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Barbara Mignon Doane
Jul 26, 2015
Barbara Mignon Doane, 82, of Basking Ridge and Beachwood, New Jersey, died on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Fellowship Village. Miss Doane was born in Cranford, New Jersey and lived in Westfield until her move to Basking Ridge, New Jersey in 2006. A graduate of Westfield High School, Class of 1950, she went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts...
Bernard "Bernie" Schramm
Jul 24, 2015
.Bernard Raymond Schramm entered Heaven on July 24, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Bernie was born on June 26, 1950 in Jersey City, New Jersey. A longtime resident of Cranford, New Jersey, Bernie was retired from the U.S. Postal Service, where he was a Union advocate for most of his 38 year career. He is survived by his wife Barbara...
Florence D. Anderson
Jul 16, 2015
Mrs. Florence Anderson passed away on Thursday July 16, 2015.She was born in Newark New Jersey, she resided in Cranford for the past 18 years. She was married to the late Mr. Willian Anderson, and mother to Mr. Rodney Anderson, the late Mrs, Rebecca Diuro and Mrs. Deborah Cordeiro. Grandmother to 11 grandchildren and Great-Grandmother to 15 great grandchildren. Also...
Emanuel "Manny" Katell
Jul 8, 2015
Emanuel "Manny" Katell, 89, of Morristown, NJ, died Wednesday July 8, 2015, at the Garden Terrace Nursing Center in Chatham. He was retired from R.H. Macy & Co. where he was a computer programmer in their Livingston, NJ property. A World War II veteran of the US Army, Manny was born in the Bronx, NY to the late Louis and...
Ruth Norine (Nee Fritz) Schulz
Jul 3, 2015
Ruth Norine (nee Fritz) Schulz, age 96, died Friday, July 3, 2015 at her home in Cranford, NJ. Ruth's Life Celebration will begin at 10AM Wednesday July 8, 2015 at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave. Cranford, where her funeral service will begin at 11:30AM Wednesday, with the Reverend Carol Lindsay officiating. Entombment will follow at Holly wood Memorial Park,...
Karen B. Baily
Jul 3, 2015
BAILY â Karen Brunner died peacefully at her home in Mountainside surrounded by her family on July 3, 2015. Devoted wife of 48 years to Nicholas Baily, loving mother of Lisa Baily and Nicole Baily, grandmother to Sophia and Jacob. She was also very close to her brother, John Brunner, who was also with her in her last days. Karen...

Mary Elizabeth Paul
Jun 26, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Paul, "May," entered heaven on 26 June 2015 at the age of 95. The stories she told captivated so many with her unforgettable "Joisey" accent and expressions like "get outta here" or "down yonda." May's positive attitude and willingness to share her life with others made her a great companion and friend to so many. Known for taking...
Florence Mae "Flo" (Nee Spaulding) Jones
Jun 25, 2015
Florence Mae "Flo" Jones (nee Spaulding), 68, a longtime resident of Cranford, passed away suddenly on Thursday June 25, 2015 at her residence. Flo's Life Celebration will be from 2-4 and 7-9PM Monday June 29th, at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave. Cranford, where her funeral service will begin at 11:00AM Tuesday June 30, 2015. Interment will follow in Fairview...
Key J. Kahng
Jun 13, 2015
Key J. Kahng, born February 18, 1940 in Daegu, South Korea. He passed away late Saturday June 13, 2015 surrounded by his loving family at the Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Sook Young Kahng (Lee), his son, Henry L. Kahng, his daughter, Grace L. Rice, and four grandchildren Naomi,...
Cristopher P. Wolf
Jun 13, 2015
Cristopher P. Wolf, 54, passed away at the Center for Hope in Scotch Plains, NJ on Saturday, June 13, 2015 with his loving father and step-mother, Roger and Miriam Di Peppe and his mother, Barbara Kohlbecker (nee: Zdanowski) at his side. Cris was born in Bayonne, NJ but was a life-long resident of Cranford, NJ and attended Cranford Schools. He...
