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Marguerite A. Mcsweeney
Mar 11, 2014
Marguerite (Mulshine) McSweeney Beloved Mother of eight, 94, formerly of Westfield Marguerite (Mulshine) McSweeney, 94, of Clinton, NJ, passed away on March 11, 2014 at the Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown, PA. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 10:30 AM on Friday March 14, 2014 at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield, NJ with burial to follow...
Liliane Sommer Galt
Mar 11, 2014
Liliane S. Galt, 85, of Westfield, NJ died on Tuesday, March 11th, following complications from surgery. Born August 1928 in Bern, Switzerland, she was a teacher at the Westfield Day Care Center for many years. Liliane was also a long-time member of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield. Liliane grew up and attended college in Switzerland. Liliane later lived with her...
Bertha C. Preuss
Feb 24, 2014
Bertha W. Preuss Age: 94 Westfield, NJ Bertha W. Preuss passed away peacefully at 93 on February 24th at Sunrise Assisted Living in Westfield. Bertha worked as a teller at the Suburban Trust Company in Cranford before becoming a homemaker to raise her family. She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranford. The beloved wife of the...
Haskell Pawling Maccowatt
Feb 16, 2014
Former Summit Common Council President and Broadcasting Executive Haskell Pawling MacCowatt April 15, 1931 – February 16, 2014 Haskell Pawling MacCowatt of Summit, NJ and Edgartown, MA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 16th, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was 82 and lived in Summt for 47 years. Paul was born April 15, 1931 in Plainfield, NJ. He attended...
Howard Patrick Smith
Feb 13, 2014
Howard Patrick Smith, Sr. WW II Veteran, Beloved Husband and Father Howard Patrick Smith, Sr., 94, of Cranford, NJ, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13th, 2014. Visitation will be held on Monday, Feb. 17th, from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave. Cranford, NJ. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday Feb....
Daniel Webster Gillan
Feb 11, 2014
Obituary Daniel Webster Gillan, 82, of Cranford, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 11th 2014, at Overlook Hospital, Summit, New Jersey. Left to cherish his memory is Nancy Gillan, wife of twenty eight years, and step-son Jay Roberts, his wife Yvette, and their daughter Alyssa Roberts. Daniel also raised three grandchildren, Megan, Jackie, and Beth Lodge. Daniel was...
Roland N. Poszyler
Feb 3, 2014
Roland "Rockey" Poszyler 51 Roland " Rockey" Poszyler entered into eternal rest on Feb. 3, 2014, at JFK Medical Center, Edison, N.J., with his loving family at his side. A visitation and Life Celebration will be held on Sunday, Feb.9, between 2 and 6 p.m. At Gray Memorial Funeral Home, Cranford, N.J. Services will be held, Monday Feb, 10 th...
Frederick C. Haurie
Jan 31, 2014
Fred C. Haurie, Jr., 84, died on January 31, 2014 in Brandywine at Sycamore, Shrewsbury, NJ. Family and friends are invited to a visitation on Sunday, February 23rd from 2-6 PM at Gray Funeral Home, 318 E. Broad Street, Westfield, NJ, where a service celebrating Fred's life will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, February 24, 2014 (go to...
W. Peter Metz
Jan 16, 2014
W. Peter Metz, Jr, 88 W. Peter Metz Jr., 88, of Mountainside, NJ died peacefully on January 16, 2014 of a stroke. There will be a memorial service at the Community Presbyterian Church of Mountainside, N.J. on Saturday, January 25 at 11:00 AM. Arrangements by Gray Funeral Directors, Westfield. He was the beloved husband of Ruth Miller Metz for 56...
Janet M. Gangaware
Jan 10, 2014
Janet Gangaware, 87, of Toms River N. J. formerly of Cranford, passed away Friday, January 10, 2014 after a long illness. Born in Cranford, Janet married and raised four children. She worked for United Counties Trust Co. and retired after 30 years. Upon retirement, she moved to Cherokee, Alabama. She was a member of the Cherokee Lions Club and served...
Patricia S. Sully
Jan 5, 2014
PATRICIA STEVENS SULLY Patricia Sully was born in Hartford, Connecticut on January 20, 1922, to the late Leslie B. and Doris G. Stevens. She was the sister of the late Rachel Stevens Jester. Pat died on January 5, 2014 at the Overlook Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at the First Congregational Church of Westfield on Saturday, January...
John Edwin Petersen
Jan 4, 2014
John E. Petersen - Retired Bell Labs Manager and Local Community Players Actor John Edwin Petersen (Jack), 91, of Westfield, NJ, died in his home early Saturday morning, January 4, 2014. Jack's Life Celebration and visitation will be 4:00 – 8:00 PM Friday, January 10, 2014, at Gray Funeral Directors, A Life Celebration Home, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield. His...
Sandra M. Konet
Dec 30, 2013
Sandee M. Konet, 66, passed away at Trinitas Medical Center in Elizabeth, NJ on December 30, 2013, with her daughter, sister and husband at her bedside. Sandee was born Sandora Rosalie Martin on January 9, 1947 in Rahway, NJ to Frank and Lillian Martin. In 1968, she obtained her bachelor's degree from Kent State University, where she met the love...
James Noel Mccoy
Dec 29, 2013
James N. McCoy Chemical Engineer, 57 James N. McCoy passed away December 29, 2013 in Houston, Texas following a long illness. Arrangements are trusted to Gray Funeral Home, 318 E. Broad Street, Westfield, NJ. where his funeral will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 10:00 AM. The interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, NJ. Born in Plainfield, NJ.,...
Charles W. Bing
Dec 28, 2013
Charles W. Bing, Sr., 86, of Westfield, NJ died December 28, 2013 with his family by his side. Charlie was born in Newark and raised his family in Irvington and Westfield. He earned an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University and a Masters of Science at NJIT. He started his engineering career at Weston in Newark. He retired...
Yvonne Jeka
Dec 25, 2013
Yvonne Kimbel Jeka, 81, Mountainside, who leaves a husband of 55 years, two sons, Donald, Jr., (Alison), Paul, (Michele), an adopted daughter, Kelly McCormick, two grandchildren, Victoria, and Donald III 'Dee.' After a distinguished career as a Mom, Yvonne left this world for a better place. She was a real estate sales associate, joining Burgdorff Realtors, Summit office, and Coldwell...
Helen D. Schulz
Dec 25, 2013
Helen D. Schulz of Whiting, NJ, died on Christmas morning, December 25, 2013 in Toms River, NJ. Born to George and Freda Schulz in Bayonne, NJ, on November 5, 1923, Helen moved to Westfield at the age of 2, and lived in the family home on Hazel Avenue for the next 77 years. She had been a member of the...


