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Carol Catherine Berman
Mar 31, 2013
Carol's Celebration of Life will be 1:00 - 4:00 PM Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Gray's of Cranford, 12 Springfield Avenue, where her memorial service will begin at approximately 3:00PM Saturday.

Joann A. Muller
Mar 29, 2013
Joann A. Muller, 81, of Cranford, died Friday March 29, 2013 at Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation Center in Clifton, NJ. Born in New York City, she was trained there as a pediatric nurse, and later worked in Red Bank, NJ. Joann travelled extensively, and especially enjoyed the times she spent in Mexico. She liked square dancing, and was a reliable pet...

William Steven Adams
Mar 26, 2013
William S. Adams, 96, of South Amboy, died Tuesday March 26, 2013 in Cranford Health and Extended Care Center. Born in Perth Amboy, and a graduate of South Amboy High School, Bill was retired from the Volco Copper and Brass Co. Kenilworth, NJ. A veteran of the US Navy during World War II, he was a Navy Frogman (Demolition). Bill...

Charles A. Wetzel
Mar 22, 2013
Charles Arthur (Pete) Wetzel died in his sleep at age eighty-three on March 22, 2013, at ManorCare in Mountainside while rehabilitating from pneumonia. He passed away from cardiac dysrhythmia. He was known to family and friends as "Pete." Family lore has it that the nickname came from the 1931 Fatty Arbuckle comedy film Pete and Repeat. Pete was born November...

Florence J. Kinsella
Mar 11, 2013
Florence J. Kinsella Former Westfield Resident, Mother of Six Florence Jean "Flo" (nee Gustafson) Kinsella, 86, formerly of Westfield, died Monday March 11, 2012, in St. Joseph's Care Center at Morris Hall, Lawrenceville, NJ. Flo's Life Celebration will be 10AM until 12 noon Friday March 15, 2013, at Gray Funeral Directors, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield (go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com to...

William Young Wallace
Mar 4, 2013
William Young Wallace, age 90, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at his home in Westfield, surrounded by his family. Born to Chester and Alice (Young) Wallace at their home on Effingham Place, he was a lifelong resident of Westfield. He attended the then-new Franklin Elementary School and later studied at Pingry School and Dartmouth College Thayer School of Engineering (BS...

Betty E. Nicodemus
Mar 4, 2013
BETTY E. NICODEMUS, 90, of East Stroudsburg, PA, formerly of Scotch Plains, and Plainfield, NJ, died Monday March 4, 2013 in Whitestone Care Center, Stroudsburg, PA. Betty's Life Celebration will begin at 10AM Thursday March 7, 2013, at Gray Funeral Directors, 318 E. Broad St., Westfield, where her funeral service will begin at 11:00AM. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery,...

Joan Price Geer
Mar 2, 2013
Joan Price Geer Helping other people, delighting in being a "Grand Ma," the success of the company she cofounded, and participating in our political world – all these things decorated her life. Joan Geer, 82, a resident of Fanwood for more than 50 years, passed away from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on Saturday March 2, 2013, at JFK...

Stephen Pavlow
Feb 28, 2013
Stephen Pavlow (90) of Cranford, N.J. died Thursday February 28, 2013 in his residence at Manor Care in Mountainside, N.J. He was born on April 7, 1922 and was raised in the City of New York where he worked as a tool and dye worker creating new furniture for various new offices. He is pre deceased by his wife, Sonia...

Florence Birnbaum
Feb 26, 2013
FLORENCE BIRNBAUM, 91, LOVED BY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND STUDENTS Florence Birnbaum, a long-time resident of Mountainside, passed away at home on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. She was born Florence Harriet Green in New Brunswick, NJ, on August 14, 1921. She attended Columbia University in the early 1940's. During World War II she worked as a secretary for Air Force officers...

Matthew Arasin
Feb 20, 2013
Matthew Arasin, 50, a lifelong resident of Cranford, died Wednesday February 20, 2013, at his residence. Matthew's Life Celebration will be 4:00-8:00PM Monday February 25th, at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Avenue, Cranford (go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences). His Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30AM Tuesday February 26, 2013, in The Church of St. Anne, 325 Second Avenue,...

Shizue Shimbo Davis
Feb 15, 2013
Shizue Shimbo Davis, 53, of Cranford, died Friday February 15, 2013, at her residence, after a lengthy illness. A memorial service and luncheon will be held at 12:30PM, Wednesday, February 20th at The Westwood at 438 North Avenue, Garwood, New Jersey 07027; phone: 908-789-0808. Arrangements by Gray Funeral Directors of Cranford, 908-276-0092, (go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com, to offer condolences). Beloved wife,...

Robert Wallad
Feb 14, 2013
Robert Wallad Robert Wallad, 91, of Union, N.J., passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, N.J. Online condolences may be sent to www.grayfuneralhomes.com. Born and raised in Newark, N.J., Bob graduated from Weequahic High School. He served in...

Osman Kutlay
Feb 12, 2013
Osman Kutlay, M.D., of Rockaway, died Tuesday February 12, 2013, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Kutlay was a physician, and anesthesiologist in New York for many years. He was associated with Victoria Hospital, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Born in Turkey, Dr. Kutlay, came to the US as a young man, and worked very hard through his studies,...