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The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood
Thursday, June 20, 2002
William G. Bolger, 80, Was Graduate
Of U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis
William G. Bolger, 80, of
Williamsburg, Va., died on Sunday,
April 21, in Williamsburg.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he moved
with his family at the age of 6 to
Philadelphia, Pa. He had also lived
in Hartsdale, N.Y., Westfield, Manhattan, Cranford and Sharon, Conn.,
before relocating to Williamsburg.
Mr. Bolger graduated from
Germantown High School in Pennsylvania with honors and then from the Severn
School in Severna Park, Md., prior to
enteringtheUnitedStatesNavalAcademy
inAnnapolis, Md.Hewasamemberofthe
Class of 1945, which was graduated in
1944 due to the acceleration of classes in
World War II.
After completing studies at the
Submarine School in New London,
Conn., he joined the fleet as an officer and served aboard the SS Finback, the submarine that picked up
former President George Bush during World War II.
At the conclusion of the war, Mr.
Bolger resigned from the United
States Navy and was employed by
the Marine Department of the American Oil Company, beginning a long
Angelina Sellino, 91
Angelina Sellino, 91, a lifelong
resident of Westfield, died on Friday,
June 14, at Haven Hospice in Edison.
Mrs. Sellino was a communicant of
the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic
Church in Westfield.
She was predeceased by her husband, John Sellino, in 1987.
Surviving are three daughters,
Elizabeth Viglianti of Lavallette,
Rose Corbisiero of Edison and Joanne
Roznowski of Westfield; two sons,
John Sellino, Jr. of Scotch Plains and
Samuel Sellino of Toms River; two
brothers, Charles Danyous of North
Plainfield and Nick Danyous of
Hastings, Fla.; a sister, Mary Veltre of
Linden; 12 grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren and a great-great grandchild.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
offered yesterday, Wednesday, June
19, at the Holy Trinity Church. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Dooley Colonial Home,
556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
June 20, 2002
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Surviving are his wife, Clara
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Bolger of Edinburgh, Scotland,
Carole L. Bolger and Valerie A.
Bolger, both of New York City, and a
sister, Carol O’Connor of Plymouth
Meeting, Pa.
Interment took place on Saturday,
June 15, at the Colonial Cemetery of
The Presbyterian Church in
Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made
to the Williamsburg Chapter of the
Alzheimer’s Association, 263
McLaws Circle, Williamsburg, Va.
23185.
June 20, 2002
Carolyn De Santo, 83
Carolyn De Santo, 83, of North
Plainfield died on Saturday, June 8, at
the McCutchen Friends Home in
North Plainfield.
Born in Newark, she had lived in
Westfield and Hillside prior to moving to North Plainfield two years ago.
Mrs. De Santo was a member of the
Bristol Myers Retirement Association in Hillside.
She was predeceased by her husband, Angelo De Santo, in 1994.
Surviving are two daughters, Carol
Catanzaro of Westfield and Joan
Barna of Scotch Plains; a brother,
Arthur Scholl of Hillside, and five
grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass was offered on
Wednesday, June 12, at the Villa Maria
Chapel in North Plainfield. Interment
was at Hollywood Memorial Park in
Union.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Higgins Home For Funerals in North Plainfield.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Miller-Cory House Museum, 614 Mountain Avenue,
Westfield 07090.
June 20, 2002
Grace S. West, 82
Grace S. West, 82, of Westfield died
on Saturday, June 15, at Rahway
Hospital in Rahway.
Born in Chicago, she had lived
there for most of her life before moving to Edison and then to Westfield
three years ago.
A graduate of the Illinois School of
Optometry, she joined her father’s
practice in Chicago. She had been
self-employed as an optometrist for
50 years prior to retiring in 1986.
She was a member of the Westfield
Women’s Club, the Westfield P.E.O.
and the First United Methodist
Church in Westfield.
She was predeceased by her husband, Dan E. West, in 1997.
Surviving are a daughter, Pamela
G. Shewitz of Westfield, and a granddaughter.
A memorial service will be held at
11 a.m. today, Thursday, June 20, at
the First United Methodist Church.
There will be no visitation.
The Gray Funeral Home, 318 East
Broad Street, is in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the
Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 356, Westfield 07091 or to
the Westfield Policemen’s Benevolent Association, P.O. Box 276,
Westfield 07091.
June 20, 2002
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– Obituaries –
Walter A. Rank, 78, Was Supervisor
With Western Electric Corporation
Walter A. Rank, 78, of Scotch Plains
died on Saturday, June 15, at his home.
Born in New York City, he had
lived there for many years before
moving to Scotch Plains 38 years
ago.
Mr. Rank had been employed as a
supervisor and engineer for the Western Electric Corporation in Newark
for 38 years, retiring in 1982.
