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Thomas J. Santo Salvo, 67, Former Mayor; Scotch Plains Council Representative

Thomas J. Santo Salvo, 67, of Edison died on Wednesday, November 17, at home.

Born in Scotch Plains, he lived there until moving to Edison 15 years ago.

Mr. Santo Salvo was the owner and President of Moore Equipment Company, Inc.

He served as Mayor of Scotch Plainsin1968 andwasDeputyMayor a year earlier. He was a member of the Scotch Plains Township Council from 1966 through 1969. He subsequently served on the Scotch Plains Board of Adjustment.

Mr. Santo Salvo was a member of American Legion Post No. 209 in ScotchPlainsand oftheScotchPlains Republican Club. He was also a

C. Glenn Carraway, 77, Glazier At Statewide Glass in Plainfield

C. Glenn Carraway, 77, of Fanwood died on Wednesday, November 17, at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.

Born in Goldsboro, N.C., he had lived in Scotch Plains before moving to Fanwood 15 years ago.

Mr. Carraway had been a glazier with Statewide Glass in Plainfield for 39 years prior to retiring in 1986.

He was a former member of the Scotch Plains Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Surviving are his wife, Joyce C. Leaver Carraway; six daughters,

Leslie ‘Don’ Coon, 53

Leslie “Don” Coon, 53, of Elizabeth died on Wednesday, November 17, at the home of his brother, Arthur Coon Jr., in Scotch Plains.

Born in Elizabeth, he had lived in Scotch Plains before returning to Elizabeth.

Mr. Coon was an independent contractor for a delivery service in Newark Airport for the past 15 years.

Surviving, in addition to his brother, are a daughter, April Coon; four other brothers, John Coon, Charles Coon, Howard Coon and Thomas Coon, and two sisters, Dorothy Liechty and Margaret McFadden.

Private services were arranged by the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.

Memorial donations may be made to the UMDNJ-Hematology and Oncology Department, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, 07103.

November 25, 1999

Rosemary A. Jones, 69, Was Rosarian; Administrative Assistant for 18 Years

Rosemary A. Jones, 69, of Warren died on Wednesday, November 17, at home.

Born in Tuckahoe, N.Y., she had lived in Roselle Park before moving to Warren in 1960.

Mrs. Jones was employed as an administrative assistant for Paulus Sokolowski and Sartor in Warren for 18 years.

She was a member of the Rosary Altar Society of the Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church in Martinsville and was also a member of the Woman’s Club.

She was predeceased by her husband, Francis Jones, in 1990, and by a son, Richard Jones, in 1979.

Gist R. Johnson, Jr., 46

Gist R. “Boo” Johnson, Jr., 46, of Plainfield died on Thursday, November 18, at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.

Born on March 7, 1953 in Plainfield, he was an area resident all of his life.

Mr. Johnson was employed as a driver with Lucent Technology in Murray Hill.

He was a graduate of Westfield High School.

Surviving are his wife, Karia Johnson; three sons, Kelonis Johnson, Gist Johnson, 3rd and Anthony Johnson; his mother, Beverly Johnson of Westfield; his father, Gist R. Johnson, Sr. of Plainfield; his grandmother, Estelle Counts of Plainfield; two sisters, Diane Gonzales of Westfield and Tijuano Franklin of Virginia, and a granddaughter.

A funeral service was held on Monday, November 22, at the Plainfield North Kingdom Hall in Plainfield.

Arrangements werehandledbythe Plinton Curry Funeral Home in Westfield.

November 25, 1999

Clifford J. Ruffini, 85

Clifford J. Ruffini, 85, of Stirling died on Friday, November 19, in Overlook Hospital in Summit.

Born in Rahway, he had lived in Westfield, Florida and Toms River before moving to Stirling.

Mr. Ruffini had been a foreman withthe AlcoaCompanyinGarwood and Edison, where he worked for 35 years before retiring in 1968.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Ruffini; a son, Richard C. Ruffini; a brother, Joseph Ruffini; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass was offered on Monday, November 22, at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.

Arrangements werehandledbythe Dooley ColonialHome,556Westfield Avenue in Westfield.

November 25, 1999

Robert Connelly, 57, Owned L’Affaire; Was Recipient of Multiple Awards

Robert B. Connelly, 57, of New Vernon died on Saturday, November 20, in Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown.

Born in Plainfield, he lived in New Vernon for many years.

