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William F. Kanzler
Jun 18, 2017
William F. Kanzler, 90, a longtime resident of Cranford, died on Sunday June 18, 2017, at JFK Medical Center-Hospice, Edison, NJ.William's visitation will be on Thursday June 22nd from 5:00-8:00PM at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. His funeral mass will be celebrated at 9:30AM Friday June 23, 2017, at St. Michael Catholic Church, 40 Alden St., Cranford....
Sally Sanders
Jun 12, 2017
SALLY SANDERS, 97, of Garwood, died Monday June 12, 2017 at her residence. Sally's visitation will be on Wednesday June 14th, from 4:00-8:00PM, at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, where her funeral service will begin at 10AM Thursday June 15, 2017. Please go to: www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences. Interment will follow in Rosedale Cemetery, Linden. Born Sarah...
Madalen O. Salls
Jun 2, 2017
Madalen O. SallsMadalen O. Salls, 93, a longtime resident of Union, NJ, passed away on Friday June 2, 2017.Madalen's visitation will be Tuesday June 6th, from 6:00-8:00PM at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave. Cranford. Please go to: www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences. Her funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:15AM Wednesday June 7, 2017 at St. Michael Catholic Church,...
B. Schmidt
May 27, 2017
Eleanore Schmidt (nee Braun), 83, of Mountainside passed away peacefully on Saturday May 27 at her son's home in Warren, NJ. Private arrangements are by the Gray Funeral Home in Westfield, NJ. A memorial service will be held at 12 pm on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at the Community Presbyterian Church in Mountainside, NJ. Mrs. Schmidt worked in retail sales...
Marion D. Wetzel
May 27, 2017
Marion Daisy WetzelThe Westfield Starbucks lost a loyal customer on May 27, 2017, when Marion Daisy Wetzel died at home at the age of 91 after a short illness. Marion Crook was born on May 25, 1926 in Coney Island, New York, where her parents, Irving and Florence Crook, raised Marion and her older brother, Robert. Marion was just 15...
Chester S. Kalinowski
May 21, 2017
Chester S. Kalinowski, 93, of Cranford, died Sunday May 21, 2017, after a brief illness.Chester's visitation will be Friday May 26, 2017 from 10-11:30am, at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. His graveside service with military honors will follow at 1:30PM Friday at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ. Please go to: www,grayfuneralhomes.com to offer...
John G. Sully
May 20, 2017
John George Sully of Westfield, NJ passed away at his home on May 20. Born on July 6, 1922, in Newark, NJ, he was the only child of Katharine and George Sully. On January 26, 1946, he married Patricia Stevens in Southington, CT. She predeceased him in 2014.He was a graduate of The Lawrenceville School and earned a BA at...
Doris M. (Nee Bedford) Rabasca
May 18, 2017
Doris M. Rabasca ( née Bedford), 93, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Doris' Life Celebration and visitation will be Sunday May 21st, from 2-4 and 6-8PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 318 E. Broad Street, Westfield. Her funeral service will begin at 10AM Monday May 22, 2017, at All Saints Episcopal Church,...
Anna L. Weisgerber
May 11, 2017
Anna Lopotko Weisgerber, 92, of Cranford passed away on Thursday May 11, 2017, quietly at her home of 60 years with her son at her side. She was born in Chicago, Illinois of Frances Stanko Lopotko and Wasil (William) Lopotko. Of historic curiosity, Frances traveled from Europe as a steerage passenger on the Olympic, sister ship of the Titanic, in...
Edward W. Beglin
May 4, 2017
HONORABLE EDWARD W. BEGLIN, JR.A native of Elizabeth and a product of its school system, the Hon. Edward W. Beglin, Jr. was born on Jan. 15, 1934. He graduated with honors from Wesleyan University in 1955, and then attended New York University School of Law as a Snow National Scholar, attaining the Dean's List and graduating with a LLB degree...