He was a member of the Western Electric Pioneers of Newark, the New Jersey
Steuben Parade Committee of Clark and
the Deutscher Club, also of Clark.
He served in the United States
Army in Europe as a Corporal during
World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Emmi Rank;
a son, Thomas W. Rank of Jackson; a
daughter, Denise A. Hirshfield of
Bethany, Conn.; a brother, Alfred Rank
of Harwich, Mass., and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held yesterday,
Wednesday, June 19, from the Memorial
Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in
Fanwood. Interment was private.
Memorial donations may be made
to the Haven Hospice, in care of J.F.K.
Medical Center Foundation, 80
James Street, Edison 08818 or the
Cause Center, 739 Bergen Avenue,
Jersey City 07306.
June 20, 2002
Stanley Welaish, 81, Systems Analyst;
Mason and World War II Veteran
Stanley Welaish, 81, of Fanwood
died on Monday, June 10, at Sturdy
Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Mass.
Born in Boston, he had lived in
Weymouth, Mass., for 15 years before
relocating to Fanwood 32 years ago.
Mr. Welaish had been employed as
a business systems analyst at the
Amstar Corporation in Harrison prior
to retiring 15 years ago. He also taught
part-time at Kean University in Union.
He was awarded bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in business administration from Northeastern University
in Boston.
He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II.
Mr. Welaish was a member of the
Weymouth United Masonic Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons.
Surviving are a son, Jeffrey L.
Welaish; two daughters, Natalie Y.
Broderick and Deborah R. WelaishSutphen, and seven grandchildren.
Services were held on Thursday,
June 13, at the Sherman & Jackson
Funeral Home in Mansfield, Mass.
June 20, 2002
Norman N. Turner, 90, Was President
Of Carbon Solvents in Kenilworth
Norman Nelson Turner, 90, of Sea
Girt died on Thursday, June 13, at the
Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune.
Born in Ridgely, Md., he had lived
in Scotch Plains before relocating to
Sea Girt 26 years ago.
Mr. Turner had been President of
Carbon Solvents Labs Inc. in
Kenilworth, a company that was
founded by his family, prior to retiring in 1978.
He served in the United States Army
in Okinawa during World War II and
with the Army’s military police at
West Point Military Academy.
He was a member of Free and Accepted Masons Atlas Pythagoras
Lodge No. 10 in Westfield.
Surviving are his wife, Lois B.
Turner; a daughter, Patricia Munz; a
stepson, Theodore Cunningham;
three grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren.
The funeral service will be held at
11:30 a.m. today, Thursday, June 20,
at the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home in
Manasquan. Burial will be at Fairview
Cemetery in Westfield.
Visitation will take place today
Theresa Acton, 84
Theresa “Bunnie” Acton, 84, of
Monroe Township died on Saturday,
June 15, at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick.
Born in Jersey City, she had lived
in Scotch Plains for 48 years before
moving to the Monroe Village community in Monroe Township in 1998.
Mrs. Acton had been employed for
15 years as a clerk at the Stop ‘N Shop
in Garwood prior to retiring in 1984.
She was President several times of
the Auxiliary of American Legion
Martin Wallberg Post No. 3 in
Westfield; a Girl Scout leader in Scotch
Plains; a member of the Westfield
Chapter of the American Association
of Retired Persons and a member of
the Westfield Senior Citizens.
She was a former congregant of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman
Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
She was predeceased by her husband, Erwin K. Acton, in 1985.
Surviving are a daughter, Barbara
Anne Jones of Salem; a son, Erwin
Acton of Watchung; a sister, Adele
Waeldner of Waverly, Pa., and two
grandchildren.
Private burial was to take place at
Somerset Hills Memorial Park in
Basking Ridge.
Arrangements were handled by the
Lester Memorial Home in Jamesburg.
June 20, 2002
from 10 a.m. until the time of the
service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Shriner’s
Hospital for Children, 3551 North
Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19140.
June 20, 2002
Julius V. Slavinsky, 87
Julius V. Slavinsky, 87, of
Mountainside died on Sunday, June
16, at his home.
Born in Bayonne, he had lived in
Newark, Irvington and Hillside prior
to moving to Mountainside 37 years
ago.
Mr. Slavinsky had been a vending
mechanic with the Coffee-Mat Corporation and Eastern Vending in New
Jersey for many years before retiring
in 1997. Earlier, he had worked for
Perfect Laundry and Consolidated
Laundry Systems of New Jersey.
Surviving are a son, Julian Stanley
Slavinsky; a sister, Florence Tonks; a
brother, Charles Slavinsky; two
grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be held at 9:30 a.m.
today, Thursday, June 20, at the
Mitruska Funeral Home in Fords, with
entombment to take place at the Holy
Cross Mausoleum in North Arlington. Visitation will be from 8:30 to
9:30 a.m. today.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American
Heart Association or to the American
Lung Association.
