Obituaries
Search Obituaries

Ruth E. Herzog
May 13, 2008
Ruth E. Herzog age 87 died on Tuesday May 13, 2008 at Peggy House , Center For Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, NJ.Born March 21, 1921 in Endicott, NY, she grew up in Westfield, NJ. She then lived in Cranford, NJ over 30 years, She then a resided in the Sarasota Florida area since 1976. In Cranford she was president...

Richard A. Miller
May 12, 2008
Richard A. Miller, 75 of Lakewood passed away on May 12, 2008 at Kensington Manor Re-hab. In Toms River, NJ.Visiting will be held on Friday from 10 until 12 noon at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Mr. Miller was born in Poughkeepsie, NY and moved to Staten Island,...

Alfred Stiefel
May 9, 2008
Mr. Alfred Stiefel, 88 passed away on Friday, May 9, 2008 at his home in Lakewood. Visitation will be on Monday, May 12 from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 3 pm at the Community Presbyterian Church in Mountainside.Mr. Stiefel was born...

John Jack Ritter
May 8, 2008
John "Jack" Ritter, 80 of Cranford passed away on Thursday May 8, 2008 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Visitation will be at the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford on Wednesday, May 14 from 5-8 pm. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday at St. Mark Cemetery, Allentown, PA Mr. Ritter was born in Allentown...

Leonard Wimpfheimer
May 5, 2008
Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at Beth Israel Memorial Park, Woodbridge, NJ for Mr. Leonard Wimpfheimer. Mr. Wimpfheimer, 75 of Westfield, NJ passed away on Monday, May 5, 2008 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.He was born in Quogue, NY and has lived in Westfield since 1959. Mr. Wimpfheimer, was a grauate of MIT obtaining a...

Sharon Kovacs Klein
Apr 27, 2008
Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 11 am at The First Presbyterian Church, Cranford for Sharon Kovacs Klein. Visitation will be on Thursday evening from 7-9 pm at the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. Mrs. Klein passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York...

Theodore C. Alley
Apr 26, 2008
Theodore C. Alley age 79 died on Saturday April 26, 2008 at his residence in North Plainfield, NJ. Born in Summit, NJ, he lived in Westfield for 42 years.Mr. Alley was a graduate of the Pingry School, Elizabeth class of 1948. In 1952 he obtained a BA degree in business from Babson College in Wellsley Mass. He retired in 1985...

Evelyn L. Dennis
Apr 26, 2008
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:30 am in the Gray Memorial Funeral Home 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford for Mrs. Evelyn L. Dennis. Visiting will be held on Tuesday, April 29 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm in the funeral home. Mrs. Dennis, 85 passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at her home in Cranford....

Richie Flash Gonzalez
Apr 25, 2008
Richie 'Flash' Gonzalez age 66 passed away on April 25, 2008 in Jacksonville, Fla. due to injuries sustained in an accident. Mr. Gonzalez was born in Elizabeth and resided in Roselle for several years. Richie was a 5 time Golden Glove Champ in 3 divisions from 1959 to 1963. He was a professional boxer from 1963 until 1972 and fought...

Raymond E. Cooney
Apr 22, 2008
Raymond E. Cooney, 86, of Cranford, NJ died on Tuesday April 22, 2008 at the Center for Hope Hospice & Palliative Care in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Ray was born in College Point, Long Island and has lived in Cranford since 1969. He was predeceased by his wife Aine ( Anne ) in 1992 and two deceased sisters Marjorie Cooney...

John Francis Ambos
Apr 22, 2008
Lieutenant Commander John F. Ambos, USNR (Ret) of Tinton Falls, formerly of Westfield, died April 22 at home. He was 87. Visitation will be held at Gray Funeral Home, 318 E. Broad Street, Westfield, on Monday, May 5, from 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. Interment will be in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, New Jersey.Mr. Ambos earned...

Lois Mcneil Patchett
Apr 21, 2008
Lois McNeil Patchett, 76 of Westfield, NJ passed away on Monday, April 21, 2008 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Visiting will be held on Wednesday, April 23 from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. A funeral liturgy service will be held on Friday, April 25 at 10 am at Trinity Episcopal Church...

Helen Lazar
Apr 18, 2008
Helen Lazar (nee Yachup) 79, formerly of Westfield, NJ, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2008 in Bethesda, Maryland after a 3 year battle with ovarian cancer. Helen was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ. She was the middle child of the late John and Julia Yachup. She attended Seton Hall University while employed by Banker's Trust on Wall...

Thomas A. Gaughan
Apr 3, 2008
Thomas A. Gaughan age 59 passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington. Mr. Gaughan was born in Elizabeth and lived in Westfield until moving to Edison in 1966. He was a member of the Kenilworth Gospel Chapel.Tom is predeceased by his parents Melville H. and Esther M. Gaughan. He is survived by his sister,...

Gerald A. Farley
Apr 1, 2008
Gerald A. Farley, died April 1, 2008, at his home in Clark, New Jersey. He was 78. Mr. Farley was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania on September 12, 1929, the son of Andrew E. and Elizabeth Astleford Farley. He graduated from the University of Scranton in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Mr. Farley enjoyed a 30-year career as a...

Betty F. Williams
Mar 30, 2008
Betty F. Williams age 89 passed away on Sunday March 30, 2008 at her residence at The Sunrise Assisted Living in Madison, NJ.Born in Coventry, England, she lived in Cranford for 43 years before moving to Madison in 2005.During World War Two, Betty worked at wiring planes in her home land in England to support the war effort. Betty was...

Irmgard Acterrath Preis
Mar 24, 2008
Irmgard was born on July 8, 1920 and passed away on Monday, March 24, 2008.Irmgard was a resident of New Jersey.

Mary C. Messina
Mar 24, 2008
Mary (Mae) C. Messina age 90 passed away on Monday March 24, 2008 at The Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ. Born in Jersey city, New Jersey, she lived in Westfield for the last 44 years. In her younger years, she worked for Western Electric in Kearny, NJ Then becoming a homemaker to raise her family. Mae is pre deceased by...

Norma H. Bartocci
Mar 23, 2008
Norma H. Bartocci, 81 of Whiting passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at the Vandyke Hospice at Toms River Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 31, 2008 at 10:30 am at the Gray memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. Interment will follow at Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, Arneytown, NJ. Visiting will...

Frank J. Dabrosky
Mar 21, 2008
Frank J. Dabrosky Sr., 57 of Hollywood, Florida passed away on Friday, March 21, 2008 at the Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida. Mr. Dabrosky was born in Elizabeth, NJ and lived in Cranford until moving to Florida in 1971. Frank had been employed for many years for various banks and financial institutions in the Somerset and Union County area...