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Valerie Anne Frank
Aug 3, 2019
Valerie Anne Frank, formerly of Westfield, passed away on August 3rd at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born October 10, 1947, she was a graduate of Westfield High School and Kean University. Valerie was a member of a historical re-creation group for decades. She had a love for music and theater and was a faithful patron of the Metropolitan...
William Jackson
Jul 27, 2019
William (Bill) Jackson, 65, died suddenly on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Bill's visitation will be from 4-8PM Tuesday July 30th at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave, Cranford, where his visitation will also be from 9:30AM Wednesday July 31, 2019 until the his funeral service which will begin at 11:00AM Wednesday. Please go to: www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences.He was...
Kevin James Scott
Jul 20, 2019
Kevin Scott, Jr., 37, passed away Saturday, July 20. He was born August 14, 1981 in Union, the son of Kevin and Judith Scott. He attended Woodbridge schools and graduated from Colonia High School in 1999. He was currently residing in Sewaren, NJ with his girlfriend Meagan Shann and their 3 cats Oliver, AJ, and Cheeto. Kevin enjoyed watching sports,...
Margaret Tobin Mckenna
Jul 17, 2019
Margaret T. McKenna, 98 – Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother:Margaret Tobin McKenna passed peacefully in her sleep on July 17, 2019, in Naples Florida. She was 98 years old.Peggy, as she was called, was born September 9, 1920, in Orange, NJ to Gretchen Krueger Tobin and Clark Walworth Tobin. She married William Leigh Smith shortly after WWII. Together...
Richard Charles Mabee
Jul 12, 2019
Richard Charles Mabee: MacGyver, Elder, Sailor, Family Hero. Rich, 76, of Cranford was called home to Heaven on Friday, July 12, 2019 following a brief illness. Rich grew up in Winfield Park where he had an idyllic childhood romping through the neighborhood and playing on the river. He married the love of his life, Betty Heyns, at age 21 and...
Gaetano Gargiulo
Jul 1, 2019
Gaetano Gargiulo, 87, of Kenilworth, passed away on Monday July 1, 2019, at his residence. Born in Sorrento, Italy, he has lived in America for more than 50 years. He is survived by his loving wife: Raffaela, devoted son: Salvatore and his wife Mary, devoted daughter: Assunta "Tina", and her husband Stephen Dombrowski, five grandchildren, and two sisters: Teresa Gargiulo,...
Constance "Connie" (Nee Eckert) Chapla
Jul 1, 2019
Constance (Eckert) ChaplaConstance "Connie" Chapla, of Escondido, CA, formerly Hillside, NJ and Mountainside, NJ, went to heaven to join her beloved husband, Walter, on July 1, 2019. She died peacefully after a long battle with lung diseases, at the Atria Assisted Living Facility in San Diego, CA.Connie was born on July 15, 1937, in the Bronx, NY, the 9th child...
L. Joann Koster
Jun 30, 2019
Joann Koster, Insurance ExecutiveLinda "Joann" Koster, beloved leader, mentor and friend died Sunday morning, June 30, 2019 with her wife Laura by her side. In February, she celebrated her 76th birthday at Sunrise Assisted Living Westfield, with a party of friends old and new, the loving staff of Sunrise and her devoted private aids from Right at Home, Chatham, NJ.Known...
Diane (Nee) Dinsmore Sims
Jun 21, 2019
Diane M. (Nee Dinsmore) Sims, age 73 passed away on Friday June 21, 2019 at her residence in Kenilworth, NJ.Born in Newark, NJ, she grew up in Cranford. She also lived in Linden before moving to Kenilworth.She is survived by her loving son, William K. Sims, and his wife Kim. Her grandson Taylor Sims.. Three brothers, Gary J., Robert, and...
Annelie De Leonard
Jun 12, 2019
Annelie De Leonard, age 91 of Springfield, NJ died on Wednesday June 12, 2019.Born in Waiblingen, Germany, she came to the United States at age 18 and has lived in Springfield since 1949. She became a US citizen in 1951.She was a licensed insurance agent and broker and with her husband William "Bill" DeLeonard owned and operated The De Leonard...
