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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.

Ruth B. Meierdierck
Jul 10, 2008
Ruth Blauvelt Meierdierck, 87, died at home peacefully July 10, 2008A memorial service will be held July 18, 2008 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield for Ruth and her recently deceased husband Paul. Ruth was born in Westfield on January 27, 1921. She was the daughter of Esther (Sidell) and Daniel Blauvelt. She was...

Robert A. Wessels
Jul 10, 2008
Robert A. (Bob) Wessels, Sr. passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at the age of 82. Bob was raised in Brooklyn, NY and served in the US Navy during World War II. After his service in the Navy, Bob attended Columbia University, where he obtained a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1950. Bob married his loving wife, Joan Marie...

Paul L. Meierdierck
Jul 4, 2008
Paul L. MeierdierckPaul Lawrence Meierdierck, 88, died July 4, 2008, at Overlook Hospital. Born on June 26, 1920, he was a lifelong resident of the Westfield area.Ruth, his beloved wife of 65 years, survives Paul. He was the loving father of Diane Mull (Kenneth), Paul, Jr. (Georgia), and Jill Adams. He was the cherished grandfather of Kenneth, Jr., Elizabeth, Scott,...

Michael J. Panter
Jul 4, 2008
Michael J. Panter, 59 of Stewartsville, NJ passed away on July 4, 2008. A gathering will take place on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at the Gray Funeral Home 318 East Broad St., Westfield from 2-4 & 7-9 pm. Mr. Panter was born in Memphis, Tennessee and has resided in Stewartsville, NJ for the last 11 years. He was employed as...

John G. Lyp
Jul 4, 2008
<!-- DESEASED PICTURE 2 STARTS HERE --> <!-- DESEASED PICTURE 2 ENDS HERE --> John G. LypA True Family Man John Lyp , 63, of Cranford, a dedicated husband, father of 7 and grandfather of 6, died peacefully on July 4, 2008 at the Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains. He is best know for his faith in God,...

William Wirt Gilman
Jul 4, 2008
William Wirt Gilman age 91 died on Friday July 4, 2008 at his residence in Westfield, NJ.Born in Park Ridge, he lived in Westfield for the last 36 years.He was a member of The First United Methodist Church of Westfield. He served his country during World War Two as a Chaplain's Assistant.Mr. Gilman was a top Salesman for Electrolux in...

Keith M. Powell
Jul 3, 2008
Keith M. Powell died on Thursday July 3, 2008 at the Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ.Born in Brierfield, England, he lived in Westfield since 1981.His creer spanned 50 years as a Civil Engineer in the construction Industry managing major public work projects throughout the world. Mr. Powell most recently worked as a Project Manager for Day & Zimmerman in Philadelphia...

Elizabeth Ann Malone
Jul 1, 2008
Wife, Mother, Grandmother Elizabeth Ann Malone, 70, formerly of Jersey City died on Tuesday, July 1st at her home in Garwood with her family by her side. Visitation will be held at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, on Sunday, July 6th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at...