARREN MICHAEL GIORDANO, 32, of Helmetta, formerly of Old Bridge and Sayreville, died Sept. 25 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Lisa Bellesi Giordano; his father and stepmother, Robert and Clare Giordano of Pennsylvania; his stepfather, John Lydersen; a brother, Robert Giordano Jr. of the Parlin section of Sayreville; a stepbrother, Chris Wise of New York; two stepsisters, Paula Susi of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Kathy Lindsay of Pennsylvania. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, East Brunswick.