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Teresa A. Itri
Nov 18, 2007
A mass of Christian burial for Teresa A. Itri will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2007 at 10 am in Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Westfield. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to visit on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm in the Gray Fueral Home 318 East Broad Street, Westfield. Miss Itri age 96 passed away on Sunday,...

Peter Dennis Hoff
Nov 11, 2007
Mr. Peter Dennis Hoff age 66 died peacefully at his home in Springfield on Sunday, Veterans Day, Nov 11, 2007.Mr. Hoff was born in Abington Pennsylvania and was raised in Westfield. He lived in Watchung and returned to Westfield for several years before moving to Springfield 18 years ago.Mr. Hoff proudly served his country as a member of the United...

Edwin Clifford Younghouse
Nov 9, 2007
Edwin C. Younghouse, 83, long-time resident of Cranford, NJ, died after a long illness on November 9, 2007 at the King James Care Center of Chatham.Born in East St. Louis, Illinois to Edwin Albert and Alma Dieterle Younghouse in 1924. Mr. Younghouse graduated first in his high school classand attended Cornell University on a scholarship. There he majored in Chemical...

Stanley L. Brzostowski
Nov 8, 2007
Mr. Stanley L. Brzostowski, known to his family and friends as Stash, age 66 of Roselle Park, NJ, passed away Thursday November 8th, 2007 surrounded by his family, after his courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Bayonne, he graduated from Bayonne High School.. He married and moved to Roselle Park. He first worked as a cabinet maker, and...

Allan J. Wittnebert
Nov 4, 2007
Mr. Allan J. Wittnebert age 92 of New Providence passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Runnells Specialized Hospital in Berkeley Heights, NJ.Mr. Wittnebert was born in Jersey City on November 9, 1914. He was the son of the late Frederick J. and Marietta (Duckworth) Wittnebert. He lived in Cranford for many years before moving to New Providence 53...

Barbara Jaroszewski
Nov 3, 2007
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 11 am in the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield for Barbara Jaroszewski. Entombment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Mrs. Jaroszewski, 70 passed away on November 3, 2007. She was born in Jersey City and resided in Scotch Plains for many years. She was a homemaker.She...

Ann Law Ward
Nov 1, 2007
Private services are to be held for Ann Law Ward who passed away at her home on Thursday, November 1, 2007. She was born in Jersey City and resided in Mountainside for many years. She was a school teacher with the Jersey City School System retiring several years ago.

William A. Simpson
Oct 26, 2007
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 12 noon in the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave. Cranford for William A. Simpson, Sr. Officiating will be the Rev. Karen Chamis. Military Honors and Interment will follow at Hollywood Memorial Park in Union. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 10 am until the time of service.Mr....

Minnie I. Oyler
Oct 24, 2007
Minnie Oyler, 92, formerly of Cranford, NJ, died Wednesday, Ocotber 24, 2007 at King Manor Care Center in Neptune, NJ. She was born in Newark, NJ on March 1, 1915, the daughter of Alfred and Rose Bellingrath. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. During her early years she was a theatrical singer and performer under the...

Margaret M. Sheffield
Oct 19, 2007
Margaret M. Sheffield age 95 died on October 19, 2007 at Square One at Evesham in Marlton. She was born in Newark on June 4, 1912 to Alexander and Louise McQueen and was one of six children.Margaret lived in Westfield for many years before moving to Whiting in 1999. She lived there for three years and then moved to Vorhees,...

Ida Laverne Mack
Oct 14, 2007
Ida LaVerne Mack age 82 passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at the Holly Manor Nursing Home in Mendham, New Jersey.Mrs. Mack was born in Springfield and has lived in Westfield since 1948. She worked as the head cashier for Sears in Watchung for many years. After retiring from Sears she worked as a lunch aide at the Franklin...

Henrietta S. Dreyer
Oct 12, 2007
Henrietta S. Dreyer, a local business woman and a former teacher, passed away on October 12, 2007 at her residence in Cranford, NJ.Born in Springfield, NJ, she graduated from Roselle Park High School and Newark Teachers College. She taught elementary school in Springfield for several years prior to operating Dreyer Farms with her late husband, Henry and was later joined...

William A. Donald
Oct 9, 2007
Funeral services will be private for Mr. William A. Donald who passed away on October 9, 2007 at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown, New York.Mr. Donald age 85 was born in Cranford, NJ and resided in Westfield and Huntington, Long Island for many years. Most recently he has resided in Stony Brook, NY and Boca Raton, Fl.He was...

Irene C. Salkins
Oct 8, 2007
Private graveside services will be held for Irene C. Salkins who passed away On October 8, 2007 at the Atlantic Hospice in Morristown. Arrangements are by the Gray Memorial Funeral Home 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford.Mrs. Salkins age 93 was born in Kearny New Jersey and resided in Irvington before moving to Kenilworth 51 years ago.She was employed as a telephone...

June Pfeifer-Mitnik
Sep 8, 2007
A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 14, 2007 at 11 am in the Calvary Lutheran Church, 108 Eastman St. Cranford, NJ for June Pfeifer-Mitnik who passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2007 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.June was born in Newark and has resided in Cranford for the last 57 years. She was a homemaker and a...

Marjorie Hoover Koger
Sep 7, 2007
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 15 in the Terrill Road Baptist Church, 1340 Terrill Road, Scotch Plains at 11 am for Marjorie Hoover Koger. Marge aged 81 passed away on Friday, September 7, 2007 at her home in Cranford. She was born on December 1, 1925 in Henry County, Indiana to Charles O. Hoover and his...

Joseph H. Moran
Sep 3, 2007
Joseph H. Moran II passed away on Monday, September 3, 2007 in the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home in Piscataway, NJ. He was 96 years old.Mr. Moran was born in Brooklyn, New York and resided in New York City for many years. After retiring as an Executive Vice President of Moran Towing and Transport Company in New York City, a...

Carl R. Peterson
Sep 3, 2007
Carl R. Peterson Sr. age 88 died at The Passionate Care Hospice of St. Clair's Hospital in Dover, NJ.Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he lived in Roselle Park before moving to Cranford in 1945. Graduated from Pace Institute in 1941 with a certificate in business. Carl worked in Internal Control for Exxon Research and Engineering specializing in financial services. He worked...

Alice F. Rugg
Aug 20, 2007
Graveside services will be held on Friday, August 24, 2007 at 11 am in Bistineau Cemetery in Heflin, Louisiana for Alice F. Rugg. Mrs. Rugg age 92 passed away on August 20, 2007 in Overlook Hospital in Summit. She was born in Heflin, Louisiana and was a long time resident of Westfield.She was a graduate of Louisiana State University where...

Marie L. Rudd
Aug 17, 2007
Mrs. Marie L. Rudd, 96 of Cranford, NJ died at home on Friday, August 17, 2007. Marie was the wife of the late Channing Rudd who died in 2005. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Libby and Sean Lussion. Also surviving are three grandchildren; Mike Vajda and his wife Beth Ann of Clinton, NJ, Steve Vajda of Oakland,...