Mr. ConnellyownedL’AffaireFine Catering on Route 22 in Mountainside for many years.

He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the 200 Club of Union County for many years and was a member of Congressman Bob Franks’ Finance Committee.

He was also a member of the Board ofTrusteesof theCanoeBrookCountry Club in Summit and was Chairman of the Greens Committee from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Connelly was also a member of the Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Fla.

He served in the United States National Guard.

In 1992 he received the New JerseyRestaurateur AwardfromtheNew Jersey Restaurant Association and was named Restaurateur of the Year for 1984 by the International Geneva Association. In 1997, the American Diabetes Association presented him with the Humanitarian Award.

Surviving are his wife, Heather Connelly; two daughters, Carrie

Charles W. Powell, 56

Charles W. Powell, 56, of Elizabeth died on Thursday, November 18, at home.

Born in Richmond, Va., he had lived in Scotch Plains before moving to Elizabeth 14 years ago.

Mr. Powell was a bus driver for the Millburn Board of Education for seven years.

He was a member of the Pop Whiting Bowling League in North Brunswick and Alcoholics Anonymous in Dunellen.

Surviving are his wife, Louise Powell; two sons, David Powell and Charles Powell, both of Plainfield; a daughter, Belinda Powell of Plainfield; a stepson, David Poulick of Fox Lake, Ill.; a stepdaughter, Calline Montgomery of Tacoma, Wash; his mother, Lena Thorton of ScotchPlains; abrother,RufusBanks of Dublin, Va., and seven grandchildren.

Arrangements werehandledbythe Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield.

November 25, 1999

Douglas C. Schembs, Sr., 93, Served Under General Patton; Was at Battle of the Bulge

Douglas C. Schembs, Sr., 93, of Westfield died on Tuesday, November16, atMuhlenbergRegionalMedical Center in Plainfield.

Born in Birmingham, Ala. he had lived in Newark before moving to Westfield in 1952.

Mr. Schembs worked for the P. Ballantineand SonsBreweryinNewark for 35 years, retiring as a management statistician in 1965.

He attended New York University. Heservedin theUnitedStatesArmy under General George Patton during World War II and participated in the Battle of the Bulge.

Mr. Schembs served as a committeemanforWestfield inthelate1960s. He was also active as a Boy Scout Master for Troop No. 77 at St. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchinWestfield,where he was a parishioner.

He was also active as a coach for five years with the Westfield Little

Dorothy D. Rogers, 76

DorothyDarling Rogers,76,alifelong resident of Westfield, died on Sunday, November 21.

Mrs. Rogers graduated from Westfield High School in 1941 and attended Harcom Junior College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.

She was a member of the Amity Club of Westfield.

She was predeceased by her husband, Daniel Rogers, and by a son, James M. Cornell.

Surviving are another son, Kenneth P. Cornell of Melbourne, Fla. and four grandchildren.

Arrangements werehandledbythe Dooley ColonialHome,556Westfield Avenue in Westfield.

Memorial donations may be made to Boy Scout Troop No. 78, care of the First United Methodist Church, 1 East Broad Street, Westfield, 07090.

November 25, 1999

Dolores Byron, 68, Had Worked for IRS; Was Executive Secretary for U. S. Attorney

Dolores Byron, 68, of Mountainside died on Tuesday, November 16, in the Westfield Center, Genesis ElderCare Network in Westfield.

Born in Bayonne, she lived in Mountainside since 1971.

Mrs. Byron had been an executive secretary for the United States Attorney at the Department of Justice in Newark for nine years before retiring in 1989.

Prior to that, she had worked in the same capacity for the Internal Revenue Service in Mountainside for three years and the United States Naval Base in Bayonne for 20 years.

Leroy Brayboy, 61

Leroy “Jack” Brayboy, 61, of Plainfield died on Saturday, November 13, at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.

Born in Miller, Ga., he was a resident of Plainfield for 40 years.

Mr. Brayboy was employed as a busdriverfor theNewJerseyDepartment of Human Resources for 18 years and was a security guard for 18 years.

He was a member of the Emanuel Baptist Church in Fanwood for 30 years and served as a Deacon.

Surviving are his wife, Jean Brayboy;two sons,EricBrayboyand Ricky Brayboy, both of Plainfield; a step-son, EdwardAddisonofQueens; a daughter, Patricia Hill of Cowpens, S.C.; two brothers, Kenneth Brayboy of Plainfield and Marion Brayboy of Atlanta; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services were held on Friday, November 19, at the Miracle Baptist Church in Plainfield.

