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PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F1444697.

NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC., PLAINTIFF vs. THERESA WONG, ET AL., DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED MARCH 17, 2000 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the abovestated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, on the 6th Floor of the Union County Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 17TH OF MAY A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is ONEHUNDRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND SIXHUNDRED SIXTY ONE & 44/ 100 ($ 195,661.44).

Municipality: Elizabeth. Street Address: 550 Jackson Avenue. Tax Lot No.: 8. Tax Block No.: 842. Approximate dimensions: 25.01 feet x 102.56 feet x 25 feet x 101.71 feet.

Nearest cross street: Julia Street. There is due approximately the sum of TWOHUNDRED THOUSAND SEVENHUNDRED TWELVE & 94/ 100 ($ 213,712.94) together with lawful interest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.

RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF PLUESE, ETTIN, BEKCER & SALTZMAN, Attorneys A division of Katz, Ettin, Levine, 905 North Kings Highway Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 CH755177 (WL) 4 T 4/ 20, 4/ 27, 5/ 4 & 5/ 11/ 00 Fee: $165.24

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F1137899.

SUMMIT BANK, PLAINTIFF vs. JASON INTERNATIONAL, ET AL., DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED MARCH 3, 2000 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the abovestated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, on the 6th Floor of the Union County Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 10TH DAY OF MAY A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is TWOHUNDRED SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND ONEHUNDRED SIX & 41/ 100 ($ 279,106.41). MUNICIPALITY: Elizabeth. COUNTY: UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

STREET & STREET NO.: 125 Ripley Place.

TAX BLOCK AND LOT: BLOCK NO. 1 LOT NO. 582.

DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 100 feet x 100.15 feet.

NEAREST CROSS STREET: 400.62 feet from Second Street.

There is due approximately the sum of TWOHUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND TWOHUNDRED SIXTY TWO & 76/ 100 ($ 290,262.76) together with lawful interest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.

RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF WILLIAM M. E. POWERS, JR., Attorney 737 Stokes Road P. O. Box 1088 Medford, New Jersey 080559962 CH755158 (WL) 4 T 4/ 13, 4/ 20, 4/ 27 & 5/ 4/ 00 Fee: $ 173.40

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF WESTFIELD NOTICE OF EQUIPMENT SALE

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Westfield will sell to the Highest bidder the following equipment, pursuant to the provisions of N. J. S. A. 40: a 1113.

The Equipment may be seen at the Public Works center, 959 North Avenue, West, Westfield, New Jersey Prior to sale from 9: 00 a. m. to 3: 00 p. m., Monday through Friday inclusive.

The equipment will be sold “as is”, and the minimum bid considered will be:

Description Minimum Bid

1974 International Loadster Sewer Flusher 500.00 1965 Vibra Pack Roller 100.00 1988 Mercury Tracer 100.00 1986 Chevy Caprice 300.00 1985 GMC ½ ton pickup 100.00

Bids must be in writing, accompanied by a separate certified check in the full amount of the bid, and must be delivered and filed with the Purchasing Agent, Town Hall, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey no later that 10: 00, prevailing time on May 22nd 2000.

Bids must be enclosed in a scaled envelope, bearing the name and address of the bidder, and marked “Bid for the purchase of equipment”. Bids will be opened and read at the time mentioned above.

The sale of the equipment will be determined by the highest bid received. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids, if, in the interest of the Town, it is deemed advisable to do so.

By order of the Mayor and council of the Town of Westfield.

Marianne K. Horta Purchasing Agent 1 T – 5/ 04/ 00, The Leader Fee: $ 36.21

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF WESTFIELD WESTFIELD PLANNING BOARD

REVISED MEETING DATES FOR 2000

In compliance with N. J. S. A. 10: 48D (Open Public Meetings Act), the Westfield Planning Board wishes to advise the public of the following changes of its meeting dates.

The meetings which were originally scheduled for June 5, 2000, July 3, 2000 and Nov. 6, 2000 will meet on the following dates instead:

June 12, 2000 July 10, 2000 Nov. 13, 2000

The above meetings will be held in the Recreation Community Room at the Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey at 8: 00 p. m.

