Obituaries

J. Dudley Hill

Mr. Hill, 81, of Milltown, died Oct. 2 at home. He served as chairman of the management program at the Institute of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. In 1967 he helped establish the university’s Continuing Education Center and was appointed its director. After 33 years of service at Rutgers, he retired as professor emeritus in 1982. Surviving are his wife, Alice Oram Hill; a daughter, Nancy Quattrocchi of the Fords section of Woodbridge; two granddaughters, Amy Ryan and Kathryn Quattrocchi, both of Fords; and two nephews. Services are planned for 11 a.m. on Oct. 7 at Selover Funeral Home, North Brunswick. Interment will follow in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the scholarship fund at United Methodist Church, 47 N. Main St., Milltown, NJ 08850; the Milltown Rescue Squad; or the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Hospice, c/o Development Office, 141 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701.

Kristina Bohaboy Berry

Mrs. Berry, 54, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 29 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her mother, Lenor Ryan. Surviving are two daughters, Kristie Roman of Trenton and Tanya Lieberman of East Brunswick; five brothers, Daniel Ryan of Riverside, Calif., Pierce, Sean and Kevin Ryan, all of Florida, and Raymond Leefe of California; five sisters, Marcie Kyte of West Trenton, Patricia Majeski of Hamilton, Catherine Karas of Florida, Michelle Anderson of Florida and Donna Miller of Trenton; and seven grandchildren. Arrangements were under the direction of Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville.

Ralph Charles Gottstine Jr.

Mr. Gottsine, 43, died Sept. 14 in Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego. He worked as a plumber. Surviving are his mother, Marion Gottstine of Monroe; a sister, Marion Meyers, also of Monroe; and a brother, William Gottstine of Sayreville. A memorial service and dinner are planned for 1-5 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Spotswood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4589, Daniel Road. Information on memorial contributions is available from the deceased’s family.

Richard J. Dean

Mr. Dean, 39, of Port Orange, Fla., formerly of South River, died Sept. 30 at home. He was a former telephone repairman with Verizon, East Brunswick, where he worked for 13 years. Surviving are his parents, Marie and Richard Dean of South River; his fiancée, Nicole Madison of Port Orange; a brother, Michael Dean of South River; a sister, Katherine Dorman of Austin, Texas; and two nephews. Services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment was in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River.

Janet Share Kelly

Mrs. Kelly, 55, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Sept. 21 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a former teacher at Our Lady of Victories School, Sayreville, where she worked for six years. She was employed as a substitute teacher with the Old Bridge school system. Surviving are a daughter, Katharine Kelly of Parlin; her mother, Gloria Share of Parlin; two sisters, Michele Salvatore of East Windsor and Jennifer Share-Paulillo of Hamilton; a brother, Michael Share of California; a niece; and her former husband, Allan Kelly of Plainsboro. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin.

Wilbur E. Knapp

Mr. Knapp, 93, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 25 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. A son, Wilbur Knapp Jr., died in 1973. Surviving are his wife, Jeanette F. Harris Knapp; two sons, Robert Knapp of Oklahoma and Sandy Knapp of Wisconsin; and six grandchildren. Graveside services were held at Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River.

Loretta Coffaro Sica

Mrs. Sica, 69, of New Brunswick, died Sept. 30 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are two daughters, Lisa Cocco and Dorothy Falcone, both of North Brunswick; two brothers, Anthony Coffaro of North Brunswick and Paul Coffaro of Missouri; and three grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Mount Virgin Church, New Brunswick. Interment was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Brunswick.

Barbara S. Poppy Osowski

Mrs. Osowski, 63, of Milltown, formerly of South River, died Sept. 27 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Her husband, Vincent Osowski, died in 1998. Surviving are her parents, Stephen and Sophie Tsalos Poppy of Milltown; and a brother, Thomas Poppy of East Brunswick. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Mount Virgin Church, New Brunswick. Interment was in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick.

David Reeves Wright

Mr. Wright, 74, of Port Richey, Fla., formerly of South River, died Aug. 17 at home. He was predeceased by two daughters, Linda and Nancy. Surviving are two sisters, Georgette Sherman of East Brunswick and Audrey Ann Payner of Lakewood, Colo.; and two grandchildren. Graveside services were held at Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River. Arrangements were under the direction of Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick.

Gary W. Deel

Mr. Deel, 50, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., died Sept. 23 at home. Surviving are three children, Pfc. Michelle Loraine Vasquez, Erica Caprice Deel and Jason T. Deel, all of Old Bridge; two brothers, Ira E. Deel of Whitehouse, Ohio, and Kevin A. Deel of Delaware, Ohio; a sister, Linda K. Friel of St. Augustine, Fla.; his father, Marlin Deel of Green Cove Springs; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at Broadus-Raines Family Funeral Home, Green Cove Springs. Memorial contributions may be made to The Planetary Society, 65 N. Catalina Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106-2301.

Nicolo Gervera

Mr. Gervera, 75, of Old Bridge, died Sept. 30 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Rita Fitzgerald Gervera, died in 1973. Surviving are two sons, Pasquale Gervera of Old Bridge and Daniel Gervera of Matawan; two daughters, Maria Bertolini and Katherine More, both of the Toms River section of Dover; a brother, Gaetano Gervera of New York; a sister, Marie Pellicci, also of New York; and seven grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.