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Louise Mathilde Nemeth

Louise Mathilde Nemeth

Feb 23, 2010

Louise A. Nemeth passed away February 23, 2010 at The Sweet Life of Rosehill, Shawnee, KS. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Garwood Presbyterian Church, Garwood, N.J. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. Louise (Abner Stillions) Nemeth was born November 4, 1916 in Washington, D.C., the only girl of six children. She...

Ruth L. Van Benschoten

Ruth L. Van Benschoten

Feb 22, 2010

Ruth L. Van Benschoten age 93 died on Monday Feburary 22, 2010 in Easton , PA. Born in Irvington, NJ, she moved in Westfield in 1946. Two years ago moving to Easton, PA. Member of Council #97 Daughters of America. Volunteered at Childrens Specialized Hospital. Member of (RSVP) Retired Senior Volunteer People. Member of Women's Auxillary of Union County. Also...

Louis Joseph Scalza

Louis Joseph Scalza

Feb 22, 2010

Louis Joseph Scalza age 84 died on Monday February 22, 2010 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he lived in Westfield since 1952. Louis served his country in the US Navy during World War Two. He was a member of the Old Guard in Westfield. Louis had a distinguished career at Hyatt...

Alexandros J. Karagiannis

Alexandros J. Karagiannis

Feb 21, 2010

Alexandros (Al) J. Karagiannis age 49 died on Sunday February 21, 2010 at the Robert Wood University Hospital at Rahway. Born in Hornell, New York, he lived most of his life in Rahway. Al was a Bar Manager at Al's Pub in Linden for the last 5 years. He was a National Competitor of Teenage Power Lifting. Surviving is his...

Robert Ruff

Robert Ruff

Feb 21, 2010

Dr. Robert W. Ruff Age 89 of Mountainside, NJ. Died on February 21, 2010 He and his brother Dr. James Ruff had an optometry practice in Elizabeth(NJ), for over forty years. Born in Newark(NJ), he graduated from Roselle Park High School. He received his Bachelors degree from Monmouth College, Illinois and his Doctor of Optometry degree from Columbia University, New...

Laurie K. Meyers

Laurie K. Meyers

Feb 20, 2010

Laurie Kathleen Meyers ( Biggs ) Westfield NJ, Rochester, NY Saturday February 20th, 2010 After a courageous battle with Breast Cancer. Predeceased by her father Franciss J. Biggs, she is survived by her beloved husband Neil. Her beloved mother Jane Biggs, her loving sisters Sharon (John), Carr and Holly (Tom) Garver, their children Elizabeth and Abby Carr, Adam, Joshua and...

Walter G. Geisler

Walter G. Geisler

Feb 17, 2010

Walter G. Geisler age 87 died on Wednesday February 17, 2010 at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Rahway. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he lived in Kenilworth for the last 58 years. Walter worked as a machinist for 40 years for Westinghouse in Jersey City, NJ retiring in 1981. Walter served his country in the Army Air Corp. He...

Paul E. Krystow

Paul E. Krystow

Feb 16, 2010

Paul E. Kystow Husband, father, materials engineer Paul E. Krystow of Mountainside (NJ), passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the age of 88. A memorial service and interment will be held Saturday, February 20, 2010 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 414 E. Broad St., Westfield. Paul is survived by his loving wife of 58 years,...

Clarence Henry Briant

Clarence Henry Briant

Feb 5, 2010

Clarence Henry Briant age 89 died on Friday February 5, 2010 at his residence in Westfield. Born in Westfield, Clarence was a life long resident. He was a 1938 graduate from Westfield High School. He then went on to serve his country during World War Two. After the was he became a self employed master plumber for Briant Plumbing. He...

Emma L. Townsend

Emma L. Townsend

Feb 3, 2010

Emma Townsend died peacefully Feb. 3 at home in Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains, N.J. She was 92. Born Emma Louise Hopler in Newark, N.J., she lived in Mountainside, N.J., for 54 years. As a young woman, she worked in many clerical and secretarial positions, including a job with the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors. She was a...