The Board will also meet at 7: 30 p. m. on these dates in the Recreation Conference Room for a work session which the public may attend but may not participate in.

Applications and plans to be considered at these meetings will be on file in the office of the Secretary of the Planning Board, 959 North Avenue West, Westfield, New Jersey and may be seen Monday through Friday, 8: 30 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m.

Kenneth B. Marsh, Secretary Westfield Planning Board 1 T – 5/ 4/ 00, The Leader Fee: $27.54

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– Obituaries –

Robert R. Reilly, Longtime President Of Westfield Oldsmobile Dealership Frank J. Thiel, 69, Honored Realtor;

Former Board of Adjustment Member

Frank J. Thiel, 69, of Mountainside died on Thursday, April 27, at home.

Born in Brooklyn, he had lived in Fanwood for eight years before moving to Mountainside more than 25 years ago.

Mr. Thiel and his wife, Betty, opened the Thiel Agency, a real estate company, on Route 22 in Mountainside in 1969. They subsequently opened a branch office in Basking Ridge in 1972.

After the couple merged their agency with Burgdorff Realtors in 1991, Mr. Thiel continued working as a Realtor and broker with the Burgdorff Westfield office.

Earlier, he had been a salesman and office manager with the Alan Johnson Agency from 1964 through 1969.

Mr. Thiel graduated in 1959 from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Marketing. He obtained his real estate broker’s license in 1963.

He served on the Westfield Board of Realtors as Second Vice President, First Vice President and later as

Henry A. Daas, 81

Henry A. Daas, 81, of Mountainside died on Sunday, April 23, in Englewood Hospital.

Born in Brooklyn, he moved to Mountainside 41 years ago.

Mr. Daas had been employed as a chemical engineer with the Foster Wheeler Corporation in Livingston for 26 years before retiring in 1986.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Brooklyn Poly Technical Institute in 1939.

Mr. Daas served in the United States Army during World War II.

He was a member of the American Legion, the Mountainside Seniors and the Mountainside Active Retirees.

Surviving are his wife of 45 years, Gloria Daas; a son, Henry A. Daas, Jr.; a daughter, Helen Raczkowski; three sisters, Edna Daas, Selma Daas and Helen Daas, and four grandchildren.

Services were held on Thursday, April 27, in the Community Presbyterian Church of Mountainside.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.

May 4, 2000

President. In addition, he was a member of the board’s educational committee, bylaws committee, ethics committee, arbitration committee and Mayor’s advisory committees.

In 1975, Mr. Thiel received the board’s Realtor Community Service Awa r d.

He was Director of the New Jersey Association of Realtors from 1975 through 1978 and was a member of the National Association of Realtors.

He served on the Mountainside Board of Adjustment for five years in the 1970s.

Mr. Thiel was the 1979 Chairman of the Mountainside United Fund.

He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and was a charter member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 10136 in Mountainside, where he served as Post Commander in 1973.

He was a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Mountainside.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two sons, Bruce Thiel of San Diego, Calif. and Greg Thiel of Phillipsburg; a sister, Dorothy Dolan of Bricktown, and four grandchildren.

A Funeral Liturgy was offered on Monday, May 1, in Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.

May 4, 2000

Robert R. Reilly of Westfield died on Sunday, April 30, at Overlook Hospital in Summit.

Born in Elizabeth, he had lived in Roselle before moving to Westfield in 1946.

Mr. Reilly was the President and Chairman of the Board of Reilly Oldsmobile in Westfield since 1955.

He was a longtime active member of the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJ CAR), the trade association representing New Jersey’s 680 franchised automobile and truck dealerships.

Mr. Reilly, whose association with NJ CAR spanned nearly 40 years, became Chairman of the organization in 1969, having previously held each of the senior officer positions.

In 1974, he was elected as the New Jersey winner of the Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award (TMQDA) in tribute to his dedication and success in operating Reilly Oldsmobile. It also recognized his support of and commitment to numerous charitable and civic organizations.

He subsequently served on the TMQDA Nominating Committee from 1983 until his death.

