Carolyn Mitilenes, 100, Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother Carolyn Mitilenes, age 100, most recently of Warren, N.J., passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at Morristown Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. Born and raised in Newark, N.J., she was the beloved daughter of the...

Ernest Federici, MD Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and physician, Dr. Ernest Edwin Federici of Westfield, N.J., died on Friday, August 2, at home. His devoted wife, Roberta (known as Mitzi), was at his bedside. He faced his last couple of years — challenged by the aging pro...

Hilda Damiani, 86, Dedicated to Her Family, Parish and Volunteering Hilda Damiani, 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 1, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Lima, Peru, to the late Roberto and Hilda Valcarcel, she married her beloved husband, William Damiani, on August 31...

Joan Davis Eckert The family of Joan Davis Eckert, of Gainesville, Georgia, mourns her passing on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Joan was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on November 27, 1931 to H. Douglas Davis and Marjorie Evelyn Schoeffel. She was devoted to her older sister, Anne, who sadly passed awa...

James Rutan West, Longtime Westfield Resident, Athlete and Sports Instructor James Rutan West, born in Bordentown, N.J., in 1957 to Joan Nicholson West and Donald West, passed on Friday, July 26, 2024, after a valiant battle with cancer. He is survived by his son, Brandon Underhill West (New York); ...

Stanley G. Modoski, 88, Family Man, Westfield Public Schools Retiree Stanley G. Modoski, 88, a longtime resident of Westfield, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, after a brief illness. Born in Jersey City, Stanley lived with his family in Westfield for 54 ye...

Mary Louise ‘Mary Lou’ Landadio, 82, Devoted to Family, Friends, Teaching Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Landadio (Hasior) of Westfield, N.J., passed away peacefully on Friday, July 26, 2024. She was 82. A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 3, at 9 a.m., at Saint Helen’s Roman Catholic Church, 1600...

Eileen Nathanson, 89, Westfield Resident and Community Leader Eileen Nathanson, 89, of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Westfield, N.J., passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Born on May 17, 1935 in Hillside, N.J., Eileen was the second child of Bessie and Joseph Fine. Eileen grew up on Wainwright Street...

Timothy Flynn Vietnam War Veteran Timothy Flynn, 78, of Westfield passed peacefully on Saturday, July 6, surrounded by his loving family. One of eleven children born to the late Daniel and Elinor (Ramsey) Flynn, Jr., Tim served his country with honor as a specialist in the United States Army, receiv...

Sandy Frantz, 83, Longtime Resident of Westfield Sandy Frantz, 83, of East Windsor, N.J., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Born in St. Paul, Minn., she was the daughter of Grace Jean Kosanke and the late Harold Kosanke. Sandy was a wonderful wife and mother and a caring friend to s...