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Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Carl G. Roberts
New Brunswick - Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Carl B. Roberts, five-month-old son of Mr.& Mrs. Ulysses Roberts Jr., and grandson of Mrs. Dorothy Wynn of Scotch Plains. He died Wednesday. Other survivors are his paternal grandparents and a brother.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Mrs. Lydia Mahoney
Lebanon - Funeral services will be held for Mrs. Lydia H. Mahoney, 74, of Cokesbury Rd., Sunday at 2 p.m. at her home. She died Thursday (Oct. 14, 1954) at her home after a long illness.
Born in Tewksbury Township, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Elizabeth Teets. Her husband, George Mahoney, died 13 years ago.
The Rev. Henry P. Bowen of Lebanon Methodist Church and the Rev. Frank Thomas Reed of Hackettstown Methodist Church will officiate at services. Interment will be in Cokesbury Presbyterian Cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Burrell and Miss Sarah Mahoney of Lebanon; two brothers, Earl Teets of California and Rollan Teets of Lebanon; and one grandson, Pvt. Donald Burrell, in Texas.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Benjamin L. Evans
Benjamin Lott Evans of 249 Orange Pl., died today (Oct. 15, 1954) in Muhlenberg Hospital, where he had been a patient one week. He was 65, and the husband of Celia Williams Evans.
Born in Pittston, Pa., Mr. Evans had resided in Plainfield for over 40 years. For the same length of time he was employed as an appraiser for the Manufacturers Appraisal Company of Philadelphia. He was a member of the Plainfield Aerie of Eagles 866.
He leaves, besides his widow, a brother, Thomas G. Evans of Buffalo, N.Y., a niece, Ceil Williams, who made her home with Mr.& Mrs. Evans, and several other nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Clarence E. Getz, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Dunellen, in charge. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home Monday at 9:30 a.m. and interment will follow in Hillside Cemetery.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Miss Anna Cook, 82
Miss Anna Cook, 82, of the Catherine Webster Home, Franklin Pl., died yesterday (Oct. 14, 1954) at Villa Maria Sanatorium, North Plainfield.
A native of Plainfield, Miss Cook was the daughter of the late Alfred D. and Elizabeth Cook. She was a member of Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Margaret cook of Catherine Webster Home and one cousin, Charles S. Cook of 711 First Pl.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at A.M. Runyon & Son, "Home for Services", 900 Park Ave. with the Rev. Ralph T. Haas, pastor, of Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Mrs. Alfred Giddes
Graveside services for Mrs. Elizabeth McNair Giddes, 89, of Dansville, N.Y. and former resident here, will be held in the Presbyterian Cemetery tomorrow at 11 a.m. under the direction of the Memorial Funeral Home.
The Rev. Edward J. Gonzalez, pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, will officiate.
Mrs. Giddes, who is survived by her husband, Alfred, was born in Hatborough, Pa. and taught in schools in Dansville. She was a member of the Dansville Presbyterian Church and the Sunshine Circle of the King's Daughters of which she was a past president.
She died in Dansville Oct. 7.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Mrs. Mary Piano
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary (Parlapiano) Piano, 61, will be held from Scarpa Funeral Home Saturday (Oct 16) at 9:30 a.m. with Solemn High Mass of Requiem at St. Bernard's Church at 10 a.m.
Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mrs. Piano died Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Apgar, 25 Victoria Ave., Dunellen, where she lived.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Mrs. Louise Pryor
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Janney Pryor of 37 Duer St. were held at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. H. Neville Tinker of Holy Cross Episcopal Church in charge. Interment was in Bound Brook Cemetery. Mrs. Pryor died Tuesday at the age of 79.
Yesterday evening, Camp 105 of the PO of A held services in the funeral home, followed at 8:15 by the Winfield Scott Women's Relief Corps of Plainfield.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Mrs. Mary Woods
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances McKay Woods of 204 Grove St., who died yesterday, will be held at the Memorial Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 p.m. with the Rev. James Dewart pastor of Grace Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Mary G. Davis
Mary G. Davis of 110 W. Fourth St. died yesterday (Oct. 14, 1954) at the Middlesex Nursing Home, Metuchen. She had been a resident of this city for two years, coming here from Ocean City.
