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Anne R. Montross
Dec 11, 2023
It is with great sorrow that we share the sudden loss of Anne R. Montross, a longtime resident of Cranford, NJ. She passed away on December 11th, 2023 at age 78.
Anne grew up in Newark, NJ with her parents Maria and Manuel Rios. Her Portuguese heritage was very important to her and she was always happy...
Joan D. Carson
Dec 11, 2023
It is with deep sorrow that we announce that Joan D. Carson passed away peacefully on December 11th, 2023, at age 91, surrounded by her loving family. Joan was a beloved daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, and grandmother and is now reunited with her deceased husband, Thomas Carson. Joan and Tom spent 54 years of marriage together, filled with...
Gerald L. Colabelli
Dec 2, 2023
Gerald Colabelli 10/27/37 - 12/02/23
Gerald Colabelli, a long-time resident of Cranford, passed away peacefully on 12/2/23.
He is survived by his loving and united family, sister Sarah Russo, nephew John Russo (wife Cynthia), niece Joanna Britanak (husband Joe), niece Maria Penna (husband Ernest) as well as twelve great nieces and nephews and ten great great nieces and...
Holly E. Walker
Dec 1, 2023
Holly Walker, Cranford, died peacefully on Friday, December 1, 2023 at age 70 at the Center for Hope in Scotch Plains. She grew up in Pennsylvania and was a proud graduate of Penn State, where she received a degree in English because she loved to read and write. She loved to travel as well. The beach was her happy place,...
Gladys Tomblin Leahy
Nov 15, 2023
Gladys Leahy, 93 years old, diied on November 15, 2023. She was born and lived in New York City for many years. Later, moving to Scotch Plains, NJ and then Middlesex, NJ.
Before retiring thirty years ago, Gladys worked as the credit manager at Stern's Department Store in Woodbridge, NJ. She loved reading novels, traveling and spending time with...
Thomas L. Callahan
Nov 15, 2023
Thomas Leo Callahan, Jr, 88, passed away on November 15, 2023. He was born in Belmont, Mass, on July 11, 1935. He graduated Belmont HS and went on to graduate Babson College. During his college summers he worked as a waiter at Hulett’s Landing’s Hotel on Lake George where he met and eventually married Alice Brady, who predeceased him...
Thomas M. Masteller
Nov 14, 2023
Thomas Millard Masteller, 81, passed away at his home in Westfield New Jersey surrounded by family on November 14, 2023.
Tom was born on February 17, 1942, to Marvin Masteller and Ruth Thomas Masteller, and was raised in the hard coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. He graduated from East Stroudsburg University with a degree in Education, and later...
Evelyn Katherine Filliger
Nov 12, 2023
Evelyn Katherine “Evie” Filliger, 93, formerly of Kenilworth, NJ passed away on Sunday November 12, 2023, at Garden Terrace in Chatham, NJ, where she had been a resident for the past 7 years. Born in Newark to the late George H. and Katherine (nee Molinari) Filliger, Evie moved to Kenilworth in 1967, where she lived 27 years. In 1994,...
Mario David Levonas
Nov 3, 2023
Mario David Levonas, at the youthful age of 68, passed away at home on November 3,2023.
Mario, son of Helen and Albert Levonas, was born on November 28, 1954, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Mario — aka “Chubbs” — was a US Navy veteran, having served on the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS Enterprise. It was during that time...
Brigitta Ines Schriever
Oct 29, 2023
Brigitta Ines "Brigit" Schriever , 80, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, October 29th at her home in Powell, Ohio. Brigit was born on January, 3 1943 in Berlin Germany. She moved around a lot through her young years living in Argentina and Italy before moving to the USA. She graduated Beverley Hills, CA High School and worked for MGM records...
Nicholas Newlin Baily Jr.
Oct 24, 2023
Nicholas N. Baily Jr. March 16, 1941 – Oct. 24, 2023
Nick died October 24 from an accidental fall.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Westfield High School. Retired from
Morgan Stanley in Westfield (formerly Legg Mason).
Nick was a music lover and a Classically trained jazz trumpeter. He enjoyed following the...
Maria "Billie" Tomalonis
Oct 24, 2023
Maria Tomalonis
Maria Tomalonis died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, October 24, at The Chelsea at Fanwood. She had happily celebrated her 99th birthday there four days earlier.
Maria Ines Mello was born on October 20, 1924 in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Louis Mello and Philamina Cordeiro Mello. Her parents disagreed about her name and her father insisted...
Irene Mae Trinka
Oct 16, 2023
Irene Mae Trinka, nee Manner, 86, a longtime resident of Warren, NJ, passed away in her home on Monday October 16, 2023. She was born on Christmas Day in 1936 in Scotch Plains, NJ. Her parents were the late George and Lillian (nee Regg) Manner. She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Vincent J. Trinka Sr, her...
Edward Anthony Carey Jr.
Oct 14, 2023
Edward A. “Eddy” Carey Jr, 71, of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away on October 14, 2023. He was an accomplished attorney who had practiced law for decades and, at one point, owned his own firm. Eddy enjoyed sports, reading, especially history, and cooking in his free time. He was born November 19, 1951 in Plainfield, NJ and grew up in...
Leonie S. Watson M.D.
Oct 11, 2023
Leonie Sullivan Watson, M.D., daughter, sister, wife, mom, grandparent, physician, soldier, and saint, died on October 11, 2023 at the age of 81. A continuous source of seemingly effortless and steadfast good, she will be missed by so many.
Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, she was the third of six children born to John and Leonie Sullivan. She...
Ralph Glenn Bauer Jr. "Terry"
Oct 8, 2023
Ralph "Terry" Bauer lived in Westfield and Cranford, New Jersey from July 23, 1954 until his death on October 8, 2023. During his lifetime he experienced the tumult of the sixties and the subsequent social and political upheavals of the 80's and 90's. His academic background included the Pingry School, Westfield High School, and Ithaca College, where he earned...
Nunzio Norman Greco
Oct 7, 2023
Norman “Nunzie” Greco, 82, of Westfield, New Jersey, died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 7, with his loving wife of 34 years by his side.
Norman, a lifelong resident of Westfield, was a self-made entrepreneur starting as early as 14 years old. When he wasn’t going to school or working, he could be found playing Little League baseball...
Richard Lewis Frigerio
Oct 6, 2023
Richard Lewis Frigerio passed away peacefully on October 6, 2023 at the Brandywine Assisted Living Center in Bridgewater, NJ. Richard was born February 19, 1937 to Ezio and Sybilla Frigerio, and grew up in Lyndhurst, New Jersey with his two brothers, Ronald and Robert.Richard attended Rutgers University where he graduated with a degree in business and many accolades. An...
Irma Sepulveda
Sep 24, 2023
Irma Sepulveda, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, has left us with a profound sense of loss. Her life was defined by love, faith, and family, and her memory will forever warm our hearts.
Irma found immense joy in her family, always eager to spend time with them, nurturing their bonds with her warmth and care....
Rev. Fr. Alex Pinto
Sep 7, 2023
Rev. Fr. Alex Dominic Anthony Pinto, 78, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, died on Thursday September 7, 2023, while visiting family in his native Goa, India.
Father Alex served, as parochial vicar, chaplain, teacher, and pastoral counselor in several local parishes for more than 40 years including: St. John The Apostle Church, Linden, Immaculate...