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Sarah Jane Broadwell
Jan 22, 2012
Sarah Jane Broadwell, 87, of Westfield, passed away on Sunday January 22, 2012. Funeral services will begin at 3PM Wednesday January 25, 2012, at Gray Funeral Home, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield, where the visitation will be 1:00-4:00PM Wednesday. Graveside services will be 10:30AM Thursday in Restland Memorial Park, East Hanover. Born in Chatham, NJ, Miss Broadwell was a graduate...

Edward R. Hanewald
Jan 18, 2012
Edward R. Hanewald, 69, died on Wednesday, January 18 at the Langhorne Gardens Nursing home in Langhorne, PA. Visitation will be on Sunday, January 22, from 4 to 7 pm at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey. Funeral services will be held at Gray's on Monday, January 23 at 10:30 am. Interment will follow at the...

Raymond G. Strobl
Jan 18, 2012
Raymond G. Strobl, 86, passed away January 18, 2012 after a brief illness. He was born in Chicago, Illinois May 14, 1925 and grew up in Maywood, Illinois. He served in the US Army for two years in France during World War II. He returned and married Wynifred Erresberger of Maywood, Illinois. He was graduated from Princeton University in 1949....

Albert George Stapperfenne
Jan 15, 2012
Albert G. Stapperfenne, age 64, passed away at his home on January 15th. Born in Hazleton, PA; he spent his early childhood in Jim Thorpe, PA before residing in Roselle, NJ for the past 60 Years. Al was a 1965 graduate of Abraham Clark H.S., Roselle and a graduate of Newark College of Engineering (NJIT), where he received a BS...

James Mc Whorter
Jan 14, 2012
James G. McWhorter age 67. Born August 4, 1944 in Rahway, NJ Died suddenly on January 14, 2012 at his residence in Cranford, NJ . Lived in Rahway, NJ, Columbia, SC and for the past 42 years in Cranford, NJ Husband of the late Janet (nee Hopkins) McWhorter (2011) Son of the late James Garnett McWhorter and Anna (nee Binder)...

Spiros Goros
Jan 2, 2012
Local Businessman Dies Spiros Goros, 52, of Cranford, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2012. A visitation will take place Sunday, January 8 2012, from 7 to 9 p.m. with a Trisagion service at 7:30 pm at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave. in Cranford (grayfuneralhomes.com) (908) 276-0092. The funeral will begin at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church...

Madeline E. Malekoff
Jan 1, 2012
Madeline E. Malekoff age 89 died on January 1, 2012 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Born in Rush Township, Pennsylvania, she lived most of her life in Cranford, NJ. Madeline was a waitress for Affilito's Restaurant in Union before her retirement. She is survived by her son Michael, and his wife Dale Malekoff. Several grandchildren, and great grandchildren. No visitation....

Dorothy Prince Oldfield
Jan 1, 2012
Dorothy Prince Oldfield, 98, of Chelmsford, formerly of Westfield, NJ, passed away on January 1, 2012 at her home. Dorothy was born in Lawrenceville, Virginia to the late Hinton Douglas and Leola (Hill) Prince. Dorothy was graduated from the College of William and Mary, where she met her husband, George. After graduation, she taught high school English, before her marriage....

Charles Edward Roberts
Dec 26, 2011
Charles Edward Roberts, 92, a life long resident of Cranford passed away peacefully December 26, 2011. Friends are invited to attend a Service of Remembrance at 10:00 AM Friday, January 6, 2012 at Trinity Episcopal Church, Cranford. Private interment took place in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. He joins his deceased wife Janet and son Steven. Charles graduated Cranford High School in...

Robert L. Smith
Dec 25, 2011
Robert L. Smith Star Ledger Proofreader, Cranford Resident Robert L. Smith, 72, of Cranford died suddenly on Sunday Dec. 25, 2011. Visitation and services will be held on Thursday Dec.29th, from 4:00-8:00PM, at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. Interment will follow at a later date. Born in Newark, NJ, he graduated from the Irvington Vocational Technical High...

Raymond J. Yannuzzi
Dec 23, 2011
Raymond J. Yannuzzi Westfield Letter Carrier, Korean War Veteran Raymond John Yannuzzi, 81, of South Plainfield, formerly of Westfield, died Friday December 23rd. Relatives and friends are invited to the visitation from 2-4 and 7-9PM Tuesday Dec.27th, at Gray Funeral Home, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10AM Wednesday Dec. 28, 2011 in...

Winifred Smith Livengood
Dec 22, 2011
Winifred S. Livengood, 91, died suddenly on December 22nd at Morristown Memorial Hospital of a heart attack. Her long life was marked by passion for home health nursing, expertise in volunteer leadership, and devotion to family and church. Her optimism and enthusiasm inspired all kinds of people to support her causes. The Service of Remembrance will begin at 11:00 AM...

Winifred Smith Livengood
Dec 22, 2011
Winifred S. Livengood, 91, died suddenly on December 22nd at Morristown Memorial Hospital of a heart attack. Her long life was marked by passion for home health nursing, expertise in volunteer leadership, and devotion to family and church. Her optimism and enthusiasm inspired all kinds of people to support her causes. The Service of Remembrance will begin at 11:00 AM...

Anthony Joseph Grasso
Dec 22, 2011
Anthony J. Grasso Professional Educator and Westfield High School Biology Teacher Anthony Joseph Grasso, 52, of Union, died Thursday December 22, 2011 in Overlook Hospital, Summit, after a brief illness. Relatives and friends are invited to the visitation from 2:00 - 6:00PM Monday December 26th, at Gray Funeral Home, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield (go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences)....

Margaret Mary Ruff
Dec 22, 2011
Margaret Ruff of Springfield Ave, Cranford died on Thursday December 22, 2011. She was 86. born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, had a brother and two sisters all of whom predeceased her. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Dr. James Ruff. Cremation is private and there will be no visitation, however a memorial service will be held...

Ruth E. Samer
Dec 19, 2011
Ruth Samer, 85, of Linden, died Monday, Dec.19, in RWJ Rahway Medical Center. Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9PM Thursday Dec. 22, at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, where the funeral service will begin at 10AM Friday Dec. 23, 2011. Interment will follow in Rosedale Cemetery, Linden. Born in Elizabeth, to Carl and Helena Diegmann Samer, Ruth...

Margaret Preuss Talbott
Dec 8, 2011
Margaret P. Talbott, 89 of Westfield, NJ died December 8, 2011 at the Westfield Center Genesis Health Care facility in Westfield. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Margaret grew up in Cranford. She Married her husband, William Neal Talbott in 1959. They lived in Linden NJ, and Kenilworth, NJ before settling back in Cranford in 1974. William passed away on May...

Lucille Dudek
Dec 7, 2011
in her memory. Lucia 'Lucille' Dudek Beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, 83 Lucille Dudek, nee DiPaolo, of Cranford, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 7th. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 12th from 4-8 PM at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016. Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, December 13th...

Henry M. Ruszkowski
Dec 6, 2011
Henry Martin Ruszkowski, 82, of Cranford, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, December 6 at the Robert Wood Johnson Rehabilitation Center following a short illness. Henry was born in Bayonne in 1929 to a family of eight children, moved to Roselle in 1949 and has been a resident of Cranford for the past 27 years. He was employed by Best...