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Magdalena C. Peterson
Dec 23, 2022
Magdalena C. (Hirsch) Peterson of Scotch Plains entered Eternal Rest on Friday, December 23, 2022. She was born in Garwood on March 22,1925 to her parents Mathias and Magdalena Hirsch, immigrants from Austria-Hungary and was very blessed by God to reach the age of 97. She is survived by her loving and devoted Daughter, Christine M. Peterson and three generations...
Frances S. Hunt
Dec 20, 2022
Frances S. Hunt, 93, of Silver Spring, Maryland, departed this life for eternal rest on Tuesday,December 20, 2022. Following a brief illness, she passed peacefully with loved ones by her side.Frances was born on June 22, 1929 to the late Reverend and Mrs. Frank M. Sherlock ofCranford, New Jersey. She graduated from Cranford high school and worked as a secretary...
Doris H Pacholok
Dec 12, 2022
Doris H Pacholok of Cranford NJ passed away on December 12th, 2022, ten days shy of her 92nd birthday. Born in Passaic, NJ on 12/22/30, Doris had two older sisters, Eve Rosolowsky and Mary Kawensky. Doris graduated from Jersey City State Teachers College with a BS in Education. She taught the primary grades in numerous inner city public schools. She...
Virginia Waters, Phd.
Dec 6, 2022
WATERS, Virginia, PhD, joined her heavenly family on December 6, 2022, at the age of 76. Virginia was a vibrant soul who helped countless friends, family, clients, and members of the community find happiness throughout her 46-year career as a practicing psychologist. Virginia would be the first to remind us that as we begin our journey remembering her, we must...
Arthur A. Patchett
Dec 2, 2022
Arthur Allan Patchett, Ph.D.Arthur Allan Patchett, Ph.D., 93, a renowned research chemist and former Vice President of Medicinal Chemistry at Merck & Co., died in New Providence, NJ on December 2nd surrounded by his family. During his career, he conducted research that led to the development of several breakthrough medicines to treat cardiovascular diseases.Arthur was born on May 28, 1929...
Mary Grace Miller
Nov 25, 2022
Mary Grace Miller, 80, of Bayville, NJ passed away peacefully on November 25, 2022 surrounded by family and friends. Born on April 14, 1942, in Jersey City, where she graduated from high school, Mary was the youngest daughter of the late Archie and Grace Miller. Mary's 50 year career as a secretary, spanned from her work at Western Electric in...
Eleanor Anne Harnett
Nov 21, 2022
Eleanor (Lynn) Harnett was born on October 1, 1935 to Earnest and Eleanor Lynn in New York City. At the age of three Eleanor lost her hearing, and her parents enrolled her in a school for the deaf. It was here where it was instilled in her that there was nothing she could not do. From this she thrived, knowing...
Beatrice Rose Harkins
Nov 18, 2022
Beatrice "Bea" Rose Harkins, 103, passed away on November 18, 2022 in Warrenton, VA. Born on September 26, 1919 in Newark, NJ, she resided there until moving to Scotch Plains in 1949 with her beloved husband Daniel. While living in Scotch Plains for over fifty years, she was a member of St. Bartholomew Church and the Rosary Society and held...
Helen F. Miller
Nov 18, 2022
Helen F. Miller was born on July 11, 1926 in Roselle, NJ. She was the last child of Julia & Joseph Domin who were immigrants to the United State from Galicia (now Poland). She was preceded in death by her siblings Julian Domin, Rae Domin, Stephanie Davenport, Eleanor Pelich, Pauline Stanicki, & Jennie Domin. She married Robert Dawalt and they...
Nora T Griffith
Nov 13, 2022
Nora T. Griffith, 90, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2022, at her residence in Hamilton, NJ. Nora was born and raised in Bronx, NY. In 1964, she moved to Westfield, NJ where she lived for 50 years. Nora was a parishioner at Holy Trinity Church where she was a constant figure, for many decades, at the 5:30 Vigil Mass...