Lester A. Rosenblum
Jun 11, 2015
Lester A. Rosenblum , 80, of Cranford, NJ, passed away on June 11th, 2015 at The Center of Hope in Scotch Plains after a brave battle with cancer. Born on July 31, 1934 in Jersey City, he lived in Cranford for the past 50 years where he raised his two daughters, Alayna and Lynn with his loving wife Gail. Lester...
Judith A. St. George
Jun 10, 2015
On June 10, 2015 Judith Alexander St. George passed away peacefully in Bloomfield, Ct with her husband at her side. Judith was 84 years old. Judith was born on February 26, 1931 in Westfield, NJ. Raised during the Great Depression, she found an early refuge in reading which was a lifelong passion. Judith graduated from Smith College in 1952, where...
Raymond C. "Ray" Reid
Jun 5, 2015
Raymond C. Reid Jr., 79, of Gillette, formerly of Westfield, died June 5, 2015.Ray's Life Celebration will be Monday June 8th from 2-4 and 7-9PM, at GrayFuneral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, NJ, where his funeral servicewill begin at 11AM Tuesday June 9, 2015. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. To view a tribute of Ray's life, please go...
June L Blair
Jun 4, 2015
Mrs. June L. Blair (nee Workman), 83, of Cranford, NJ, died on June 4, 2015 at Overlook Medical Center from complications of a long illness.June's Life Celebration will begin at 10AM Saturday June 13, 2015 at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave, Cranford, where her Service of Remembrance will begin at 11 AM Saturday. Private interment will be in Fairview...
Rita Theresa Mehrman Hansen
Jun 1, 2015
Rita Theresa Hansen (nee Mehrman), 73, of Fanwood,NJ and formerly of Rahway, NJ, passed away on Monday morning, June 1, 2015 at Hackensack University Medical Center, following a short illness. Born to George and Agnes McGrath Mehrman in Newark, NJ, Rita had been a filing administrator with X-ray sorting at RWJ University Rahway Medical Center. She and her beloved late...
Marilyn E Bornemann
Jun 1, 2015
Marilyn E. Bornemann died on Monday June 1, 2015 in Janesville, Wisconsin after a long illness. She was born Marilyn Elizabeth Ellenberger on February 18th, 1928 in Westfield, N.J., the daughter of Frederick A. Ellenberger and Edith Lillian (Brunner) Ellenberger. As a child, she was the light of her parent's eyes, with a beautiful laugh and big bouncy curls. She...
Ruth Wallad
Jun 1, 2015
Obituary for Mrs Ruth WalladFebruary 28, 1923 â June 1, 2015 Union, New Jersey | Age 92Loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-GrandmotherRuth (Bershonsky) Wallad. 92, passed away June 1, 2015 at the Veteran's Memorial Home in Menlo Park, NJ. Ruth was born in Romania and arrived with her mother and two sisters in the U.S. in 1926. She was raised in...
Timothy R. Fedak
May 31, 2015
On Sunday May 31,, 2015, Timothy Ryan Fedak entered eternal life with God far too soon. Tim leaves behind his sister Katie Fedak, brother Dan Martins, sister-in-law Elizabeth Martins, mother Patricia DeGeorge, stepfather Patrick DeGeorge, father Bruce Fedak and stepmother Elizabeth Fedak. He also leaves behind his beloved Vivian Arcilia and her daughter Vida Ruales. His grandmother, Marion Heuser, also...
Abdulwahab L. Qaraman, M.D.
May 25, 2015
Abdulwahab L. Qaraman, MD (1936-2015)Dr. Abdulwahab L. Qaraman, 79, of Cranford, died peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, May 25, 2015.Dr. Qaraman was born in Haifa, Palestine in 1936. He graduated from high school in Amman, Jordan and attended college and medical school in Cairo, Egypt. He immigrated to the United States in September 1972, settling in Elizabeth, NJ. Dr....
Virginia Dennis "Ginnie" Green
May 23, 2015
Virginia Dennis "Ginnie" Green, 92, of Cranford, died early Saturday morning May 23, 2015, at Care One Assisted Living in Livingston, NJ. Virginia's Life Celebration will be Tuesday May 26th, from 2-4 and 7-9PM at Gray Funeral Directors, A Life Celebration Home, 12 Springfield Ave. Cranford, where her funeral service will begin at 10AM Wednesday May 27, 2015. Interment will...