Arrangements werehandledbythe Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield.

November 25, 1999

Connelly and Grace Elizabeth Connelly; a son, Robert Bruce Connelly,Jr.,and asister,JoyceIlardi.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, November 24, in Christ the King Church on Blue Mill Road in New Vernon.

Arrangements are being handled by the William R. Dangler Funeral Home in Summit.

November 25, 1999

former board member and a member of the Executive Committee of the Plainfield Country Club in Edison.

He was a graduate of Rutgers University.

He served in the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions of the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict.

Survivingare hiswife,ArleneSack Santo Salvo; a daughter, Deborah J. Tallman of Rumson; two sons, Thomas D. Santo Salvo of Fanwood and Lieutenant Commander John T. Santo Salvo of Lawrence, Kan.; his mother, Josephine Santo Salvo; a sister, Dorothy Guiterrez, and three grandchildren.

A Mass was offered on Saturday, November 20, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, following the funeral from the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood. Interment was at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.

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

November 25, 1999

Linda Walker of Maine, Linda J. McNally of Rochester, N.H., Coleen D. DeJesso and Lisa L. Burns of Phillipsburg, Cindy L. Squashic of Wake Forest, N.C. and Lori S. Ashburner of South Berwick, Me.; four sisters, Correnner West and Cleo Wynn, both of Goldsboro; Elender James and Reba Sills, both of Garner, N.C.; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was held on Friday, November 19, at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.

Memorial donations may be made to the Fanwood Rescue Squad, 218 Forest Road, Fanwood, 07023.

November 25, 1999

Surviving are a son, Danny J. Zelasko; a daughter, Denise A. Halloran; four sisters and four grandchildren.

A Mass was offered on Friday, November19,at OurLadyofLourdes Roman Catholic Church in Mountainside, following the funeral from the Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home in Westfield.

November 25, 1999

League program in the late 1950s. Surviving are his wife, Florence Groves Schembs; a son, Douglas C. Schembs, Jr. of Westfield, and a granddaughter.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, November 20, at St. Paul’s Church. Interment was at Graceland Memorial Park in Kenilworth.

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

Memorial donations may be made to the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad, 335 Watterson Street, Westfield, 07090.

November 25, 1999

Frank P. Flint, 96, Was Retired Comptroller for General Foods

Frank P. Flint, 96, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died on Monday, November 15, at Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake.

Born on January 13, 1903 in Allegheny, Pa., he was the son of the late Reverend Homer A. and Theodora Plumley Flint.

Mr. Flint had been a comptroller for the Institutional Products Division of General Foods Corporation before retiring.

He graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania in 1923 and received a master’s degree in business from the Harvard Business School in 1925.

He was Treasurer at the Church of the Nativity in Crafton, Pa., St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in College Park, Md. and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield, and was a Warden at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Fairfield, Conn.

He was a Mason for over 75 years

Ella M. Alefeld, 89

Ella M. Alefeld, 89, of Westfield died on Thursday, November 18, in Rahway Hospital in Rahway.

Born in France, she had lived in Union and Springfield before moving to Westfield in 1998.

Mrs. Alefeld had been a licensed practical nurse with the Sage Homemaking Service in Summit for 25 years before retiring in 1986.

She was a member of the GermanAmerican Club in Newark.

Surviving aretwodaughters,Joyce Alatorre and Betti Gardner; seven grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

Services were held on Saturday, November 20, at the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn in Union.

November 25, 1999

Angela L. Bonnetti, 96

Angela L. Nigro Bonnetti, 96, of Westfield died on Thursday, November 18, at home.

Born and raised in Charlestown, Mass., she moved to Westfield 72 years ago.

Mrs. Bonnetti was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, John H. Bonnetti.

Surviving are two sons, Arthur J. Bonnetti of Fanwood and Robert J. Bonnetti of Westfield; two sisters, Victoria Marbela and Josephine Nigro, both of Massachusetts; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield on Saturday, November 20. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Arrangements werehandledbythe Dooley ColonialHome,556Westfield Avenue in Westfield.

November 25, 1999

Bernice Sellner, 84

Bernice Schleret Sellner, 84, of Doylestown, Pa. died on Sunday, November 21, at Doylestown Hospital.

