Obituaries Stephen J. Vona Mr. Vona, 96, of Sayreville, died Aug. 8, 2007, at home. His wife, Rita Creamer Vona, died in April. Surviving are a daughter, Jacqueline McCrone, and her husband, Robert, of Middlesex; a son, Stephen Vona, and his wife, Jacqueline, of Sayreville; four brothers, John Vona, Joseph Vona, the Rev. Michael Vona and Salvatore Vona; three sisters, Annette Vona, Frances Kosmoski and Sister Mary Madonna Vona, Religious Sisters of Mercy (R.S.M.); four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin. Mary F. Wisz Rusin Mrs. Rusin, 83, of Sayreville, died July 5, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her marriage, she was employed as a seamstress in South River. Surviving are her husband, Frank Rusin; four daughters, MaryAnn Gazal, and her husband, Thomas, of Morristown, Joan Cavalchire, and her husband, John, of Middletown, Ruth Rusin, and her companion, Greg Bardarik, of Pottstown, Pa., and Grace Pross and her husband, Charles, of Sussex; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandson. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville. Interment was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Kostka School PTA, Sayreville. Alfred J. Serra Mr. Serra, 79, of Sayreville, died Aug. 9, 2007, at home. Surviving are his wife, Alice S. Serra; two daughters, Rosemary Dantas, and her husband, Fernando, of Old Bridge, and Elizabeth Barreiro, and her husband, Joe, of Sayreville; and three grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Corpus Christi Church, South River. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. John C. Kenny Mr. Kenny, 75, of Milltown, died Aug. 7, 2007, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1996, he was a professor of social sciences and criminology at Middlesex County College, Edison. A member of the Milltown Borough Council from 1972-75, he served on the finance committee and as the mayor's representative to the Milltown Library Association. He was a former member of the Milltown Recreation Committee; a former trustee, president and treasurer of the Milltown Public Library; and chairman of the Milltown Library Guidance Committee. Surviving are his wife, Anna Kenny; two daughters, Kathleen Ruvolo of North Brunswick and Karen Proia, and her husband, Jim, of Florida; a son, Jay Kenny, and his wife, Laura, of Monroe; a brother, Gerald Kenny, and his wife, Rosemary, of Sayreville; a brother-in-law, John Martin of Milltown; seven grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Milltown. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Central Jersey Hospice, 141 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701. John B. Golaszewski Mr. Golaszewski, 84, of Sayreville, formerly of South River, died July 18 at home. Prior to his retirement in 1985, he was employed for 36 years as a welder with Jersey Central Power and Light, Sayreville. After that, he worked for 27 years as a crossing guard with the borough of Sayreville. Surviving are his wife, Alfreda Rarus Golaszewski of Sayreville; two children, John Golaszewski of Sayreville and Julie Suchcicki, and her husband, Raymond, of Old Bridge; two sisters, Jessie Kronowski of East Brunswick and Laura Jensen of Burlington; and two grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville. Arrangements were under the direction of Sayreville Memorial Funeral Home. Dorothy Barbara Jones Miller Mrs. Miller, 80, of Spotswood, died Aug. 10, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Robert Miles Miller; two sons, James Miller, and his wife, Maggie, of Spotswood, and George F. Rasch, and his wife, Barbara, of Old Bridge; and six grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Entombment was in Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to Canine Assistants, Attn. Tib Holland, 3160 Francis Road, Alpharetta, GA 30004. Sally Kielian Gonzalez Mrs. Gonzalez, 85, of the Somerset section of Franklin, formerly of Sayreville, died July 19, 2007, in Willow Creek Care Center, Somerset. Prior to her retirement, she was a waitress at Bosco's Diner, South River. Her husband, Primo, died in 2001. Surviving are two sisters, Helen Modzelewski of East Brunswick and Stella Sheridan of Bayville; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Services were held at Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville. Interment was in St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery, also Sayreville. Charles E. Duma Mr. Duma, 66, of Spotswood, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Aug. 8, 2007, in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was employed as a receiving operator with E.I. DuPont, Parlin, where he worked for 33 years. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Presti Duma; a brother, Richard Duma of Sayreville; a sister and brother-inlaw, Dolores and Gary Latendorf of High Bridge; and a nephew. Private services were under the direction of Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2600 Route 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. Theresa Ryan Mrs. Ryan, 76, of Old Bridge, died July 25, 2007, in Haven Hospice, Edison. Her husband, Alfred Sr., died in 2001. Surviving are a son, Alfred J. of Hawley, Pa., and a daughter, Diane Duffy of Old Bridge; a brother, Harry Moran of Valley Stream, N.Y.; two sisters, Alice Dowler of Spotswood and Helen Bauer of Long Island, N.Y.; and six granddaughters. A Mass was offered at St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in the Cemetery of the Resurrection, Staten Island, N.Y. Minnie Barbara Mutz Burns Mrs. Burns, 91, of Old Bridge, died July 20, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry W. Burns, and by a son, John Burns. Surviving are three sons, Robert Burns of Highlands Ranch, Colo., William Burns of East Brunswick and Edward Burns of Middlesex; three daughters, Geraldine Bruno of the Whiting section of Manchester, Katharine Dlouhy of Hainesport and Patricia Serio of Monroe; a sister, Elizabeth Fritz of the Great Meadows section of Liberty; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew's Church, East Brunswick. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park Mausoleum, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 19 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ 08873. Mark J. Snyder Mr. Snyder, 49, of Spotswood, formerly of East Brunswick, died July 31, 2007, at home. He was a truck driver with Yellow Freight, East Brunswick, for 19 years. He was predeceased by his father, Joseph Snyder, in 2005. Surviving are his wife, Kimberly Gilligan Snyder; his mother, Joy Huff Snyder of the Whiting section of Manchester; a brother, David Snyder of Eatontown; a sister and brother-in-law, Deborah and David Smith of Nanuet, N.Y.; a daughter, Jennifer Snyder; a niece; and a nephew. Interment was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick. Arrangements were under the direction of Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick.