Jolan "Joan" Kulessa died Wednesday, Dec. 4, at home. She was 90.
Born in New Brunswick, she resided in Milltown before moving to East Brunswick in 1957. Mrs. Kulessa was a communicant of St. Bartholomew RC Church, East Brunswick.
She was predeceased by her husband of 70 years, Sigmund Kulessa, Sr. in 2011, and a grandson, Truman in 2004.
Surviving are her 2 sons, Dr. Sigmund Kulessa, Jr. and his wife Diane of Millstone Township, and Wayne Kulessa and his wife Mary of Bordentown; 3 sisters, Hedy Coyle of Edison, Marge Walker Haydu of Monroe Township, and Mary Maynard of Maryland, FL; 6 grandchildren, Dr. Renata Kulessa-Dussias, Dr. Sigmund L. Kulessa III, Gregory P. Kulessa, Estelle, Amaya and Clayton Kulessa ; and 2 great grandchildren, Isabella Dussias and Eva Claire Kulessa.
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