She is survived by two sons, Nelson of Drexel Hill, Pa., and Harold of Ocean City; a daughter, Mrs. R.D. Williams of South Orange; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie McLaughlin of Reading, Pa., and Mrs. Gladys Gwillym of Atlantic City; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday at the Hall Funeral Home in Lansford, Pa. Arrangements are being made by the Runyon Funeral Home of Metuchen.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Miss Isabel Wilson
Miss Isabel Wilson, 90, of 727 E. Front St., died yesterday (Oct. 14, 1954) at her home after a lengthy illness. She was a resident of Plainfield for one year, coming here from Brooklyn, her native city.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Fanny Tuttle, at home; three nephews, Howard, Nelson, and Everett Boise, all of Plainfield, and four nieces. Funeral services will be private at All Souls Unitarian Church, Park Ave., tomorrow at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Mortimer Gessner, pastor, officiating. Interment will be private under direction of A.M. Runyon & Son "Home for Services.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Mrs. Charles E. Pope
Bernardsville - Mrs. Josephine S. Pope, mother of Police Chief Clarence E. Pope, died Wednesday (Oct. 13, 1954) at her home at 22 Burrows Ave. after a long illness. She was 81. Born in North Plainfield, she was the widow of Charles E. Pope, who died in 1952. She had lived here for the last 60 years.
Mrs. Pope leaves another son, Russell of Bernardsville; a daughter, Mrs. Charles F. Miller of Basking Ridge; two sisters, Mrs. L.G. Henry of North Plainfield; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were held today at the Gallaway & Crane Funeral Home, 9 Church St. Rev. Edward N. Maxwell, rector of St. Bernard's Episcopal Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Somerset Hills Cemetery, Basking Ridge.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Mrs. Josephine Ross
Somerville - Mrs. Josephine K. Ross of 165 W. Cliff St. died at her residence yesterday (Oct. 14, 1954). She was 66.
Surviving are two sons, William Ross, New Brunswick, and James Ross, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Richard McKiernan, Somerville; Mrs. Rene Williams, Pottersville; Josephine and Charlotte Ross at home; a sister, Mrs. Beatrice Stebbins of Allentown, Pa; a brother, Edward H. Cole of Philadelphia; and seven grandchildren. She was the widow of the late James Ross.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. from the Maxwell Funeral Home with the Rev. David R. Evans, pastor of the First Reformed Church, of which Mrs. Ross was a member, officiating. Interment will be in the New Cemetery.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Mrs. Kathrin Benedick
Neshanic - Mrs. Kathrin Benedick, 52, of Zion Rd., died yesterday (Oct 14, 1954). She was a native of Czechoslovakia.
Surviving are two sons, Frank of Neshanic, and Martin, with the Air Force in Mississippi.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Cusick Funeral Home, Somerville, with the Rev. Robert G. Petersen of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Somerville, officiating. Interment will follow in Neshanic Cemetery.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 15, 1954
Mrs. Fanny Lichtenstein
Somerville - Mrs. Fanny Lichtenstein, 80, of 15 S. Doughty Ave., died yesterday (Oct 14, 1954) at Somerset Hospital after a short illness. She had been a resident here for 42 years. Her husband, Phillip, died in 1939.
She was a member of the Congregation Anshe Chesed. Services will be held at 10 a.m. in the Sutphen Funeral Home. Rabbi Issac Wasserman of Congregation Anshe Chesed will officiate. Interment will be in the congregational cemetery, Bridgewater Township.

Plainfield, N.J. Courier-News, Friday, October 1, 1954
Harrie C. White
Bennington, Vt. - (AP) - Harrie C. White, 78, a past president of the National Toy Manufacturers Association, and president of the family concern, the H.C. White Company, makers of the kiddie car, died yesterday.


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