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Francis B. Nelson, M. D. July 25, 1913 February 1, 2000
Francis Baker Nelson, M. D., a family physician in Westfield, New Jersey for over 40 years, died February 1, 2000. He was 86, succumbing to heart failure at Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Florida. He lived in Whiting, New Jersey, and in Safety Harbor, Florida.
In and around Westfield, he was a familiar figure at the bedside in hospitals, nursing homes, and private homes, often caring for several generations of family members. Several new mothers in his practice had themselves been brought into the world by Dr. Nelson years before. And injured football players, lying on the Westfield High School field, would look up to see the same man who had tended their brothers in other games. He enjoyed serving for many years as the Westfield High School football team physician, especially when they won the state high school football championship in 1977. Dr. Nelson had played on the Woodbridge High School football state championship team in 1931.
The son of Ingvard Marius Nelson and Esther Baker Nelson, he was born in Rocky Hill, New Jersey and grew up in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Upon graduation from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, in 1936, he worked for three years for the Western Electric Company in Carteret, New Jersey to finance his medical education. He was admitted to Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1939, graduating in March 1943.
After graduation and a hurried internship at Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, New Jersey, Dr. Nelson was inducted into the U. S Army Medical Corps and was assigned to the 90th Reconnaissance Squadron of the Army's 10th Armored Division, known as the Tiger Division. During his service, from 1943 through 1946, he saw this division sweep through Luxembourg and France to become one of the first of General Patton's units to invade Germany. Dr.
Nelson saw action in the “Battle of the Bulge.”
In 1944, Dr. Nelson received the Silver Star Medal for pulling a dying man from a tank under enemy fire in Kerling, France, and saving his life. Upon discharge as a captain, Dr. Nelson was also awarded the European Theater Medal with three battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal.
Dr. Nelson returned to his wife, his childhood sweetheart, Evelyn Belle Howard, and was reunited with his first child, who was by then one year old. He joined the medical practice of Drs. Charles T. Decker and Leo H. Salvati at 275 Orchard Street, Westfield, New Jersey, where he remained until his retirement in 1986. In a house a few blocks away, the Nelsons raised four children.
In 1970, after the death of his first wife, Dr. Nelson married Dorothea Grace Traynor, a lifelong resident of Westfield. The American Academy of Family Physicians, The Medical Society of New Jersey, and the Rotary Club of Westfield each commended his years of distinguished service.
In addition to his wife of 30 years, he is survived by his two sons, Francis B. Nelson, Jr., of Jacksonville, Illinois, and William H. Nelson, M. D., of St. Simons Island, Georgia; and two daughters, Catherine E. Nelson, of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and Nancy Nelson Forsberg, of Reno, Nevada; and by six grandchildren: Karl, Francis, 3rd, Logan, Marguerite, Leah, and Sarah.
For 75 years, Dr. Nelson was an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Woodbridge, New Jersey, beginning as an acolyte. He converted to Roman Catholicism in 1995 and became a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Whiting, New Jersey.
In recent years, Dr. Nelson suffered from Trigeminal Neuralgia. His family requests that memorials be made in his honor to the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association, P. O. Box 340, Barnegat Light, New Jersey 08006.
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Richard Tims, Musician and Veteran; Active With Local Service Groups
Howard Rogers, 87, Founded Local Firm; Active With Churches and Civic Groups
Richard Henry Tims of Mountainside died on Thursday, February 3, in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Roselle Park, he had lived in Elizabeth before moving to Mountainside 50 years ago.
Mr. Tims, a printer, was a member of the CWA Union, formerly the ITU Typographical Union. He had operated the linotype machine and was a proofreader for the Art Color Printing Company in Dunellen, J. C. O’Brien in New York, The Wall Street Journal and The Westfield Leader.
A musician from the age of 15, he played the vibraharp and had worked for WOR Lofts Candy, Dreamland Park in Elizabeth, the Nine O’ Clock Club and various church and social clubs.
Mr. Tims joined the United States Army as a musician and played in the band at Fort Dix. He subsequently attended the New England Aircraft Technical School for mechanics in Boston and was classified as a mechanical technician.
He was assigned to Bolling Field in Washington, D. C., where he served as Crew Chief of single engine aircraft and as Aerial Engineer on multiengine aircraft.
During his military service, he also transported fighter planes on a tanker
to the Philippines, served in Okinawa and was assigned to Japan during the occupation following the war.
Mr. Tims was a charter member of the Mountainside Chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). He was also a member of the VFW Clark Ruddy Post No. 7363, where he was appointed as historian, Civil Disaster Chairman of the Fifth VFW First Shelter Home in Union County and Publicity Chairman and was elected to the Office of Surgeon.
