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Robert L. Vignolo, 87, of Westfield died on Saturday, January 20, at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Born in Los Angeles, he had lived there until 1962, when he moved to Westfield. Mr. Vignolo had been a marketing executive with the Baker-Castor Oil Company, a vegetable oil company in Los Angeles and Bayonne, before retiring in 1974 after 24 years of service. For the next 25 years, he served as an international consultant to companies in the castor oil industry. He was a former member of the Board of Trustees at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, having served as President from 1990 to 1991. Mr. Vignolo was also a member of the church's Craftsman Group. He was a former Trustee and Treasurer of the Union County Society of the Handicapped; Executive Secretary of the International Castor Oil Association and a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Oil Chemists Society. He was predeceased by his brother, Albert Vignolo, Jr., in August. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Lillie Olsen Vignolo; a son, R. Stephen Vignolo of Short Hills; a daughter, Patricia L. Ranson of New York City; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. A funeral service was held on Thursday, January 25, in the Chapel of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield. Interment took place in the Revolutionary Cemetery in Westfield. Arrangements were under the direction of the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield. Memorial contributions may be made to The Presbyterian Church in Westfield.
February 1, 2001
Joan Mensching Feick, 71, of Westfield died on Wednesday, January 24, at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Born in Brooklyn, she moved to Westfield in 1938. Mrs. Feick had worked as an administrative assistant for the Parks Commission of Elizabeth for five years before retiring in 1957. She was a member of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield and was active with many clubs at the church. She was predeceased by her son, Kevin Feick, in 1966. Surviving are her husband of 47 years, William A. Feick; two daughters, Lisa Ann Feick of Westfield and Melanie Swass of Palmer, Pa.; a sister, Janet Daubenspeck of Seabrook, Tex., and three grandchildren. A funeral service was held on Friday, January 26, in the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. Arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
February 1, 2001
Boyd H. Sutherland, 89, of Tallahassee, Fla., died on Monday, January 22, in the Tallahassee Community Hospital. Born in Foster Falls, Va., he had lived in Scotch Plains before relocating to Tallahassee in 1973. Mr. Sutherland had been an industrial engineer with Johns-Manville Corporation in Manville for 25 years before retiring in 1973. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va., where he was a member of its Corps of Cadets-Company I and played on the football team. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Frederica Harris Sutherland; a son, Boyd H. Sutherland, Jr. of Huntington Beach, Calif.; twin daughters, Colonel Bonni L. Sutherland, United States Marine Corps, of Mission Viejo, Calif., and Dr. Barbara Sutherland of Westfield; two brothers, Roy Sutherland and Frank Sutherland, and a sister, Helen Hines. Private services were arranged under the direction of the Culley's Meadow Wood Funeral Home in Tallahassee. Memorial contributions may be made to the Boyd H. Sutherland Scholarship Fund, Arthur L. Johnson High School, 365 Westfield Avenue, Clark, 07066.
February 1, 2001
Susan Kirchofer, 87
Susan Frances Toner Kirchofer, 87, of Plainfield died on Saturday, January 27, at home. Born in Cooktown, County Tyrone, Ireland, she came to the United States with her family at age 3. She had lived in Elizabeth, Roselle, Scotch Plains, Plainfield, South Plainfield and Brick before returning to Plainfield. Mrs. Kirchofer had worked as a nurse at Bonnie Burn Hospital, now known as Runnells Specialized Hospital of Union County in Berkeley Heights, from 1932 to 1942. She had also been employed as a nurse for the Abbott Manor Nursing Home in Plainfield. She was a member of the former Ancient Order of the Hibernians of Plainfield and an active member and Past President of the Jefferson School Parent Teacher Association in Plainfield, a Cub Scout den mother for Jefferson School and a member of the South Plainfield Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post No. 6763 Ladies Auxiliary. She was predeceased by her husband, William A. Kirchofer, and by her two sisters, Theresa Young and Mary Ellen Callahan. Surviving are two daughters, Susan V. Kirchofer of San Clemente, Calif. and Patricia Wyckoff of South Plainfield; a son, William A. Kirchofer, also of South Plainfield; a brother, Gerald Toner of Roselle; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held yesterday, Wednesday, January 31, from the McCriskin Home For Funerals in South Plainfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in South Plainfield. Interment took place at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.
February 1, 2001
Adeline Van Duyne, 92
Adeline E. Van Duyne, 92, of Bridgewater died on Thursday, January 25, at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. Born in Jersey City, she had lived in Florham Park for 52 years and then in Largo, Fla., for 14 years before moving to Bridgewater 11 years ago. Mrs. Van Duyne had been employed as a professional seamstress for Bamberger's Department Store in Morristown for more than 25 years before retiring in 1972. She was a member of Century Chapter 100 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Somerville and was a past matron of the Eastern Star Chapter in Morristown. Mrs. Van Duyne was also a member of the Emmanuel Reformed Episcopal Church of Somerville; the Ladies Auxiliary of Florham Park Fire Company No. 2, and the Florham Park Senior Citizens. She was predeceased by her husband, William Elward Van Duyne, in 1979. Surviving are two daughters, Nancy G. Bradshaw of Lake Wales, Fla. and Adele Parsell of Westfield; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services were held on Monday, January 29, at the Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home in Somerville. Interment was scheduled to take place at the Chapel Hill Memorial Park in Largo. Memorial contributions may be made to the Eastern Star Nursing Home, 111 Finderne Avenue, Bridgewater, 08807.
February 1, 2001
Nellie Hastings, 99, Longtime Educator, Guidance Counselor in Plainfield Schools
Nellie Perkins Hastings, 99, died on Friday, January 26, at Heath Village in Hackettstown. Born in Brooklyn on August 22, 1901, the daughter of the late C. Byron and Myrtle Brooks Perkins, she had lived in Westfield and Gillette before moving to Hackettstown 15 years ago. Mrs. Hastings had taught in the Plainfield school system for 42 years and served for many years as Guidance Counselor at Plainfield High School before retiring in 1962. She graduated from Montclair Normal School in Montclair and received a master's degree from Graduate Teachers College of Columbia University. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Howard L. Hastings, and by a sister, Edna Perkins Alexander. Surviving are a nephew, John Alexander of Millis, Mass.; a niece, Judith St. George of Old Lyme, Conn., and nine great-nephews and nieces. A memorial service was held yesterday, Wednesday, January 31, at the Meyersville Presbyterian Church in Gillette. Interment was private. Arrangements were under the direction of the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Meyersville Presbyterian Church, Gillette, 07933.
February 1, 2001
Mary D. Paglia DiRienzo, 85, of Lakewood died on Thursday, January 25, at the Paul Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood. Born in Newark, she had resided in Nutley before relocating to Lakewood 20 years ago. Mrs. DiRienzo had been a bookkeeper with Eastwood Neely Inc. in Belleville for more than 20 years before retiring in 1980. She was a graduate of Drake Business College in Newark. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph DiRienzo, in 1950, and by a daughter, Donna DiRienzo McMahon, in February of last year. Surviving are a son, Joseph DiRienzo of Fanwood; two brothers, Frank Paglia of Toms River, Peter Paglia of Columbia and George Paglia of Montville, and three grandchildren. The funeral was held on Monday, January 29, from the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood, followed by a Mass at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains. Interment took place at the Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington.
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