Obituaries

Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information.

ERLINDA CRUZ HERNANDEZ, 70, of East Brunswick died July 14 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are four brothers, Dante Cruz of the Philippines, Ricardo Cruz and Enrico Cruz, both of Queens, N.Y., and Leandro Cruz, with whom she lived; two sisters, Anjelina Lopez of Los Angeles and Rhodora DeLeon of Long Island, N.Y.; and many nieces and nephews. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Bartholomew’s Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

NINA DRANITKA IWANOW, 78, of South River died July 12 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Peter, died in 1979. Surviving are a daughter, Anastasia Kristensen of Diamond Point, N.Y.; two sons, Alexandr of East Brunswick and Genadit of Houston, Texas; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A service was held at St. Euphrosynia Belarus Orthodox Church, South River. Interment was in the church cemetery.

ANDRIJ MORIAK of Sayreville died July 10 at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Surviving are his wife, Miroslava "Miriam" Sagadin Moriak; a daughter, Daniella Stasiak of Sayreville; a son, Zenon Moriak of Mountainside; a brother in the Ukraine; and four grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, Carteret. Interment was in the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Assumption Cemetery, Woodbridge.

VIOLETA VIRAY, 61, died July 15 at her sister’s home in East Brunswick. Surviving are two brothers, Orlando Viray and Elmer Viray, both of Masantol, the Philippines; and two sisters, Rosamistica V. Hernandez of East Brunswick and Nenette Viray of the Philippines. Services are planned for 7 p.m. on July 18 at Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick. Interment will be private.

GENEVIEVE C. ZUKOWSKI BORYSEWICZ, 76, of South River died July 11 in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Prior to her retirement in 1993, she was employed for 15 years as a sales clerk at Kmart, East Brunswick. Prior to that, she was employed for 15 years by the borough of South River as a crossing guard. A daughter, Janet Borysewicz, died in 1984. Surviving are her husband, Frank; a daughter, Marie Alfrey of East Brunswick; a son, Raymond Borysewicz of the Hamilton Square section of Hamilton; a sister, Frances Moken of South River; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St. Mary’s Church, South River. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick.

SEAN PATRICK DONOVAN, 17, of East Brunswick died July 12 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He graduated from East Brunswick High School, where he was the manager of the school basketball, track and cross country teams. Surviving are his parents, Donna and Edward Donovan; a brother, Brian, and a sister, Megan; and his maternal grandparents, Regina and Charles Rellinger of Old Bridge. A Mass was offered at Corpus Christi Church, South River. Interment was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 117 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 104, River Edge, NJ 07661.

FRANK M. GALVIN, 78, of South River died July 13. He was a former recreation commissioner for Madison Township (now Old Bridge Township), and a co-founder and past president of the Old Bridge Little League. A former president of the Fourth Marine Division New Jersey State Chapter, he was a former commander of the John Basilone Marine Detachment, East Brunswick. He was predeceased by a daughter, Kathleen. Surviving are his wife, Joann Stretch Galvin; three sons, Kevin and Kerry, both of South River, and Thomas of San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, Joan Quinn of Sayville, N.Y., and Patricia Lenihan of Bethlehem, Pa.; seven grandchildren; four nieces and one nephew. A Mass was offered at Corpus Christ Church, South River. Entombment was in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.