William J. Dempster

William J. Dempster

Feb 2, 2010

William John Dempster, 83, a retired marketing executive who worked for the Kearfott division of General Precision, a subsidiary of The Singer Company, for 30 years, passed away on February 2, 2010. Mr. Dempster was an Army veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star and a Presidential Unit Citation for the heroic...

Harry C. Brown

Harry C. Brown

Jan 29, 2010

Harry C. Brown, Sr., 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, January 29, 2010 at Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ after a long illness. He was the son of the late Alexander & Felicita Brown He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served his country from l949 to l952. . Surviving are his devoted son, Harry C.Brown, Jr....

Elisabet S. Porcella

Elisabet S. Porcella

Jan 28, 2010

Mrs. Elisabet Simpson Porcella passed away on Wednesday January 27th, 2010 at Peggy Coloney's House @ Hope Village, Scotch Plains, NJ. Elisabet was born and lived in Cranford and Long Beach Island before moving to Springfield, N.J. She was the wife of the late Felipe Porcella and is survived by three daughters. Lisa Steinneher of Highland Park, NJ, Lind Herbert...

Richard K. Swicker

Richard K. Swicker

Jan 28, 2010

Obituary for: Richard Kerwin Swicker Oct. 5, 1930 – Jan. 28, 2010 Richard Kerwin Swicker, of Westfield, NJ, died Thursday, Jan. 28th at Kindred Hospital, Rahway after a long illness. He was born in West Chester, PA in 1930, the son of Lester and Eileen Swicker, and grew up in Ridgewood and Bernardsville, NJ. Richard graduated from Bernards High, Bernardsville,...

Armand A. Van Gelder

Armand A. Van Gelder

Jan 27, 2010

Armand A. van Gelder died on January 27, 2010 after a long illness. He was 83 years old. Armand was a life long resident of Cranford. A graduate of Cranford High School in 1944, he enlisted in in the U.S. Army. In May 1944, he saw combat in Europe with the 102nd Infantry Division. He transfered to the MP platoon....

George A. Miller

George A. Miller

Jan 20, 2010

George A. Miller age 92 died on Wednesday January 20, 2010 at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center at Rahway. Born in Alpha, NJ, he was a live long resident of Westfield. During World War Two, George served his country in the United States Army, and was woulded and redieved a purple heart. George worked for 30 years as a...

Tracy Audrine Cascio

Tracy Audrine Cascio

Jan 13, 2010

Tracy Audrine Cascio, a resident of Plainfield, passed away on January 13th at the age of 66 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Tracy was born on September 12, 1943 in Arizona to Capt. Richard David and Carma Audrine Gruman. The family later relocated to Westfield, NJ where Tracy graduated from Westfield High School in1961. She earned an...

Charles W. Gulotta

Charles W. Gulotta

Jan 10, 2010

Charles W. Gulotta, died on Sunday January 10th, at the Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J. Born in Ozone Park, New York he had lived in Queens and New York City before moving to Westfield in 1970. Charles is survived by his wife Marilyn S. Gulotta, a daughter Miriam S. Gulotta and her husband Todd R. Goldman as well as a...

Janet E. Knudsen

Janet E. Knudsen

Jan 3, 2010

Janet E. Knudsen age 96 passed away on Sunday January 3, 2010 at her residence in Cranford. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived in Cranford since 1962. Janet was an office worker for Boyle Midway Company in Cranford for 10 years retiring in 1966. She was a member of the Wednesday Morning Early Birds Bowling League in Linden. Member of...

Henry J. Lenox

Henry J. Lenox

Jan 1, 2010

Henry (Hank) J. Lenox died at his home in Cranford, on New Years day January 1, 2010. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 7-9 PM at the Gray Memorial Funeral Home in Cranford. Funeral Liturgy will be 9:30 AM Wednesday January 6, 2010 at St. Ann's R.C. Church in Garwood with burial to follow at St. Gertrude's Cemetery. Known to...

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