Obituaries

Obit: Jolan 'Joan' Kulessa

Kulessa moved to East Brunswick in 1957.

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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