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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.
Karyn Witzel
Sep 28, 2012
Karyn Witzel World Traveler Favorite Aunt Karyn Elaine Witzel, 51, of Westfield, passed away peacefully at her residence, Friday September 28, 2012. Born on May 26, 1961, she was 8 lbs 7 oz, with blue eyes, blonde hair—a beautiful baby if there ever was one. Karyn grew up in Westfield attending Grant School, Roosevelt Jr. high and Westfield High. After...
Frances Boertmann
Sep 24, 2012
Frances Boertmann, 97, of Freehold, formerly of Cranford, NJ, died Sept. 24, 2012. Born in New York City to Edwin A. and Marie Lawrence Brown, she was predeceased by her parents, her late husband Victor, and sisters: Ellen E. Brown, Charlotte B. Trent, and Katherine Bruns. She was retired as a Accounting Assitant, and lived in Applewood Estate, Freehold. She...
Dolores Anderson
Sep 23, 2012
A cryptside service will be held on Monday October 1, 2012 at Cloverleaf Memorial Park in Woodbridge.
Margaret E. Berger
Sep 20, 2012
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made in her mamory to: Father Hudson House, 111 De Hart Place, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 07202.
Solange St. Macary Sajous
Sep 14, 2012
Solange Sajous, 90, of Westfield, died Tuesday September 11, 2012. Visitation will be 7-9PM Friday, Gray's, 318 E. Broad Street, Westfield. Mass of the Resurrection will be 11AM Saturday September 15, 2012 in St. Helen Catholic Church, 1600 Rahway Avenue, Westfield. Burial will take place in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. She is survived by her daughter: Jessy Faudert and her husband Dr....
Ruby C. Ferreira
Sep 10, 2012
Born in Sanford, North Carolina on May 30, 1923. Died at Carolina House Assisted Living, Pinehurst, North Carolina on September 10, 2012 Ruby Phillips Clifton Ferreira was born on May 30, 1923 to Vannie Phillips Clifton and Charles Clifton. She attended East Carolina State Teachers College for three years, then met and married 1st Lt. Herbert Ferreira. They were married...
William P. Cleaver
Sep 9, 2012
William P. Cleaver William Pennington Cleaver passed away peacefully at home on September 9, 2012, two months prior to his 98th birthday. A private graveside service was held on September 11, 2012 at Old Tennent Cemetery in Manalapan, NJ. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 13 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, 11...
Harry Richard Rupp
Aug 31, 2012
Harry Richard Rupp, 82, formerly of Jersey City and more recently of Cranford, passed away at Peggy Coloney's House in Scotch Plains, August 31, 2012. A private memorial service will be held by the family. Arrangements by Gray's of Cranford (www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences). He worked for many years as an accountant at Colgate and Block Drug Company in Jersey...


