OBITUARIES:
• ACKERMAN — Cal Christopher, of Springfield; April 2. Served in the Army, was 55.
• BABER — Gordon R., of Mountainside; March 23. A mechanical engineer, was 71.
• BALDASSARRE — Nicholas, formerly of Roselle Park and Westfield; March 27.
• BELLINI — Loretta Louise, of Clark; March 29. Great-grandmother of two, 84 years.
• BINDER — Elizabeth “Betty,” nee Orlikowski, of Hillside; March 28. She was 92.
• BINGHAM — Vickie, of Union; March 31. Manager at Macy’s, leaves four children.
• BORCHERS — Henning H., formerly of Mountainside; Feb. 28. Retired chemist, 92.
• BURKE — Christine, formerly of Linden; Feb. 8. She was a great-grandmother.
• CALDWELL-MASSENBURG — Tina Renee, of Hillside; March 29. She was 51.
• CHANIK — Josephine G.,nee Chornoboy, of Linden; April 1. Lifelong resident, 94.
• CODISPOTI — Anne M.,nee Olivari, formerly of Summit; April 2. Leaves a daughter.
• COLEMAN — Marcia H., of Plainfield, formerly of Rahway; March 28. A mother.
• CLENDENNY — Teresa, of Rahway; March 31. Homemaker and great-grandmother.
• COULTER — Robert, of Roselle Park; March 30. Math teacher in Elizabeth, coach.
• DANIEL — Richard T., of Hillside; April 1. Rare-book dealer, veteran of WWII, 88.
• DECASTRO — Arthur, of New Providence; March 31. Chemist, held seven patents.
• DEPAZ — Juan, of Linden; April 1. Simmons Co. retiree, leaves wife of 49 years.
• DEVLIN — Dorothy Marsano, formerly of Westfield and Roselle Park; March 24.
• DICOCCO — Dionisio “Dan,” of Springfield; March 27. Tropical fish breeder, veteran.
• ENG — Anna Lai, of Berkeley Heights, formerly of Hillside; March 31. Grandmother.
• FEDECKYJ — Michael, of Elizabeth; March 31. Native of Ukraine, leaves wife, was 92.
• FREDA — James M. Sr., formerly of Roselle Park; March 28. Local restaurateur.
• FULLER — Eleanor, nee Vervoort, of Scotch Plains; April 2. UCC clerk, mother, 93.
• GAGLIANO — John Joseph, of Union; March 30. Navy vet, Continental Can retiree.
• GILL — Mae R., nee Roudi, of Union; March 30. Leaves several nieces and nephews.
• GOELLER — Elsie Ceder, of Roselle Park; April 3. She is survived by one son.
• GUY — Helen E., formerly of Linden; April 3. Survived by two sons, two daughters.
• HENDERSON — Warren L., Sr., of Union; March 25. Lifelong resident, firefighter.
• HUFF — Vanessa, of Rahway; March 24. She is survived by her mother and sisters.
• ILLIANO — Antonio, of Kenilworth; April 2. Worked as a cook at Illiano’s in Ocean.
• JACOBS — Stanley, of Union; April 3. Tool-and-die maker, gardener, grandfather.
• JONES — William “Bill” F., formerly of Union; March 26. Union Fire Dept. captain.
• JORDAN — James “JJ,” formerly of Rahway; April 3. Retired Rahway firefighter, 61.
• KELLY — James R., of Clark; March 31. Army vet, recipient of five Bronze Stars, 95.
• KITSZ — William, of Scotch Plains; March 29. Former councilman and mayor, 89.
• MAGGS — Julia, nee Beline, of Linden; March 31. Eighty-year Linden resident.
• MAHLER — Lillian, of Union; March 30. Native of Newfoundland, grandmother.
• MALCZUK — Dolores “Lorrie,” formerly of Elizabeth; March 28. Leaves large family.
• MCINTYRE — Annabelle Johnson; March 29. Retired researcher for the Navy, 103.
• PAHOUNTIS — George, of Elizabeth; April 3. Restaurateur, leaves wife of 50 years.
• PARFITT — Barbara, of Cranford; March 30. She was a 60-year resident of Cranford.
• PHILOLIUS — Marie D., nee Werner, formerly of Union; March 28. She was 95.
• REMOLINA — Myrian Andrade, of Plainfield; March 31. Worked in family business.
• RIVETTI — Antonia, nee Pascarella, of Elizabeth; April 3. Elizabeth BOE retiree, 64.
• SAID — Abu, aka Howard Walker, of Scotch Plains; April 1. Leaves wife, daughters.
• SANABIA — Rafael “Cholo,” of Roselle; March 29. Native of Dominican Republic, 64.
• SCHOLZ — Rudolf W., of Mountainside; April 2. Leaves wife of 28 years, daughters.
• STEVENS — Theodore “Ted,” of Cranford; April 1. Lifelong resident, was 73 years.
• STOCHAJ — John M., of Berkeley Heights; March 25. Leaves wife of 57 years, 83.
• SZULEWSKI — William V., of Elizabeth; April 3. Army vet, retired Conrail engineer.
• WETZEL — Charles Arthur “Pete,” of Westfield; March 22. World traveler, was 83.
• WHITE — Madeleine M., nee Cipko-Sloboda, formerly of Hillside; March 30. Was 86.
• WIELGUS — Michael Jon II, of Cranford; March 28. CHS sophomore, soccer star, 16.
• WILDS — Joseph Patrick Sr., formerly of Garwood; March 29. Retired police officer.