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A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains - Fanwood Thursday, July 1, 1999 Page 9

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– Obituaries – Randall O. Zempel, 68, Former Manager With Time Warner Communications

Randall O. Zempel, 68, of Fanwood died on Wednesday, June 23, at home.

Born in Rogers City, Michigan, he had lived in Fanwood for 26 years.

Mr. Zempel was a graduate of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where he received a bachelor’s degree and Master’s Degree of Business Administration. He also earned a law degree from New York University.

Mr. Zempel was a Distribution Manager with Time Warner Communications in New York City for 12 years before retiring three weeks ago. Previously, he was employed with the Singer Sewing Machine Company in New York City for 25 years.

He was an active member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Plainfield,

where he served as vice-president, president and treasurer of the church.

Surviving are his wife, Janette Zempel; his daughter, Carol Zempel of New Brunswick and a sister, Sally Trafelet of Rogers City, Michigan.

Funeral services were held on June 26 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Plainfield. Interment was held at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.

Arrangements were handled by Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue, Fanwood.

Donations may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church, 630 East Front Street, Plainfield, 07060 or the Plainfield Area Humane Society, P.O. Box 3074, Plainfield, 07063.

July 1, 1999

Helen Ann Crilly, 91, Was Homemaker; Member of Catholic Daughters of America

Helen Ann Thompson Crilly, 91, of Lavallette died on Monday, June 21, at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.

Born in Elizabeth, she had lived in Scotch Plains before moving to Lavallette in 1976.

Mrs. Crilly was a homemaker. She was a member of the Altar Ro

sary Society at St. Bonaventure Church in Lavallette and at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Scotch Plains.

She was also a member of the Catholic Daughters of America in Scotch Plains and the Third Order of St. Francis.

She was predeceased by her husband, Roger L. Crilly, in 1982 and by her son, Roger L. Crilly, Jr. in 1997.

Surviving are her son, Thomas Crilly of Silver Spring, Maryland; four daughters, Shirley Chambers of Aberdeen, Marylou Lozowski of Scotch Plains, Eileen West of Toms River and Kathryn Sinnott of Piscataway; a brother, Walter Thompson of Lavallette; 27 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren.

AFuneralMasswasheldonFriday,June 25, at Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic ChurchinPiscataway.Intermentwasheldat St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Colonia.

Arrangements were handled by the Piscataway Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Bonaventure Catholic Center Building Fund, Grand Central Avenue, Lavallette, 08735.

July 1, 1999

Marion Brown, 73

Marion Brown, 73, of North Plainfield died on Sunday, June 20, in the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison.

Born in Cranford, she had lived in Elizabeth for 58 years and in Scotch Plains for 10 years before moving to North Plainfield five years ago.

Mrs. Brown was a member of the National Association for the Blind.

Surviving are two sons, Joseph Brown, Jr. and Bruce L. Brown; three daughters, Beatrice C. Braxton, Darlene R. King and Sharon Brown; a sister, Gladys Roach; a brother, Walter Davis; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Friday, June 25, in the New Zion Baptist Church in Elizabeth.

July 1, 1999

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Ruth Alzua, 74

Ruth Wakefield Alzua, 74, of Westfield died on Sunday, June 27, at home.

Born in Newark, she lived in Westfield for over 39 years.

Ms. Alzua was a homemaker. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College of Nursing in Boston in 1945.

Surviving are two sons, Richard C. Alzua of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and Raymond W. Alzua of Murray Hill; a daughter, Christine D. Hynes of Westfield; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

A graveside funeral service was held yesterday, Wednesday, June 30, at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.

July 1, 1999

Edward Allen Tice, 81, Metallurgist For International Nickel Company

Henry W. Glass, 72, Actor-Director; Active in Community Theater Groups

Edward Allen Tice, 81, of Westfield died on Sunday, June 27, at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville.

Born in St. Alban’s, West Virginia, he had lived in Cranford for 10 years before moving to Westfield 40 years ago.

Mr. Tice had worked as a metallurgist for the International Nickel Company in New York City for 20 years and later as a private consultant for 15 years.

He was a member of various chemical societies and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Westfield. He and his wife of 58 years, Olive Tice, were recognized as Ministers at Large for their work in the church.

