• 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 old.
• BISHE — Grace C., nee Mayer, of Cranford; Jan. 3. Survived by five children.
• BLACK-TAYLOR — Ruth, of Hillside; Dec. 29. Great-grandmother of three.
• BOWMAN — Phyllis, of Elizabeth; Dec. 29. Baker at Burry Biscuit for 42 years.
• BROWN — Ida Mae, of Rahway; Dec. 24. Retired nurse’s aide.
• BURNS — Kevin, of Elizabeth; Dec. 28. Grandfather of four, was 50 years old.
• CAMPBELL — Rosemarie, of Plainfield; Dec. 27. Nurse’s aide at JFK Medical Center.
• CHERGOTIS — Louis, of Linden; Dec. 28. Navy veteran, active in Greek church.
• CHERVENYAK — Michael J., of Fanwood; Dec. 30. Leaves wife and two children.
• COLELLO — Joseph P. “Joe,” of Cranford; Dec. 29. Leaves wife and two children.
• CONCEPCION — Ralph, of Union; Dec. 28. Member of Teamsters Local Union 641.
• CONRAD — Veronica G., nee Coakley, of Cranford; Dec. 30. Garwood teacher.
• DEVINE — Talisha, of Elizabeth; Dec. 30. Thirty-seven-year-old mother of five.
• DIAB — Madeleine L., formerly of Summit; Dec. 23. Retired real estate agent.
• DIANA — David B., of Union; Jan. 2. Survived by wife of 28 years, four children.
• DINUNZIO — Mildred, nee Radomski, formerly of Clark; Dec. 29. Grandmother.
• DUKES — Marjorie T., of Union; Jan. 1. Great-great-grandmother, had 100 pen pals.
• FARRELL — Edwin D., of Berkeley Heights; Dec. 28. Insurance executive, was 79.
• FERNANDES — Emilia D’Oliveira, of Roselle; Dec. 31. Native of Portugal.
• FINEBURG — Larry, of Scotch Plains, Dec. 22. Survived by five great-grandchildren.
• FISCHER — George W., of Mountainside; Dec. 27. Longtime resident, sports coach.
• GAUER — Walter W., of Kenilworth; Dec. 30. World War II vet, businessman.
• GERATHY — E. Carroll, formerly of Summit; Dec. 28. Retired Prudential executive.
• GOODELL — Alice, nee Keller, of Roselle Park; Dec. 31. Retired bank manager.
• GORMAN — Elizabeth F., nee Slocum, of Westfield; Dec. 30. Longtime resident.
• GRAZIANO — Anthony, of Springfield; Jan. 1. Retired Springfield postmaster.
• GUARINO — Frank A., of Westfield; Dec. 31. Leaves a large family.
• HOLMES — Chester, of Rahway; Dec. 28. Former Union City councilman, 82.
• HURLEY — John T. “Jack,” of Scotch Plains; Dec. 28. Longtime English teacher.
• HUNZIKER — William McKee, of Westfield; Dec. 30. Lifelong resident, consultant.
• KAHN — Harold, formerly of Westfield; Dec. 31. Retired partner in accounting firm.
• KELLEY — John Jr., of Rahway; Dec. 28. Was 53 years old, survived by siblings.
• KEOUGH — Edith G. of Westfield; Dec. 29. Mother, avid traveler and volunteer.
• KITSON — Lois Ruth, nee Carter, of New Providence; Dec. 31. AT&T employee.
• KNOWLTON — Laureen “Laurie,” of Springfield; Dec. 25. United Airlines employee.
• KOWALCZYK — Dorothy A., of Hillside; Dec. 30. Survived by sister, two children.
• KRUG — Thomas George, of Elizabeth; Dec. 31. Active with the K of C, leaves wife.
• MARK — Ida, nee Friedman, of Elizabeth; Dec. 28. Homemaker, great-grandmother.
• MAZUR — Helen Habzda, of Elizabeth; Dec. 30. Great-great-grandmother.
• MCKENZIE — A. Donald, of Union; Dec. 31. Retired Superior Court judge, lawyer.
• MCKEY — Bertram, of Roselle; Dec. 27. Native of Guyana.
• MONE — Patrick M., formerly of Westfield; Dec. 30. Decorated Navy veteran.
• ONDEYKO — Anne M., of Linden; Dec. 28. Lifelong resident, bank employee.
• ORSINI — Anthony David, formerly of Roselle; Dec. 31. WW II veteran, educator.
• RACIOPPI — Primo Maggio, formerly of New Providence; Dec. 31. Was 91 years old.
• REID — Elizabeth, nee Harding, formerly of Roselle; Dec. 29. Retired from Kean U.
• ROTH — Lyliane S., of Elizabeth; Dec. 29. Homemaker and stepmother.
• RUSSO — Madeline Marie, nee Mazza, of Elizabeth; Dec. 27. Retired payroll clerk.
• SEFING — Grace E., nee Paserp, of Westfield; Dec. 31. Retired medical secretary.
• SIMPSON — Jean, of Rahway; Dec. 22. Survived by a son and grandchildren.
• TAYLOR — James W. Sr., of Elizabeth; Dec. 26. Leaves wife of 59 years.
• UR — Carol B., nee Zdon, of Hillside; Dec. 31. Retired from NJ Bell after 42 years.
• WEINGARTNER — Margaret H., nee Boylan, of Union; Dec. 28. Native of Scotland.
• WIPPERMAN — Jean O., formerly of Linden; Dec. 24. Church deacon, mother.
