Arthur Allan Patchett, Ph.D. Arthur Allan Patchett, Ph.D., 93, a renowned research chemist and former Vice President of Medicinal Chemistry at Merck & Co., died in New Providence, NJ on December 2nd surrounded by his family. During his career, he conducted research that led to the development of several breakthrough medicines to treat cardiovascular diseases. Arthur was born on May 28, 1929 in Middletown, NY to Arthur and Ann Patchett....

Mary Grace Miller, 80, of Bayville, NJ passed away peacefully on November 25, 2022 surrounded by family and friends. Born on April 14, 1942, in Jersey City, where she graduated from high school, Mary was the youngest daughter of the late Archie and Grace Miller. Mary's 50 year career as a secretary, spanned from her work at Western Electric in New York City, to Coury's and Seville Auto Body Shops. She enjoyed gardening, doing crossword puzzles,...

Eleanor (Lynn) Harnett was born on October 1, 1935 to Earnest and Eleanor Lynn in New York City. At the age of three Eleanor lost her hearing, and her parents enrolled her in a school for the deaf. It was here where it was instilled in her that there was nothing she could not do. From this she thrived, knowing that with patience and strive nothing was impossible. She went on to Mabel Dean Bacon high school where she graduated and became a top...

Beatrice "Bea" Rose Harkins, 103, passed away on November 18, 2022 in Warrenton, VA. Born on September 26, 1919 in Newark, NJ, she resided there until moving to Scotch Plains in 1949 with her beloved husband Daniel. While living in Scotch Plains for over fifty years, she was a member of St. Bartholomew Church and the Rosary Society and held the position of Assistant Branch Manager for United Jersey Bank for over twenty years before retiring in...

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Nora T. Griffith, 90, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2022, at her residence in Hamilton, NJ. Nora was born and raised in Bronx, NY. In 1964, she moved to Westfield, NJ where she lived for 50 years. Nora was a parishioner at Holy Trinity Church where she was a constant figure, for many decades, at the 5:30 Vigil Mass on Saturday evenings. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Griffith; she is survived by her three daughters, Eileen Gannon and...

Mrs. Margaret (Peg) Dooley passed away on November 6, 2022 In the comfort of her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Dooley is survived by her seven children and their spouses, Thomas E. Jr. and Susan of Cranford, Shaun Dooley Benoit of Clark, Mary Lynn and Robert Deen of Timmonium, MD, Mark and Nancy of Doylestown, Pa., Ann Marie and David Hessler of Cranford, Joseph and Susan of Sterling, and Brian of Dublin, Ohio. She is also survived by her...

Geoffrey M. Gates, 89, Beloved Family Man, Marine Geoffrey McNair Gates passed away on Monday, October 24th, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Born in New York City on November 20th, 1932, he was the son of Jane Shonnard Bell and Geoffrey McNair Gates. Raised in New York City and Bedford, NY, Geoffrey was a student at the Buckley School and Rippowam Cisqua School. He was a graduate of St. Paul's School in Concord, NH, and Princeton...

Victor Eugene Huljack, Jr, 80, passed away Monday, October 24, 2022 peacefully at home. Born and raised in Irvington, New Jersey, Victor raised his family in both Roselle and Toms River. He was a US Army veteran from 1965-1969 stationed as a Chaplain's Assistant in Korea. Victor was a member of the Theatrical Wardrobe Union where he worked on numerous Broadway Shows, the MDA Labor Day Telethon, and the daytime soap operas, All My Children and...

Jean Wilkins Grove, 94, passed away surrounded by the love of her family, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Westfield, NJ on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Friends and family knew her as "Snik", a nickname given to her by her high school friends and proudly displayed on the license plate of her treasured yellow convertible. Snik was born on April 17, 1928 in Erie, PA to Carl and Marjorie (Evans) Wilkins . She had a very special relationship with her...