Unknown central New Jersey newspaper...possibly one in Trenton or the Courier-News
Anthony J. Blahut
The funeral of Anthony J. Blahut of 726 Plum Street, who died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital, will be held tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. from the Kowalski Funeral Home, 868 Brunswick Avenue. Requiem high mass will be celebrated at 9 in St. Joseph's Church and interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call this afternoon and evening.

Somerset (NJ) Messenger-Gazette, September 30, 1954
Mrs. Frank Tainter, 82, Resident of Far Hills
FAR HILLS - Susan B. Tainter, 82, of Lake road widow of Colonel Frank S. Tainter, died Monday in her home after a long illness.
Mrs. Tainter was born in New York State, the daughter of the late Edward and Ada Bayard Rychman. She had lived in Far Hills more than 50 years and was a member of St. John's on the Mountain Episcopal Church. There are no immediate survivors.
Graveside services will be conducted today at 11 a.m. at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, by the Rev. John D. Wing, rector of St. John's on the Mountain Church.

Plainfield (NJ) Courier-News, August 8, 1967
Carlisle Shafer
FINDERNE - Carlisle Shafer, 59, of 10 Thomas St., died unexpectedly today (August 8, 1967) in his home. He had been employed by American Cyanamid in Bound Brook.
Mr. Shafer was born in Mountain Top, Pa., and lived here 28 years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Somerville Aerie 2137; BPO Elks, Manville Lodge 2119, and the Finderne Reformed Church.
He leaves his widow, Kathryn Blahut Shafer; a son, Kenneth of the Thomas St. address; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shafer of Zarephath; two sisters, Mrs. Zella Silett and Mrs. Irel Truitt, also of Zarephath; a brother, Olin of Virginia, and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Taggart-Chamberlain Funeral Home in Bound Brook. Interment will be in Bound Brook Cemetery. The Eagle lodge will hold a service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and the Elks lodge will hold a service at 8 p.m. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and from 7-9 p.m. tomorrow and Thursday.

Plainfield (NJ) Courier-News, Tuesday, October 10, 2000
Kenneth Melvin Shafer, food broker for 40 years
BRIDGEWATER - Kenneth Melvin Shafer, 61, died Sunday (Oct. 8, 2000) at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair.
Born in Somerville, he lived all his life in Bridgewater. He also maintained a home in Tuckerton where he spent weekends and summers. He was a food broker for 40 years for H.C. Boerner, which later became Marketing Specialists in Montclair.
He was a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick and was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. Mr. Shafer was a former member of the Beach Haven Yacht Club. He also sold fruits and vegetables on weekends at the old Packard's Farmers' Market in Hillsborough for 38 years, until it's closing in the 1990s. He was an avid league bowler in the central New Jersey area.
(details of living family members omitted by request)
A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at Taggart-Chamberlain Funeral Home, 305 E. High St., Bound Brook. There will be no calling hours.

Somerset (NJ) Messenger-Gazette, September 30, 1954
William E. Brokaw, Native of Borough
NUTLEY- William E. Brokaw, 53, of 597 Prospect avenue, a native of Somerville, died Sunday night in the Newark Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Mr. Brokaw began his career with Public Service Electric & Gas Company in the Somerville office in 1920. He worked in the New Brunswick office and later was manager in Rahway. He next served as manager of the East Orange office and at the time of his death was division commercial manager of the Passaic County area.
Mr. Brokaw was a member of the First Reformed Church of Somerville. He also was chairman of the Paterson Area Community Chest drive, a director of the Second National Bank of Orange and a member of the Rotary Club. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elsie Graef Brokaw; his mother, Mrs. Alberta Brokaw of Somerville, and two sisters, Mrs. William R. Sutphen and Mrs. John F. Haynes, both of Somerville.
Private services were held Tuesday in the Sutphen Funeral Home, Somerville. Dr. David R. Evans, pastor of the First Reformed Church, officiating. Interment at the convenience of the family.

