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Helen D. Destefano
Apr 7, 2007
Helen De Stefano died, Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the age of 95. A gathering of friends and family will take place at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford this Wednesday, April 11 from 2 to 4 pm.Helen was born in Brooklyn on May 29, 1911 and lived in her home in Roselle for over 50 years. She...

Joseph L. Fraites
Mar 29, 2007
Joseph Lionel Fraites, formerly of Watchung, New Jersey and North Palm Beach, Florida, died in his home in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey on March 29, 2007, surrounded by his beloved family. He was 87 years old.Mr. Fraites was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, the eldest child of Joseph L. and Florence Healing Fraites. He graduated from (then)...

Cyril F. Dadd
Mar 28, 2007
Mr. Cyril F. Dadd, 89 of Mountainside went to be with his Savior and Lord on March 28, 2007. He was married to Grace N. Dadd for 66 years who also went to be with her Savior and Lord on January 2, 2007. Throughout his life he was devoted to the service of Christ and the gospel.Mr. Dadd was born...

Gloria L. Brummell
Mar 26, 2007
Gloria L. Brummell (nee Glasser) passed away at her home in Cranford on Monday, March 26, 2007. Gloria was born in Newark to Jacob and Olga Glasser. She lived in Newark and Irvington until moving to Cranford in 1991.Gloria was a homemaker.Mrs. Brummell was the widow of Ernest E. Brummell who passed away in 1992. She was the loving mother...

Robert R. Gregory
Mar 23, 2007
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at 3 pm in the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield for Robert R. Gregory Sr. of Westfield. Arrangements are by the Gray Funeral Home 318 East Broad Street, Westfield.Mr. Gregory 94 died on Friday, March 23, 2007 in Overlook Hospital in Summit. He was a lifelong Westfield...

Richard P. Vaiconis
Mar 21, 2007
Richard P. Vaiconis age 84 died on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at his home in Cranford. Mr. Vaiconis was born in Elizabeth and was a lifelong resident of Cranford. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Corp. Mr. Vaiconis was a graduate of the Newark College of Engineering which is now NJIT. He was...

Jacqueline Piesco
Mar 17, 2007
Mrs. Jacqueline Piesco, of Westfield. passed away peacefully Saturday March 17, 2007 , at home.Mrs. Piesco was born in Jersey City, NJ on May 21, 1932, the daughter of the late Jack Locascio, and Babe (Brennan). She grew up in Bayonne along with 9 brothers and sisters, Mary, Joan, Marguerite, Patsy, Jack, Francis, Billy, Maureen, and Joseph.Mrs Piesco was a...

Florence M. Burton
Mar 17, 2007
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 11 am at the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford for Mrs. Florence M. Burton. Interment will be private.Mrs. Burton age 89 of Cranford died on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Robert Wood Johnson at Rahway. She was born in New York City on September 28,...

John A. Calabrese
Mar 12, 2007
A mass of Christian burial will be on Friday at 10:30 am in St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Toms River for John A. Calabrese who died on March 12, 2007 in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ. Interment will follow in Ocean County Memorial Park, Toms River. Visitation will be on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm in the Gray Memorial Funeral...

Nelson C. Greeley
Mar 11, 2007
Funeral Services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 in the Gray Funeral Home 318 East Broad St., Westfield for Nelson C. Greeley. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Visiting will be from 10 am until time of service in the funeral home.Mr. Greeley age 74 passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2007 in Overlook...

Liam H. Mcnamara
Mar 9, 2007
A Mass of the Angels was held on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in Holy Trinity R.C. Church, Westfield for Liam H. McNamara. Interment was at Willowbrook Cemtery, Westport , Connecticut. Arrangements were by the Gray Funeral Home. Westfield. Liam age 16 months old passed away on March 9, 2007 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.In lieu of flowers, donations can be...

Elizabeth Winifred Troeber Mckee Pont Becker
Mar 7, 2007
Mrs. Elizabeth Winifred McKee Pont Becker, age 83 passed away at the residence of her daughter on March 7, 2007.Mrs. McKee Pont Becker was born in Elizabeth, N.J. on October 1, 1923, the daughter of the late William and Mabel (Ott). She lived in Westfield and Fanwood before moving to Vero Beach Florida many years ago.She was a member of...

Marian M. Hohenstein
Mar 7, 2007
Mrs. Marian M. Hohenstein, 80, of Manasquan. passed away Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 at Ocean Medical Center, Brick, Ocean County, NJ. Formerly of Life long resident of Westfield, NJ, she moved to their ocean front beach house in Manasquan 20 years ago. Mrs. Hohenstein was born in Westfield, NJNJ on July 25, 1926, the daughter of the late Robert F....

Mary Lou Apgar
Feb 28, 2007
Mrs. Mary Lou Apgar of Westfield, N.J. passed away on Wednesday February 28th, 2007 at the Brighton Gardens Health Center in Edison. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, her family moved to New Jersey when she was four years of age and she has spent most of her life in Westfield. Mary Lou was a graduate of the Connecticut College for...

Adelaide Y. Hoesly
Feb 28, 2007
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 am on Monday, March 5, 2007 in the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford for Adelaide Y. Hoesly . Interment will follow at Graceland Memorial Park, Kenilworth. Friends and relatives are invited to visit from 11 am until the time of the service.Adelaide age 82 passed away on February 28 in...

Avis W. Skinner
Feb 26, 2007
Avis Grant Skinner died peacefully surrounded by her family at Overlook Hospital on February 26, 2007, after a short illness.Born in Tientsin China, she grew up in Shanghai where her father, P.S. Grant was a director of The British American Tobacco Co.Her mother, Elizabetha Familiant Grant, escaped from Russia to Harbin China during the Russian Revolution. In 1940 Avis was...

Blanche H. Anner
Feb 25, 2007
Services are to be hled today at 11 am in the Gray Memorial Funeral Home 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford for Blanche H. Anner who passed away on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007 in Robert Wood Johnson at Rahway. Intement will be private.Mrs. Anner age 86 was born in Jersey City and resided in Cranford for the last 62 years. She was...

James L. Gilfillan
Feb 19, 2007
James L. Gilfillan, 84, of Mountainside died on Feb. 19, 2007 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.Mr. Gilfillan was born in Staten Island and resided in Mountainside for many years.He was a graduate of Perkiomon School in Pennsburg, PA where he was on the varsity basketball and tennis teams. From 1937-1939, Mr. Gilfillan was Staten Island Boys Singles Tennis Champion. He...

Martin Hans Preis
Feb 19, 2007
Mr. Martin Hans Preis, age 87 . passed away , Sunday February 18, 2007 , at The Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater, NJ. Mr. Preis was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 6, 1919, the son of the late Hans Peter and Elizabeth (Bohme).He worked as a President at HP Preis Engraving Machine Company Mountainside, NJ., for 30 years retiring...

Albert C. Henn
Feb 19, 2007
Albert C. Henn age 90 passed away on February 19, 2007 in Mt. laurel NJ. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 at 11 am in the Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. Entombment will follow at Graceland Memorial Park, Kenilworth. Visitation will be on Thursday from 7 - 9 pm in the funeral home.Mr....