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Thomas A. O'Neil
Oct 7, 2017
Thomas A. O'Neil, Jr.Thomas A. O'Neil, Jr. of Cranford NJ passed away peacefully on Saturday October 7, 2017 at the NJ Fireman's Home in Boonton, NJ. He was born at home in New Philadelphia, PA on May 12, 1938 to Thomas A. O'Neil Sr., and Josephine (Elinausky) O'Neil. Thomas is survived by brothers Joseph O'Neil (wife Marianne) and Richard O'Neil...
Isabel H Ewing
Sep 23, 2017
Isabel H. Ewing, 80, of Cranford, died on Saturday September 23, 2017. Her visitation will be from 6:00-8:00PM Wednesday September 27that Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave, Cranford, where the funeral service will begin at 10AM Thursday September 28, 2017. Burial will follow in Graceland Memorial Park in Kenilworth. Born in Bayonne, she had lived in Cranford since 1957....
Charles Bracken Aurand
Sep 19, 2017
Charles B. AurandFebruary 28, 1950 â September 19, 2017Charles Bracken Aurand, 67 formerly of Cranford, NJ passed away peacefully and surrounded by the love of his family on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem, PA after battling Alzheimer's disease.Born on February 28, 1950 in Westfield, NJ â he was the son of the late Elwin...
John J. "Jay" Hartmann
Sep 9, 2017
John J. Hartmann Jr. "Jay" 64, passed on September 9, 2017. Jay's Life Celebration and visitation will be held at Gray Memorial Funeral Home at 12 Springfield Avenue , Cranford, NJ on Tuesday September 12th from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. His funeral mass will be celebrated at 9:30AM Wednesday September 13, 2017 at St. Michael's Church at 40 Alden St....

Eliane G Bobin
Aug 31, 2017
Eliane G. BobinWorked at Local Piano StoreMiss Eliane G. Bobin , at the age of 96, went to her eternal rest on Thursday, August 31.She had been a resident of Cranford Health and Rehabilitation Center for about four years and enjoyed the company of the staff there. She was a lifelong lover of fashion and music, and appreciated the finer...
June Westdyke Mcdaniel
Aug 27, 2017
June Westdyke McDanielJune W. McDaniel, formerly of Westfield, died Sunday August 27, at her residence in Fellowship Village,Basking Ridge, NJ. She was 92 years of age. June was predeceased by her husband Raymond W. McDaniel.June volunteered for many years at The Consignmant Shop, Flemington, NJ. Benefits of which go totrasitional house of Safe in Hunterdon to help victims of domestic...
Peter Fryziuk
Aug 26, 2017
Peter Fryziuk, 90, formerly of Mountainside, passed away on Saturday August 26, 2017, at Easton Hospital, in Easton, PA,where he resided for the past several years. Born in Sadjava, Ukraine, he came to America in the late 1950s. He was retired from the B&M Finishers company in Kenilworth. Peter was devoted to his faith, and was a longtime member of...
Betty Hosford
Aug 20, 2017
Betty (Myrtle E.) Hosford was born June 8th, 1925 in Roselle, N.J. to Alva and Ethel Dunbaden. She was predeceased by her younger sister Jean Tice and her younger brother Richard (Mickey) Dunbaden. She is survived by her eldest daughter, Jean Marie Harris, her middle child, Ruth Ann Hosford, and her youngest, William Jonathan Hosford. She is also survived by...
Mary (Gougoumis) Karagannis
Aug 14, 2017
Mary Karagannis (nee Gougoumis), 93, of Freehold, NJ, passed away on Monday August 14, 2017, at The Manor,a nursing and care center in Freehold. Born in New York City, Mary had worked as a bookkeeperfor the Karis Paper and Food Distributing company in Newark, NJ.She was the beloved wife of the late Peter D. Karagannis, who died in 1990. She...

