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James Patrick Bulger
Apr 4, 2016
James Patrick Bulger born Jan 6, 1971 in Jersey City, NJ died on April 4, 2016 Melbourne Fla. "Jimmy" grew up in Cranford, NJ. He attended St Michael's School, Hillside Ave School and Cranford High School. He was an honor roll student many times and an amazing athlete. He played football, baseball and wrestled for Cranford at various times. He...
Patricia L. (Nee Earhart) Kelly
Mar 31, 2016
Patricia L. Kelly (nee Earhart), 87, of Westfield, died Thursday March 31, 2016 at her residence. Patricia's funeral service will begin at 11:00AM Tuesday April 5,2016, at Gray Directors, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield, where there will be viewing from10:00AM until service time. Please go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Born in Westfield,...
Evelyn Tanzer Loderstedt
Mar 26, 2016
Evelyn Loderstedt (nee Tanzer), 87, a longtime resident of Cranford, passed away on Saturday March 26, 2016 at her residence.Evelyn's Service of Remembrance will be Saturday April 2, 2016, at 2:00PM at Calvary Lutheran Church, 108 Eastman St., Cranford. Arrangements by Gray's of Cranford, go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com, to offer condolences. Born in Elizabeth, Evelyn enjoyed singing, photography, and reading the...
Christine Jacoby
Mar 25, 2016
Christine Jacoby, 92, of Cranford, NJ passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, March 25, 2016.Born in Newark, NJ on august 26, 1923 and resided in Cranford for 63 years. It was there that she enjoyed entertaining and cooking for her family and friends, "The Pomi Debs". She retired as a bookkeeper from union center national bank...
Rosemarie Mack
Mar 17, 2016
Rosemarie Mack, 89, of Cranford, passed away on March 17, 2016. Rosemarie's Life Celebration will be Tuesday March 22nd, from 4:00-8:00PM, and Wednesday March 23rd at 10AM at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, where her prayer service will follow at 11AM Wednesday. Entombment will follow at St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia. Please go to: www.grayfuneralhomes.com to view her life...
Mary Vanderhoff
Mar 16, 2016
Mary VanderHoff Beloved wife, mother and grandmotherMary Vanderhoff, 67, of Cranford passed away at home on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Mary was born in Newark on June 26, 1948. She is survived by her beloved husband, James; children and spouses, James and Motoko Golden, Eileen and Stephen Kisly, Andrew Vanderhoff, Lindsay Vanderhoff and Jillian Vanderhoff; grandchildren, Grace Kisly, Stephen Kisly...
John Howard
Mar 4, 2016
John Howard, 91, of Cranford, passed away on Friday March 4, 2016, at his residence. John's visitation will be Tuesday (today) from 6:00-9:00PM March 8th, at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, NJ (go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com). His funeral mass will be celebrated on Wednesday March 9, 2016, at 9:30AM at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 40 Alden Street, Cranford. Interment...
Mark Harlow Titus
Mar 3, 2016
Mark Titus died suddenly of smoke inhalation at a job related incident on March 3, 2016. Mark's Life Celebration will be held on Sunday April 10, 2016 from 2:00-4:00PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield, NJ. Go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com to view a tribute to Mark. He was educated at Exeter and Lafayette College and lived in Woodbridge,NJ...
Thornton H. Webb
Mar 1, 2016
Mr. Thornton H. Webb age 90 passed away on Tuesday March 1, 2016 at the Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ.Born in Hanover, NJ, he lived in Springfield For many years.Thornton was a self employed owner of W.&.W. Leasing (a trucking company) in Jersey City.He is pre deceased by two sons, Richard and Gary Webb. He is survived by his...
William Hendry
Mar 1, 2016
William Hendry Father, Mechanical Engineer and Veteran, 89William Hendry, 89, of Cranford, N.J., passed away on March 1, 2016. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 9:30 am in The Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, N.J. Interment will follow at Somerset Hills Memorial Park, Basking Ridge. Visitation and Life Celebration will be on...