Mr. Reilly was a Director of NJ CAR’s Committee of Automotive Retailers Political Action Committee from 1979 to 1998. He served as President of the organization from 1987 through 1990.

He had served on NJ CAR’s Strategic and Long Range Planning Committee since 1989. In addition, he had been a member of the organization’s Operations and Nominating Committee since 1970.

Mr. Reilly was elected to the Children’s Specialized Hospital board in 1972 and served as Chairman of the Personnel Committee, as First Vice Chairman of the board and as a member of the Executive Committee through 1980.

He served on the Founding Board of the Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation from 1986 through

1993, and was then elected Trustee Emeritus of the board.

He served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II, from 1941 to 1945.

He was predeceased by a sister, Frances Rau, last year.

Surviving are his wife, Margaret Ann Christensen Reilly; a son, Andrew R. Reilly of Wayside; a daughter, Robin D. Newman of Charlottesville, Va.; a sister, Gene Benson of Lutherville, Md. and three grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church in Garwood tomorrow, Friday, May 5, at 10: 30 a. m. Interment will be private.

Visitation will take place today, Thursday, May 4, from 2 to 4 p. m. and from 7 to 9 p. m. at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Children’s Specialized Hospital in Mountainside.

May 4, 2000

George Sandland, 83

George W. Sandland, 83, of West Columbia, S. C., a former area resident, died on Friday, April 21.

Born in Newark, he was the son of the late George H. and Lenora Ziliox Sandland.

Mr. Sandland had been a longtime employee of BristolMyers, Inc., serving as head of Quality Control. Products he developed included Baby Magic, Quinamint Soda, Tandem Shampoo and Body on Tap.

He also served as Director for many years of the company’s involvement in the Junior Achievement Program.

He was additionally active in government negotiations with the Food and Drug Administration and was a member of the Republican National Committee.

Mr. Sandland was a former member of the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Choir in Westfield, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church Choir in Scotch Plains; the Westfield Men’s Glee Club from 1955 to 1962, and St. Peter’s Catholic Church Choir in Columbia.

Surviving are his wife, Myrtle “Honey” Reilly Sandland; a son, George W. Sandland, Jr. of Longwood, Fla.; a daughter, Sharon M. Sandland of Lexington, S. C.; two sisters, Evelyn Knoblick of Sarasota, Fla. and Lenora Kundla of Holliston, Mass.; five grandchildren and a greatgrandchild.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 25, at St. Peter’s Church. Interment took place at Woodridge Memorial Park.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Dunbar Funeral Home in South Carolina.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

May 4, 2000

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F1710699.

CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. MAGDA LAMA, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED MARCH 20, 2000 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the abovestated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, on the 6th Floor of the Union County Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 31ST DAY OF MAY A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is ONEHUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIXHUNDRED EIGHT & 16/ 100 ($ 125,608.16).

Property to be sold is located in the CITY OF ELIZABETH, COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

Premises commonly known as 507509 FULTON STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07206.

BEING KNOWN as LOT NO. 510, BLOCK NO. 3, on the official Tax Map of the CITY OF ELIZABETH.

Dimensions: 50 feet x 5 feet x 50 feet x 28 feet x 100 feet x 33 feet.

Nearest Cross Street: FIFTH STREET. There is due approximately the sum of ONEHUNDRED THIRTY TWO THOUSAND FOURHUNDRED ELEVEN & 74/ 100 ($ 132,411.74) together with lawful interest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.

RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, Attorneys Suite 505 Sentry Office Plaza 216 Haddon Avenue Westmont, New Jersey 08108 CH755208 (WL) 4 T 5/ 4, 5/ 11, 5/ 18 & 5/ 25/ 00 Fee: $177.48

Veronica Kozubal, 81, Registered Nurse; Church Parishioner and CCD Instructor

Veronica S. Kozubal, 81, of Menlo Park Terrace died on Wednesday, May 26, at JFK Medical Center in Edison.

Born in Jersey City, she had lived in Hillside and Lakewood before moving to Menlo Park Terrace 20 years ago.