Josephine Scannella Weibel
Apr 26, 2017
Josephine Scannella Weibel, 90, of Cranford, passed away on Wednesday April 26, 2017 at Cranford Health and Extended Care Center. Born in Scranton, PA, Josephine was the beloved wife and helpmate of the late Lorenz Henry Weibel, who was a math and science teacher in the Cranford Public Schools. Mrs. Weibel was active with the Cranford United Methodist Church ,...
Robert (Bob) Lombardo
Apr 25, 2017
Bob Lombardo, 66, of Lawrenceville and Cranford, NJ, passed away at home surrounded by family on April 25, 2017 after a short but valiant fight against cancer.Born in Lawrenceville, NJ, Bob graduated from Lawrence High School and continued on to Chamberlain Junior College before receiving bachelor's and master's degrees from Wagner College.Bob married Kathy Johnson on October 10th, 1977. They...
Sandra Lee Reitmeier
Apr 19, 2017
Sandra Lee Reitmeier (nee Dolle), 75, of Cranford, NJ passed away on Wednesday April 19, 2017, surrounded by her loving family at Rahway Hospital, Rahway, NJ. Sandra's Life Celebration will be held on Sunday April 23 from 2 â 6 pm at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Avenue, Cranford NJ. Please go to: www.grayfuneralhomes.com to view her life tribute. Sandra...
David Thomas Teese
Apr 14, 2017
David Thomas Teese, age 63, passed away after a long illness on Friday, April 14, 2017. A memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, April 29, 2017, at St. Peter's Church, 406 Forman Ave., Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ. The family will accept condolences at 10:30 am in the Church. A long-time resident of Westfield, Mr. Teese, son of...
Anthony J Heffner
Apr 8, 2017
Anthony was born and grew up in Simpson, PA the eldest of three children of Anthony H. and Rose (Borosky) Heffner. The family lost their father when Tony was only 13 years old. He worked hard in school and to help his mother support their home. He was a loving son and caring brother throughout his life. He attended Fell...
Jean S. Gallagher
Apr 6, 2017
Jean Marie Stewart Gallagher, 94, of Wilmington, North Carolina passed away on April 6, 2017 at her home in the Davis Health Care Community. She formerly resided in Mountainside and Westfield, New Jersey. Jean was born on December 3, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Girls' High in Philadelphia and attended Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA. In 1942...
Donald B. Siano
Apr 1, 2017
Donald B. Siano, 74, of Westfield, was stricken and died suddenly April 1, 2017 while traveling in Virginia.He was born in Sewickley, PA June 30, 1942 and was a 30 year Westfieldresident. He was preceded in death by his mother Pauline Siano and hisfather Stephen Siano. He grew up in Ohio and on August 19,1972married Elizabeth Moore Siano. He received...
Kathleen Jane Patterson
Mar 31, 2017
Kathleen "Kathy" J. Patterson (Karlovitch), 74 years old, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017 at her home in Arrowhead Lakes, Mount Pocono. Kathy was born in November of 1942 to Virginia and Kenneth Patterson. The oldest of 3 sisters and a brother; Diane Patterson, Lee Masiello (and husband Bob), and Kenneth Patterson, Jr. The daughter of an Air Force...
Rosemary C.L. Bauer
Mar 23, 2017
Rosemary Christine Larson Bauer, a resident of Westfield, New Jersey since 1954, died on March 23, 2017 at the age of 92. Born in Gary, Indiana to Swedish immigrants on February 10, 1925, she was an alumna of Rockford College and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she received a Bachelor's degree in Education in 1947. She taught almost 30...
Kalliroe "Ero" Savorgiannakis
Mar 21, 2017
Kalliroe "Ero" Savorgiannakis, of Westfield, passed away on her 89th birthday, March 21, 2017 in Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ, after a brief illness. Born in St. Nicholas, Sparta, Greece, to the late Vasilios and Androniki Vosinakis, Ero was the beloved wife of the late John Savorgiannakis, who was a native of Crete. They were married in 1955 and lived in...