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James Sterling Bungerz
Sep 24, 2008
James Sterling Bungerz, 48, of Westfield, NJ, died peacefully in his home on Wednesday, September 24 after a valiant struggle with ALS. He was born on January 23, 1960 in Allentown, PA, to Mary Ann and the late Karl Bungerz Jr. While attending Parkland High School, Jim earned his Eagle Scout Award as a member of Troop 60. He received...

Alberta Lane
Sep 21, 2008
Alberta Lane, 79, of Cranford, died on Sunday morning, September 21, 2008, in the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains from complications following a stroke. She was born in Elizabeth, grew up in Linden, and graduated from Linden High School. Her secretarial skills enabled her to advance rapidly to the position of executive secretary in custom design equipment engineering...

John Podmayer
Sep 15, 2008
A memorial service for Mr. John Podmayer will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 4 pm at the Community Presbyterian Church, Meeting House Lane, Mountainside. Mr. Podmayer, 87 passed away on Monday, September 15, 2008 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Arrangements are by the Gray Funeral Home, Westfield.Mr. Podmayer was born in Hatfield, Mass and has resided in...

Marilyn L. Muth
Sep 14, 2008
A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at 4:00PM, Sunday, October 5, 2008, at Sandusky Yacht Club, Sandusky, Ohio for Marilyn L. Muth. Ms. Muth, 82 passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Firelands Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 11:00AM, Monday, September 22, 2008 at Fairview Cemetery, 1100 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ...

George C. Jakovic
Sep 11, 2008
George C. Jakovic, 66 of Garwood passed away on September 11, 2008 at his home. Visiting will be held on Monday, September 15, 2008 from 2-4 & 7-9 pm in the Gray Funeral Home 318 East Broad Street, Westfield. Interment will be private.Mr. Jakovic was a lifelong resident of Garwood who was honorably discharged from the Army National Guard. He...

Herbert Farnum Albisser
Sep 9, 2008
Herbert Farnum Albisser of West Chester, Pennsylvania died on September 9, 2008 after a number of years of ill health. He was born in Rahway, NJ on July 13, 1937 to the late Robert H. and Mary Louise Albisser. He was the stepson for 48 years to the late Maude Servoss Albisser.In his youth, Mr. Albisser was a congregant of...

Mary Elizabeth Ohidy
Sep 7, 2008
Mary Elizabeth Ohidy, 79 of Westfield passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at her home in Westfield. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ. Interment will be private.Mrs. Ohidy was born in Yonkers, New York and has resided in Westfield for...

Jean L. Peters
Sep 3, 2008
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 9:30 am in the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford for Jean L. Peters. Interment will follow at Hollywood Memorial Park, Union.Mrs. Peters, 82 passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at Peggy Coloney's House -Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains. She was born in Elizabeth...

Juanata Childers Dzuback
Aug 27, 2008
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, September 1, 2008 at 1 pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 414 East Broad Street, Westfield for Juanata Childers Dzuback. Arrangements are by the Gray Funeral Home, Westfield. Mrs. Dzuback died at her home in Westfield, surrounded by her loving family and beloved husband, Joe on Wednesday, August 27, 2008. She was born...

Mabel Stevenson Orr
Aug 21, 2008
Mabel Stevenson Orr age 87 died on Thursday August 21, 2008 at the Westfield Center, Genesis Elder Care in Westfield, NJ.Born in Pocomoke City Maryland, she lived in Cranford before moving to Westfield 32 years ago.Mabel worked at the pharmacy as a volunteer at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ. She became a full time employee in that department until her...

Olive T. Pirrocco
Aug 15, 2008
Olive T. Pirrocco age 87 died on Friday August 15, 2008 at The Centra State Hospital in Freehold, NJ.Born in Elizabeth, NJ, she grew up in Cranford, and lived there before moving to Freehold in 1978.She was the owner of Ollies Restaurant in Linden for 10 years before her retirement in 1971.Olive is survived by her loving husband of 37...

John E. Wilder
Aug 4, 2008
Graveside services will be held on Friday, August 8, 2008 at 11 am at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield for John E. Wilder. Arrangements are by the Gray Funeral Home, Westfield. Mr. Wilder, 90, died on Monday, August 4, 2008 at The Francis E. Parker Memorial Home in New Brunswick. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and has resided in Westfield...

Merwin M. Terry
Aug 2, 2008
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 10:30 am at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield for Merwin M. Terry, Jr.Arrangements are by Gray Funeral Home, Westfield.Mr. Terry, 90, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at JFK Medical Center, Edison. He was born in Elizabeth and resided in Cranford for many years before moving to Linden in 1950.Mr....

Eleanor F. Smith
Jul 30, 2008
Eleanor Frances Smith, artist, activist and community leader, died after a brief illness on July 30, 2008. She was 97, born Eleanor Frances Pippy in St Joseph, Missouri on March 25th, 1911. Six years later, the family moved to West Orange, New Jersey where she graduated from high school. She then attended Beaver College and Pratt institute of Art. From...

Wayne E. Winters
Jul 30, 2008
Wayne Winters, 65, of Union, succumbed to cancer following a stroke on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Peggy Coloney House, a facility of the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains.Wayne was born on December 23, 1942 in Elizabethton, TN where he lived until he joined the Air Force from 1960 until 1964.He attended the Ringling School of Art in...

John A. Vogel
Jul 29, 2008
Funeral Services for John A. Vogel, 95, of Mountainside will be held on Friday, August 1, 2008 at 11 am at the Gray Funeral Home 318 East Broad St. Westfield. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Visiting will be on Thursday from 2-5 pm at the funeral home.Mr. Vogel passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at his home...

Virginia Taylor
Jul 29, 2008
Virginia "Ginny" Taylor, 93, a resident of Chapel Pointe at Carlisle, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at Chapel Pointe.She was born on December 1, 1914 in Westfield, NJ to Frank and Emma (Wittke) Taylor.She was a grauate of Westfield High School in 1932 and Montclair Teachers College in 1936. She was a teacher for 41 years, 32 of them being...

Florence Rita Schembs
Jul 22, 2008
Florence Rita Groves Schembs, 96 of Westfield, NJpassed away on Tuesday July 22, 2008 at the Center for Hope Hospice, Peggy's House in Scotch Plains, NJ.Visitation will be on Friday, July 25th from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at Saint...

Lucienne Mayer
Jul 21, 2008
Private services were held for Lucienne Mayer, 89, who passed away on Monday, July 21, 2008 at the Raritan Health Center in Raritan, NJ. Mrs. Mayer was born in Paris, France and has resided in Westfield since 1962. During World War II she served in the air transport command. Mrs. Mayer was a homemaker and a member of the Westfield...

Katherine C. Pernet
Jul 18, 2008
Private funeral services were held for Katherine C. Pernet who passed away on July 18, 2008 at Overlook Hospital Summit.