Obituaries – Week of Oct 18th

BATTLE — Russell Clay, of Rahway; Oct. 6. Was Korean veteran.
BEDDIA — Santo, of Roselle Park; Oct. 9. Was office building supervisor.
BROWN — Wilhemena, of Union; Oct. 6. Was retired public school guard.
BUCKLEY — Thomas Anthony Sr., of Linden; Oct. 9. Longtime owner of Linden salon.
CARL — Margaret L., formerly of Union; Oct. 11. Was church volunteer.
CASEY — John Thomas, of Clark; Oct. 11. Was Union County police lieutenant.
COHEN — Dora, of Hillside; Oct. 11. Was wedding ring designer.
DeVEAU — Wilma, formerly of Roselle Park; Oct. 8. Was a member of AARP National.
ESSIG — Frank H. Jr., of Cranford; Oct. 10. Flower grower; traffic manager.
FRANCIS — Constance A. “Connie,” of Roselle; IRS employee.
FRANCOIS — Margaret, of Linden; Oct. 7. Had many survivors.
GAYNOR — Elizabeth, of Union; Oct. 11. Received awards for volunteer hospital service.
JAMIESON — Lillian K., of Rahway; Oct. 11. Was longtime resident.
KADLUBOWSKI — Michael Francis, formerly of Union; Aug. 25. Was a chemical engineer.
KERR — Eleanor K., of Springfield; Oct. 9. Was IBM data entry employee.
LASZLO — Lorraine, of Clark; Oct. 10. Enjoyed gardening and loved animals.
LEACH — Louise Gass, formerly of Cranford; Resided in Shelby, N.C.
LUTZ — Stephen, of Rahway; Oct. 9. Held many titles in F&AM, Rahway.
MALKOWSKI — Joseph L., formerly of Union; Oct. 6. Was decorated World War II veteran.
MALLOCK — Caroline, formerly of Union; Oct. 6. Was a member of Garment Workers Union.
McEVOY — Richard “Ricky,” formerly of Roselle Park; Oct. 6. Funeral is held.
MEYERS — Helen L., formerly of Hillside; Oct. 9. Was member of Red Hat Society.
MROSKA — Lillian, of Mountainside; Oct. 6. Funeral was in Scotch Plains.
NEWMAN — Ruth Brauer, formerly of Clark; Oct. 2. Was retired registered nurse.
PAWLIKOSKI — Bertha M. Olbrys, of Linden; Oct. 6. Would have been 100 years old on Jan. 5, 2013.
REES — Susan E., formerly of Clark; Oct. 12. Was writer, editor, animal activist.
ROMANOWSKI — Elizabeth Sgro, formerly of Union; Oct. 11. Was Kean catering manager.
SCHRAM — Robert C., of Union; Oct. 6. Was longtime certified public accountant.
SILVERSTEIN — Sharon Claire, of Cranford; Oct. 10. Was member of Cranford temple; JCC.
THOMPSON — William “Bill,” of Union; Oct. 8. Interment in Hillside.
WEISMANTEL — Elaine Mary, formerly of Union; Oct. 12. Was active with Girl Scouts.
WILSON — Thomas, of Roselle; Oct. 10. Had many survivors.
WINNICKI — Frank, of Cranford, formerly of Hillside; Oct. 7. Was a brewery manager.
WOJTASZEN — Henry L., of Linden; Oct. 13. Was purchasing director.
ZEMBO — Michael, formerly of Linden; Oct. 7. Had Christian burial in Pennsylvania.