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William F Hoelterling

William F Hoelterling

Mar 18, 2022

William Frederick Hoelterling, 88 of Westfield peacefully passed away at home on March 18th, 2022. Bill was predeceased by his wife of 66 years, Ann Schasny Hoelterling. He is survived by his three children, William Hoelterling and wife Charlotte, James Hoelterling and Nancy Hoelterling, four grandchildren, Allison Hoelterling, William (B.J.) Hoelterling, and Karen and Kelly Heinkel. He is also survived...

Milmore Mclaughlin

Milmore Mclaughlin

Mar 16, 2022

Milmore James McLaughlinJim McLaughlin died peacefully on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Overlook Hospital, Summit, New Jersey, at the age of 87.Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jim attended St. Patrick's Elementary School and Saint Peter's Prep. He also attended St. Peter's College and earned a BA in Business. Jim worked for NJ Bell Telephone Company where he...

Faye A. Cerillo

Faye A. Cerillo

Mar 15, 2022

Faye A. Cerillo died peacefully March 15, 2022 in the Crestwood Manor Life Care Center, Whiting, N.J. Faye was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a young woman she worked for the local phone company while attending Nebraska State Teacher's College. During World War II Faye met her late husband Thomas Cerillo and celebrated 69 years of marriage before his passing...

Kerri Bruzenas

Kerri Bruzenas

Mar 9, 2022

Kerri Bruzenas, 45, of Manalapan, and formerly of Cranford, passed away on Wednesday March 9, 2022. A graduate of Cranford High School, Kerri received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Rutgers University. She had been a creative media consultant with ID Media, New York, NY, and more recently worked in the restaurant business, as a server, manager, and...

Marion Partelow Puglisi

Marion Partelow Puglisi

Mar 2, 2022

Marion P. Puglisi was born in Ossining NY and moved to Elizabeth, NJ as a child. She graduated from Battin High School in 1956, received her BS degree and teaching certificate from Davis and Elkins College in West Virginia in 1960 and her MA in mathematics from Louisiana State University in 1967. She moved to Cranford and taught high school...

Robert D Miller

Robert D Miller

Feb 28, 2022

Robert D. Miller, 95, Musician and Long Time Westfield ResidentRobert Douglas Miller, age 95, passed away on February 28, 2022.Bob was born on May 10, 1926, to Susie and Albert Miller. He had two older siblings, Sarah,and Frederick, and was joined two years later by his sister and lifelong best friend Ellen (Foster).The family lived on Sinclair Place. Bob attended...

Elizabeth Jane Ricany

Elizabeth Jane Ricany

Feb 27, 2022

Elizabeth Jane Reese Ricany known as Jane died 2/27/22. She was born 6/2/30. Jane attended Roselle high school. In 1951, she married Michael Ricany (dec). She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Cranford. They had four children together, Dawn Michael (dec) Debbie and David (dec). Jane enjoyed eight grandchildren Jamie Jeremy Jason Jonathan Tim Caitlin Alex and...

Dolores R Koellner

Dolores R Koellner

Feb 18, 2022

Dolores R. Koellner, 92, of Cranford, NJ, passed away peacefully on Friday February 18, 2022,in Cranford, NJ. Dolores was born in Sayreville, NJ, on July 2, 1929, to Victor and Apolonia Roskowski. She grew up in Sayreville, NJ and was the youngest of 9. As a teenager and young adult, Dolores and her sisters, Florence and Victoria, were part of a girl...

Michael J. Holliday

Michael J. Holliday

Feb 15, 2022

July 15, 1940 – February 15, 2022Michael Joseph Holliday died Tuesday February 15, 2022 at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ. A longtime resident of Westfield, NJ, he was 81 years old.The oldest of 4, Mike was born in Youngstown, OH on July 15, 1940 and grew up in nearby Campbell. From an early age, he was very responsible and showed...

