Ethel M. Compton 80, Highland Park Ethel Mae (Conrad) Compton, 80, of Highland Park, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. Born in Hancock, MD, Ethel lived in Maryland, West Virginia and Piscataway before settling in Highland Park 10 years ago. She was a homemaker and a very quiet woman who loved her family dearly. Predeceased by her husband Carl Compton, Sr. in 2004, her son Carl Compton, Jr. in 2006 and, her three brothers, she is survived by her daughter, Linda Spadafino and her husband Dominic of Burlington; her six grandchildren, Lisa Valenzuela, David, Stephanie and Carl Compton, III, Joey Spadafino and Velmarie Torres, and; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Interment was in Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick.

Katherine Thompson 80, Edison Katherine Thompson, 80, of Edison, died Saturday, June 12, 2010, in New Brunswick. Predeceased by her husband, John F. Thompson, Sr., she is survived by her son, John F. Thompson, Jr. of Edison, three sisters, her grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at St. Peter's Cemetery, New Brunswick.

Jose M. Vega 98, Edison Jose Mario Vega, 98, of Edison, died Monday, June 7, 2010 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, Mr. Vega came to the U.S. in 1968 living in Highland Park before settling in Edison 30 years ago. For more than 40 years, while living in Cuba, he was a plant manager for Warner Lambert Pharmaceuticals. After coming to the U.S., he continued to work for Nanni's Food Store in Highland Park, retiring in 1990. Together with his wife, he was a member of the Lindeneau senior citizens center of Edison. He was also a long time communicant of St. Paul's Church, Highland Park. Predeceased by seven of his siblings, he is survived by his wife of 70 years, Serafina (Fuentes) Vega of Edison; his daughter, Marta Vega of Edison; his brother, Pablo Vega of West Palm Beach, Florida, and many nieces and nephews. Cremation was private with inurnment in Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway.

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