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Scott M. Vander Wall
Jan 19, 2016
Scott Martin Vander Wall died suddenly at his home in Wyckoff, NJ on Tuesday, January 19th. He was 41 years old. Scott was born and raised in Midland Park, NJ and attended Midland Park High School. He married Brenda (Haven) Vander Wall in 1993 and they raised two wonderful children together; Christopher Scott Vander Wall (age 22) and Samantha Marie...
Elizabeth Alfes "Liz" Pye
Jan 18, 2016
Elizabeth Alfes Pye, 75, of Cranford, passed away on Monday January 18, 2016, at her residence.Liz's Life Celebration will be Tuesday (today) January 19th from 5:00-9:00PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. Her funeral mass will be celebrated at 9:30AM Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at St. Michael Catholic Church, 40 Alden St., Cranford. Interment will follow in Graceland...
Inga M. Krohn
Jan 10, 2016
Inga Martha Krohn of Basking Ridge, NJ passed away on Sunday, January 10 at Peggy Coloney's House in Scotch Plains, NJ.Born April 21, 1934 in Jersey City, NJ, Inga was the daughter of Maria and Hans Krohn. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Hunter College in New York and had worked, until she retired, at Exxon Corporation. Inga resided...
Antoinette Evaristo
Jan 6, 2016
Mrs. Antoinette Evaristo age 83 passed away at the Center For Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.Born in Newark, New Jersey, she lived in Garwood before moving to Westfield in 2005.Before her retirement in 1996, she worked in Medical Records at St. James Hospital in Newark, NJ. Before that she was a secretary at St. James School.She is survived...
Mark L Samolewicz
Dec 31, 2015
Mark L. Samolewicz, 58, lifelong resident of Roselle Park, NJ passed away on Thursday, December 31st.Mark's Life Celebration will be Tuesday January 5th, from 6:00-9:00PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10AM Wednesday January 6, 2016, at the Church of the Assumption, 113 Chiego Place, Roselle Park, NJ. To view a...
Helen Doris Bovenkerk
Dec 30, 2015
Helen D. Bovenkerk, 87Helen D. Bovenkerk passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, at the age of 87. Mrs. Bovenkerk was born on January 4, 1928, in Kearny, New Jersey. She and her first husband, William P. Cloyes, settled in Westfield, New Jersey, in 1954, where she became a member of the...
Joan L. Rocco
Dec 27, 2015
Joan L. Rocco age 73 passed away on Sunday December 27, 2015 at the Cranford Health and Extended Care Center.Born in New York City , she lived in Cranford for many years.She is pre deceased by her husband Frank Bush. She is survived by a sister, Nina Shimer, and many nieces and nephews.No visitation. A graveside service will be 11:30...
Wellington Richard Mc Dowell
Dec 13, 2015
Wellington Richard McDowell, known as Richard to all, was the owner of McDowells Oil Heat in Westfield NJ, a business his late father started in 1928. His parents were Fay Bert McDowell and Muriel Walton McDowell.Richard was born in the family home in Mountainside NJ on December 16, 1929. He lived and worked in the Westfield area his entire life....
Lois J. Bennis
Dec 12, 2015
LOIS JEAN HERMAN BENNISBeloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and FriendPoet, Photographer, Gardener, Doll Collector, Genealogist, Olympic Gold Medalist SwimmerScrabble World ChampionLois Jean "Lo-Gal" Herman Bennis passed away peacefully at her home in Lakewood, New Jersey with her loving family on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the age of 87. Born in Elmira, NY, on September 8, 1928, Lois' family moved...
Henry A. Dreyer Jr.
Dec 4, 2015
Henry Arnold Dreyer Jr., 72, who co-owned the legendary Dreyer Farm in Cranford , died December 4 in Overlook Medical Center, Summit, New Jersey. There will be no visitation, with private burial in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. The Gray Memorial Funeral Home in Cranford said a public memorial service will be held Wednesday 10 am December 9, 2015, at the First...
Eileen S Hollingsworth
Nov 27, 2015
Eileen Sheila Hollingsworth, 62, of Boynton Beach, FL, died on November 27, 2015 at her residence after a lengthyillness. Born in Newark, NJ, she was a graduate of Cranford High School Class of 1971. She was also a graduate of Kean University. An avid roller skater, Eileen conducted rollerskating clinics for the Cranford Department of Recreation. She later planned roller...
Grace E. Parlapiano
Nov 27, 2015
Grace Huff Parlapiano passed away on Friday November 27, 2015 at her residence at Brighton Gardens in West Orange.Born August 22, 1930 in her family's home on Court Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Grace was the youngest daughter of John Huff and Emma Harris Huff. She grew up in Elizabeth, graduating from Battin High School in 1948. She worked briefly...
Mary Jane King
Nov 20, 2015
Mary Jane King, 82Mary Jane King passed away on 11/20/2015 in Norfolk, Va. She was the beloved: wife of Charles Emmett King (d. 1987), mother of Patricia, James, Michael and Edward; mother-in-law of Beth, Janice and Adriana; grandmother of Matthew, Mary and Thomas as well as sister to Nancy, James (deceased), Virginia (deceased) and Patrick (deceased). Funeral service will be...
Mary Petrovcik
Nov 17, 2015
Mary Petrovcik (nee Gallagher), 86, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Mary was born in County Donegal, Ireland and moved to the United States in 1952. She married the late Jan Petrovcik and raised her family in Jersey City before moving to Fishkill, New York in 1985. She spent the last eight...
Margaret F Rudd
Nov 11, 2015
Margaret F. Rudd, 88, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, she graduated from Cranford High School 9class of 1945). She maintained many friendships from her high school days throughout her life. Margaret lived in Cranford the majority of her adult life and in later years worked at the Union County Courthouse as a secretary/transcriber...
Peter Brennan
Nov 10, 2015
Peter Brennan passed away at his residence in Springfield, NJ at the age of 75.Born in Washington DC, he most recently lived in Springfield, NJ.Surviving is his brother, Gordon, and a sister, Alison Brennan.A complete obituary is being composed.
Donald Herbert Eckler
Nov 5, 2015
Donald Herbert Eckler, 87, of Yardley, PA, died Thursday November 5, 2015 at his residence. Born in Buffalo, NY, Don was an electrical engineer, having retired from the Square D. Co.A veteran of the US Army, Don served during the Korean War period. He enjoyed travelling,and fishing, especiallyon Lake Ontario, Boothbay Harbor, ME, and Clearwater, FL. A photographer, Don also...
Joseph M. Chencharik
Nov 4, 2015
Joseph "Joe" Chencharik, 89, of Cranford, NJ passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 in the loving care of his family and the staff of Homeside Hospice and Cranford Health Extended Care Center. Joe was born and grew up in the "Down Neck" section of Newark where he attended Hawkins Street School and East Side High School before leaving to...
Joseph Szymanski
Nov 3, 2015
Joseph Szymanski died peacefully in his sleep on November 3, 2015 at Atrium Senior Living of Princeton. Joseph was born on May 20, 1927 in Jablonowo Pomorskie, a farming community in North Central Poland. Before WWII, he apprenticed and became a master cabinet-maker and wood worker. During the war, Joseph was forced to work in a factory under the German...
John Francis Dalton
Oct 31, 2015
Jack Dalton, Longtime Coach and Teacher at St. Benedicts Prep.John (Jack) F. Dalton, of Cranford passed away on October 31, 2015. He was 89 years old.Visitation and Life Celebration will be held at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave, Cranford, NJ on Tuesday, November 3 at 7 - 9pm and Wednesday, November 4 at 2 - 4pm and 7...
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