Mrs. Kozubal, a registered nurse, had worked at various hospitals and as a private duty nurse for many years. She was most recently employed by Gateway School in Carteret, from 1988 to 1991.

She graduated from Stockton College in Pomona, N. Y., with a Bachelor of Science Degree. She was a longtime volunteer for the Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice in Edison and for Haven Hospice of JFK Medical Center.

Mrs. Kozubal was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church in Fords. She was also a member of the church’s Charismatic Prayer Group and had been a Confraternity of Christian Doctrine instructor at the church.

Surviving are a son, Jack Kozubal of Mountainside; two daughters, Kathryn Rizzo of Virginia and June Mattson of Jupiter, Fla.; a brother, Frank Sulkowski of Hobe Sound,

Fla., four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Services were held on Friday, April 28, at the Mitruska Funeral Home in Fords, followed by a Mass at Our Lady of Peace Church. Interment took place at St. James Mausoleum in Woodbridge.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Haven Hospice of JFK, or to the Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.

May 4, 2000

RuthMarie Elcome, 84, Was Honored For Lengthy Volunteer Service to CSH

RuthMarie “Rusty” Elcome, 84, of River Woods in Exeter, N. H. died on Tuesday, April 18, at Exeter Hospital.

Born on July 17, 1915 in Brooklyn, she had lived in Westfield for most of her life before relocating to Exeter two years ago.

Mrs. Elcome had been employed as a physician’s assistant and office manager for several years.

She was an active member for more than 50 years with the First Congregational Church in Westfield and volunteered with the local schools, the church and at Children’s Specialized Hospital in Mountainside.

She was recognized by Children’s Specialized for her thousands of volunteer hours at the hospital. Mrs. Elcome had achieved the third most volunteer hours in the history of the facility.

A 1933 graduate of Westfield High School, she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. in 1937.

She was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, the Cap and Dagger drama club, several choruses and the StudentFaculty Congress. She was also elected to the national honorary German and dramatic fraternities.

She was a longtime member of the Plainfield Camera Club and won various awards for her art.

She was predeceased by her hus band, William E. Elcome, Jr., on

June 8, 1999. Surviving are three daughters, Barbara Elcome Harris of Basking Ridge, Meredith Elcome of South Portland, Me. and Wendy Elcome Harris of Durham, N. H.; a son, William E. Elcome, 3rd of Washington, D. C.; four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 13, at 2 p. m. at River Woods, 7 River Woods Drive in Exeter.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Christian Children’s Fund, P. O. Box 28507, Richmond, Va. 232616507.

May 4, 2000

Louise H. Conger, 83

Louise H. Conger, 83, of Scotch Plains died on Tuesday, April 25, at home.

Born in Jersey City, she had lived there before moving to Scotch Plains in 1979.

Mrs. Conger had worked as an assembler for Belfuse, Inc. in Jersey City before retiring in 1979.

She was predeceased by her husband, Jens C. Conger, in 1988 and by a daughter, Nancy L. Pelletier, in 1986.

Surviving are two daughters, Diane C. Coghlan and Joan A. Conger, both of Scotch Plains; two brothers, Louis Joachim of Bayonne and Harry Joachim of Saylorsburg, Pa.; a sister, Adele Snow of Zephyr Hills, Fla.; seven grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Friday, April 28, at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood. Interment followed at Fairfiew Cemetery in Westfield.

May 4, 2000

Anthony Barone, 69

Anthony Barone, 69, of Berkeley Heights died on Saturday, April 29, in Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown.

Born in Irvington, he had lived in Mountainside for 20 years before moving to Berkeley Heights.

Mr. Barone was the owner of the Barone Construction and Equipment Company in Kenilworth, a business started by his late father, Ralph Barone, and late brother, Frank Barone.

Surviving are his wife, Phyllis Barone; two daughters, Andrea Lanza and Lisa Liotta; a sister, Jenette Carrington, and four grandchildren.

A Mass was offered on Tuesday, May 2, in the Little Flower Roman Catholic Church in Berkeley Heights, following the funeral from the Galante Funeral Home in Union.

May 4, 2000