Somerset (NJ) Messenger-Gazette, September 30, 1954
Miss Mary Voorhees, 81, Retired Church Organist
MIDDLEBUSH- Miss Mary Amanda Voorhees, 81, a life-long resident of this community, died Monday in her home on Front street after an illness of several months.
A teacher of piano, Miss Voorhees was organist 25 years at the Reformed Church until her retirement a few years ago. She was the daughter of the late J. Newton and Amanda Alcott Voorhees. There are no immediate survivors.
Funeral services were held yesterday in the Reformed Church, the Rev. Vernon Dethmrs, pastor, and the Rev. John Langwith of Annandale, former pastor, officiating. Interment was in Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Somerset (NJ) Messenger-Gazette, September 30, 1954
Thomas Lovetri, Was Blacksmith
RARITAN - Thomas Lovetri, 72, of 9 Second avenue, a blacksmith, died Tuesday in Somerset Hospital after an illness of several months. He was the husband of the late Frances Marsilio Lovetri.
Born in Italy, Mr. Lovetri came here 55 years ago. He was employed by D.R. Kenyon & Sons as a blacksmith and was a member of St. Rocco's Society and a communicant of St. Ann's Church.
Surviving are three sons, Joseph and Nicholas Lovetri of Raritan and Carmine Lovetri of Bridgewater Township; three daughters, Mrs. Louis Viola of Plainfield, Mrs. Charles Gianotti of Raritan and Mrs. Nicholas Rosania of Whitehouse Station, and nine grandchildren.
Services will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the Bongiovi Funeral Home and at 9:30 a.m. in St. Ann's Church where a solemn mass of requiem will be offered by the Rev. Charles LaCavera, pastor. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery.

Plainfield, NJ., Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Isaac V.P. Selover
South Amboy - Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the home for Isaac V.P. Selover of 254 Second St. Interment will be in Christ Church Cemetery.
Mr. Selover, father of Mrs. Beatrice Ganss of Fanwood, died Wednesday at the age of 78. His widow, and a sister also survive.

Plainfield, N.J., Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Ernest L. Marston
Westfield - Funeral services for Ernest L. Marston, 70, of 450 Mountain Ave., were held yesterday afternoon in Gray's Funeral Home with the Rev. J.L. McCorison Jr., C.C., pastor of the First Congregational Church, officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
Mr. Marston died Monday in his home after a long illness. He was the husband of Mrs. Emma L. Marston.

Somerset (NJ) Messenger Gazette, September 5, 1954
Uriah Coleman, 76, Retired from RR
Uriah Coleman, 76, of 61 Mercer street, a retired employe(sic) of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, died yesterday in his home.
Born in Roycefield, he was a life-long resident of this area. He retired nine years ago as superintendent of parks and gardens for the Central Railroad. He had been employed by the railroad for 42 years. Mr. Coleman was a member of Ivanhoe Council, JrOUAM, and was active 50 years in the First Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lottie Conners Coleman; a son, Clarence N. Coleman of Fitchville, Conn.; four grandchildren, and a brother, William Coleman of New Egypt.
Services will be held in his home Saturday at 3 p.m., the Rev. Harold B. Wright, pastor of the First Methodist Church, and the Rev. A.N. Smith, former pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Old Cemetery.

Plainfield N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Frank Vitelli Dies at 60
Frank A. Vitelli of 152 Westervelt Ave., part owner of the Greenbrook Bottling Co., Green Brook Rd., died last night (Sept. 30, 1954) at home. Born in Bound Brook 60 years ago, he had lived in the borough 43 years.
Mr. Vitelli's father, the late Frank A. Vitelli Sr., founded the bottling company in 1912. The present partnership, organized in 1930, consists also of four other brothers, James, Joseph, Anthony and Dennis. The deceased was a member of Ball-Kirch Post, American Legion, and a communicant of St. Joseph's Church.
In addition to his brothers, he leaves his widow, Mrs. Julia Cunniff Vitelli; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Bremere of Middlesex Borough and Miss Carmella at home; four sons, Frank Jr. of Middlesex Borough, John, Joseph and Anthony at home; three grandchildren.
The Scarpa Funeral Home will announce arrangements.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Milton R. Smith
Annandale - Funeral services for Milton R. Smith, 84, of West St., a retired farmer, who died Tuesday (Sept. 28, 1954) in Elizabeth General Hospital where he had been a patient for a week, will be held today at 2 p.m. at the Naughright Funeral Home, High Bridge. The Rev. F. Alvin Langwith, pastor of Annandale Reformed Church, will officiate.
Interment will be in the cemetery adjoining Lebanon Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, the former Annabelle Smith; four daughters, a sister, nine grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Mr. Smith retired from farming nine years ago after operating a farm near Bray's Hill for more than 30 years.