George M Harbt

George M Harbt

Feb 14, 2022

George Harbt, 88, Active Westfield ResidentIt is with great sadness we share that George Max Harbt passed away at his home in Westfield, New Jersey, on Monday, February 14, 2022.Born in Cranford to Helen and Max Harbt on March 26, 1933, George was raised in Westfield, where he graduated from Westfield High School before getting his associate degree from Keystone...

Edward Lowe Semple

Edward Lowe Semple

Feb 11, 2022

EDWARD LOWE SEMPLE, Jr. January 6,1925 - February 11, 2022Edward L. Semple, Jr. graduated to his heavenly home on Friday, February 11th in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to moving to Charlotte in 2014, Edward was a longtime resident of Cranford, New Jersey since 1955. Edward was predeceased by his parents, Ted and Louise of Coral Gables, Florida and his sister,...

Jane Nee Lion Gross

Jane Nee Lion Gross

Feb 9, 2022

Jane Lion Gross, 93, of Chatham, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 in Scotch Plains, NJ.Jane was born in Orange, NJ. to Earl and Gretchen Lion on July 26, 1928. She grew up in Short Hills, NJ. She married George P. Gross on April 17, 1953 in Short Hills, NJ. She graduated from Douglass College, Rutgers University, and...

Lois L. Thomson

Lois L. Thomson

Jan 30, 2022

Lois Thomson, 92, of Cranford, NJ died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, January 30, 2022. Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada to the late William and Eva (Smith) Milton, Lois was a graduate of Alma College in St. Thomas. She emigrated to the US in 1952, residing in Westfield, NJ for over 60 years and spent her final years...

Rose Nee Borrelli Restivo

Rose Nee Borrelli Restivo

Jan 26, 2022

Rose was born to Louis and Margaret Borrelli in Brooklyn, NY on October 14, 1926. The third of four siblings, elder sister Eleanor, brother Vito and later younger brother Louis. Upon graduation from Eastern District HS in Williamsburg, Brooklyn she began a clerical career at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.As fate would have it, her close friend and coworker Marie Restivo,...

Sharon Kolbe

Sharon Kolbe

Jan 26, 2022

Sharon Elizabeth Kolbe of Clark and Bayville, New Jersey, passed away on January 26, 2022 at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin. Sharon was born on July 24, 1951 to the late Ruth Martell Kolbe and C. Clayton Kolbe and raised in Cranford and Union, NJ.Sharon graduated from Cranford High School, attended Union County Technical School and graduated from Kean...

Francisco Pachito Sepulveda

Francisco Pachito Sepulveda

Jan 26, 2022

A complete obituary is being composed by the family.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to http://weblink.donorperfect.com/Sepulveda

Edith Mary Kennedy Coogan

Edith Mary Kennedy Coogan

Jan 21, 2022

Edith Kennedy CooganMarch 13, 1932 – January 21, 2022Loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, devoted friend, tireless volunteer and organizerEdith Kennedy Coogan, 89, resident of Cranford and Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ passed away peacefully on January 21, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was a strong and kind woman who lived a wonderful life with a loving family and abundant friends,...

Nikolay "Nick" Shargorodsky

Nikolay "Nick" Shargorodsky

Jan 21, 2022

Nikolay was born on August 17, 1992 and passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022.Nikolay was a resident of Westfield, New Jersey.

Chloe Ryer Cohoon

Chloe Ryer Cohoon

Jan 16, 2022

Chloe Ryer Cohoon of Lakewood, NJ and Indian Lake, NY, died on Sunday evening, January 16, 2022 at the Harrogate Skilled Nursing Center in Lakewood. She was 96 at the time of her death. Chloe was born on August 3, 1925 in Westfield, New Jersey where she grew up living with her parents Isabel and Henry Ryer on the Boulevard...

William R. Field

William R. Field

Jan 14, 2022

William Field, 76, passed away at Overlook Hospital on January 14th after a brief battle with Covid. Born in Allentown, NJ and formerly of Kearny, he was a resident of Cranford for 50 years.He was a loving and loyal husband, father, and grandfather. Surviving are his devoted wife of 50 years, Joann; his beloved daughter, Kim Marie; and his loving...

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