Shay Komaroff

Shay Komaroff of East Brunswick, NJ passed away on July 25, 2024 at Raritan Bay Medical Center – Old Bridge.  He was 92 years old.  He was born the son of a citrus plantation owner in 1932.  As a teenager, and towards the end of the British Mandate, Shay was inducted into the Haganah in a secret ceremony.  He served in the Israeli Army in active duty and then as a reservist.  Shay immigrated to the United States in 1963 and subsequently became a citizen.  He was a longtime employee of Phillips Concrete.  Shay was a sailing enthusiast and upon retiring purchased his own sailboat.  He became a member of the Raritan Yacht Club and moored his sailboat there.

Shay is survived by his beloved wife of 37 years Bernice Barr Komaroff and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services and burial are private under the direction of Bronson and McNamara Memorial Home.

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