Mr. Tice was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, Stephen Allen Tice of Great Falls, Virginia; two daughters, Virginia Tice Stillman of Croton, New York and Laura Tice Weiner of Briarcliff Manor, New York, and three grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at the First United Methodist Church today, Thursday, July 1, at 11 a.m.

Arrangements are being handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.

Memorial donations may be made to the Memorial Fund at the First United Methodist Church, 1 East Broad Street, Westfield, 07090.

July 1, 1999

Henry W. Glass, 72, of Westfield died on Thursday, June 24, at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.

Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, he lived in Westfield for 43 years.

Mr. Glass established Glendoor Millwork Company, Inc., a wholesale lumber company in South Plainfield.

He acted and directed in more than 50 productions for the Westfield Community Players (WCP) and community theater groups in Scotch Plains, Linden, Livingston, Summit, Chatham, Plainfield, Woodbridge,

Clark and Cranford. He was President of the WCP in 1977 and directed shows

including the recent production of Blithe Spirit.

In 1959, he was recognized by the New Jersey Theater League, receiving first prize for his direction of The Crucible at the Livingston Little Theatre. He also garnered the Best Serious Play award in 1961 with his direction of

The Lottery for the WCP. He was the founder and first director of the New Jersey Summer Shakespeare Festival in Woodbridge. He also served on the board of directors for the New Jersey Lyric Opera Company.

He was a member of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Rotary Club and taught at the Westfield Adult School. He also directed and performed benefit productions for the College Woman’s Club of Westfield, the Westfield Historical Society and local high schools. He coauthored eight original musicals at Westfield schools, where he also volunteered his time reading to students.

He had studied theater arts at Penn State University, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

He was predeceased by his wife, Marion Wilder Glass.

Surviving are his fianceé, Kay Macrae; two sons, Stephen Glass of Charlottesville, Virginia and Gary Glass of Cincinnati, Ohio; a daughter, Bonnie Glass of Sugar Land, Texas and four grandchildren.

A funeral service was held on Tuesday, June 29, at the Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home in Westfield. Entombment was held at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Memorial donations may be made to the Westfield Community Players, 1000 North Avenue, Westfield, 07090.

July 1, 1999

Anne Shea, 94, Former Secretary At Air Reduction Co. for 25 Years

Anne McGovern Shea, 94, of Rowayton, Connecticut died on Tuesday, June 22, at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Born in Jersey City, she had lived in Scotch Plains, Hong Kong and New York City before settling in Rowayton.

Mrs. Shea had been a secretary for Air Reduction Company of New Jersey for 25 years before retiring in 1963.

She was a communicant of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman

Isabelle Wilhelm, 87, of Dover, Delaware died on Monday, June 21, at Courland Manor in Dover.

Born in Andover, Illinois in 1911, she had lived in Fanwood before moving to Dover where she resided at Courland Manor for seven years.

Mrs. Wilhelm was a homemaker. She was a member of Whatcoat United Methodist Church in Camden, Delaware and the Modern Maturity Center in Dover.

She was predeceased by her husCatholic Church in Scotch Plains.

She was predeceased by her husband, Michael Shea, in 1937.

Surviving are her daughter, Patricia Anne Hotung of Hong Kong; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass was held on Saturday, June 26, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church.

Arrangements were handled by the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.

July 1, 1999

George Skaff, 66, Pharmacist, Owner Of Skaff’s Pharmacy in Rahway

Elizabeth Naulty, 73, Dean of Admissions At Chatham College in Pennsylvania

George B. Skaff, 66, of Bedminster died on Saturday, June 26, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

Born in New Brunswick, he had lived in Scotch Plains for 25 years before moving to Bedminster two years ago.

Mr. Skaff was the owner of Skaff’s Pharmacy in Rahway before retiring in 1995. He had served on the Board of Directors of the Rahway Savings Institution and was a consultant to the Woodbridge Diagnostic Center.

He had graduated Rutgers University and the School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University.

He had served in the Army during the Korean War.

He was predeceased by his wife, Gerry Stroppa Skaff, in 1991.

Surviving are his son, Paul G. Skaff of Hillsborough; two daughters, Linda R. Fleming of Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Eileen R. Hernandez of Birmingham, Alabama; two sisters, Evelyn Skaff of Mountainside and Georgette Milan of Roanoke, Virginia and four grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass was held on Wednesday, June 30, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains. Entombment was held at St. Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia.

