Motorcyclist Killed on Route 206 Was a Father-to-Be

A 27-year-old East Brunswick man who was was a father-to-be, according to his obituary.

Gregory Gentile died Thursday night at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital from injuries he sustained when his Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle was struck by 79-year-old Joseph Kuhta's Chrysler LeBaron earlier that day outside the parking lot of Nelson's Corner.

No summonses have been issued and the crash remains under investigation. If anyone witnessed the accident, contact the at 908-369-4323.

Gentile was born in Suffern, N.Y., before moving to East Brunswick 16 years ago, according to his obituary.

Gentile, an East Brunswick High School grad, was a quality test engineer for Flemington-based Hitran Corp., his obituary said. Gentile had previously worked as a junior electronics engineer at TDK-Lambda in Tinton Falls.

Gentile earned a bachelor of science degree in electronics engineering technology from DeVry University and was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the National Rifle Association, his obituary said.

He was predeceased by his mother, Martha Amrhein Gentile Fogel.

Gentile is survived by his wife, Bethany, and their unborn son, Christopher; his father Ronald Gentile of Jefferson Valley, N.Y., and his sister Melissa Gentile, of Waxhaw, N.C., his obituary said.

Funeral services will be held at the Brunswick Memorial Home, 454 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, Tuesday at 8:45 a.m. A funeral Mass will follow at Christian Burial at St. Bartholomew Church, East Brunswick at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway.

Visitation will be held Monday at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Motorcycle Accident Victims, P.O. Box 6, Pennsville, NJ 08070 or Children Without Fathers.