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Anna Appezzato, 91
Anna Sbordone Appezzato, 91, a lifelong resident of Westfield, died on Wednesday, July 29, 1998 at Cranford Health and Extended Care.
Mrs. Appezzato was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Antonio Appezzato, in 1990; a son, Felix Appezzato, in 1992, and a grandson, Joseph Sanguiliano, in 1991.
Surviving are four daughters, Rose Rossi, Frances Stoecker and Theresa Sanguiliano, all of Scotch Plains, and Carmella Lemko of Westfield; a brother, Carmen Sbordone of Westfield; a sister, Rose Di Girolamo of Westfield; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 1, at the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains, followed by a Mass at St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Elizabeth Ehret
Elizabeth Ehret, a lifelong resident of Fanwood, died on Monday, August 3, 1998 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
She was born in Bayonne. Mrs. Ehret had been a secretary for Cunard Lines in New York City for 25 years before retiring 40 years ago.
She was predeceased by her husband, Herbert Ehret, in 1986.
Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, August 6, at 10 a.m. at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood. Interment will take place at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.
Anthony De Cristofaro
Anthony L. De Cristofaro, 86, of Scotch Plains died on Monday, August 3, 1998 in Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in The Bronx, he had lived in Plainfield before moving to Scotch Plains in 1922.
Mr. De Cristofaro had been a tool maker with the Hyatt Roller Bearing Corporation, a division of General Motors, in Clark for 21 years before retiring in 1976.
During the Depression, he was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps. He was also a member of the United Auto Workers of America Union Local No. 736.
Surviving are his wife, Angeline De Cristofaro; a son, Louis De Cristofaro; a daughter, Shirley Hayeck; five brothers, Ralph De Cristofaro, Michael De Cristofaro, Marshall De Cristofaro, Bernard De Cristofaro and Dominick De Cristofaro; two sisters, Lena Ponturo and Grace Roglieri; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass will be offered today, Thursday, August 6, at 10 a.m. in St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, following the funeral from the Rossi Funeral Home, also in Scotch Plains.
Grace Walker, 84
Grace Walker, 84, of East Orange died on Monday, July 27, 1998 at Runnells Specialized Hospital in Berkeley Heights.
Born in Lawrenceville, Virginia, she had lived in New York City for 50 years before moving to East Orange.
She was a factory worker and a housekeeper.
She was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church in Lawrenceville.
Five sisters, two brothers and her son predeceased her.
Surviving are five nieces, Willie Mae Bartlett of Westfield, Mildred Wynn of Lawrenceville, Constance Walker of Alberta, Virginia, Shirley Johnson of Scotch Plains and Gladys Michael of Plainfield, and 11 nephews, Richard Graves, Howard Graves and George Graves, all of Plainfield, Harry Graves and Joseph Graves, both of Westfield, James Graves of Scotch Plains, Jesse Graves of Hampton, Virginia, Thomas Graves of Arizona, Hilliard Gee of Plainfield, Daniel Gee of Lawrenceville, Virginia, and Theodore Walker of St. Albans, New York.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 1, at the Plinton-Curry Funeral Home in Westfield.
Alice Mae Jones, 80, Housekeeper; Church Missionary and Evangelist
Alice Mae Jones, 80, of Scotch Plains died on Sunday, July 26, 1998 at Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark.
Born in Lincolnton, Georgia, Mrs. Jones had lived in Scotch Plains for 58 years.
She worked as a housekeeper in the Union County area for the past 50 years.
Mrs. Jones was a member of the Lawes Tabernacle Temple Church of Living God in Newark for 14 years, and served as a church mother, missionary and evangelist.
She was formerly a member of the Warren Temple Church of Living God in Fanwood.
Surviving are two sons, Charles Jones of Westfield and Robert Jones of Scotch Plains; a daughter, Deresa L. Woods of Plainfield; two brothers, John Lee Martin of Huntsville, Alabama and Willie Martin of Plainfield; four sisters, Marjorie Marshall, Essie Smith, Mildred Wescott and Mary Wright, all of Plainfield; 13 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Friday, July 31, at St. John’s Baptist Church in Scotch Plains.
Arrangements were handled by the Judkins Colonial Home of Plainfield.
Michael S. Sadowski, 29
Michael S. Sadowski, 29, of Westfield died on Sunday, August 2, 1998 in Elizabeth General Medical Center.
Born in Brooklyn, he had moved to Westfield many years ago.
Mr. Sadowski was employed by Landmark Management of Westfield for seven years.
Surviving are his parents, James and Marie Sadowski; a sister, Doreen Sadowski, and his grandparents, Mary Soehnlein and Anthony and Catherine Sadowski.
A Funeral Mass will be offered today, Thursday, August 6, at 10 a.m. in the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Arrangements are being handled by the Dooley Funeral Home, 218 North Avenue in Cranford.
Boston W. Jones, Jr., 73
Landscaper; Veteran of World War II and Korea
Boston W. Jones, Jr., 73, of Plainfield died on Wednesday, July 29, 1998 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Cameron, South Carolina, Mr. Jones had lived in New York City before moving to Plainfield 20 years ago.
He was a career member of the United States Army and Air Force, serving in World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Mr. Jones was a landscaper at Richmond Towers in Plainfield for five years.
Surviving are five sisters, Abigale Hardy of Scotch Plains, Elizabeth Carter of New Brunswick and Marion Roberts, Mary Armstrong and Marie Lattimore, all of Plainfield.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 1, at the Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield.
