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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,...

David Swanson
Nov 2, 2012
DAVID B. SWANSON, 76 Chemical Engineer, Director of Research with Engelhard Corporation On Friday, November 2, 2012, Dave Swanson gave up his 3 ½ year fight with lung cancer. The eldest son of George and Clara (Greenwood) Swanson of Union was born on December 14, 1935, at Beth Israel hospital in Newark. He was raised and educated in Union Township,...

Brian E. Quain
Oct 27, 2012
Brian E. Quain, 45 passed away on Oct. 27, 2012 at Rahway Hospital. Brian was the husband of Clara Bender-Quain and loving father of Kevin Patrick and Shawna Ann. He was the son of Clarence R. Quain and Phyllis Quain-Johnson. Brian's career as an Industiral Radiographer was a job he was very proud of. He loved fishing with his children...

Brian Edward Quain
Oct 27, 2012
Brian E. Quain, 45 passed away on Oct. 27, 2012 at Rahway Hospital. Brian was the husband of Clara Bender-Quain and loving father of Kevin Patrick and Shawna Ann.He was the son of Clarence R. Quain and Phyllis Quain-Johnson.Brian's career as an Industiral Radiographer was a job he was very proud of.He loved fishing with his children and friends.He enjoyed...

Roger Schroppe
Oct 26, 2012
Schroppe, Roger W., 72 of Cape May Court House passed away on October 26, 2012. Born in Kenilworth, NJ to Franklin and Jennie (formerly Bates) Schroppe, he later worked for the Ohaus Corp. for 42 years.He married Sandra (formerly Kolbe) in 1964 and lived in Clark, NJ for over 30 years before moving to South Jersey in 2000, where he...

Eleanor F. Pfeifer
Oct 25, 2012
Eleanor "Ellie" Pfeifer Eleanor Pfeifer, born July 6, 1926 went to be with the Lord on Oct 25, 2012. Visitation will be held on Friday, Oct. 26th from 7-9 pm at Gray's Funeral Home, 318 East Broad St., Westfield, NJ. Service and interment will be private. www.grayfuneralhomes.com A native of Mountainside, Eleanor was born at home on Cedar Avenue and...

Ronald Stanley
Oct 20, 2012
This is what we received from the family, plus the added line about online condolences. Ronald Stanley, 85, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2012, in the loving arms of his wife, Joan Pieffer-Stanley, at their home in Westfield. Ronald Stanley was born January 26, 1927 in India while his father, Ronald Stanley, Sr., was stationed there serving as an...

Minnie Sclafani
Oct 20, 2012
Minnie (Filomena) Sclafani age 93 passed away on Saturday October 20, 2012 at Genesis Westfield Center. Born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, she lived the last years of her life in Cranford. She attended the Garwood Presbyterian Church. She is pre deceased by her husband John Sclafani Sr. Surviving is her loving son John Jr. and his wife Nan...

Richard H. Preuss
Oct 18, 2012
All services are private. The family will be arranging a memorial service for next spring.