Marion L. Gonano
Feb 23, 2016
Marion L. Gonano age 95 passed away on Tuesday February 23, 2016 at her residence in Cranford, NJBorn in Highland Falls, New York, she lived most of her life in Cranford, NJ. In Cranford, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and Azure Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Marion last worked as a waitress for the Galloping...
Helen O. "Wiffie" Hoffert
Feb 22, 2016
The family of Helen Oliphant Hoffert mourns her passing on February 22, 2016. Born December 21, 1925, in Trenton, NJ, and known to her family as Wiffie, she was a longtime resident of Mountainside deeply involved in community service and affairs. She was a learning disabilities specialist for over two decades, teaching throughout New Jersey. In her sixties, she combined...
Josephine M. Smith
Feb 5, 2016
Josephine "Jo" M. Smith (nee Maisto), passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 5, 2016 after a brave battle with cancer. She was 90. Jo was born on May 9, 1925 in Newark, NJ to father Dominic Maisto and mother Mary Alamia. She grew up in a large, loving family with six brothers and three sisters. Jo was preceded...
Michael A. Guthrie
Feb 4, 2016
Michael A. Guthrie, 60, of Cranford, NJ, passed away on Thursday February 5, 2016, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NY. Michael's Life Celebration will be Monday February 8th from 5:00-9:00PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, NJ. To view a tribute of Michael's life please go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com . Graveside services and burial will be 11:00AM...
Thomas M. Morick
Feb 2, 2016
Thomas Michael Morick, 92, died Tuesday February 2, 2016, at the Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park, NJ where he had been living since April, 2015. Tom was born October 8, 1923 in Rhodesdale, Ohio to Michael and Anna Morick. His family moved to Nanticoke, PA where Tom and his 4 siblings (Mary, Joe, Harry, and Betty) spent most of...
Margaret Arasin "Peggy" Metzger
Jan 31, 2016
Margaret Arasin "Peggy" Metzger (Coppinger), 57, a lifelong resident of Cranford, NJ, passed away on Sunday January 31, 2016, after a lengthy illness.Peggy's Life Celebration will be Friday February 5th from 3:00-8:00PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, where her funeral service will begin at 11:00AM Saturday February 6, 2015. Burial will be 11AM Wednesday February 10th, at...
Joan Katherine Nagle
Jan 27, 2016
JOAN KATHERINE NAGLE, of Westfield, NJ, died January 27, 2016 at the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, NJ. Born Joan Katherine Murtha in Manhattan, NY, she spent her formative years at Our Lady of Lourdes School High School of the Blessed Sacrament and attended Hunter College. Prior to her marriage to Richard Nagle she was employed at Henri...
Julia Teresa (Nee Hersko) Wolf
Jan 24, 2016
JULIA T. WOLF Wife of the Former Roselle Park Police Department Commissioner and Borough Councilman Julia Teresa Wolf (nee Hersko), 98, of Scotch Plains, NJ, passed away at her residence on Sunday,January 24, 2016.Julia's Life Celebration will be Friday January 29th from 2:00-5:00 and 7:00-9:00PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave, Cranford, where her funeral service willbegin at 10:00AM...
Bernice M. "Bernie" Dodds
Jan 23, 2016
Bernice Davies Dodds, passed peacefully from this life on Saturday, January 23 in Basking Ridge, NJ. "Bernie" was born on October 29, 1923 in Newburgh, New York where she grew up. After graduating from Virginia Intermont College she met the love of her life and father of her four children, Bob Davies. Bernice and Bob lived in several towns in...
Marjorie D Gushard
Jan 20, 2016
Marjorie D. Gushard, 95, of Cranford, NJ, died peacefully of natural causes on January 20, 2016.Born September 30, 1920, in Flushing, New York, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Elizabeth (Knapp) Dressner.In 1938 Marjorie attended Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA where she met the love of her life, William Howard (Gus) Gushard, from Philadelphia, PA.In 1942 they...