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Jean W. Grove
Oct 22, 2022
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,...
Joseph Patrick Van Bergen
Oct 22, 2022
Joseph Patrick Van Bergen, Sr., 78, died peacefully at the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, NJ on October 22, 2022. A lifelong and devoted resident of Cranford, Joe lived his last five years in Clark with his beloved wife, Joan (Walton).Born on March 23, 1944, to Louis and Beatrice (Rowe) Van Bergen, Joe was a proud 1962 graduate...
Nestor Burbela
Oct 9, 2022
NESTOR BURBELA95 years oldMarch 26, 1927 – October 9, 2022Nestor was born in the small Ukrainian village of Vybodiv, located in westernUkraine.Nestor passed away with son Peter and daughter-in-law Courtney by his side.Nestor's wife and life-partner Jean, of the Yorkshire village of Hatfield passed in2007. Nestor and Jean built a life and a family together with son Peter in RosellePark,...
Christine J. Macmillan
Oct 9, 2022
Christine Joan Macmillan (nee Neil), 69, of Kenilworth, passed away on Sunday October 9, 2022. Born in Trenton, where she graduated from high school, Christine was the daughter of the late Harold W. and Emma (Farkas) Neil. A member of the Woodside Chapel in Fanwood, Christine was a school crossing guard with Kenilworth Public Schools. She enjoyed knitting, and making...
Donald R. Webber
Oct 5, 2022
Donald Richard Webber passed away on October 5, 2022, at the age of 88. Donald was born in Massachusetts to Donald Everett and Margaret Hunt Webber. He grew up with three younger sisters: Shirley, Marilyn, and Lorraine. He spent his high school summers working as a cook in Maine. After growing up in Medford, MA, his family moved to Westfield,...
Lucy (Nee Pepe) Pugliese
Sep 21, 2022
Lucy Pugliese (Pepe) passed away on September 21st at the young age of 101. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph & Fortunata Pepe; her husband John; six brothers and sisters Marie Faimali, Antionette Faiello, Anthony Pepe, Rose Pannullo, Alfred Pepe and Viola DeDeo, who she now joins in their special place in heaven. She was the loving...
William K. Murphy
Sep 12, 2022
William Kevin Murphy 75, of Cranford, New Jersey and Harwich Port, Massachusetts died peacefully on September 12, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. William previously lived in the Matawan, New Jersey area for more than 40 years. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend who left this earth a better place for his part in it.  Bill was...
Robert H. Haller
Sep 9, 2022
Robert Haller was born on March 10, 1947 in Elizabeth, NJ. Hepassed away peacefully at home in Cranford, NJ, on September9, 2022.He was the son of Harry and Florence Haller. After living his earlyyears with his family in Kenilworth, he was raised in Roselle Parkand graduated from Roselle Park High School in 1965. Bobattended and graduated from Newark College of...
Bonnie Lynn Mckevitt
Sep 6, 2022
Obituary for Bonnie McKevittBonnie Lynn McKevitt of Westfield passed away on September 6, 2022 at the age of 79, following several years' battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Bonnie was born September 12, 1942, in Jersey City, NJ to George and Isabelle. She grew up in Jersey City and over the years also lived in Cedar Grove, Westfield, and Cranford. Bonnie graduated...
Barbara Lou Papa
Sep 1, 2022
Barbara Lou Papa (Breden) of Cranford, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at age 85 on Monday September 1, 2022 after a brief illness at Trinitas Hospital in Elizabeth, NJ.Barbara (nicknamed Be Be) was born on April 16, 1937 in Elizabeth NJ to Frederick and Agnes Breden (Burgoyne). Her family moved to Roselle, NJ where she graduated from Abraham Clark High....
Margaret Kovacs Toth
Aug 23, 2022
Margaret Kovacs Toth May 22, 1929 – August 23, 2022Margaret Kovacs Toth passed away August 23, 2022 at her residence in Warren, New Jersey. Born and raised in Carteret, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Elizabeth (Szabo) Toth. Marge is predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Stephen (Pete) Kovacs, her daughter Sharon Klein, son-in-law...
Gail "Gitel" Rosenblum
Aug 19, 2022
Gail H. Rosenblum, 84, of Cranford, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on August 19, 2022.Born on August 15, 1938 in Jersey City, she lived in Cranford for the past 55 years where she raised her two daughters, Alayna and Lynn with her loving husband, Lester, who predeceased her in 2015.Gail was a retired teacher working in the Montclair school...
David W. Norwine
Aug 17, 2022
David W. Norwine – Joyous Musician David Westcott Norwine, loving husband, dad and grandpa, tenor soloist, and exceedingly joyous and kind human, died peacefully on August 17, 2022, at the age of 94. He was, and is, loved beyond measure. The eldest son of Mary Alice (nee Westcott) and Courtney Norwine, David was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1927...
Helen T. Martin
Aug 14, 2022
Helen T. Martin was born in Newark, NJ on December 20, 1918 and passed on August 14, 2022 at the age of 103 years young. She moved to Westfield, NJ in 1923 where she eventually settled with her daughter Joan. She graduated from Westfield High School and went on to Virginia to attend girls finishing school, where she graduated with...
Alexander Lehner
Aug 14, 2022
Alexander Oscar Lehner beloved husband, brother, father, and grandfather has left his home on earth to be in peace in heaven.You may have known him as the State Department employee, who served our country in Iran and Sierra Leone as a foreign service officer. Or in his second career in communications for Schering Plough. For the great satisfaction he found...
Lillian (Lilly) May Carey
Aug 7, 2022
Lillian was one of six siblings. Her and her twin brother, Jimmy were the youngest of the family. She grew up in Cranford and married Edward Carey who also was from the same town. Lillian and Edward raised their sons, Edward Jr. and Anthony, in Roselle Park. In her golden years, Lillian moved to Lebanon to be closer to her...
Jennie L. (Nee Lambrite) Williams
Aug 1, 2022
Jennie Lambrite Williams of Westfield, NJ age 91, died on August 1st, 2022, just one day before her 92nd birthday. Jennie was born in Tinicum Township, Bucks County PA, on the farm of her parents, Edward and Sadie Lambrite. She was the youngest of four girls. She graduated from Doylestown High School and then went on to earn a bachelors...
Richard Kramkowski
Jul 27, 2022
Richard Kramkowski was born to the late Henry and Emma Kramkowski in Newark, in 1956 He graduated from Cranford High School in 1974 and was a member of the football and wrestling teams. He graduated from Engine City Tech of Union with a diesel mechanic education. He became a ASE Certified Master Technician during his tenure at BFI in the...
Margaret J. "Nancy" (Nee Spinner) Baker
Jul 22, 2022
Margaret J. "Nancy" Baker (nee Spinner), age 88, formerly of Cranford, NJ, died on July 22, 2022 at Virtua Hospital in Voorhees, NJ. Visitation will be from 10:30- 11:30 AM on Friday July 29, 2022 at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave, Cranford, NJ, where her prayer service will begin at 11:30AM Friday. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery...
Margaret "Margie" Woolston
Jul 18, 2022
Margaret Woolston passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 18, 2022. She was just a month shy of her 62nd birthday. Margie was part of a large family being the eighth of nine but she was special in so many ways. Margie's generation was in the vanguard of changing norms when society no longer sidelined those with special needs,...
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