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James Allan Graff
Jan 23, 2013
James A. Graff, 28 passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital @ Rahway. Jim was a graduate of Cranford High School and attended the Art Institute of Boston @ Leslie University. Jim was a talented artist and cartoonist. He created original illustrations for books and wrote lyrics for songs. He was in his way a renaissance...

Gladys Crenning Bornmann
Jan 15, 2013
GLADYS C. BORNMANN Professional Educator, Active in Methodist Church Gladys C Bornmann, 96, of Westfield, NJ mother of Barbara & William, mother-in-law of Julia, grandmother of Amelia & William, died peacefully on Tuesday January 15th. Gladys' Life Celebration and visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9PM Friday January 18, 2013, at Gray's, Funeral Directors, 318 E. Broad St. Westfield. Burial will...

Catherine Cederroth
Jan 11, 2013
Catherine B. Cederroth Born in Ireland on June 17, 1921 Departed on January 11, 2013 and resided in Mountainside, NJ. Catherine B. Cederroth died Friday January 11, 2013 at the age of 91. Born in Ireland, she was raised in Brooklyn NY. She lived in Toms River, Summit and most recently in Mountainside NJ. She was an administrative assistant in...
Solomon J. Cohen
Jan 8, 2013
Dr. Solomon J. Cohen, beloved pediatrician in Westfield, NJ for 43 years, died at Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ on January 8, 2013, of complications due to kidney failure. He was 87. Dr. Cohen was born in the Bronx, NY, attended city schools, graduated from Cornell in 1944 and then joined the Navy. He served in the Pacific during WWII. After...

Joan B. Caputo
Jan 3, 2013
Joan B. Caputo age 80 of Westfield passed away at her residence on Thursday January 3, 2013. Born in Newark, New Jersey, and had lived several years in Westfield. She was a manager for Verizon in Woodbridge before her retirement. Surviving is her loving sister, Arline Hughes, and a nephew Richard Joseph Hughes. All service are private under the direction...

Susan Paccione
Jan 3, 2013
Visitation will be on Sunday from 7-9 pm at the Gray Memorial Funeral Home in Cranford. A mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday 9:30 am at St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church with burial to follow at St. John's Cemetery in New York.

Benedict A. Delia
Jan 2, 2013
A memorial gathering and life celebration will be held on Monday from 7 to 9 PM January 7, 2013 at Gray Funeral Home in Westfield. All other services will be private at the convienence of the family.
Theodore August Jacob
Dec 31, 2012
Theodore A. Jacob, 93, Loving Family Man; Active in Church, Community and Scouting Theodore Jacob of Westfield, NJ died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at home on Tuesday, December 31, 2012. Ted lived a happy and fulfilled life. He graduated as Valedictorian from Braddock High School, Pennsylvania in 1937, College of Wooster, Ohio in 1941 – where he met...

Tonica Milcetic
Dec 27, 2012
Tonica "Antoinette" Milcetic (Turcic) age 65, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown with her loving husband Paul by her side. She was born on April 22, 1947 in Zgombic, Croatia to Dinko and Anna Turcic. She lived on the beautiful island of KRK in Croatia before moving to Astoria, Queens, New York in...

Ruth L. Kolbe
Dec 23, 2012
Ruth Martell Kolbe (Leonard) age 95, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at The Tallwoods Care Center in Bayville with her two daughters and grand-daughter by her side. Born August 18, 1917 in Newark to Charles and Jeanette Leonard. Ruth grew up in Chatham, lived in Elizabeth, Cranford, Union, Cream Ridge and Manchester. Ruth met the love of her...
Jeanette Marie Smith
Dec 21, 2012
Jeanette M. Smith, nicknamed Jimmy, (nee Schneller) 89 of Cranford, NJ entered into eternal rest on Fri. Dec. 22, 2012. Jeanette's Life Celebration and visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9PM Wednesday December 26, 2012 at Gray's of Cranford, 12 Springfield Avenue (grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences). Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 AM Thursday December 27, 2012 at St....

Nancy Henn
Dec 14, 2012
Anastasia "Nancy" Henn Mrs. Nancy Henn, 94, formerly of Cranford passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at Tysons Woods group home in Vienna, VA. after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 60 years, Albert C. Henn. Mrs. Henn is survived by her daughter Nancy Henn Santoro of Potomac Falls, VA, 4 grandchildren: Elizabeth Shifflett (William)...

Margaret Mary Duffy
Dec 12, 2012
Margaret Duffy, 72, of Verona, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. A Catholic Mass will be held at St. Helen's Church in Westfield, NJ, on Saturday, December 15th at 10:00 AM, followed by a burial service at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, NJ. Arrangements by Gray's Life Celebration of Westfield (www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences)....

Bernard J. Solinger
Dec 11, 2012
Bernard J. Solinger, 59, formerly of Westfield, NJ, died Tuesday, December 11, in Boston, MA, after a lengthy illness. Bernie's Life Celebration will be 2-4 and 7-9PM Thursday at Gray's, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield (www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences), where his funeral service will begin at 10AM, Friday December 14, 2012. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. A broadcast...

Riley Wade Regan
Dec 7, 2012
Riley Regan, Pioneer and Advocate in Alcoholism and Drug Treatment Riley W. Regan, a nationally recognized authority on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Public Policy, died peacefully at his home on December 7, 2012 after a short bout with primary liver cancer. He was 77. Mr. Regan, who had a life-long personal and professional relationship with the field of alcoholism and...

Madeline Irmgard Roeben
Dec 4, 2012
Madeline Roeben Madeline (Maddy) Roeben, 86, passed away on December 4th at The Center for Hope in Scotch Plains. Madeline's Life Celebration will be Monday, December 10th from 2pm-4pm and 7pm-9pm at Gray Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Avenue Cranford, where her funeral service will begin at 11:00AM Tuesday, December 12, 2012. Interment will follow in Hollywood Memorial Park, Union. Raised...