Obituaries
Paul Kodak

Mr. Kodak, 83, of Old Bridge died Nov. 10 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was predeceased by his wife, Elaine Kodak, and by a daughter, Heidi. Surviving are a son, Jack of Old Bridge; a brother, Irving of Palm Beach, Fla.; and a sister, Libby of Hollis, N.Y. Services were held at Mohney-Yargar Funeral Chapel, DuBois, Pa. Interment was in DuBois Cemetery.

Kelly Ann Hutcheon Rost

Mrs. Rost, 41, of the Waretown section of Ocean Township, formerly of Old Bridge, died Nov. 16 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was a former Old Bridge school crossing guard. Surviving are her husband, Leroy A. Rost Jr.; a son, Keith Rost; two daughters, Sara and Kayla Rost; her parents, William and Barbara Hutcheon of Old Bridge; a brother, William R. Hutcheon Jr., also of Old Bridge; and two sisters, Tracy McDermott of the Toms River section of Dover and Kimberly Chiappetta of Manahawkin. Services were held at Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick. Interment was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.

Margaret "Peggy" Grady Howarth

Mrs. Howarth, 78, of Sayreville died Nov. 24 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Bill Howarth; three daughters, Marge Przygoda and Diane Forrest, both of the Parlin section of Sayreville, and Pat Davis of Easton, Pa.; eight grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and -nephews. A Mass was held at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment was in New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Victories School Endowment Fund, 36 Main St., Sayreville 08872.

Helen Luklanchuk Norman

Mrs. Norman, 79, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Nov. 16 at home. Her husband, Bill, died in 1981. Surviving are a brother; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two nieces. Services were held at Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin. Interment was in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River.

Anna Steigman E. Nuzzie

Mrs. Nuzzie, 88, of the Toms River sec­tion of Dover, formerly of the Morgan sec­tion of Sayreville, died Nov. 19 in Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was predeceased by her husband, James Nuzzie, and by a daughter, Diane Robinson. Surviving are a son, Robert J. Nuzzie of South Amboy; a daughter, Lois Urteaga of Edison; a brother, William Steigman; two sisters, Bertha Fisher and Helen Kennedy; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and her companion, Michael Schreier. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy. Interment was in Christ Church Cemetery, South Amboy.

Frederick T. Rusay

Mr. Rusay, 83, died Nov. 11 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1983, he was a plant supervisor at Algro Knitting Mills, Milltown, where he worked for 40 years. Later, he was employed for 15 years by Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville; Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin section of Sayreville; and Maliszewski Funeral Home, South River. Surviving are his wife, Ann M. Rzucek Rusay; two sons, Mitch Rusay of East Brunswick and the Rev. Leonard F.A. Rusay, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Whitehouse Station section of Readington; and two grandsons. A Mass was offered at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville. Interment was in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Kostka School Endowment Fund, 225 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville, NJ 08872.

Paul Joseph Sosnowski

Mr. Sosnowski, 65, of Monroe died Nov. 20 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Minnie Cappa Sosnowski; a son, Paul F. Sosnowski of New York; three daughters, Lynn Sosnowski and Nicole Sosnowski, both of Monroe, and Susan Goss of Pennsylvania; a sister, Madeline Penevolpe of South Carolina; and five grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Cremation was pri­vate. Memorial contributions may be made to Deborah Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.

Alice B. Sumner

Mrs. Sumner, 79, of Old Bridge died Nov. 19 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retire­ment in 1993, she was a registered nurse. Surviving are her husband, Walter D.; two daughters, Ann Condon of Hazlet and Carol Sumner of Belmont, Mass.; and two grandchildren. Cremation was private. A memorial service was held at Trinity Episcopal Church, Matawan. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Josephine Perrotta Nielsen

Mrs. Nielsen, 74, of Old Bridge, for­merly of East Brunswick, died Nov. 15 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her hus­band, Bernard; a son, Anthony of Hamilton; two daughters, Debbie Foiles of Jackson and Michele Purtz of the Avenel section of Woodbridge; five grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.