Obituaries

Jun 4, 2024

RODNEY I. CHARLES was born on June 30, 1970, to Ulrick M. Charles and Roberta Lee Charles in Brooklyn, New York. Rodney departed this life on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ.

Rodney was raised in Piscataway, NJ. After high school, he went on to culinary school at the Job Corps in...

Jun 3, 2024

Jun 3, 2024

Parilee Long departed this life on June 3, 2024, at St. Peters Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was born July 23, 1956, in Union Springs, Alabama, daughter of the late Namon and Velio Long.

The family relocated in 1970 to Somerset, New Jersey. Parilee was a 1974 graduate of Franklin High School. She began employment...

May 31, 2024

May 22, 2024

Betty Ann Heard

Betty was born on May 13, 1945 to the late John and Florence Marshall. Betty moved from labor to reward in the

evening at home with her family surrounding her on May 22, 2024 to join eternal paradise.

Betty was born in Newark, NJ where she...

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Apr 28, 2024

In loving memory, we bid farewell to Dorothy Jean Vauss. Dorothy's life journey began on May 20, 1953, in Macon County, Alabama, born to the late Johnny and Lola Mitchell.

She was a devoted employee of The Essex County Hospital Center for 44 years. She peacefully passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, at Cooperman...

Apr 26, 2024

Apr 26, 2024

Alexus Love Powell, daughter of Yolene Auguste and Carl Powell was born on October 25th, 1998 at St Barnabus Hospital in Livingston, New Jersey. She departed this life on April 26th, 2024.

She graduated from Piscataway High School in 2015 and went on to Raritan Valley College and Rutgers University where she earned a Batchelor’s...

Apr 20, 2024

Apr 20, 2024

Joyce Ann Gatling, fondly called “Jane” by those close to her, was born on November 11, 1939, in Sunbury, North Carolina. She was the cherished second child of the late John Solomon Gatling and Lucille Lassiter Gatling, in addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved brother, Charlie Lassiter “Skip” Gatling, nephew John Arthur “Papa...

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Apr 6, 2024

Gracie M. Robinson, of Somerset NJ, transitioned to eternal peace on April 6, 2024. She is survived by her devoted husband, Lawrence Robinson, and daughters Edrice Wyatt and Danielle Harvey.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in honor of Gracie M. Robinson to:

Smyrna Baptist...