John Michael Oshust
Jun 11, 2019
John M. Oshust, 72, formerly of Bayonne, passed at home in Cranford, NJ on June 11th with his immediate family by his side. He taught secondary science courses in Linden for 17 years, followed by 15 years at Westfield High School. John held a Bachelor's of Science Degree from Jersey City State College (1968) and a Master's Degree in Applied...
Frederick H. Di Trapani
Jun 8, 2019
3pm – 7pm at Gray Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ.Fred Di Trapani, born on August 2, 1956, passed away peacefully at his home in Cranford, NJ on June 8, 2019. Born and raised in Manhattan he ultimately moved to New Jersey for the sake of his family but the city never left him. Fred had a passion for...
Mark William Burke
Jun 6, 2019
Mark William Burke passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at his home in Westfield,New Jersey. He was 65 years young. His sharp intellect, deep humanity, insatiable curiosityand fun-loving sense of adventure endeared him to his family, friends and coworkers. A dearlyloved husband, father, son, brother and uncle, his lasting gifts to us all are the countlessmemories that he...
Oliver C. Johnson
May 26, 2019
Oliver C. Johnson 3rdBorn July 31, 1929 Died May 26, 2019Oliver Passed away on Sunday May 26, 2019 at his residence in Scotch Plains.Oliver was born in Newark at St. Barnabas Hospital, and Raised in Irvington NJ by His Parents Hazel and Oliver C. Johnson Jr.He Graduated from Irvington High School and Went on to Graduate from N C E,Newark...
Donald Anthony Carrelli
May 25, 2019
Donald Anthony Carrelli was a loving son, loyal brother, favorite uncle, caring friend, and proud Marine. He died tragically doing what he loved – being outdoors on his bicycle. Donald was born July 2, 1981 in Summit, NJ. He grew up in Mountainside, NJ and he attended Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights, NJ. He received a BA from...
Jessie R. Gray
May 24, 2019
Jessie B. Gray, 87, formerly of Westfield, born and raised in Wilmington, NC, passed away peacefully after a sudden illness, on Friday, May 24, 2019, at RWJ hospital In Somerville, NJ. Jessie is preceded in death by her husband,Of 63 years, Dr. Dean F.Gray.As an accomplished pianist, Jessie received a BA in music from Indiana University, and studied at Flora...
Josephine M. "Jo Jo" Serpe
May 18, 2019
Josephine Marie Serpe (nee LaBue), 86, of Cranford, passed away on Saturday May 18, 2019, at herresidence. Born in Jersey City, NJ, Jo Jo as she was known, grew up in Bayonne, where she graduated from Bayonne High School in 1950. She worked for more than 20 years at Carvel Ice Cream shop in Bayonne. Jo Jo enjoyed trips to...
Michael Joseph Devlin
May 18, 2019
Devlin, Michael J., 64, of Cranford, passed away at his residence on May 18, 2019. Born in Elizabeth, he was a 1972 graduate of Cranford High School. Michael had worked for many years as a service advisor for Haldeman Lexus of Princeton. He was a classic car enthusiast and raced gas powered RC Cars. He was preceded in death by...
Dorothea M. (Nee Batt) Willoughby
May 16, 2019
Dorothea Margaret Willoughby (Batt), age 91, of Port Orange, Florida, formerly of Tequesta FL, Cranford and Linden NJ, passed away May 16, 2019. She was predeceased by her husband, Sydney W. Willoughby, her parents Walter S. and Agnes M. (Phelps) Batt and brother Stanley E. Batt. She is survived by her three sons, Sydney W., Jr., Thomas J. (Carolyn) and...
Frances Johnson
May 11, 2019
FRANCES JOHNSON passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on Saturday May 11, 2019 at her home in Cranford, NJ.Fran was born on January 6, 1926 in NYC. She was a graduate of Millburn High School and attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and Berkely Secretarial School in East Orange, NJ.A long-time resident of Cranford New Jersey Fran retired...
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