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Frank Chirico Sr.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Frank N. Chirico Sr., 80, died Sunday.
Born in Paterson, N.J., he lived in Totowa, N.J., for 50 years, in Wantage, N.J. for 10 years, before moving to Florida 20 years ago.
Mr. Chirico was an entrepreneur, owning several businesses. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the American Legion Post 213 in Wantage, and was a former parishioner of St. James. R.C. Church in Totowa. He was a parishioner of St. Ignatius Cathedral R.C. Church in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
He was predeceased by his wife, the former Ann Nowicki, in 1999.
Mr. Chirico was survived by his sons, Frank Jr. of Totowa, Paul of Phoenix, Ariz., Thomas of Milford, Pa., David of North Palm, Fla., and John of Wantage; his daughters, Elaine Maitland of Brick, N.J. and Nancy Vander Berg of Wantage, and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Gaita Memorial Home, 154 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Little Falls, N.J.
Shirley Hardy
NEWTON - Shirley Hardy died Tuesday.
She was born in Newton in 1931 to the late Joseph Keslo and Frieda (Keslo) Sporina. Mrs. Hardy lived most of her life in Ogdensburg before moving back to Newton eight years ago. She worked for the Ogdensburg public school system for 27 years.
Mrs. Hardy was predeceased by her husband of 38 years, Robert; one grandson, Blake Scymanski, and her stepfather, Joseph Sporina.
She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Scymanksi and her husband, Dean; two brothers, Joseph and Rich Keslo; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Goble Funeral Home, 22 Main St., Sparta.
Doris M. McGuire
HOPATCONG - Doris M. McGuire, 63, died Wednesday at the Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Clare's Hospital in Dover.
Mrs. McGuire was born in Dover and had resided in the Landing section of Roxbury prior to moving to Hopatcong 40 years ago.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Hopatcong Hills Fire Company No. 4 Ladies Auxiliary.
Mrs. McGuire was predeceased by her father, John D. Sutton Jr.; her mother, Leona Sutton; a brother, Donald R. Brown and a sister, Audrey M. Riker.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas E.; two sons, Leroy of Bushkill, Pa. and John T. Sr. of Hopatcong; three brothers, Richard Burdge of Hopatcong, John D. Sutton III of Washington Twp. and David N. Sutton of Branchville and six grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home, Main Road, Landing.
Bernard F. Pisani
VERNON - Bernard Francis Pisani, 81, died Monday after a short illness at Bergen Medical Center in Paramus.
Born to Vito and Maria Pisani in Hoboken, he lived in North Bergen and Milford, Pa., before moving to Vernon in 1996.
Mr. Pisani served with the United States Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart. He worked as a conductor/brakeman for Jersey Central in Elizabeth for many years before retiring in 1985.
Mr. Pisani was predeceased by his wife, Catherine Pisani in 1995 and two sisters, Rose Krakoski and Angie Valdinino.
He is survived by three sons, Bernard Pisani of Inverness, Fla., Michael of Vernon and James of Inverness, Fla.; three sisters, Terry Minges of Fremont, Calif., and Ruth Harris and Anne Petersen, both of Palisades Park; five grandchildren and one great- granddaughter.
Funeral arrangements are by Ferguson-Vernon Funeral Home, 241 Route 94, Vernon.
Seymour Schwartz
NEWTON - Seymour Schwartz, 80, died Tuesday at the Barn Hill Care Center in Newton.
Born in Newark, he had resided in Irvington and Carteret. He had also lived in Springfield from 1968 until relocating to Newton in 2004.
He was the son of the late Nathan and Rose Szanger Schwartz.
Mr. Schwartz was a United States Army veteran during World War II. He had worked many years as an assembler with the Pen Walt Inc. in Bellville until his retirement.
Mr. Schwartz was predeceased by his sister, Eleanor Gubner, in 1948.
He is survived by his brother, Daniel J. Schwartz, of Witchita, Kan.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Iliff-Ruggiero Funeral Home, 156 Main St. (Route 206), Newton.
Robert Stackpole Sr.
WEST PATERSON - Robert H. Stackpole, Sr., 66, died Wednesday at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson.
Born in Paterson, Mr. Stackpole resided in Little Falls before moving to West Paterson 44 years ago. He was a self-employed electrical contractor, known as Stackpole Electrical Services, Inc. of West Paterson.
Mr. Stackpole was a member of Schooley's Mountain Presbyterian Church in Schooley's Mountain; he retired as a chief petty officer with the United States Navy; he was a member of the Passaic County Electrical Contractors Association; former assistant chief of Passaic Valley Hose Company No. 2 of the West Paterson Fire Department; a member of the New Jersey State Fire Chiefs Association, the West Paterson and New Jersey State Exempt Fireman's Associations and served as a weekly volunteer at the New Jersey Fireman's Home in Boonton.
Survivors include: his wife, the former Gail Perugini; his daughter, Tracey Gelsinger and her husband, Timothy of Long Valley; his two sons, Robert H. Jr. and his wife, Margarita, of Vernon and Michael J. and his wife, Tracy, of North Canton, Ohio; his sister, Joan Miller of Spring Hill, Fla.; his two brothers, Charles of York, S.C., and Douglas of Sand Springs, Okla.; and his 14 grandchildren
Arrangements are by the Bizub-Parker Funeral Home, 47 Main St., Little Falls.
Carl J. Boyer
PINE BUSH, N.Y. - Carl J. Boyer, 56, died Wednesday at Putnam Hospital.
Mr. Boywer was a heavy equipment operator for Maybrook Materials, and a 30-year resident of the Pine Bush area.
The son of the late Carl and Louise Wolfe Boyer, he was born Dec. 18, 1947 in Newton, N.J.
Mr. Boyer had also worked on blacktopping with James Young Paving in Middletown.
He was predeceased by his brother, Gary.
Survivors include two sons, Steven A., and Jimmy Lee both of Scotchtown, N.Y.; his daughter, Louise Marie and her companion, Buck, of Pine Bush; three brothers, Robert Wolfe of Newton, Joseph of Newton and Ronald of Mesa, Ariz.; two sisters, Brenda Martin of Urbana, Ill., and Marcie Behnke of Wappinger Falls, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Friday from 3-5 p.m. at the Millspaugh Funeral Home, 22 Bank St., Walden, N.Y. Services will follow immediately at 5 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Newton Cemetery
in Newton.
Arrangements were made by Millspaugh Funeral Directors.
Mary M. Draeger-Osinga
ANDOVER TWP. - Mary M. Draeger-Osinga, 77, died Tuesday at the Andover Nursing Home.
Born in Orange, she grew up in Bloomfield and had resided in Wayne and West Palm Beach, Fla., for many years prior to moving to Andover in 2000.
The daughter of the late Malcolm M. and Jeanie Gilmour MacKay, she had worked for many years as a secretary for the Engelhard Adjustment Co. of Hawthorne until her retirement in 1971. She is a former member of the Brook Dale Presbyterian Church in Bloomfield.
Mrs. Draeger-Osinga was predeceased by her first husband, William V. Draeger in 1969 and her second husband, Gary J. Osinga, in 1998.
She is survived by her son, Arthur S. Draeger of Highland Lakes; a daughter, Kathy A. Malanowski of Front Royal, Va., her stepdaughters, Toni Osinga of Georgia and Tisha Osinga of Washington; a brother, George MacKay, of Pompton Plains; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Iliff-Ruggiero Funeral Home, 156 Main St. (Route 206), Newton.
