Celeste Edna Herbstman Obituary (1949

Celeste Edna (Petretti) Herbstman 71 of Monroe Township died Thursday January 21st at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in the Bronx, NY, Mrs. Herbstman lived in Monroe Township since 1977 and the Concordia Community since 2007. She was currently employed as a bookkeeper for Furey & Company in Monroe Township. Previously she was employed for 25 years for I.V.D. (International Video Distributors,) Hightstown and the Trans County Title Agency, New Brunswick. Mrs. Herbstman enjoyed arts & crafts, cake decorating and making candy and lollipops. She was a sports fanatic, especially the NY Giants and enjoyed playing lottery scratch off tickets. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, attending every athletic event that her children and grandchildren participated in. She was a selfless person who was always thinking of and putting others first. She was predeceased by her husband Ronald in 2009. Surviving are her daughter Dawn Rousseau and her husband Tim of Monroe Township, her two sons Brian and his wife Melissa of Jackson and Gregory and his wife Stacey of Jackson, her two sisters Barbara Giaquinto of Monroe Township and Deidre Condurso of Monroe Township, two brothers Charles Petretti of Monroe Township and Thomas Harrington of Center Reach, NY, nine grandchildren Nicholas, Christian, Demi, Reiss, Maya, Sydney, Casey, Sophia and Valentina and a great granddaughter Aliah. Services will begin 9:30 a.m. Saturday January 30th at the Lester Memorial Home followed by a 10 a.m. funeral liturgy at St. James RC Church, Jamesburg. Committal and cremation will be at Holy Cross Burial Park Crematory Chapel, East Brunswick. Visiting hours for family and friends will be Friday 3-8 p.m. and Saturday 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in the name of Mrs. Herbstman may be made to Easter Seals at www.easterseals.com or to Bloom Again, NJ at www.bloomagainnj.org. For those who will not be able to attend the funeral mass for Mrs. Herbstman on Saturday, a live link will be available for you to join us via vimeo at: