Obituaries

Frank Celiberti

Mr. Celiberti, 73, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 21 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Madeline Maranzano Celiberti; two sons, Jonathan Celiberti of New Brunswick and Christopher Celiberti of the Shark River Hills section of Neptune; two daughters, Jeannine Celiberti of East Brunswick and Allison Martin of Point Pleasant; a brother, James Celiberti of Islip, N.Y.; three sisters, Anna Iorio of Wallkill, N.Y., Nicolina Phillips of New Milford, Conn., and Filomena Galanti of Delray Beach, Fla.; six grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew's Church, East Brunswick. Interment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 19 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ 08873.

Jennifer Testa Clayton

Mrs. Clayton, 38, of Uniontown, Md., formerly of Millstone, died Aug. 17 as the result of injuries received in a vehicular bicycle accident. Surviving are her husband, Michael Allen Clayton; three children, Lexie, Patrick and Jesse, all at home; her mother, Marianne Gail Sanford Fords of DeLand, Fla.; her father and stepmother, Fredrick and Nancy Drumright Testa of East Brunswick; a brother, Fredrick Testa Jr. of Newberg, Ore.; a sister, Margo Lee Testa of East Brunswick; her maternal grandmother, Stephanie Sanford DiGiovanni of Deltona, Fla.; and her paternal grandmother, Lena Testa of Hillside. Arrangements were under the direction of Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, Westminster, Md. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jennifer Testa Clayton Scholarship Fund, c/o Kathy Gould, 8 Haviland Drive, Millstone, NJ 07726.

Marie J. Bender Cichalski

Mrs. Cichalski, 88, of South River, died Sept. 12 at home. Prior to her retirement in 1976, she was a seamstress for many years with Kozak Coat Co., South River. Her first husband, Henry Dral, died in 1973, and her second husband, Henry Cichalski, died in 1993. Surviving are two nephews, Regis Wyluda of South River and Stanley Bender of Flemington; and two nieces, Antoinette Chidsey of Florida and Judy Mullins of Wall Township. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery, East Brunswick.

Domenick Cuccio

Mr. Cuccio, 73, of Barnegat, died Aug. 25 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he had lived in North Edison and Marlboro before moving to Barnegat four years ago. Surviving are his wife, Amy (Rende); three sons and daughters-in-law, Sal and Marci Cuccio of Hillsborough, Anthony and Amy Cuccio of Milltown, and Domenick and Lisa Cuccio of Kenilworth; a daughter and son-in-law, Claudine and Ricky Falcone of the Fords section of Woodbridge; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Connie Gaglia and Anna Cuccio, both of New York, and Rosie and Freddie Gentile of Pennsylvania; a sister-in-law, Cookie Misiano of North Carolina; and four granddaughters and a grandson. Services were held at the Selover Funeral Home, North Brunswick, followed by a Mass at St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church, Marlboro. Entombment took place at St. Gabriel's Mausoleum, also Marlboro.

Ross C. DeRose

Mr. DeRose, 78, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 22 in Roosevelt Care Center, Edison. His wife, Pacina Massaro DeRose, died in 2004. Surviving are a son, Ross A. DeRose Jr. of the Somerset section of Franklin; a brother, Louis DeRose of Howard Beach, N.Y.; and two sisters, Julia Yannone and Marie Coppola, both of the Bronx, N.Y. A Mass was offered at Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.

Edward Wnorowski

Mr. Wnorowski, 60, of South River, died Sept. 16 at home. A daughter, Holly Wnorowski, died in 2001. Surviving are his wife, Claire Wnorowski of South River; a son, Edward Wnorowski of the Shark River Hills section of Neptune; a daughter, Jackie Compton of South River; a brother, Richard Wnorowski of the Toms River section of Dover; and three grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Mount Virgin Church, New Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Association for Frontotemporal Dementia, 100 N. 17th St., Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Anna Polakowski Rapcinski

Mrs. Rapcinski, 87, of Edison, formerly of Milltown, died Sept. 17 in Briarwood Care and Rehabilitation Center, Sayreville. She was predeceased by her husband, Anthony, in 1988, and by a daughter, Laura Burton, in 2005. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Ronald Kabara of Edison; three sisters, Frances and Eleanor Polakowski, both of Pennsylvania, and Emily Barbish of Warren, Mich.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Matthew's Church, Edison. Interment was in St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village, N.Y.

Lawrence "Doc" Holliday

Mr. Holliday, of Sayreville, died Sept. 23 at home. Prior to his retirement in 1982, he was employed for 25 years as a laborer through Laborers International Union Local No. 584, Sayreville. Surviving are his wife, Kathryn Florita Latham Holliday; a son, Christopher Holliday of Howell; two daughters, Barbara Radich and Mary Lou McCormick, both of Sayreville; a brother, David Holliday of Gallitzen, Pa.; two sisters, Sara Nevling of Lancaster, Pa., and Mary Louise Garbar of Vienna, Va.; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. A Mass is planned for 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 28 at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Private cremation will follow.

Mary Volgyi Hale

Mrs. Hale, 85, of South Brunswick, formerly of Milltown, Perth Amboy and New Brunswick, died Sept. 24 in Park Place Center, South Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Franklin Hale, in 1989. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Visitation is set for 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 28 at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. A funeral service will follow at 10 a.m.

Dorothy Louisa Shulmeister Trabalka

Mrs. Trabalka, 76, of Old Bridge, died Sept. 24 in Care One, East Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 2001, she was a deputy clerk for Old Bridge Township. Her husband, Edward A. Trabalka, died in 1995. Surviving are three sons, Edward L. and Kenneth A. and his wife, Janet, all of Old Bridge, and Ronald J. and his wife, Frieda, of South Amboy; a brother-in-law, Joseph Trabalka, and a sister-in-law, Helen Schulmeister, both of Old Bridge; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services are planned for 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 28 at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Old Bridge. Interment will follow in Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent section of Manalapan. Memorial contributions may be made to Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge Auxiliary, 1 Hospital Drive, Old Bridge, NJ 08857, Attn.: Susan Pasternack.

John D. Murphy

Mr. Murphy, 74, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Sept. 23 in Madison Center, Old Bridge. Surviving are his wife, Marilou Roughan Murphy; a daughter, Deborah Szmaida of Lebanon Township; a son, John F. Murphy of Boiling Springs, Pa.; a sister, Rosemary Zeck of Staten Island, N.Y.; and four grandchildren. Memorial services were held at Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin. Committal services followed at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arnytown section of North Hanover. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sayreville Emergency Squad, 776 Washington Road, Parlin, NJ 08859.