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Anne M. Kane
Jun 4, 2008
Miss Anne M. Kane of Cranford, NJ died peacefully on June 4, 2008. Miss Kane has been employed for thirty years by Bristol-Myers Squibb, located in Hillside, NJ. She retired in 1982. Miss Kane held a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Peters College, Jersey City, NJ. She also graduated from the New York School of Interior Design. She is...
Shirley M. Grube
Jun 1, 2008
Private services will be held for Shirley M. Grube, 85 of Cranford passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at her home in Cranford. Arrangements are under the direction of the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford.Mrs. Grube was a lifelong resident of Cranford. She was the daughter of James and Grace Strong the founders of Reel-Strong fuel...
Michael R. Zemsky
Jun 1, 2008
Graveside services for Michael R. Zemsky, 67 of Westfield will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 1 pm at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Arrangements are by the Gray Funeral Home 318 East Broad St. Westfield, NJ.Mr. Zemsky passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at his home in Westfield. He was born in Brooklyn New York and lived in...
Margaret Braun
May 22, 2008
Margaret Braun, 92 of Cranford passed away on May 22, 2008 at Overlook Hospital, Summit. Visisting will be on Tuesday at the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford from 10 am until 11 am at which time funeral services will be held. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Mrs. Braun was born in Kearny and has resided...
Mary Fraser
May 15, 2008
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 10:30 am at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield for Mary Fraser. Miss Fraser passed away on May 15, 2008 At the Acorn Glen Assisted Living facility in Princeton.She was born in Bayonne and lived there her entire life.Miss Fraser worked as an insurance adjuster for Continental Insurance Company in New York...
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...