Arrangements were handled by Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue, Fanwood.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 815, Elizabeth, 07207.

July 1, 1999

Elizabeth Ann Naulty, 73, of Mountainside died on Thursday, June 24, in Overlook Hospital in Summit.

Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, she had lived in Westfield for 30 years before moving to Mountainside 14 years ago.

Mrs. Naulty was the Dean of Admissions at Chatham College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for several years before retiring.

She was a member of the College Women’s Club of Westfield, the Auxiliary of the Children’s Specialized Hospital and the Foothills Club, both of Mountainside.

She had graduated from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. She had earned a master’s degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Surviving are her husband, Leslie Naulty; a daughter, Sharon Naulty of Manhattan; two sons, Sherb Naulty of Gillette and Robert Naulty of North Plainfield and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Monday, June 28, in the First Congregational Church in Westfield.

Arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield.

July 1, 1999

Isabelle Wilhelm, 87, Homemaker; Former Resident of Fanwood

band, Beecher E. Wilhelm, in 1974 and her parents, Albert and Ida Almquist Rodell.

Surviving is a daughter, Karen Bryson of Dover, Delaware; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Graveside services were held on Saturday, June 26, at Sharon Hills Memorial Park in Dover.

Arrangements were handled by Torbert Funeral Chapel in Dover.

July 1, 1999

John LiVecchi, 79

John LiVecchi, 79, of Westfield died on Sunday, June 27, at home.

Born in Newark, he had lived in Carteret before moving to Westfield four years ago.

Mr. LiVecchi was a truck driver for Strickland Motors in Kearny for 20 years before retiring 17 years ago.

He was a United States Army veteran of World War II, and had received two Purple Hearts.

Surviving are a daughter, Theresa Juliano of Westfield; a sister, Mary Verdi of Edison; four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass will be offered today, Thursday, July 1, at 10 a.m. in St. John The Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Clark, following the funeral from the Krowicki-Gorny Memorial Home in Clark.

July 1, 1999

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SHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F-001441-98.

INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK, A NEW JERSEY BANKING ASSOC., PLAINTIFF vs. ERIC ELLIS AND DONNA S. ELLIS, H/ W; OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED FEBRUARY 2, 1999 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the above-stated 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 7TH DAY OF JULY A.D., 1999 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 $138,756.55. The property to be sold is located in the Township of Elizabeth, County of Union and State of New Jersey.

It is commonly known as 1031 Flora Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

It is known and designated as Block No. 8, Lot No. 787.

The dimensions are 50.00 feet wide 100.00 feet long.

Nearest cross street: Situate on the northeasterly line of Flora Street, 175.00 feet from the southeasterly line of Catherine Street.

Prior lien(s): None. There is due approximately the sum of $142,467.12 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 STERN, LAVINTHAL, NORGAARD & KAPNICK, Attorneys Suite 300 293 Eisenhower Parkway Livingston, New Jersey 07039-1711 CH-754412 (WL) 4 T 6/10, 6/17, 6/24 & 7/1/99 Fee: $177.48

Christopher J. O’Neil, 40, Was Officer With Scotch Plains Police Department

Christopher J. O’Neil, 40, an officer with the Scotch Plains Police Department, died on Monday, June 28, at his township residence.

Born in Plainfield, Officer O’Neil had lived in Fanwood and in Scotland before settling in Scotch Plains in 1965.

Officer O’Neil was a member of the Scotch Plains police force since 1996. He had previously worked for the Union County Sheriff’s Department.

He was a 1981 graduate of Kean College in Union, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, and a 1995 graduate of the John H. Stamler Police Academy in Scotch Plains.

He was an Eagle Scout Leader with Troop No. 271 of Scotch Plains.

Surviving are his wife, Carole Flinn O’Neil; two sons, Connor J. O’Neil

and Cooper J. O’Neil; his parents, Jeremiah and Vivian O’Neil; three brothers, Patrick O’Neil, Joseph O’Neil and Timothy O’Neil, and a sister, Kathleen Rankin.

Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, July 2, at 9 a.m. from the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains. A Mass will follow at 10 a.m. at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.

Visitation will take place today, Thursday, July 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to the Christopher O’Neil Fund and will be accepted at the funeral home.

July 1, 1999

Henry W. Glass

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