June 20, 2002
Dora Novello, 89
Dora Markwell Novello, 89, of
Westfield died on Sunday, June 16, at
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Italy, she came to the United
States in 1921 and settled in Westfield.
Mrs. Novello was a former member
of the Westfield Civic Club and a
member of the Rosary Society and
choir at St. Helen’s Roman Catholic
Church in Westfield.
She was predeceased by her husband, Frank Novello, in 1987.
Surviving are a son, Frank J.
Novello; a daughter, Joyce Marie
Ricci; a brother, Rosario Markwell;
four grandchildren and three greatgrandsons.
A Funeral Mass will be held at
11:30 a.m. today, Thursday, June 20,
at St. Helen’s Church. Interment will
be at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Dooley Colonial Home,
556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
June 20, 2002
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Gary Riccardo, 92, CSH Volunteer;
Was Rosarian at St. Anne’s Church
Mrs. Garentina “Gary” Riccardo,
92, of Westfield died on Friday, June
14, at her home.
Born in 1910 in Summonte, Province of Avellino, Italy, the daughter
Olimpia and Carmine Guerriero, she
came to the United States at age 3. She
had lived in Garwood before moving
to Westfield 35 years ago.
Mrs. Riccardo had been the bookkeeper and head of the service department at McDowell’s Oil Heat, Inc. in
Westfield from 1956 until her retirement in 1972.
She had earlier worked in the real
estate and insurance office of George
H. Riley, Sr. in Westfield, starting at
age 15; as a bookkeeper and clerk for
Tuttle Brothers Company in
Westfield; as secretary to the President of the J.S. Irving Company in
Westfield and as the bookkeeper and
clerk for Deremer Builders Supply
Company in Garwood.
After retiring, Mrs. Riccardo was
active as a volunteer at Children’s
Specialized
Hospital
in
Mountainside and served as a volunteer secretary at its Westlake School
for five years.
She was a member of the Rosary
Society at St. Anne’s Roman Catholic
Church in Garwood.
She was predeceased by her husband, Anthony Riccardo, in 1966 and
by a daughter, Linda Riccardo Scott,
in January of this year.
Surviving are another daughter,
Ann Holzberger of Bernardsville; two
sisters, Virginia E. Guerriero and Linda
C. Giuditta, both of Westfield; a
brother, Carmine J. Guerriero of
Garwood, and five grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
held on Tuesday, June 18, at St.Anne’s
Church. Interment was at St. Gertrude’s
Cemetery in Colonia.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Dooley Funeral
Home, 218 North Avenue in
Cranford.
Memorial contributions may be
made to St. Anne’s Church; Atlantic
Hospice, 33 Bleeker Street, Millburn
07041 or to Children’s Specialized
Hospital, New Providence Road,
Mountainside 07092.
June 20, 2002
Theodore Eitel, Jr., 93
Theodore J. Eitel, Jr., 93, of South
Pasadena, Fla., died on Saturday, June
8, at the home of his daughter, Ginnie
Eitel, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Born in Waterbury, Conn., he had
lived in Fanwood before moving to
Largo, Fla., in 1953. He later relocated to South Pasadena.
Mr. Eitel had been the owner of
Eitel Dairy in Fanwood. He later was
a general contractor in Central
Florida.
Also surviving are his wife of 57
years, Dorothy M. Eitel; a son,
Theodore J. Eitel, 3rd, of Seminole,
Fla.; a brother, Otto Eitel of Lakeland,
Fla.; two sisters, Margaret Corby of
Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Eitel of
New Jersey; five grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Moss-Feaster Funeral Home,
Serenity Gardens Chapel, in Largo.
June 20, 2002
Nicholas J. Vallin, 89, Bank Executive;
Was President of Mountainside Rotary
Nicholas J. Vallin, 89, of North
Plainfield died on Saturday, June 15,
at Muhlenberg Regional Medical
Center in Plainfield.
Born and raised in Westfield, he
lived in North Plainfield since 1940.
Mr. Vallin had been Vice President
and branch manager of the Central
Jersey Bank and Trust Company of
Westfield and Mountainside, now
Fleet Bank, for 45 years prior to retiring in 1977.
He was Secretary of the
Mountainside Rotary Club.
Mr. Vallin graduated from Westfield
High School in 1932 and from the
American Institute of Banking in 1934.
He was predeceased by his wife,
Francis Nargi Vallin, in 1995.
Surviving are a daughter, CarolVallin;
a son, Richard Vallin, and two sisters,
Margaret Matteo and Nancy Zakula.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated on Tuesday, June 18, at St.
Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in
North Plainfield.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Higgins Home for Funerals in North Plainfield.
