Obituaries

Aug 11, 2021

Aug 10, 2021

Carlton Ogilvie Kennedy was born on June 8, 1952 in Kingston Jamaica, West Indies. He peacefully fell asleep in death on August 10, 2021, at home with his cherished wife, Carol, loving daughter, Lauren, niece Mellony, and nephew Damion. Carlton was 69 years of age. Carlton migrated from Jamaica to New York in 1969. He was baptized as one...

Aug 4, 2021

Douglas Alan Rowe passed away on Wednesday August 4, 2021 at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ. He was 65 years old. Douglas was born on October 6, 1955, to Mary & Clarence Rowe in Brooklyn, NY. After graduating from Brooklyn Technical Highschool in 1973, he went on to study computer engineering at Columbia University’s School of Engineering. He...

Aug 2, 2021

Debbie Hoyt Lattanzio 62, peacefully passed away on August 2, 2021. Debbie was born on July 1, 1959 in Plainfield to the late Guy Paul Hoyt Sr. and Carol Rosato Hoyt and was a devoted homemaker who dedicated her life to advocating for her children and bringing awareness to causes such as special education and cancer research. Debbie was...

Jul 31, 2021

James Bennon McLean, Jr., was born to the late Cleo Elaine and James Bennon McLean, Sr., on October 5, 1956, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where he grew up and graduated from Perth Amboy High School. James “Butch” McLean, Jr., early on dreamed of being a famous basketball player and being tall at 6’3” was a natural on the...

Jul 31, 2021

Jul 29, 2021

Bernice Eleanor Chamberlain was born on April 18th, 1926, in Sharon Hill, PA. She was the fourth child of 14 children born to the late Augusta and Vallie C. Robinson. She entered eternal rest on July 29th, 2021 at the age of 95 years old. She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior at an early age. After her...

Jul 29, 2021

For God so loved the world that he gave us Patricia Lorraine Williams, affectionally known as Tricia, a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and a dear friend. She was the daughter of Elbert and Mabel Mace, born on August 30, 1956 in Newark, N.J. At age 12, she was recruited as a talented soloist (Soprano) by Tina Levrette,...

Jul 28, 2021

Father, Husband, Brother, Uncle and Friend, Ahmed Moiwa Koroma was born on the 1st of January 1946 to the late Haroun Vandy Koroma and Mamie Sama Koroma in Sierra Leone. His history dates all the way back to 13th Century Sudan when Mande peoples migrated from present day Mali and Guinea. His great grandfatherMahadhi Koroma was a Mandingo man...

Jul 23, 2021

On Friday July 23, 2021 our beloved mother Barbara Ann Hamlett Brown, 80, passed away at St. Peters Hospital in New Brunswick. She was born on November 28, 1940 in Danville, Virginia to the late Herman W. Hamlett Sr. and Elizabeth Ann Fuller Hamlett. She moved to Plainfield, NJ and later resided in Somerset, NJ where she married Jan...

Jul 18, 2021

William Alexander James Jr. Born 04/17/1959 In Newark, NJ Parents William James and the late Pearl Roach and the late Step-parents Elizabeth R. James and Joseph L. Roach He was raised in South Plainfield, NJ and attended school there. After high school he attended Somerset Technical school. He loved dogs as well as training dogs his beloved dog(Baby).William also...

Jul 15, 2021

On July 15, 2021 our Heavenly Father called home Elwood Green Sr. He was born on February 15, 1924 and lived to attain the age of ninety-seven. Elwood was born in King William County, Virginia to the late Luke Green and Henrietta Gordon-Green. He was one of sixteen brothers and sisters. His Aunt Kate Gordon brought him to live...

Jul 12, 2021

Jul 10, 2021

Jul 8, 2021

Jul 5, 2021

Tarik Rasheen Barnes was born August 26, 1978. He was the son of Tyrone Bennett and the first born son of Romain Barnes. Tarik was raised by his mother and stepfather, Marshall "Rasheen" McAllister who preceeded him in death. Tarik along with his youngest brother Malik was called to eternal rest on July 5,2021. Tarik or "Reek" as he...

Jul 5, 2021

Malik A. McAllister was born to the union of the late Marshall (Rasheen) McAllister and Romain Barnes-McAllister on October 8, 1982 in Newark NJ. Malik was the youngest of Romain's three sons. Rasheen, his father passed untimely when Malik was just a toddler. Malik was summoned to eternal rest along with his oldest brother, Tarik Barnes in the early...

Jul 3, 2021

Jul 1, 2021

Gloria was born April 3, 1931 in South Bound Brook, NJ. She was the fifth child of the eleven childrenof Simeon and Anna Ridley. Gloria was predeceased by her older sister, Marion Christine Ridley; two younger sisters, Kelly Jean and Alinder Ann Ridley. Also, predeceased by three younger brothers;Rollon, and twins David & Donald Ridley. Three older brothers; French,...

Jun 27, 2021