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Jane Isabelle (Nee Wagner) O'Connor
Oct 29, 2021
Jane Isabelle (Wagner) O'Connor peacefully passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021 in New Providence, New Jersey. Jane was born on July 5, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York to Arthur and Muriel (Knerr) Wagner. A lifelong devout Catholic, Jane was educated at Our Lady of Wisdom Academy and St. Thomas the Apostle High School in New York. Following her graduation,...
Mary Rose Dusch Chavern
Oct 29, 2021
Mary Rose Dusch-Chavern (Balph), of Cranford, New Jersey, passed away early morning, on Friday, October 29, 2021, at the age of 95. She was born on July 24,1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Helen (Wettach) & James Balph, Jr. She attended Cornell University and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Psychology. She married Glen...
Anita E. Juntilla
Oct 4, 2021
Anita Eugenie Sisson Juntilla, 99, of Westfield, NJ, died peacefully in her home on October 4, 2021. She was born April 19, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She then studied piano and pedagogy at the McPhail Center for Music and continued building her teaching studio which...
Anthony R. Benenati
Oct 2, 2021
Anthony R. Benenati, age 70, passed away atOverlook Hospital on October 2, surrounded byfamily and friends. Born in Newark, NewJersey in 1951 to Angelo and DominicaBenenati and raised in Nutley, New Jersey. He issurvived by his loving wife Mary of 46 years,his brother Vincent, brother and sister in lawMike and Shirley Hayeck, "sister" Denise, nieceMelissa, nephews Vincent and Ella, Michael...
Margaret P. Campbell
Sep 17, 2021
Margaret "Pat" Campbell passed away on September 17, 2021, at Lantern Hill, New Providence, NJ. Born in Flushing, NY, Margaret graduated from NYU. She also served in the US Navy as a nurse. Margaret resided in Westfield, NJ, for over fifty years. Her later years were spent in Spring Lake Heights, and Seabrook Village, Tinton Falls, NJ. Margaret was an...
E. Meyers
Sep 11, 2021
Lois MeyersLois Meyers, age 89, of Ocean City, NJ formerly of Cranford, NJ, passed into Heaven peacefully on September 11, 2021.Lois was a member of Cranford United Methodist Church in Cranford. She enjoyed singing in the choir and spending time volunteering for Plainfield Free Meals. She also was an associate member of Saint Peter's United Methodist Church in Ocean City,...
Carol G. Mcintyre
Sep 3, 2021
Carol Gloria McIntyre, 85, resident of Four Seasons at Wall, passed away on September 3, 2021. Carol was a proud New Jersey girl. Born in Newark to Florence and Michael Pompilio, she graduated from Newark's Barringer High School and earned a B.S. in Chemistry from St. Elizabeth's College in Convent Station in 1957. This led her to the Schering Corporation...
Naomi C. (Nee Wirdzek) Desiderio
Aug 26, 2021
Naomi C. Desiderio (Wirdzek), 71, of Cranford died on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Clark Nursing & Rehabilitation surrounded by family. A loving spirit filled with great faith and a wild imagination. First and foremost, she was a devoted mother who inspired her 3 children with her immense dedication, faith, and love. Mom saw the good in everyone and never...
Elizabeth (Nee Genovese) Lorenzo
Aug 21, 2021
Elizabeth Theresa Lorenzo (nee Genovese), 104, of Westfield, NJ, passed away on Saturday August 21, 2021 at her residence.Born in New York, NY on September 22, 1916 to Francisco and Catherine (nee Greco) Genovese, Elizabeth had lived in Brooklyn, NY prior to moving to Westfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent Lorenzo, and was preceded in death...
Kenneth G Ward
Aug 7, 2021
Kenneth Ward, 78, husband, father, merchant, historian, of Westfield, passed away peacefully at home on August 7th after a 16 month battle with brain cancer. Ken was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University in 1964, and earned the rank of Captain in the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations. In 1966, he married Margaret McAllister of the same college...
Nancy J. (Nee Tagliareni) Bovasso
Aug 3, 2021
Nancy J. Bovasso (nee Tagliareni), 88, most recently of Westfield, NJ, passed away on Tuesday August 3, 2021, at Overlook Medical Center, in Summit, NJ. Born in Jersey City, NJ, to the late James and Margaret (nee Lupo) Tagliareni, Nancy lived most of her life there. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Robert J. Bovasso Sr, her...
Mary Catherine (Nee Szabo) Readdy
Jul 25, 2021
Mary Catherine Readdy (nee Szabo), 86, of Cranford, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 25, 2021. Mary was a legal secretary for over 30 years, retiring from Allstate Insurance Company. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and sister. Born in Newark, she was raised in Union and graduated from Union High School and Berkeley...
Carol A Poszyler
Jul 24, 2021
Carol Ann Poszyler, age 63, died surrounded by her loved ones on July 24, 2021 after a short, but vicious battle with lung cancer. Carol grew up in Irvington, New Jersey and had been a Cranford resident since 1989. She married Greg in September of 1980 and shared lots of fond memories over their 41 years of marriage. She worked...
Frank A Fiorelli
Jul 23, 2021
Frank A. Fiorelli, 70, passed away unexpectedly at home on July 23, 2021 in Springfield, New Jersey. He was born March 8, 1951 to Alfonso and Mary Fiorelli and on May 31, 1980, married Nancy Gigon, whom he met at Rickel in Union. Surviving are his beloved wife Nancy, two cherished daughters Jennifer (Erik) Larsen and Jessica (Jake) Schor, four...
Jane Tomlinson Mathews
Jul 10, 2021
Jane Tomlinson Mathews, 89 died at home on July 10th after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Cranford she was the daughter of Richard Lee Tomlinson and Alice Rosencrantz Tomlinson. Jane was a member of the Cranford High School class of 1948 and went on to graduate from New Jersey College for Women (now known as Douglass Residential College...
Alice M Ousterman
Jul 6, 2021
Alice M. Ousterman passed away on July 6, at Overlook Hospital after a brief illness. She was 94. She was born and raised in Cranford, attended school there and graduated 4th in her class of 198 from Cranford High School in June of 1944. She began working in retail while in high school. After graduation, she worked as an advertising...
James Robert Cook
Jul 5, 2021
James (Jim) Robert Cook, Sr., a lifelong Cranford, NJ resident passed on July 5th, 2021 at the age of 91. Surviving James is his beloved wife who he was married with for 67 years, Joan (Freckmann) Cook who also is lifelong resident of Cranford. Jim is survived by his twin sister Lily Carey. Jim was a devoted father to 4...
Edward Schultz
Jul 2, 2021
Obituary for Edward Schultz of Cranford NJEdward Schultz of Cranford passed away at home on Friday, July 2, 2021. He was 90 and beloved by family and friends. Born one of seven children to German immigrants Helen and Emil Schultz, he resided in Jersey City, New Jersey, until joining the United States Coast Guard in 1952. In the Coast Guard...
Nancy May Roff
Jun 28, 2021
Nancy Roff, age 92 of Westfield, NJ passed away on Monday, June 28, 2021 at the Atria Cranford in Cranford, NJ. She will be remembered by her family for her kind, generous and loving soul. Nancy was born in New York City on August 3, 1928 to parents, Olive (Graham) and George Earl May. Nancy was predeceased by her beloved...
Ryan Baker Quinn
Jun 20, 2021
Everyone has a story. This is Ryan's. Ryan was born on March 24,1999 and loved beyond words. We learned shortly after that Ryan was unable to thrive due to brain mass that failed to develop. Doctors said if he made it thru the night, week, month or year it would be a miracle. He was diagnosed with a mountain of...
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