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Beverly Bev Pogue
Feb 5, 2008
Beverly 'Bev' C. Pogue Devoted mother and wonderful friend, 46 A memorial service will be held on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 3 pm at the First United Methodist Church, 1 East Broad St. Westfield for Beverly 'Bev' C. Pogue. Mrs. Pogue was born in Orange, N.J. and lived lived in Westfield and North Carolina before returning to Westfield two...
Louise C. Bushey
Jan 28, 2008
Mrs. Louise C. (nee McLees) Bushey, 88, of Westfield, NJ passed away Monday, January 28, 2008 at Fair Oak Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia.Mrs. Bushey was born in Harrisburg, PA on July 5, 1919, the daughter of the late Henry and Dorthea (Shelly) McLees. She was a resident of Westfield since 1958.She was employeed at Central Jersey Bank in Westfield for...
Alice Kopf
Jan 27, 2008
Alice Rosaline Kopf (nee Allen) died on January 27, 2008. She was 80 years old. Visiting will be 2-4 and 7-9 pm on Friday, Feb. 1 at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. The funeral will be on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 10 am at Cranford United Methodist Church. She was born in Philadelphia on Feb. 2, 1927...
John Jacobey Iii
Jan 26, 2008
John "Jack" Jacobey, III MD passed away on Friday, January 18, 2008 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he had once been associated. The cause of death was complications due to lymphoma.A native of Colorado, Dr. Jacoby received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and was a graduate from Harvard Medical School in Thoracic surgery. At...
Rollin T. White
Jan 24, 2008
Rollin Thomas White Jr. formerly of Westfield died on January 24 at Brighton Gardens in Mountainside.He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and had lived in Westfield for the last 45 years. He graduated from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio and the Naval Supply School at Harvard. he served in the US Navy as a Senior Grade Lieutenant in the...
Margaret Koye
Jan 23, 2008
Margaret Koye, 89 formerly of Highland Park, NJ and Hollywood, FL., died on Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Family and friends are invited to pay their respects on Friday, January 25 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield NJ. A mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, January 26 at 10...
Michael Kalibachik
Jan 19, 2008
Private services were held for Michael Kalibachik, 71 who died on January 19, 2008 at Cranford Hall Nursing Home. Mr. Kalibachik was born in Newark and resided in Carteret for many years. He retired from the Carteret Housing Authority as a laborer.He is the beloved cousin of Joseph and his wife Ruth Halko of Cranford and loving uncle of Ruthie...
Fred A. Shorsher
Jan 19, 2008
Fred A. Shorsher, a long-time resident of Westfield, New Jersey and Stuart, Florida, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the age of 89. Mr. Shorsher moved to Westfield in 1956 to become a member of the New York Stock Exchange and floor partner for Ball, Burge and Kraus, at the time the largest regional brokerage firm in the nation.In...
Helen I. Whitcomb
Jan 17, 2008
Helen Isabelle Whitcomb, 101, of Westfield, NJ, died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at Francis Parker Memorial Home in Piscataway. Ms. Whitcomb, born on August 28, 1906 in Bayonne, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Royden Page Whitcomb and resided in Westfield for 91 years. A graduate of Westfield High School, class of 1924, and...
A. Carol Edgcumbe
Jan 10, 2008
Agusta Carol Goldey Edgcumbe, 96 passed away, Thursday morning, January 10, 2008 at her home in Fanwood.Visitation will be held at Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield on Monday from 6-9 pm and Tuesday from 9:30 to 10:30 am at which time the funeral service will begin. Interment will be in Crest Haven Cemetery, Clifton.Born in Jersey City...
Harold Owen
Jan 3, 2008
Harold (Smokie) Owen, 89, died peacefully in Cranford, NJ on January 3, 2008. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranford on Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 3 pm.Smokie was a decorated World War II veteran who received a Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars as well as a battlefield commission. He was a member...
Gerald A. Ferguson
Dec 31, 2007
Gerald A. "Jerry" Ferguson, Jr., 78 of Basking Ridge passed away on Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. Arrangements were private and under the direction of the Gray Funeral Home, Westfield.Mr. Ferguson was born on November 3, 1929 in Bradenton, Florida to Gerald A. Ferguson and Velsey Palmer Ferguson and spent his early years in St. Petersburg, Fla., where he was active...
Josephine Niedzwiecki
Dec 29, 2007
Josephine Niedzwiecki age 91 of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at UPMC McKeesport Hospital.Mrs. Niedzwiecki was born on March 20, 1916 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Stanley and Nellie Novak Pasternak.Josephine retired many years ago from the Home Insurance Company where she was a clerical worker.She was predeceased by her husband, Stephen Niedzwiecki,...
William John Dodds
Dec 29, 2007
A Memorial service will be 11 AM Friday January 11, 2008 at the chapel of the Presbyterian Church In Westfield for Mr. William John Dodds Sr. who passed away on Saturday December 29, 2007 at The Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, NJ. Born in Plainfield, NJ, he lived many years in Westfield, New Jersey before moving to Fellowship Village in...
Ross Alexander Lyle
Dec 26, 2007
Ross Alexander Lyle of Westfield passed away on December 26, 2007 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.He was born in Fairlawn, NJ and raised in Paterson. Mr. Lyle also lived in New York City before moving to Westfield in 1983.Mr. Lyle was employed by Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, NJ for 26 years. He was Vice President of Human Resources...
Geraldine Leonhardt
Dec 24, 2007
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 28, 2007 at 11 am in the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, NJ for Geraldine Leonhardt age 64. Entombment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Visiting will be from 10 am until the time of the service.Miss Leonhardt passed away on Monday, December 24, 2007 at Boca Raton Community...
Scott D. Geissler
Dec 16, 2007
Scott D. Geissler age 40 died on Sunday December 16, 2007 at his residence in Seaside Park, NJ.Born in Summit, NJ, he lived in Scotch Plains, and Toms River before moving to Seaside Park 6 years ago.He worked as a plumber for The Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local # 9 in Ocean County. Before that he worked for Patriot Plumbing...
William E. Stacey
Dec 15, 2007
William E. Stacey a lifelong resident of Garwood passed away at his home on Saturday, December 15, 2007. Mr. Stacey a veteran of the US Army served during World War II. He, along with his brother, Richard Stacey were co-owners of Stacey Auto Body in Garwood for nineteen years. In addition to his brother, he is survived by his wife,...
Dorothy J. West
Dec 7, 2007
A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 14, 2007 at 11 am at the Kirkpatrick Memorial Presbyterian Church, 37 John Ringo Rd., Ringoes, NJ for Dorothy J. West who passed away on December 7, 2007 at the Hunterdon Care Center in Flemington. She was 95 years old.Mrs. West was born in Bordentown, NJ and resided in Cranford for...
Franklin Harold Schuster
Dec 5, 2007
Mr. Franklin Harold Schuster, 87, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC.A graveside service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield.Mr. Schuster was born in Newark, NJ on April 14, 1920 to the late William and Louise Schuster. He retired as an insurance underwriter with Great...


