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Vincent P. Tomalonis
Jun 24, 2009
Vincent (Tom) P. Tomalonis age 86 died on Wednesday June 24, 2009 at his residence in Westfield, NJ.Born in Mahoney City, PA, he lived in Westfield since 1960.Serving during World War Two, Tom was in the Merchant Marines. He graduated from the U.S.Merchant Marine Academy in 1944. He worked as a Marine Engineer for Marine Transport Lines in New York...

Harold V.A. Wait
Jun 19, 2009
Harold Van Alen Wait, Jr. of Cranford, NJ and Saltaire, NY died peacefully surrounded by his family at Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ on June 19, 2009, following complications from pneumonia. Born in Glen Cove, NY in 1927, Harold served in the U.S. Navy as a radar operator from 1944 to 1946 and graduated from Adelphi University in 1949. He worked...

Rose Buchsbaum
Jun 15, 2009
Rose was born on February 18, 1928 and passed away on Monday, June 15, 2009.Rose was a resident of Westfield, New Jersey.

Jack Mcintosh
Jun 15, 2009
Jack passed away on Monday, June 15, 2009.Jack was a resident of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Imogene B. Gerold
Jun 12, 2009
Imogene B. Gerold of Westfield passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009 at her home. Visitation will be on Friday, June 19, 2009 at the Gray Funeral Home; 318 East Broad St., Westfield. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday at 9 am at The First Baptist Church of Westfield. Gene as she is known by family and friends...

Elizabeth Mc Laughlin
Jun 10, 2009
ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLINElizabeth (Liz) McLaughlin died peacefully on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Peggy's House, Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.Born in Vienna, Austria, she grew up in Washington Heights, New York City and attended City College of New York. Following college she worked for the Collegiate Dutch Reformed Church of America. She then moved to Jersey City...

Julie Ann Milazzo
Jun 10, 2009
Julie Ann Dawalt Milazzo died peacefully in the presence of her family on Wednesday June 10, 2009 at her residence in Port Monmouth. She was able to remain home with the support of the VNA Hospice program.She was a lifelong resident of NJ, having grown up in Cranford and spending her married life in Edison. Julie worked for the NJ...

Blake Madison Rodrigues
Jun 6, 2009
Blake Madison Rodrigues passed away on June 6, 2009 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Her parents, Wallace and Lori, along with her siblings, and grandparents will receive friends on Tuesday from 2-4, 7-9 PM at The Gray Funeral Home 318 E. Broad St. in Westfield.A mass of Christian burial will be 10 AM Wednesday June 10, 2009, at St. John...

William A. Liggitt
Jun 5, 2009
William A. Liggitt , 90, passed away on June 5, 2009 at Overlook Hospital. Known to many people as Bill, to a few as Dad, and to his grandchildren and great grandchildren as Pop-Pop and Grandpa, Dr. Liggitt was a kind and encouraging man who had a great sense of humor, loved to dance, and enjoyed sports. Born in Quaker...

Ruth Bogert Young
Jun 5, 2009
Ruth Bogert Young was born July 6, 1917 to William Tyson Bogert and Lucy Munro Bogert in Newark, NJ. She also shared her family life with her devoted brother Hayden Munro Bogert. After attending Barringer High School, she did her college studies at Douglas College in New Brunswidk, and went on to teach piano for 35 years in Newark, and...
Mateo Bethencourt Cabrera
Jun 3, 2009
Mateo Bethencourt Cabrera, 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Overlook Hospital surrounded by his family.Relatives and friends are invited to visit at Gray Memorial Funeral Home; 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford in Cranford on Friday, June 5th from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday at 10 am at St....
Jessie E. Bottini
May 28, 2009
Mrs. Jessie E. Bottini, 91, of Manchester, NJ, died Thursday, May 28th. Jessie is survived by her son John Bottini, his wife Barbara, their 3 sons John & his wife Jackie, Brian & Thomas and her sister Virginia Reed. Visiting will be held on Tuesday from 9 am until 10:30 am at the Gray Funeral Home; 318 East Broad St.,...

Theodore G. Meglis
May 19, 2009
Theodore Meglis passed away at his home in Cranford on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Visitation will be held at the Gray Memorial Funeral Home 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford on Friday from 10 am until 11 am at which time a funeral service will be conducted.Mr. Meglis was predeceased by his wife Margaret and is survived by his daughter, Diane Meglis...

Wanda K. Crawford
May 17, 2009
Wanda Kowaleska Crawford of Westfield passed way on 05/17/09. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1915, she was raised in Ambridge, PA. Mrs. Crawford earned her B.A. in English from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA in 1937. She and her late husband, James R. Crawford, moved with their family to Westfield in 1952.Mrs. Crawford was a well know theater director...

Florence A. Philbin
May 13, 2009
Mrs. Florence Philbin (Lachard), 84, formerly of Cranford, passed away on May 13, 2009. Relatives and friends are welcome to attend the funeral on Monday, May 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Gray's Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, NJ. Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 7:00 to 9:00 and Sunday, May 17, 2:00 to 4:00...

Jay L. Hertzberg
May 12, 2009
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 1 pm at the Gray Funeral Home; 318 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ for Jay L. Hertzberg. Interment will be private.Mr. Hertzberg, 66 passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Robert Wood Johnson at Rahway. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and resided in Westfield for...

Mirian Calva
May 9, 2009
Marian Calva age 35 died on Saturday May 9, 2009 at her residence in Westfield, NJ.Born in Mexico, she lived in Westfield a short period of time.Marian was a waitress at the Mojave Grille in Westfield until her illness.She is survived by her husband Genen Solis.Visitation Tuesday from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street,...
Albert C. Mueller
May 5, 2009
A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 15, 2009 at 11 am in the First Presbyterian Church of Cranford for Albert C. Mueller, Jr. who passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains, NJ.Mr. Mueller, 86, was born in East Orange, NJ and lived in Cranford for 56 years, beginning in 1944....

Albert H. Stapperfenne
Apr 26, 2009
Albert H. Stapperfenne age 90 died on Sunday April 26, 2009 at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Rahway, NJ.Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he grew up and lived in Kenilworth before moving to Roselle in 1951.Albert was a Machinist for Harvin Machine Company in Kenilworth for many years before his retirement in 1983. Before that he worked for years for...

Augie J. Chella
Apr 17, 2009
A gathering of family and friends of Augie J. Chella will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 from 6-9 pm at the Gray Funeral Home 318 East Broad St. Westfield.Mr. Chella passed away on Friday, April 17, 2009. He was born in Italy and lived in Westfield for 23 years before recently moving to Manasquan.Augie was associated with The...