In addition, he was a member of the Mountainside Elks Lodge No. 1585 and a member of the Elks’ Crippled Children’s Committee.
He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Mountainside and the Senior Citizen Club of Mountainside.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Pauline Conforti Tims, and a sister, Marilyn DeNizo of Florida.
The funeral was held from the Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home in Westfield on Monday, February 7. A Mass followed at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Interment took place at St. John’s Cloister in Middle Village, Queens.
February 10, 2000
Howard Rogers, 87, of Westfield died on Thursday, February 3, at home.
Born in Jersey City, he was raised in Roselle and lived in Westfield for the past 30 years.
Mr. Rogers was cofounder with his son, Thomas Rogers, of Cryogenics APC Systems Inc. in Westfield. He retired in 1997 after 20 years.
He had previously owned the Automotive Machine Company in Elizabeth and was a consultant to the trucking industry for many years.
He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, where he served for many years as the Sunday School Superintendent.
Mr. Rogers was also an active member of the Craftsman’s Club of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield and a member of the Westfield Old Guard and the Elizabeth chapter of Rotary International.
A 32nd Degree Mason, he was the organist of Washington Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in Elizabeth. More recently, he was a member of the Loyalty Lodge in Union.
Surviving are his wife of 68 years, Marion Boyce Rogers; two sons, Thomas Rogers and David Rogers, both of Westfield; a brother, Nick Rogers; two sisters, Leanore Smith and Delaphine Vogel; five grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.
A service was held on Monday, February 7, at the Chapel of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements were under the direction of Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to The Presbyterian Church in Westfield.
February 10, 2000
Joseph F. Regan, 69, Army Veteran; Was Senior Systems Analyst at IBM
Joseph Francis Regan, 69, of Clark died on Thursday, January 27, at home.
Born in Plainfield, he had lived in North Plainfield and later in Westfield for 25 years before relocating to Clark four years ago.
Mr. Regan had been employed as a senior systems analyst with IBM in Cranford and in White Plains, N. Y. before retiring in 1990 after 35 years.
He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He graduated in 1960 from Seton Hall University in South Orange with
a bachelor’s degree in engineering. Surviving are three sons, Brian Regan of Rochester, N. Y., Sean Regan of Red Bank and Patrick Regan of Key West, Fla.; a brother, John Regan of Augusta, Ga.; a sister, Monica Regan of Toms River, and two grandchildren.
Friends are invited to Yin 24 PM Sunday at the Dooley Colonial Home
Services were held on Sunday, January 30, at the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
February 10, 2000
John M. Ward, 81, DDay Veteran; Served on Rescue Squad for 19 Years
John C. Brown, 72, Awarded Medals For Service During World War II
John M. Ward, 81, of Toms River died on Monday, January 31, at home.
Born in Litherland, England, he had lived in West Orange and in Westfield before moving to Toms River 24 years ago.
Mr. Ward had been a safety supervisor for Public Service Electric and Gas Company before retiring in 1980.
He served in the United States Army during World War II and was one of the first wave to hit Omaha Beach on DDay. Mr. Ward received the American Defense Service Medal with a Bronze Star, the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the American Service Medal.
He was a member of the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad for 19 years and was also a volunteer with the American Red Cross in Westfield, where he served as a Vice President.
He had been a President of the Hudson County Industrial Safety Council, the Westfield Knights of Columbus and the Toms River Elks.
Mr. Ward attended Pace University in New York and the Newark College of Engineering.
Surviving are his wife, Teresa A. Ward; a son, David Ward of Metairie, New Orleans, La., three daughters, Mimi VanNortwick of Bethaven, N. C., Lin WardZiskoski of Edison and Cathy Centanni of Jupiter, Fla., and six grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Friday, February 4, in Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in West Orange, following the funeral from the Dangler Funeral Home of West Orange.
Memorial contributions may be made to Van Dyke Hospice, 99 Highway 37 West, Toms River, 08755.
February 10, 2000
John C. Brown, 72, of Scotch Plains died on Monday, January 31, at home.
Born in Elizabeth, he lived in Scotch Plains for the last 45 years.
Mr. Brown had been a production manager and chief design engineer for MacMillan Bloedel, Inc. in Union, where he worked for 40 years before retiring in 1989.
He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and participated in the landing at Okinawa during World War II. Mr. Brown received two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star.
He was a graduate of Seton Hall University in South Orange, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree.
