Mary said that Kenneth was a wonderful husband and father, and will be sorely missed. Mary said that Kenneth would never call in sick to work, and deserved a much better fate. "He did not deserve to go out this way. He should have died in his sleep as an old man on a lounge chair watching a ball game," she said, adding, "He died very cruelly; that is what I’m angry at the most." "I get up and … [Read more...]

Jeffrey Robinson was a soft-spoken "everyday guy," said his wife, Millicent, but he had a well- developed ear and a passion for jazz. His wife said that the people who worked with him quickly learned that he was the fellow to call if you needed a new tweeter. He also had a "guy" hobby that amused his wife: racing miniature model cars. "They were like big kids," Ms. Robinson said of her husband … [Read more...]

Stephen Chester Ponty was born on May 28th, 1949 in Monmouth Junction and attended South Brunswick High School. He enlisted in the Army and his tour of Vietnam started March 8th, 1968. Stephen served in the 187th Assault Helicopter Company. He was a Specialist 4 and worked in helicopter repair. Stephen Ponty was killed in action on December 28, 1968 creating a smokescreen so the Command and … [Read more...]

Raymond Albietz was born on March 11th, 1943 and lived in Kendall Park.  He was a corporal in the Army. His service start date was October 23, 1967.  Corporal Albietz was killed in action by enemy gunfire in Vietnam on January 22nd 1967, just six months after enlisting.  He is interred in Franklin Memorial Park in North Brunswick. … [Read more...]

The first graduate of South Brunswick High School to sacrifice his life in service to his country in Vietnam was Pfc. Gary Buttenbaum. He had originally been scheduled for heavy artillery duty, but, after arriving in Vietnam, the 23 year-old Marine was transferred to front line infantry security duty in Huong Hoa. On his thirteenth day in combat, he was killed by rifle fire. Buttenbaum had … [Read more...]

First Lt. Seth Dvorin, who graduated from South Brunswick High School in 1998, died near Iskandariyah, Iraq, after a roadside bomb exploded while he was conducting a counter explosive mission.  Seth was an officer in the 10th Mountain Division, Battery B, 3rd. Battalion, 62nd. Air Defense Artillery Regiment of the United States Army. For his bravery in the line of duty, Dvorin was awarded a Purple … [Read more...]

  He was only twenty-one years old when he lost his life.  Specialist Fourth Class, Timothy C. Ochs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Ochs of Georges Road, Dayton, was killed in an ambush while en route to a new assignment near Saigon on January 30, 1968.  This tragedy occurred just days after he had completed a thirty-six day leave to see his parents back home. Ochs had served a year prior to … [Read more...]

Myrna Yvonne Smith (May 28, 1941 – December 24, 2010) was an American songwriter and singer. She was also a member of the Sweet Inspirations, and served in Elvis Presley's backing group. Smith was an English teacher in South Brunswick high school in the 1960s, while she also pursued her singing career. The lead singer of her group, The Sweet Inspirations, was Cissy Houston, the mother of Whitney … [Read more...]

Debra M.S. Johnson immigrated to the United States from Jamaica in 1970 and moved to South Brunswick in 1972    In 1994 Debra became Township Committeewoman  In 1997 Debra Johnson became the first directly elected black mayor Debra served on many South Brunswick Boards and Commissions such as the Planning Board, the Affordable Housing Commission, and the Women’s Commission.  She served as … [Read more...]

William H. Baker was born on February 18, 1897 Appointed South Brunswick Township Engineer in 1929 and served through 1962 In 1964 Baker was appointed to a special commission to plan for the county’s 300th anniversary President and Founder of the first South Brunswick Historical Society in 1969 Baker wrote several papers about the history and people of South Brunswick Baker was … [Read more...]