All Obituaries

It is with great sadness that the family of Ratanachai “Toy” Nasakolnakhon announces that Toy has passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at the age of 70. He was born on June 7, 1949, in the town of Sakonnakhon Thailand. In Thailand, Toy was a teacher who was admired for sharing his knowledge and passion with his students. Toy came to the United States with the help of his brother and sister to follow the American dream and opened his own...

Ailong Zheng, age 57, died at his residence in Highland Park after a long illness surrounded by his family. Dr. Zheng was born in city of Long Yan in the Fujian province of China.  He moved to Highland Park over 25 years ago.  Ailong worked as a data analyst. Ailong is survived by his loving wife, Weifang He.  He also has two sons, Steve Zheng and Patrick Zheng. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 20th at the funeral home between the hours of 3 pm and 5...

Robert R. Reap, age 54, died at his home on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Robert was a Sergeant in the US Army during peacetime and served at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He was a supervisor for several cattle tagging companies in Texas. Mr. Reap is survived by his brother, Joseph Reap, of Edison and two sisters: Dolores Hoffman and her husband, Charles, and Deborah Wyshneff, and her husband, Peter, of Punta Gorda, FL.  He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.   He was...

Michael O. Higgins, age 46, of Brick, died Friday, June 28, 2019 at his home. Born in New Brunswick, he has lived in Edison for many years. He then moved to Brick. Mr. Higgins had worked as an MRI Technologist at Atlantic Medical Imaging, Wall, NJ. Michael's hobbies included sharpshooting and had musical interests in artists such as Chris Cornell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Godsmack, and many other artists. He is survived by his son, Michael R. Higgins of Monroe, NJ, his mother Linda Higgins of...

Carlo Caponi, age 91, entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 28, 2019 at JFK Hospital in Edison, NJ attended by his wife of 59 years, Rita Baldini Caponi . Mr. Caponi was a 57 year resident of Highland Park.  He was born in Pretare, Provence of Ascoli Piceno, Marche region, Italy.  Carlo attended school in Italy. As a young man, he enjoyed skiing and winter sports in his mountainous town.  Upon arrival in America Mr Caponi worked at Johns Manville...

Socorro Pombo, age 81 of Hackensack, NJ passed away on June 4, 2019 at Hackensack University Medical Center where she was surrounded by her loving family. Socorro worked 45 years for Bogen Communications Inc. as an Assembly Specialist, where she started in 1964 in their Paramus, NJ location and later transferred to Ramsey, NJ. Socorro is survived by her beloved husband of 52 years, Jorge Pombo.  She is also survived by her two devoted daughters, Jacqueline Diaz and her husband Victor;...

Barkley, Eric Mark, age 56, passed away at JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ on May 13, 2019 after a lengthy illness surrounded by his family. Eric is survived by his mother, Barbara, of Highland Park, NJ and his father, Glenn David of Palm Harbor, FL.  He is also survived by brothers, Glenn of Largo, FL and Kurt and his wife, Denise of Edison, NJ. Mr. Barkley was an actor, author and film producer.  Eric was a 3rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus Lodge 4885,...

Georgette Henderson (nee Bach) of Spotswood, NJ died on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge NJ surrounded by family. Georgette worked at Rutgers University as an administrative assistant for over 30 years, and at times worked two additional jobs to support her three young children that she was raising on her own. Her vigor for life continued after her retirement, as she had more time to enjoy the things she loved, which included family functions, shopping,...

It is with great sadness that the family of Moneer Mohammed Tannu announces the passing of their patriarch. Moneer was the loving husband of Mary Elizabeth Tannu; father to Antonio, Sabrina and Faizal Tannu; father-in-law to Shaleeza and Jennifer; grandfather to Caitlyn, Briana, Alexa, Ashly and Isabel; and brother to Shakeer, Schaefer, Basheer, Rasheeda, Saleema, and Shareen. He loved his family with his heart and soul, spending almost every waking minute on the phone with one loved one...