Surviving are his wife, Joann Major Brown; two daughters, Diane Robinson of Scotch Plains and Laura Forrestal of Edison; a son, Robert C. Brown of Scotch Plains; a brother, Edward Brown of Colts Neck, and two grandchildren.
Private services were arranged by the Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home in Westfield.
February 10, 2000
Joseph Donatelli, 81, Business Owner; Was Active With Knights and UNICO Rev. Michael A. Merlucci, 52, Pastor
Of St. Bartholomew the Apostle
Joseph Donatelli, 81, a lifelong resident of Scotch Plains, died on Tuesday, February 8, at home.
In 1964, Mr. Donatelli founded the Eastern Marble Corporation of Scotch Plains, suppliers of marble, granite and slate to stone industries worldwide.
An inventor, he held several patents for stone industry machinery, including cutters. He was also active in the market development and sales of that machinery.
He had previously been President of the Domar Corporation, a stone fabricating shop in Florida.
An Army Air Force veteran of World War II, he served in the 385th Air Service, distinguished for its role in the Japanese surrender at Iwo Jima Island prior to the Japanese surrender to General Douglas MacArthur.
Mr. Donatelli was a Past President and served on the Board of Directors of the Building Stone Institute in New York City. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Stone ExpoNational Convention Organization.
He was a Past President of the Vera Beach Country Club in Florida and a Past President and Chairman of the Greens Committee at the Twin Brooks Country Club in Watchung.
He was a life member and gold card holder of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman
in New York City and a member of UNICO and the Knights of Columbus Father Nelligan Council No. 5730, both in Scotch Plains.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Henry Donatelli and the late Scotch Plains Township Councilman Franklin Donatelli.
Surviving are Mary Donatelli, his wife of 53 years; three sons, Joseph M. Donatelli, Thomas P. Donatelli and John J. Donatelli; nine daughters, Kathryn, Rosalie and Anne Marie Donatelli, Mary Ann Reilly, Virginia Perrotti, Margaret Black, Josephine Kronsteiner, Betsy Bianchi and Laura Walker; three brothers, Thomas Donatelli, Mauro Donatelli and Robert Donatelli; a sister, Josephine Capparelli, and 13 grandchildren.
A Mass will be offered at 10 a. m. tomorrow, Friday, February 11, in St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, after the funeral from the Rossi Funeral Home, also in Scotch Plains. Interment will take place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Visitation will be held today, Thursday, February 10, from 2 to 4 p. m. and from 7 to 9 p. m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 325, Scotch Plains, 07076.
February 10, 2000
The Reverend Michael Angelo Merlucci, Pastor of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, died on Saturday, February 5, in St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. He would have been 52 years old today.
Born in Newark, the son of the late Angelo and Rachel Malgieri Merlucci, he had lived in Northvale, East Orange, Jersey City and Washington, D. C. before moving to Scotch Plains in 1997.
Reverend Merlucci, who was Pastor at St. Bartholomew Church since 1997, had also been Pastor at St. Joseph’s Church in East Orange and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Jersey City.
He was also a parish priest at Mount Carmel in Worcester, Mass. and at St. Anthony Church in Northvale.
He was Director of continuing formation of priests, Director of the Rite of the Christian Initiation of Adults program for the Archdiocese of Newark and Secretary to the Papal Nuncio at the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D. C.
He had also been involved with the Priest Senate and was dean of deaneries
2 and 10, an archdiocesan consulter Chaplain of Father Nelligan Council No. 5730 of the Knights of Columbus in Scotch Plains and archdiocesan moderator of the National Council of Catholic Women.
Reverend Merlucci was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on July 12, 1975 after attending college and seminary in Louvain, Belgium.
Surviving are aunts, uncles and cousins.
A Vigil Mass was offered yesterday, Wednesday, February 9, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church.
A concelebrated Mass, which is not open to the general public, will take place at 10 a. m. today, Thursday, February 10, in the church. Interment will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Joslin Diabetes Center, South Orange Avenue, Livingston, 07039.
February 10, 2000
Joseph Castagna, 85
Joseph Castagna, 85, of Fanwood died on Sunday, February 6, in Rahway Hospital.
Born in Ribera, Italy, he had lived in Elizabeth and Linden before moving to Fanwood three years ago.
Mr. Castagna had been a laborer with Laborers Local No. 394 in Elizabeth for 20 years before retiring in 1975.
He was a member of the Ribera Club of Elizabeth.
Surviving are his wife, Pauline Castagna; a daughter, Angela Maria Maggs, and two grandchildren.