Born in Syracuse, N.Y., she had lived in Scotch Plains for 12 years, in Campbell Hall, N.Y. and in Flemington from 1986 to 1998 before moving to Doylestown a year ago.

Mrs. Sellner had been a school teacher for approximately 30 years before retiring in 1974. She taught in Syracuse and at the Coles School in Scotch Plains for 12 years.

She was predeceased by her husband, Michael A. Sellner, in 1985, and by a sister, Norma Riano, in 1977.

Surviving are two daughters, Gail Burgess of Neshanic Station and Karen Sin of Forest Knolls, Calif.; twosisters, VeraHeppelerandMarion Chipps, both of Syracuse; a brother, Robert Schleret of Liverpool, N.Y.; two granddaughters and a greatgranddaughter.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 24, at 2 p.m. at the North Branch Reformed Church, 203 Route 28, Bridgewater.

Arrangements are being handled by the Branchburg Funeral Home in Branchburg.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, New Jersey Chapter, P.O. Box 5273, Kendall Park, 08824 (for research purposes).

November 25, 1999

Surviving are a daughter, Cathy E. Jensen of Lebanon; two sons, David Jones of Mountainside and Robert Jones of Greenville, N.C. and three grandsons.

A funeral service was held on Monday, November 22, at the Springdale Methodist Cemetery in Warren.

Memorial donations may be made to Somerset Hills Visiting Nurses Association, the Morristown Memorial Hospital Hematology and Oncology Department, or the American Cancer Society.

Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. Van Arsdale in Raritan.

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and was also a member of Spirit Lake Kiwanis, Telecare and Meals on Wheels.

Besides his parents, he was predeceased by three wives, Margaret B. Bucknell Flint, Marion Neubauer Flint and Minnie Meyer Flint; a grandson, David Holzhauer, and a great-grandson, Matthew Dyson.

Surviving are two daughters, Betsey Holzhauer of Spirit Lake and Tobie Smith of Lima, N.Y.; a son, John Flint of Granby, Conn.; a sister, Phoebe Sakash of Stowe, Vt.; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Services were held on Thursday, November 18, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Spirit Lake. Interment took place in Stowe, Vermont. Private family services will take place at a later date.

Arrangements were handled by the Turner Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

November 25, 1999

Three Boy Scouts Graduate To Highest Level of Eagle NEW EAGLE SCOUTS…Members of Boy Scout Troop No. 72 congratulate

each other on receiving the rank of Eagle Scout. Picured, left to right, are: Paul Herman Kolterjahn, Samuel David Fleder and David Michael Illes.

WESTFIELD – Samuel David Fleder, David Michael Illes and Paul Herman Kolterjahn,membersofBoy Scout Troop No. 72, recently graduated to Eagle Scout during an Eagle Court of Honor held at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield.

The three received congratulatory letters from President Bill Clinton, New JerseyGovernorChristineTodd Whitman and various other national and state officials.

Aside from earning over 20 merit badge awards each, as well as demonstrating and living by the Boy Scout Oath, these scouts each completed a community service project that re

quired planning, organizing and supervising various adult and youth assistants to accomplish their goal.

Allthree areWestfieldHighSchool seniors.

Sam hopes to study computer science at the University of Pennsylvania.

David is applying to William and Mary, Lehigh, Villanova, and Loyola universities and hopes to study medicine or business.

Paul has ambitions of becoming a pilot and is seeking to apply to such schools as Virginia Tech or Purdue University, which have an appropriate Naval ROTC or flight program.

Jeffrey Reichman Achieves Eagle Rank in Scouting

FANWOOD – Jeffrey Reichman, of Boy Scout Troop No. 33 of Fanwood, received the rank of Eagle Scout during a recent Eagle Court of Honor ceremony.

Jeffrey is a junior at Scotch PlainsFanwood High School.

His Eagle Scout project was to implement the Vial of Life program for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood community.

The Vial of Life program can help emergency medicalpersonnelbypro

viding criticalinformationabouttheir patient. A preprinted form is filled out, folded, and then stored in the vial provided. When the form is completed, it is placed in the vial and stored in the refrigerator. A refrigerator door magnet or sticker is also provided to each user.

During the project, over 1,000 kits were distributed.

At this time Jeff is considering pursuing a degree in political science or history.