Obituaries

Katherine Lazorik Himich

Mrs. Himich, 81, of East Brunswick, died June 25, 2007. She was an owner-operator of Himich Farm, East Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a registrar for the East Brunswick Health Department and as an office coordinator with the East Brunswick Police Department. She was a member of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission and Advisory Health Commission. Her husband, John Himich, died in 1998. Surviving are a son, Warren John Himich; two daughters, Beth Katherine Himich and Ruth Lorraine Rebarber, and her husband, Israel, all of East Brunswick; and two grandchildren. A service was held at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Spotswood. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Bernice D. Tamor Dickerman

Mrs. Dickerman, 85, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died July 1, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1986, she was employed as a school librarian at Warnsdorfer Elementary School, East Brunswick, where she worked for 25 years. Surviving are her husband, William; two daughters, Patricia Loomis, and her husband, Larry, of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., and Elizabeth Dickerman, and her husband, Richard Arons, of the Princeton Junction section of West Windsor; and three grandchildren. Services were held at Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick. Interment was in Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge. Memorial contributions may be made to the library of one's choice or to the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

Gene A. Fitzgerald Sr.

Mr. Fitzgerald, 70, of Neptune City, formerly of Long Branch, died June 17, 2007, in Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Cazella Fitzgerald; a son and daughter-in-law, Gene and Terry Fitzgerald of Hazlet; two daughters and sons-in-law, Maryann and Ray Gabriel of Spotswood and Elizabeth and Rick Ebner of West Long Branch; and six grandchildren. Entombment was in Woodbine Mausoleum, Oceanport. Arrangements were under the direction of Laurel Funeral Home, West Keansburg section of Hazlet.

John David Zezenski

Mr. Zezenski, 70, of Old Bridge, formerly of Sayreville, died June 26, 2007, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was employed as a school bus monitor with Irvin Raphael Inc., East Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Blaszka Zezenski; two daughters, Bridget Kaiser, and her husband, Frederick, of Hopewell and Lori Benko, and her husband, Jim, of Sayreville; and eight grandchildren. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, also Sayreville.

Nicholas Bosko

Mr. Bosko, 84, of Spotswood, formerly of South River, died June 25, 2007, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he worked as an instructor in the engineering department at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. His first wife, Violet, died in 1997. Surviving are his wife, Doreen Joseph Bosko; a sister, Nadine Rebec of Bloomington, Ind.; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great nieces and great-great nephews. Services were held at Maliszewski Funeral Home, South River.

Aubrey Raymond Randall

Mr. Randall, 80, of East Brunswick, died June 25, 2007, in Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by a son, Gary Randall. Surviving are his wife, Marie Holliday Randall; two sons, Michael Randall, and his wife, Pam, of Ohio, and John Randall of East Brunswick; a daughter, Diane Loughlin, and her husband, Tom, of New Brunswick; two brothers, Stanley Randall of California and Peter Avery of Glastonbury, Conn; and five grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew's Church, East Brunswick. Interment was private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.

Carmela Sangregorio Bartolino

Mrs. Bartolino, 72, of East Brunswick, died June 29, 2007, in Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1985, she was a registered nurse for six years with the East Brunswick public school system. Surviving are her mother, Angelina Sangregorio; her husband, John Bartolino; five children, Gerard Bartolino, and his wife, Nancy, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, Linda Leonard, and her husband, Thomas, of Cary, N.C., Donna Reszko, and her husband, Stanley, of Clark, Edward Bartolino, and his wife, Julia, of Orange Park, Fla., and Peter Bartolino, and his wife, Debra, of New York City; and nine grandchildren. 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 Cancer Society, 2600 Route 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902.

Regina Mieszkuc Bergen

Mrs. Bergen, 81, of South River, died June 28, 2007, in Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Daniel Bergen, died in January, and a daughter, Susan Bergen Colombo, R.N., died in 1983. Surviving are a son, James, and his wife, Eleanor, of Brick; a daughter, Nancy E. Bergen, R.N., of North Carolina and New Jersey; a sister, Hattie Pawlowski of South River; a brother, Bernard Mieszkuc of Houston; a brother-in-law, Charles DeVoe of South River; four grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River. Cremation was private. Memorial contributions may be made to Middlesex County Medical Society Foundation, Susan Bergen Colombo Memorial Scholarship Fund, 575 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

Rose H. Swirski Bogota

Mrs. Bogota, 81, of Jamesburg, died June 26, 2007, in University Medical Center at Princeton. Prior to her retirement in 1983, she was employed for several years as a folder at Komar Dress Factory, Spotswood, and she later worked in the cafeteria at Kmart, East Brunswick. Her husband, Chester F. Sr., died in 1992, and a grandson, George Zelasko III, died in 2002. Surviving are a son, Chester F. Jr., of Jamesburg; a daughter, Deborah Zelasko, also of Jamesburg; and three grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. James Church, Jamesburg. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, 55 Kenosia Ave., P.O. Box 1968, Danbury, CT 06813-1968.

Amanda Francisco

Amanda Francisco, 12, of Middletown, died June 26, 2007, following a lifelong battle with Cockayne syndrome. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. Burial was at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown. Arrangements were by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to Harmony School, c/o the Francisco Family, Murphy Road, Port Monmouth 07758.