A Mass will be offered at 9: 30 a. m. today, Thursday, February 10, in St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church in Elizabeth, following the funeral from the Corsentino Home for Funerals in Elizabeth.
February 10, 2000
Diana De Quollo, 79, Worked at Macy’s; Member of Scotch Plains Senior Citizens
Dominick Sicola, 87
Dominick Sicola, 87, of Brick died on Wednesday, February 2, in Brick Hospital.
Born in Jersey City, he had lived in Scotch Plains before moving to Brick 34 years ago.
Mr. Sicola had been a refrigeration engineer for 35 years with Merchants Refrigeration in Secaucus before retiring in 1977.
Surviving are a daughter, Dolores Gudzak; a son, Carlo Sicola; a brother, Joseph Sicola; a sister, Barbara Mirabelli; six grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Monday, February 7, in St. Dominic’s Church in Brick, following the funeral from the D’Elia Funeral Home in Lakewood.
February 10, 2000
Clorinda G. DiCuollo
Clorinda G. DiCuollo of Scotch Plains died on Monday, January 31, in Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Montozzali, Provence of Chiete, Italy, she settled in Scotch Plains in 1926.
Mrs. DiCuollo was a member of the ItalianAmerican Club and St. Nicholas Women’s Auxiliary, both in Scotch Plains.
She was predeceased by her husband, Angelo DiCuollo; a son, Philip DiCuollo, and two brothers, Peter Caparola and Armando Caparola.
Surviving are two sons, Angelo DiCuollo and Thomas DiCuollo; a brother, Ernesto Caparola, and two grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Thursday, February 3, in St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, after the funeral from the Rossi Funeral Home, also in Scotch Plains. Interment was at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Plainfield.
February 10, 2000
Diana De Quollo, 79, of Scotch Plains died on Monday, February 7, at home.
Born in the Bronx, she moved to Scotch Plains in 1947.
Mrs. De Quollo had worked in the security office of Macy’s department store in Plainfield for 25 years before retiring in 1990.
She was a member of the Scotch Plains Senior Citizens.
Surviving are a daughter, Kathleen De Quollo; a sister, Miriam Shedrowitz, and a grandchild.
Private services were arranged by the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
February 10, 2000
Serafina Bruno, 84
Serafina Caricone Bruno, 84, of Westfield died on Thursday, February 3, in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in New York City, she had lived there before moving to Westfield 15 years ago.
Mrs. Bruno was a selfemployed seamstress in New York City. Surviving are her husband of 49 years, Joseph Bruno; a son, Dr. Victor Bruno; a brother, John Caricone, and four grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Saturday, February 5, at St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery, also in Westfield.
February 10, 2000
Albert Neumann, 70, Third Generation Owner of Westfield Construction Firm
Albert E. Neumann, Jr., 70, a lifelong resident of Westfield, died on Monday, February 7, in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Mr. Neumann was the third generation in his family to own and operate Neumann Construction in Westfield.
He was also a driver with A. K. Stamping in Mountainside for six years.
Surviving are his mother, Mildred Neumann; a daughter, Stacey Franke,
and three grandchildren. Services will be held tomorrow, Friday, February 11, under the direction of the Dooley Funeral Home, 218 North Avenue in Cranford.
February 10, 2000
Frank J. Tullio, 90
Frank Joseph Tullio, 90, of Holiday City in Berkeley Township died on Monday, February 7, at Cranford Health and Extended Care in Cranford.
Born in Pescopagano, Italy, he had lived in East Orange for 50 years before moving to Holiday City in 1980.
Mr. Tullio had been employed in the Treasurer’s Department of Prudential Insurance Company in Newark for 45 years before retiring in 1962. After his retirement from Prudential, he worked for the City of East Orange Parking Authority.
Mr. Tullio had been President of the Prudential Insurance Company Athletic Association and of the East Orange Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
He was a Fourth Degree member of the South Orange Council of the Knights of Columbus in South Orange, and a member of the East Orange Republican Club and the East Orange Civic Club.
An umpire for the American Softball Association, he umpired the Army Championship Series in Port Richie, Fla., for a number of years.
He was predeceased by his wife, Lillian Egidio Tullio, in 1985.
Surviving are a daughter, Madelyn Donatiello of Bayville and Jensen Beach, Fla.; two sons, Thomas L. Tullio of Scotch Plains and Douglas J. Tullio of Laguna Beach, Calif.; nine grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.
The funeral will be held today, Thursday, February 10, at 9 a. m. from the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood, followed by a 10 a. m. Mass at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover.
February 10, 2000
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