Memorial donations may be made
to the North Plainfield Volunteer
Rescue Squad, 263 Somerset Street,
North Plainfield 07060 or to the
Mercy 6 Mobile Intensive Care Unit
at Muhlenberg Regional Medical
Center, Park Avenue and Randolph
Road, Plainfield 07060.
June 20, 2002
Melford F. Tietze
Oscar Kriman, 82, of Westfield died
on Tuesday, June 11, at his home.
Born in Santiago, Chile, he moved
to the United States in 1963. He lived
in Westfield for almost 40 years.
Mr. Kriman had worked as a technical manager at Iggam, a producer of
construction supplies, in Argentina.
He had also served as an editor for
several technical newspapers.
He was most recently employed as
a private consultant in Westfield for
22 years, retiring in 1985.
He was a member of the Jewish
Reconstructionist Federation of Metropolitan New Jersey from 1970 to
1980.
Surviving are his wife, Dr. Marianne
Moser Kriman; a son, Dr. Alfred M.
Kriman of Indiana; a brother, Enrique
Kriman of Chile, and a sister, Sofia
Rosenberg Kriman of Chile.
Memorial services will be held at 4
p.m. on Sunday, June 23, at Temple
Sholom in Plainfield, with Rabbi Joel
Abraham officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Higgins Home for Funerals
in Plainfield.
Melford F. Tietze of Wilmington,
Del., died on Monday, June 17, at St.
Francis Hospital in Wilmington.
Born in Queens, N.Y., he had lived
in New Jersey for more than 25 years
before relocating to Wilmington in
1973.
Mr. Tietze had worked for ICIAmericas as an environmental and regulatory counsel until his retirement in
1993. While living in New Jersey, he
had been employed with Airco, Inc.
(BOC Group) in Murray Hill.
He served as Democratic Municipal Chairman for the Borough of
Fanwood.
After his retirement, he served as an
officer on various boards, including
the Fraime Center Boys Club in
Wilmington. He was also a member of
St. Thomas the Apostle Knights of
Columbus in Wilmington.
Mr. Tietze earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens
Institute of Technology and also
graduated from Seton Hall Law
School. He was a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association.
Surviving are his wife, Evelyn M.
Tietze; three sons, Frederick A. Tietze
of Short Hills, Robert B. Tietze and A.
George Tietze, both of Wilmington;
two daughters, Susan M. Nanni of
Clinton and Karen L. Tietze of
Barnardville, N.C.; Jerry Dhar of Newark, Del., and seven grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be
offered at 11 a.m. tomorrow, Friday,
June 21, at St. Thomas the Apostle
Church in Wilmington.
Visitation will take place today,
Thursday, June 20, from 2 to 4 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Doherty Funeral
Home in Wilmington. Interment will
be at St. Joseph on the Brandywine
Cemetery in Greenville, Del.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Knights
of Columbus Council No. 12371, the
Delaware Art Museum or to the City
Theater Company.
June 20, 2002
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Oscar Kriman, 82
Carmella Santaniello, 95, Homemaker;
Communicant at Our Lady of Lourdes
Carmella Policastro Santaniello, 95,
of Mountainside died on Sunday, June
16, at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Newark, she was a resident
of Mountainside for 54 years.
Mrs. Santaniello was a homemaker
and a communicant of the Our Lady
of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church
in Mountainside.
She was predeceased by her husband, Philip Santaniello, Sr., in 1977.
Surviving are a daughter, Ann
Santaniello; two sons, Philip
Santaniello and Fred Santaniello; a
sister, Dora Policastro; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 9
a.m. today, Thursday, June 20, at the
Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains,
followed by a Mass at 10 a.m. at the
Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Interment will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in East Orange.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Mountainside Rescue
Squad, Route 22, Mountainside 07092
or to Atlantic Home Care & Hospice, 33
Bleeker Street, Millburn 07041.
June 20, 2002
Stanley Sikucinski, 86, Army Captain;
Comptroller at American Cyanamid
Stanley C. Sikucinski, 86, of
Sarasota, Fla. died on Wednesday,
June 12, at Doctors Hospital in
Sarasota.
Born in Trenton, he had been a
Fanwood resident prior to moving to
Sarasota in 1989.
Mr. Sikucinski had been a comptroller for American Cyanamid in New
Jersey before his retirement.
He was a graduate of Rider College
in Lawrenceville.
He was a United States Army Captain during World War II.
Mr. Sikucinski was a member of the
Catholic War Veterans Post No. 417 in
New Jersey and the Knights of Columbus Council No. 3358 in Sarasota. He
was also a member of the National
Association of Cost Accountants.
Surviving are his wife of 58 years,
Frances Sikucinski; two daughters,
Kathryn Lind and Mary Allegretto; a
son, John Sikucinski; a sister, Louise
Turner, and seven grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Monday,
June 17, at the Church of the Incarnation in Sarasota.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Packer Funeral Home in
Sarasota.
June 20, 2002