Plainfield N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Mrs. John V. Wells
Mrs. Myrtle Marjorie Stranzenbach Wells, wife of John V. Wells of 27 Everett Pl., died yesterday (Sept. 30, 1954) at Muhlenberg Hospital.
Born in North Plainfield 41 years ago, she had lived there the last 16 years and before that in the borough.
Also surviving are her mother, Mrs. Edward Stranzenbach of Martinsville; a brother, Fred Stranzenbach of Rahway; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Gutman of Westfield and Mrs. Henry Maritz of Martinsville.
Services will be at the Memorial Funeral Home Sunday at 3 p.m. in charge of Dr. John Y. Broek of Trinity Reformed Church. Burial will be in the Bound Brook Cemetery Monday morning. Friends may call at the funeral home after 12 noon tomorrow.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Daniel J. McCarthy
Bernardsville - Daniel J. McCarthy, 8 Olcott Ave., park superintendent here, died yesterday (Sept. 30, 1954) in All Souls Hospital, Morristown, after a short illness.
He was the husband of Margaret McInerney McCarthy. Born in Limerick, Ireland, he came to the United States in 1912. He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, the Holy Name Society, and Knights of Columbus, Bernardsville.
Other survivors are: a daughter, Miss Mary McCarthy at home; two brothers, Thomas of New York and William of Astoria, L.I. Another son, Daniel Jr., was killed in World War 2.
Services will be held Monday 9:20 a.m. at Gallaway and Crane Funeral Home, 9 Church St., followed by a Solemn High Requiem Mass at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.
Interment will be at Holy Cross cemetery at Basking Ridge.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Frank W. Mastrian
Westfield - Frank W. Mastrian, 640 North Ave. West, died this morning (Oct. 1, 1954) in Muhlenberg Hospital, Plainfield, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Mrs. Alice Mauser Mastrian.
He was born in Westfield and had lived here all his life. He was a member of the Local 675, I.B.E.W. of Elizabeth, and had been an elecricican all his life. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Also surviving are two sons, Frank J. Mastrian of 1341 Sunnyside Pl., Plainfield, and William Joseph with the Air Force in Bermuda; two brothers, James Mastrian, 1215 George St., and Michael Mastrian, 1230 E. Front St., both Plainfield; three sisters, Mrs. Dora Shirley of Los Angeles, Mrs. Joseph Valentino, 188 Terrill Rd., Scotch Plains, and Miss Edith Mastrian 723 Arlington Ave., Plainfield.
His mother, Mrs. Joseph Mastrian, also lives at 188 Terrill Rd., Scotch Plains.
Funeral services will be held in Gray's Funeral Home Monday at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Robert E. Gates Jr. of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery."

Plainfield, N.J. Courier News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Mrs. Herman Hageman
South Bound Brook - Mrs. Leona Hodge Hageman, 67, 130 Clinton St., died yesterday (Sept. 30, 1954) at her home. She was the wife of Herman D. Hageman.
Mrs. Hageman was a member of the Reformed Church and president of its Women's Bible Class. She was also a member of the LAS, YMA Auxiliary of the church and Bound Brook Chapter 94, Order of Eastern Star.
Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, Harold A. Hageman of Wilmington, Del., and Maurice H. Hageman of Hightstown; a daughter, Mrs. Henry Vogel of Lake Worth, Fla.; a brother, Leonard H. Hodge, 1522 W. Fourth St., Plainfield, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Taggart-Chamberlain Funeral Home, Bound Brook. In charge will be the Rev. Daniel U. Smith, pastor of the Reformed Church, and the Rev. L.L. Leaver, retired pastor. Interment will be in Bound Brook Cemetery.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Mrs. Alice Jennings
Mrs. Alice L. Jennings of 165 Crescent Ave. died yesterday (Sept. 30, 1954) at Muhlenberg Hospital. She had resided here many years and was a member of Grace Episcopal Church. She leaves a niece, Mrs. William Racine of Hinsdale, Ill. The A.M. Runyon & Son "Home for Services" will announce arrangements.

Plainfield N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
John F. Galbraith
A High Requiem Mass for John Francis Galbraith if 540 W. Sixth St. was celebrated yesterday at St. Mary's Church by the Rev. Harold V. Colgan. The Children's Choir sang the responses and Miss Mary Smith was organist. Interment followed in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield. Mr. Galbraith, a retired plumber, died Tuesday. The Memorial Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.

Plainfield N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Mrs. Joseph Winiski
Funeral services were held yesterday in the Scarpa Funeral Home for Mrs. Florence Edna Winiski, wife of Joseph Winiski of 354 Somerset St., who died Monday at home. The Rev. Earl E. Hair of the Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church officiated and burial took place in Hillside Cemetery. Bearers were Anthony Oliveri, Albert Gaub, Tulio Caperelli, Louis Baldini, Thomas Akalewicz and Ray Kubian.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Whitehouse Station - Stanley Plesnarski, 56, of Pulaski Rd., died yesterday (Sept. 30, 1954) at home. Born in Poland, he came to this country 41 years ago and had lived here the past nine years. He was a former Jersey City resident.
Mr. Plesnarski was employed by Diehl Manufacturing Co., Finderne. He was a member of its Employes(sic) Independent Union.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lottie Plesnarski; four children, Stanley and Mrs. Stanley Adamczyk, both of this place; Eleanor and Lucille at home, and a brother, Paul, Jersey City.
The funeral will be Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Bongiovi Funeral Home, Raritan Borough, and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Bound Brook, where a Solemn Requiem Mass will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Raritan.

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