All Obituaries

Uvaldo (Pito) Peña, passed away at the Raritan Bay Medical Center on Monday, September 6, 2021 of natural causes. He was born in Mamey La Vega, Dominican Republic. Pito with his wife Confesora Peña and their children immigrated to USA from La Vega, Dominican Republic in order to give their family a better life and that they did. Pito owned Finefair Supermarket in Brooklyn, NY. Later, he began his career at the Perth Amboy Dry dock, where he worked for many years. He also...

Nilda E. Rivera, 63, of Perth Amboy, passed away on August 26, 2021, at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick. She was born in Manhattan, Nilda Rivera was a lifelong servant. Being the oldest of seven children, Nilda spent her life always giving to others. She faced adversity when her family moved to Puerto Rico following the death of her father when she was just ten years old. Not knowing Spanish and “looking different”, Nilda changed the thinking of what a Puerto Rican...

Jouy Gomez, 24, of Perth Amboy, passed away August 19, 2021 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Division of Perth Amboy. He was born in Edison, New Jersey. Jouy was a graduated of Perth Amboy High School and he attended Middlesex County Community College. He was employed by Amazon. He is survived by his parents, Luis Manuel Gomez and Yaquelin Cabrera; and his two sisters, Luicery Gomez and Lisnaldy Gomez. Visitation will be at Ana Maria Zevallos/Skrocki, Home for Funerals, 467 State Street,...

Carlos Radhames, Estevez, 65, of Perth Amboy passed away July 24, 2021, at home surrounded by his lovely family. He was born in El Guanal, Santiago Rodriguez, Dominican Republic.  He was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church. Carlos, was predeceased by his wife Lucila Estevez and her mother Octavia Bourdierd. He is survived by his father Jesus M. Estevez, and his children; Carlos Manuel, Carlos Miguel, Ruben Dario, Rafelo, Juana L, Kercia and Pamela. Funeral services will be...

Zoraida Avila Rosa, 79, of Perth Amboy, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born in La Habana, Cuba, Zoraida emigrated from Cuba to Perth Amboy in 2008. She worked at the Puerto Rican Association as a child care assistant. She enjoyed spending time with her family, she loved to cook for all of them. And she liked Mexican food. Zoraida loved working on her garden, she spent time watching any news and sports. She was predeceased by her parents,...

Obituary and Biography of Mieczyslaw Semeniuk, by Gregory J. Semeniuk, C.M.   On Friday, May 7, 2021, Mieczyslaw, 'Mietek' Semeniuk died peacefully from natural causes. Mr. Semeniuk was born in a rural village of Rudno, Poland. Born on August 23, 1926, he was the last surviving member of his family. He was the youngest of six children born to Feliks Semeniuk and Antonia Troć. He completed grammar school at the outbreak of WW II September 1, 1939. He recalled the German...

Olga Lopez, 71, of Perth Amboy, passed away on April 8, 2021 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Division of Perth Amboy. She was born in Vieques, Puerto Rico, later residing  in Bronx, N Y and in Perth Amboy. Olga was a cancer survivor. Olga loved to spend time with her children especially her grandkids, she was a loving and caring person always thinking of others first. She enjoyed watching novelas, cooking, playing bingo and wouldn’t go a day without her crossword...

Juan De Dios Corona, 43, of Perth Amboy, passed away on April 5, 2021. He was born in Moca, Dominican Republic. He is survived by his parents, Bernardo A. Corona and Ana Rosa Espinal Corona; his children, Sarah Marie Corona and Maya L. Corona; his nephews; Christopher Peña, Jerry Cepeda, Elizer Corona, Christian Peña; his 5 siblings, Fatima, Dominga, Socorro, Maria and Sixta.; his nephews; Christopher Peña, Jerry Cepeda, Elizer Corona, Christian Peña, And his...

Erasmo Batista, 74, of Perth Amboy, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Division of Perth Amboy. He was born in La Loma de Coco, La Vega, Dominican Republic. He was a  parishioner of Most Holy Name of Jesus. Erasmo spent his career working as a bus driver at Lion Transportation. He was a humble, kind and loving person to everyone, special to his family. Erasmo was very involved in political activities and always available with a helping hand...

  Gary S. Carrera, 43, of Perth Amboy, passed away on March 18, 2021 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was born in Perth Amboy, NJ, and made his career working for Target. He is survived by his parents Hugo and Dina Carrera, his two sisters Shila and Eileen, and his two brothers Michael and Eddie. Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Ana Maria Zevallos/Skrocki Home for Funerals, 467 State Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861. Private cremation. All...