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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...

Anthony P. Riccardi
Nov 28, 2012
Visitation will be on Sunday from 4 to 8 PM at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 AM Monday at St. James Roman Catholic Church in Springfield, NJ. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital.

Barbara E. Kuelling
Nov 22, 2012
Barbara E. Kuelling Fanwood Resident, Active in Redeemer Lutheran Church Westfield. Barbara Emma Kuelling, 82, of Fanwood, died Wednesday Nov. 21, in Overlook Hospital. Barbara's Life Celebration will be 2-4 and 7-9PM Friday (today) Nov. 23, at Gray Funeral Directors, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield. Her funeral service will begin at 10AM Saturday Nov.24, in Redeemer Lutheran Church, Clark &...

Charlotte M. Swinton
Nov 16, 2012
Charlotte Fenter Swinton, age 90, a lifelong resident of Cranford, passed away on Nov. 16, 2012. Born in Bayonne, NJ, she came to Cranford in 1924. Visitation is at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford on Tuesday from 4 to 8 pm. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, North and Forest Avenues, Cranford at 11...

Francis Richard Cavanagh
Nov 14, 2012
Francis was born on December 12, 1931 and passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2012.Francis was a resident of Westfield, New Jersey.

Jessie E. Pate
Nov 14, 2012
Jessie Edward Pate of Fanwood, New Jersey, made his transition on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Born in Sharon, Tennessee, he moved to New Jersey in 1950, where he met his future wife, Margie Grippo of Kenilworth. They were married in 1953 and would have celebrated their 60th anniversary on Valentine's Day, 2013. Jessie, a Korean War Veteran, enjoyed fishing and...

William Dilollo
Nov 12, 2012
William B. "Billy" DiLollo, 83, of Elizabeth, died peacefully at his residence on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. Billy's Life Celebration will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, where his funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, followed by interment in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Born...

Hrisa Coukos
Nov 7, 2012
Hrisa Coukos, WESTFIELD, NJ – died Nov 7, 2012. Hrisa, née Stavros, was born on November 24, 1916 in Contantinople, Turkey. She and her family emmigrated from Turkey back to their original hometown of Eressos, Lesvos, Greece in 1922, and later immigrated to the United States in 1930, where they settled in Westfield, N.J. Hrisa graduated from Westfield High School....

Earl G. Gillman
Nov 5, 2012
Earl G. Gillman, 84, of Mountainside, NJ, passed away Monday, November 5, 2012 at home. Interment took place in Fairview Cemetery. The Service of Remembrance will be held Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 2 pm at the Community Presbyterian Church in Mountainside. Arrangements by Gray's of Westfield. Earl was born in Stonehurst, Pennsylvania, later moving to Haverill, Massachusetts and graduating...

Gibson H. Nelson
Nov 5, 2012
Gibson was born on November 25, 1937 and passed away on Monday, November 5, 2012.Gibson was a resident of Middletown / Westfield, New Jersey.
Gibson H. Nelson
Nov 5, 2012
Gibson Haste Nelson Gibson Haste Nelson of Middletown, New Jersey, known to his friends and family as "Gib," passed away in the loving presence of his family on Monday, November 5, 2012. Gib was born on November 25, 1937 in Westfield, New Jersey to Helen Nelson, née Hetzer and Godfrey Nicholas Nelson. A 1955 graduate of Scotch Plains High School,...