Joan V. Stone
Jul 31, 2017
Joan Valentine Stone, a longtime Westfield resident, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2017 after a long illness. She was 99.Survivors include her son Greg, his wife Mary, their children Lauren and Jack, Joan's sister Lilian and many nieces and nephews.Joan was born in Butler, Pennsylvania and moved to Elizabeth, New Jersey at the age of ten. She spent two...
Evonthia " Evon" Karveli Laskaris
Jul 27, 2017
Evonthia Karveli "Evon" Laskaris, 80, of Fanwood, NJ passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Visitation will take place at Gray Funeral Home, 318 E Broad St, Westfield, NJ on Sunday, July 30 from 4:00-7:00 pm. The funeral service will be celebrated at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, NJ on Monday, July 31 at...

Carolyn Nichols Wilday
Jul 22, 2017
Carolyn Nichols WildayCarolyn Nichols Wilday, long term resident of Sun City, California, died on Saturday, July 22 in Charleston, South Carolina. Carolyn was 97. She was born on August 19, 1919 in Washington D.C. to Henry W. Nichols and Bertha Bell Nichols. Carolyn attended elementary and high school in Westfield, New Jersey and also attended Syracuse University in New York....
Donna Eckler
Jul 20, 2017
Donna Eckler, 64, of Fords, NJ, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 20 with Bob Farrar by her side at her residence.Born in Jersey City, NJ, Donna spent most of her professional career as an Administrative and Editorial Manager for AT&T Communications. Donna loved to travel, some of her favorite places were Lake George, NY and Sunny Florida. She also...
Robert W. Selvig
Jul 18, 2017
Robert W. Selvig, 99, of Tewksbury, passed away at home July 18 surrounded by his loving family. His parents immigrated to the US from Norway and settled in Chicago where Robert was born. A decade later, his father was transferred to Westfield where Robert would spend early adulthood. His education at UVM and NYU was interspersed with adventures riding the...
Anthony R. Espuga
Jul 10, 2017
Anthony R EspugaOctober 27, 1938 â July 10, 2017Anthony Richard Espuga also known as Tony, died peacefully Monday July 10, 2017. He was born on October 27, 1938 in Elizabeth NJ. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and is a Graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor in Business Administration. Tony and Bev were married in 1961 and they...
Luis Socorro Mendez
Jul 5, 2017
Luis S. Mendez, 80, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones on July 5, 2017. Luis was born in Havana, Cuba on January 6, 1937 and studied law at the University of Havana. Forced to flee his home country to escape political persecution, he ultimately arrived in New York in 1961. Luis utilized his keen business acumen...
Gregory D. Winter
Jul 3, 2017
Gregory D. Winter ObituaryGregory D. Winter, 68, of Westfield NJ died peacefully in his sleep on Monday July 3, 2017 while on vacation in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.Visitation will be at Gray Funeral Home in Westfield on Thursday July 20 from 4-8 PM. A funeral service will be held on Friday July 21 at 11 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church,...
Steven Scott Mee
Jul 3, 2017
Steven Scott Mee, 53, of Delran, New Jersey, passed away on July 3rd, 2017 peacefully in his sleep.Steve was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 22nd 1963. He graduated from Scotch Plains/Fanwood High School in 1981 and then attended Union County College.Steve was married to Jennifer (Palumbo) Mee on October 4th, 1992. They were married 24 years.Steve worked as...
Constance L. Hansen
Jun 27, 2017
Constance L. HansenCranford ResidentConstance L. Hansen, 96, passed away June 27, 2017.Funeral arrangements are with Gray Memorial Funeral Home, Cranford, N.J., where visitation and life celebration will be on Friday, June 30, from 4 to 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael's R.C. Church, Cranford, on Saturday, July 1, at 8:45 a.m.Constance was a resident of...
Thomas J. Sensbach
Jun 18, 2017
Thomas "Tom" Sensbach, 87, of Fayson Lakes, NJ, passed away on June 18, 2017. Tom's visitation will be on Thursday June 22nd from 4:00-8:00PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield, where his funeral service will begin at 10AM Friday June 23, 2017. Please go to: www.grayfuneralhomes.com to view Tom's Life Tribute. Tom was born in Westfield, NJ,...