All Obituaries

Private services will be held for Mr. Raymond K. Bukowski, 55, who died Saturday, July 25, 2020 in the UMDNJ – University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey. Raymond, the son of the late Frances M. Sondej Bukowski and the late John R. Bukowski, was born in Rahway, New Jersey.  He was raised Linden, New Jersey, where he resided most of his life. Raymond is survived by his brother, Gregory J. Bukowski and his wife, Maryellen.  

Mrs. Anna Denci Hertz, 81, died Saturday, July 18, 2020 in the Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center at Plainsboro, New Jersey. Family and friends are invited to the visitation in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle Street, Linden on Thursday, July 23rd.  from 6:00-8:00PM, during which the Parastas services take place at 7:00PM.  On Friday, July 24th., from 8:30-9:00AM, everyone will gather in the funeral home where a prayer service will be held at 9:00AM, followed by the...

On Wednesday, July 22nd. At 8:45AM, family and friends are asked to gather directly at St. Adalbert’s Roman Catholic Church in Elizabeth, where a funeral mass will be offered for Cathy at 9:00AM.  All other aspects of Cathy’s funeral services are private. As per the regulations imposed through the State of New Jersey, face protection is required and social distancing in church will be appreciated.  We thank you for your understanding during this time of transition.

Mrs. Geraldine A. Wharton Nurnberger, 78, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020 in her home, surrounded by the love and care of her family. Family and friends are invited to the visitation which will be held in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle Street, Linden on Sunday, July 19th.  from 2:00-5:00PM.  The cremation in Rosehill Crematory, Linden and the burial of her cremains in the Pennsylvania gravesite of her parents, will be private.  In lieu of flowers, donations in...

Mrs. Trinidad Rodriguez died Monday, July 6, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. On Thursday, July 16th. at 9:20AM, family and friends are invited to gather directly at the gravesite in the Sunnyside 5 section of Rosedale Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey.  The prayers of committal will be offered at 9:30AM prior to her burial in the family plot, alongside her husband, the late Juan Rodriguez and her son, the late Herbert Flores.  As per Rosedale Cemetery regulations, family and...

  Mr. Fritz Eugene, 75, died Monday, July 6, 2020 in the Genesis ElderCare Center in Westfield, New Jersey. Family and friends are invited to the visitation in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle St., Linden, on Wednesday, July 15th. from 8:00-9:00AM.  Following the visitation, everyone will say their last farewell before we gather in a formal procession to Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary/Saint Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, 52 Smith Street, Elizabeth, where a funeral...

Mrs. Joan Yacik Linkus, 82, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in her home, surrounded by the love of her family. All aspects of Mrs. Linkus’s traditional funeral will be private for the family only. Mrs. Linkus, the daughter of the late Helen Szot Yacik and the late John Yacik, was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.  She lived in Linden, New Jersey until 1968, when she moved to Colonia, New Jersey. Mrs. Linkus was employed as an office clerical worker for Falcon Supply Company in...

Private services will be held for Mrs. Isabel Vera Briscese, 74, who died Sunday, July 5, 2020 in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Briscese, the daughter of the late Maria Florida Vera and the late Apolinario Vera, was born in Cruz Machado, Parana, Brazil.  Together with her husband, Mrs. Briscese came to the United States in 1964.  She resided in South River, New Jersey for four years, before settling in Somerset, New Jersey fifty-two years ago. Mrs....

Miss Lily Aleksandra Ligas, a child of God, became our angel in Heaven on Monday, June 22, 2020. Family and friends are invited to the visitation in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle Street, Linden on Saturday, June 27th. from 8:30-9:30AM.  Following the visitation, a funeral mass will be offered in the St. Theresa of the Child Jesus R.C. Church, Linden at 10:30AM.  The prayers of committal will precede her burial in the Holy Innocents section of St. Gertrude Cemetery in...

Mr. Marian Stenko, 56, died Saturday, June 20, 2020 in the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway, New Jersey. Visitation will be held in the Kowalski Funeral Home, 515 Roselle Street, Linden on Wednesday, June 24th. from 4:00-7:00PM.  There will be a funeral prayer service offered in the funeral home that evening at 5:00PM by the Reverend Mariusz Luksza from Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Linden.  The cremation in Rosehill Crematory, Linden, will be private. ...