Union County week of February 7th

• ARMSTRONG — Shirley L. Foreman, of Elizabeth; Jan. 29. Elizabeth crossing guard. • AUSTIN — James A., of Vauxhall; Jan. 24. Longtime resident, retired Union fireman. • BAROTTA — Florence Coiro, nee Iocca, of Elizabeth; Jan. 22. Lifelong resident, 91. • BEIFUS — Elizabeth N., nee Wendland, of Hillside; Jan. 27. Retired from Emeloid. […]

Gladys M. Dolan

 Gladys Dolan passed away peacefully on January 31.  Born 98 years ago in New York City to Gustav and Anna Kersten, she lived a full and rich life. She was much loved by her husband William, her son Bill and daughter-in-law Jeanne, her granddaughters Jennifer and Susan, and her great grandchildren Luke, Carolyn, Shamus and […]

Union County week of January 31st

OBITUARIES: • APPLESTOT — Edward “Mike,” of Kenilworth, formerly of Elizabeth; Jan. 17. • ARENDT — Estelle F., of Roselle, formerly of Elizabeth; Jan. 19. Leaves two daughters. • ASHUKIAN — Myra, of Springfield; Jan. 21. Survived by her husband and children. • BAROTTA — Florence Coiro, nee Iocca, of Elizabeth; Jan. 22. Retired secretary, […]

John A. Manger

Former Accountant and Mountainside Resident. John A. Manger died peacefully on January 20, 2013, at age 96. Born in Newark, NJ, and raised in Belleville, John and his late wife, Ruth Davis Manger, lived in Cranford and Mountainside, before retiring to Hilton Head, SC.  John lived in Fort Myers, FL, since 2001. The first in […]

Union County week of January 24th

OBITUARIES: • BENIGNO — Monica Georgette, nee Christie, of Union; Jan. 11. Grandmother of one. • BLACK — Virginia, nee Dunbach, of Roseland; Jan. 14. Retired secretary, mother. • BLASCO — Frank J., of Linden, formerly of Roselle; Jan. 15. Army veteran, umpire. • BORNMAN — Gladys C., of Westfield; Jan. 15. Teacher, leaves husband […]

Union County week of January 17th

OBITUARIES • ALLEN — Doris M., nee Poznanski, of Clark; Jan. 4. Homemaker and avid bowler. • ANDREWS — Linda Faye, of Elizabeth; Jan. 2. Retired, great-grandmother of six. • ARCHER — Dorothy “Dody,” of Mountainside; Jan. 6. Westfield church elder, 96. • BARSANTI — Frederick Joseph, of Union; Jan. 9. Retired from US Postal […]

Susan Margel

   Susan Margel, née Bondra, born in Roselle Park, NJ on January 3, 1921 to Michael Bondra and Mary Prybulick.  Following a brief illness, Susan died peacefully at Riderwood Village in Silver Spring (MD) in the company of her family on the evening of Thursday, January 10th, 2013, just a week past her 92nd birthday. […]

Union County week of January 10th

• ALBERTS — John, of Cranford; Dec. 24. Retired Union County Corrections officer. • BEAN — Edward N. Sr., of Linden; Dec. 31. Lifelong resident and business owner. • BEIM — Edna, of Union. Member of the Sisterhood at Temple Israel. • BEIRNE — Teresa V., of Elizabeth, Dec. 29. Nurse, mother, was 101 years […]

Union County week of December 20th

AHEARN — Gloria, of Union; Dec. 10. Was retired court bookkeeping clerk. ANTHONY — Mary N., of Union; Dec. 14. Was division manager. BULWIN — Barbara J. Franz, formerly of Roselle Park and Kenilworth; Dec. 11. Was senior administrative assistant. CHIRICHELLA — Michael A. “Mickey,” of Rahway; Dec. 9. Was designer, engineer. DRUKAS — George […]

Union County week of December 13th

ALLEN — Elijah, of Hillside; Nov. 29. Was eight years old. BARBELLA — MaryAnn T., formerly of Kenilworth; Dec. 1. Retired admitting clerk in hospital. BRACCO — John F., of Cranford; Dec. 5. Was self-employed architect. BROCK — Ezekiel, of Roselle; Dec. 3. Was former barbershop owner. CASE — Shirley Ruth, of Clark; Dec. 2. […]