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Kevin Issac Goldsmith
May 24, 2021
Kevin Issac Goldsmith passed away Monday May 24th, 2021 due to complications from Leukemia treatments at Children Hospital of Philadelphia. Kevin was just a few weeks removed from his 17th birthday. He was a kind and uplifting person of various interests. Kevin loved playing music on several instruments notably the guitar. Kevin was a former Judoka studying and competing at...
Robert (Bob) William Mcarthur
May 17, 2021
Robert (Bob) William McArthur, beloved by family and friends, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021 after a brief illness at the age of 93. He was born in Boston to Robert McArthur and Elizabeth Forrest Ross McArthur from Scotland. His mother died in childbirth and he was raised by his Dad and stepmother, Abbie Drillio McArthur. Earning a degree...
Mrs. Raffaela Gargiulo
May 16, 2021
Raffaela Gargiulo age 83 passed away on Sunday, May 15th. She was the widow of Gaetano Gargiulo who she was married to for over 50 years. She was born in Battipaglia, Italy and immigrated to the US with Gaetano, and their two children, Salvatore and Tina in 1967. She and Gaetano lived in Brooklyn, NY until 2010 when they moved...
Beverly J. Walsh
May 11, 2021
Beverly J. Walsh (October 26, 1931 – May 11, 2021), resident of Cranford since 1955, passed peacefully this past Tuesday at 89 years old. She was the widow of the late Ralph A. Walsh, sister of the late Thania LaRusso, and the matriarch of a loving family, including six children, 17 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren (with two more on the...
Erin Patrice (Nee Gaffney) Peterson
May 11, 2021
Erin Patrice Peterson (née Gaffney), age 53, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 in her home after coping with Spinocerebellar Ataxia for six years. She was born in Philadelphia, PA before moving to Westfield, NJ where she spent her childhood. Erin earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Rutgers University in New Brunswick. After graduating, she began working for...
Dorothy Andersen White
Apr 12, 2021
Dorothy Andersen White passed at home on April 12, 2021 at 101. She was the widow of Harold White and shared over 50 year's marriage together. She was born in Cranford, N.J. and resided in Roselle N.J. She worked in New York for some time and then worked in Watson Stillmon in Roselle where she met Harold. Dorothy was a...
Kevin Hellhake
Apr 11, 2021
Kevin Hellhake April 25,1958 - April 11, 2021 of Toms River, NJ diedsuddenly this past Sunday. Born in Elizabeth, Kevin was raised inCranford and graduated from Cranford High School in 1976. He workedfor NJ Transit as a revenue specialist for 30 years before retiring in2010. Kevin was a hunter, avid fisherman, and a lifelong motorcycleenthusiast. He was a kind, caring...
Edward Charles "Beatle Ed" Wittel
Mar 20, 2021
Edward Charles Wittel, 58, of Westfield, died on Saturday March 20, 2021. Ed, known to many as "Beatle Ed" loved nothing more than bringing joy to others through music. Along with his band YesterdayAndToday Ed brought the music of the Beatles, as well as his unmatched humor and wit to crowds and packed bars across the NY/NJ area. Born on...
Joan H. Fridlington
Mar 13, 2021
Joan H. Fridlington age 87 passed away at the Center For Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, NJ.Born in Montreal Quebec Canada, to Lawrence and Violet (Nee Searles) Landermann. She lived many years in Cranford, New Jersey.She was a Registered Nurse last working for Doctor Kassouf in Cranford.Pre deceased by her loving husband Robert John Fridlington who passed away in 2015....
Gail Ann Denman
Mar 12, 2021
Gail Ann Denman, age 72 passed away on Friday March 12, 2021 at Father Hudson House in Elizabeth, NJBorn in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she lived her entire life in Cranford. Gail is a descendant of the Denman Familyfor which Denman Road in Cranford is named.Gail was proud of being on of the first female FBI agents in the country. She...
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Hetherington
Mar 11, 2021
Elizabeth "Betty" Hetherington, née Tarasuk, died on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at her home in Basking Ridge, NJ. She was born on May 8, 1925 in Newark, NJ to Anna and Tomas Tarasuk, immigrants from Russia. Betty was the third of five children, and the last of the siblings to survive.Determined to acquire an education, Betty took advantage of the...
Carl J. Matyas
Mar 9, 2021
Mr. Carl J. Matyas age 89 passed away on Tuesday March 9, 2021 at RWJ Hospital at Rahway, NJBorn in Elizabeth NJ, 1949 graduate of St. Mary's High School. He lived over 65 years in Cranford,Carl was self employed and owned Purefine Washing Fluid Company in Elizabeth. He was a member of St. John The Apostle R.C. Church in Clark....
Domenica May Grossi
Mar 6, 2021
Domenica May Grossi, 90, of Mountainside, passed away at her home on Saturday March 6, 2021. Born in Elizabeth, May grew up in Roselle Park. She lived in Elizabeth before moving to Mountainside. May is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Ted Grossi, devoted daughter Donna Pacifico and her husband Ronald, cherished grandchildren: Ronald JR Pacifico, Marla Pacifico...
Mildred M. Mustillo
Feb 21, 2021
Mildred M. Mustillo (nee Tagliareni), 93, of Cranford, passed away at her home on Sunday February 21, 2021. Born in Jersey City to the late James and Margaret (nee Lupo) Tagliareni, she and her late husband John owned and operated AJAY TV Sales and Service of Bayonne and Jersey City. She enjoyed her family, cooking, playing cards, and Mahjong. She...
Klara Katherina Christine Crocco
Feb 13, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Klara Crocco, ofWestfield, announces her passing on Saturday, February 13, 2021, with her children by her side.Klara did have COVID-19 last year, but surprisinglydespite her COPD was able to recover from the disease.She was born on April 8, 1938, in Köhlen (Geestland), Germany toKlara (Kornahrens) and Klaus Jürgens. At the age...
Helga M. Elliot
Feb 4, 2021
Mrs. Helga Elliot passed away peacefully in her own home on February 4, 2021 after a brief illness. In her early years as a nurse, she worked as head nurse in London, Cairo and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. She lived in Westfield for the past 60 years. She was a school nurse at Edison Jr. High School, and the...
Kathleen O. Mcadam
Jan 29, 2021
Kathleen McAdam (nee O'Dwyer), 83, of Cranford, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2021, at the home of her daughter, Mary Jo McAdam Fuller. Visitation will be Sunday, February 7,2021 from 1:00pm-5:00pm at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey. Funeral Mass on Monday,February 8, 2021, 10:00 am at St. Michael Roman Catholic Church, Cranford, New Jersey....
Ruth E. Jones
Jan 25, 2021
Ruth E Jones passed away on January 25, 2021 at Spring Village at Pocono Assisted Living, Stroudsburg, PA. She was born on September 23, 1933 in Plymouth, PA to Margaret (Sims) and William H Paul. She grew up in Plymouth and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1951. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from The State Teacher's...
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