Margaret K. Dooley
Nov 6, 2022
Mrs. Margaret (Peg) Dooley passed away on November 6, 2022 In the comfort of her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Dooley is survived by her seven children and their spouses, Thomas E. Jr. and Susan of Cranford, Shaun Dooley Benoit of Clark, Mary Lynn and Robert Deen of Timmonium, MD, Mark and Nancy of Doylestown, Pa., Ann Marie and...
Geoffrey Mcnair Gates
Oct 24, 2022
Geoffrey M. Gates, 89, Beloved Family Man, MarineGeoffrey McNair Gates passed away on Monday, October 24th, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Born in New York City on November 20th, 1932, he was the son of Jane Shonnard Bell and Geoffrey McNair Gates. Raised in New York City and Bedford, NY, Geoffrey was a student at the Buckley School and...
Victor Huljack
Oct 24, 2022
Victor Eugene Huljack, Jr, 80, passed away Monday, October 24, 2022 peacefully at home. Born and raised in Irvington, New Jersey, Victor raised his family in both Roselle and Toms River. He was a US Army veteran from 1965-1969 stationed as a Chaplain's Assistant in Korea. Victor was a member of the Theatrical Wardrobe Union where he worked on numerous...
Jean W. Grove
Oct 22, 2022
Jean Wilkins Grove, 94, passed away surrounded by the love of her family, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Westfield, NJ on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Friends and family knew her as "Snik", a nickname given to her by her high school friends and proudly displayed on the license plate of her treasured yellow convertible. Snik was born on April 17,...
Joseph Patrick Van Bergen
Oct 22, 2022
Joseph Patrick Van Bergen, Sr., 78, died peacefully at the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, NJ on October 22, 2022. A lifelong and devoted resident of Cranford, Joe lived his last five years in Clark with his beloved wife, Joan (Walton).Born on March 23, 1944, to Louis and Beatrice (Rowe) Van Bergen, Joe was a proud 1962 graduate...
Nestor Burbela
Oct 9, 2022
NESTOR BURBELA95 years oldMarch 26, 1927 – October 9, 2022Nestor was born in the small Ukrainian village of Vybodiv, located in westernUkraine.Nestor passed away with son Peter and daughter-in-law Courtney by his side.Nestor's wife and life-partner Jean, of the Yorkshire village of Hatfield passed in2007. Nestor and Jean built a life and a family together with son Peter in RosellePark,...
Christine J. Macmillan
Oct 9, 2022
Christine Joan Macmillan (nee Neil), 69, of Kenilworth, passed away on Sunday October 9, 2022. Born in Trenton, where she graduated from high school, Christine was the daughter of the late Harold W. and Emma (Farkas) Neil. A member of the Woodside Chapel in Fanwood, Christine was a school crossing guard with Kenilworth Public Schools. She enjoyed knitting, and making...
Donald R. Webber
Oct 5, 2022
Donald Richard Webber passed away on October 5, 2022, at the age of 88. Donald was born in Massachusetts to Donald Everett and Margaret Hunt Webber. He grew up with three younger sisters: Shirley, Marilyn, and Lorraine. He spent his high school summers working as a cook in Maine. After growing up in Medford, MA, his family moved to Westfield,...
Lucy (Nee Pepe) Pugliese
Sep 21, 2022
Lucy Pugliese (Pepe) passed away on September 21st at the young age of 101. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph & Fortunata Pepe; her husband John; six brothers and sisters Marie Faimali, Antionette Faiello, Anthony Pepe, Rose Pannullo, Alfred Pepe and Viola DeDeo, who she now joins in their special place in heaven. She was the loving...
William K. Murphy
Sep 12, 2022
William Kevin Murphy 75, of Cranford, New Jersey and Harwich Port, Massachusetts died peacefully on September 12, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. William previously lived in the Matawan, New Jersey area for more than 40 years. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend who left this earth a better place for his part in it.  Bill was...
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