Funeral Homes in Rahway, NJ

Facts about Rahway, New Jersey

• Rahway has been featured in films like: A Beautiful Mind (2001), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), and I.Q. (1994).
• Rahway is home to the following sports teams: Pike.

Rahway Obituaries

It was noted by New Haven Register on October 10th, 2018 that Pamela "Penny" McQueeney (Catri) died in Middletown, Connecticut.  Ms. McQueeney was 67 years old and was born in Rahway, NJ.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Pamela "Penny"'s life.

It was written on June 24th, 2018 that Lisa Henry passed on in Tampa, Florida.  Henry was 59 years old and was born in Rahway, NJ.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lisa's life.

It was reported by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on March 13th, 2018 that William J Gubas passed on in Sarasota, Florida.  Gubas was 92 years old and was born in Rahway, NJ.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor William J's life.

It was noted by San Diego Union-Tribune on January 30th, 2018 that Thomas P "Pat" Maloney perished in San Diego, California.  Maloney was 95 years old and was born in Rahway, NJ.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Thomas P "Pat"'s life.

It was disclosed by Napa Valley Register on September 1st, 2017 that Howard Joseph Leichtnam passed away in Napa, California.  Leichtnam was 90 years old and was born in Rahway, NJ.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Howard Joseph's life.

It was noted by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on June 28th, 2017 that Carl Edward "Ed" Olsen died in Sarasota, Florida.  Olsen was 70 years old and was born in Rahway, NJ.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carl Edward "Ed"'s life.

It was reported by The Villages Daily Sun on June 17th, 2017 that Susan J Kantor (Geiger) died in The Villages, Florida.  Ms. Kantor was 64 years old and was born in Rahway, NJ.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Susan J's life.

It was revealed on March 1st, 2017 that Phillip McCarthy passed away in Rahway, New Jersey.  McCarthy was 72 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Phillip's life.

It was written on October 6th, 2016 that Ellen Mae Green (Soos) died in St Pete Beach, Florida.  Ms. Green was 71 years old and was born in Rahway, NJ.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ellen Mae's life.

It was noted on July 26th, 2016 that Anthony Charles Jr Mickiewicz died in The Villages, Florida.  Mickiewicz was 82 years old and was born in Rahway, NJ.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Anthony Charles Jr's life.

History

The navigable Rahway River, which flows through the city, also aided the city's commercial growth. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. The city became home to dozens of major manufacturers, including the Regina Music Box Company, Wheatena, Mershon Bros. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 26,500.

Rahway and the surrounding area were once the home of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans in the United States Americans, and tradition states that the city was named after Rahwack, a local tribal chief. He was' :'entertained at the inn kept by Samuel Smith by gentlemen of the town.' Following the Revolution, Rahway became the home of the first national mint to create a coin bearing the inscription 'E pluribus unum'.