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Mary (Gougoumis) Karagannis

Mary (Gougoumis) Karagannis

Aug 14, 2017

Mary Karagannis (nee Gougoumis), 93, of Freehold, NJ, passed away on Monday August 14, 2017, at The Manor,a nursing and care center in Freehold. Born in New York City, Mary had worked as a bookkeeperfor the Karis Paper and Food Distributing company in Newark, NJ.She was the beloved wife of the late Peter D. Karagannis, who died in 1990. She...

Joan V. Stone

Joan V. Stone

Jul 31, 2017

Joan Valentine Stone, a longtime Westfield resident, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2017 after a long illness. She was 99.Survivors include her son Greg, his wife Mary, their children Lauren and Jack, Joan's sister Lilian and many nieces and nephews.Joan was born in Butler, Pennsylvania and moved to Elizabeth, New Jersey at the age of ten. She spent two...

Evonthia " Evon" Karveli Laskaris

Evonthia " Evon" Karveli Laskaris

Jul 27, 2017

Evonthia Karveli "Evon" Laskaris, 80, of Fanwood, NJ passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Visitation will take place at Gray Funeral Home, 318 E Broad St, Westfield, NJ on Sunday, July 30 from 4:00-7:00 pm. The funeral service will be celebrated at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, NJ on Monday, July 31 at...

Carolyn Nichols Wilday

Carolyn Nichols Wilday

Jul 22, 2017

Carolyn Nichols WildayCarolyn Nichols Wilday, long term resident of Sun City, California, died on Saturday, July 22 in Charleston, South Carolina. Carolyn was 97. She was born on August 19, 1919 in Washington D.C. to Henry W. Nichols and Bertha Bell Nichols. Carolyn attended elementary and high school in Westfield, New Jersey and also attended Syracuse University in New York....

Donna Eckler

Donna Eckler

Jul 20, 2017

Donna Eckler, 64, of Fords, NJ, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 20 with Bob Farrar by her side at her residence.Born in Jersey City, NJ, Donna spent most of her professional career as an Administrative and Editorial Manager for AT&T Communications. Donna loved to travel, some of her favorite places were Lake George, NY and Sunny Florida. She also...

Robert W. Selvig

Robert W. Selvig

Jul 18, 2017

Robert W. Selvig, 99, of Tewksbury, passed away at home July 18 surrounded by his loving family. His parents immigrated to the US from Norway and settled in Chicago where Robert was born. A decade later, his father was transferred to Westfield where Robert would spend early adulthood. His education at UVM and NYU was interspersed with adventures riding the...

Anthony R. Espuga

Anthony R. Espuga

Jul 10, 2017

Anthony R EspugaOctober 27, 1938 – July 10, 2017Anthony Richard Espuga also known as Tony, died peacefully Monday July 10, 2017. He was born on October 27, 1938 in Elizabeth NJ. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and is a Graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor in Business Administration. Tony and Bev were married in 1961 and they...

Luis Socorro Mendez

Luis Socorro Mendez

Jul 5, 2017

Luis S. Mendez, 80, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones on July 5, 2017. Luis was born in Havana, Cuba on January 6, 1937 and studied law at the University of Havana. Forced to flee his home country to escape political persecution, he ultimately arrived in New York in 1961. Luis utilized his keen business acumen...

Gregory D. Winter

Gregory D. Winter

Jul 3, 2017

Gregory D. Winter ObituaryGregory D. Winter, 68, of Westfield NJ died peacefully in his sleep on Monday July 3, 2017 while on vacation in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.Visitation will be at Gray Funeral Home in Westfield on Thursday July 20 from 4-8 PM. A funeral service will be held on Friday July 21 at 11 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church,...

Steven Scott Mee

Steven Scott Mee

Jul 3, 2017

Steven Scott Mee, 53, of Delran, New Jersey, passed away on July 3rd, 2017 peacefully in his sleep.Steve was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 22nd 1963. He graduated from Scotch Plains/Fanwood High School in 1981 and then attended Union County College.Steve was married to Jennifer (Palumbo) Mee on October 4th, 1992. They were married 24 years.Steve worked as...

Constance L. Hansen

Constance L. Hansen

Jun 27, 2017

Constance L. HansenCranford ResidentConstance L. Hansen, 96, passed away June 27, 2017.Funeral arrangements are with Gray Memorial Funeral Home, Cranford, N.J., where visitation and life celebration will be on Friday, June 30, from 4 to 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael's R.C. Church, Cranford, on Saturday, July 1, at 8:45 a.m.Constance was a resident of...

Thomas J. Sensbach

Thomas J. Sensbach

Jun 18, 2017

Thomas "Tom" Sensbach, 87, of Fayson Lakes, NJ, passed away on June 18, 2017. Tom's visitation will be on Thursday June 22nd from 4:00-8:00PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield, where his funeral service will begin at 10AM Friday June 23, 2017. Please go to: www.grayfuneralhomes.com to view Tom's Life Tribute. Tom was born in Westfield, NJ,...

William F. Kanzler

William F. Kanzler

Jun 18, 2017

William F. Kanzler, 90, a longtime resident of Cranford, died on Sunday June 18, 2017, at JFK Medical Center-Hospice, Edison, NJ.William's visitation will be on Thursday June 22nd from 5:00-8:00PM at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. His funeral mass will be celebrated at 9:30AM Friday June 23, 2017, at St. Michael Catholic Church, 40 Alden St., Cranford....

Sally Sanders

Sally Sanders

Jun 12, 2017

SALLY SANDERS, 97, of Garwood, died Monday June 12, 2017 at her residence. Sally's visitation will be on Wednesday June 14th, from 4:00-8:00PM, at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, where her funeral service will begin at 10AM Thursday June 15, 2017. Please go to: www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences. Interment will follow in Rosedale Cemetery, Linden. Born Sarah...

Madalen O. Salls

Madalen O. Salls

Jun 2, 2017

Madalen O. SallsMadalen O. Salls, 93, a longtime resident of Union, NJ, passed away on Friday June 2, 2017.Madalen's visitation will be Tuesday June 6th, from 6:00-8:00PM at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave. Cranford. Please go to: www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences. Her funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:15AM Wednesday June 7, 2017 at St. Michael Catholic Church,...

B. Schmidt

B. Schmidt

May 27, 2017

Eleanore Schmidt (nee Braun), 83, of Mountainside passed away peacefully on Saturday May 27 at her son's home in Warren, NJ. Private arrangements are by the Gray Funeral Home in Westfield, NJ. A memorial service will be held at 12 pm on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at the Community Presbyterian Church in Mountainside, NJ. Mrs. Schmidt worked in retail sales...

Marion D. Wetzel

Marion D. Wetzel

May 27, 2017

Marion Daisy WetzelThe Westfield Starbucks lost a loyal customer on May 27, 2017, when Marion Daisy Wetzel died at home at the age of 91 after a short illness. Marion Crook was born on May 25, 1926 in Coney Island, New York, where her parents, Irving and Florence Crook, raised Marion and her older brother, Robert. Marion was just 15...

Chester S. Kalinowski

Chester S. Kalinowski

May 21, 2017

Chester S. Kalinowski, 93, of Cranford, died Sunday May 21, 2017, after a brief illness.Chester's visitation will be Friday May 26, 2017 from 10-11:30am, at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. His graveside service with military honors will follow at 1:30PM Friday at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ. Please go to: www,grayfuneralhomes.com to offer...

John G. Sully

John G. Sully

May 20, 2017

John George Sully of Westfield, NJ passed away at his home on May 20. Born on July 6, 1922, in Newark, NJ, he was the only child of Katharine and George Sully. On January 26, 1946, he married Patricia Stevens in Southington, CT. She predeceased him in 2014.He was a graduate of The Lawrenceville School and earned a BA at...

Doris M. (Nee Bedford) Rabasca

Doris M. (Nee Bedford) Rabasca

May 18, 2017

Doris M. Rabasca ( née Bedford), 93, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Doris' Life Celebration and visitation will be Sunday May 21st, from 2-4 and 6-8PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 318 E. Broad Street, Westfield. Her funeral service will begin at 10AM Monday May 22, 2017, at All Saints Episcopal Church,...

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