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Louis Case, Jr., 71
Transco Engineer; Pipeline and Construction Inspector
Louis C. Case, Jr., 71, of Westfield died on Saturday, August 7, 1999 in Rahway Hospital.
Born in McDonald, Pa., he had lived in Clarksburg, W. Va., and in Old Bridge before moving to Westfield 31 years ago.
Mr. Case had been a construction inspector with the Middlesex County Utilities Authority for 10 years before retiring. Prior to that, he had worked as an oil and gas engineer for Transco and as a pipeline inspector for Brown and Root in North Slope, Alaska, while the pipeline was being built.
He earned a degree in engineering from West Virginia University in Morgantown, W. Va.
He was a member of the West Virginia University Alumni Association, the Scottish Rite, Valley of Northern New Jersey, the Alaska Shrine and the American Legion of Westfield.
He served in the United States Marine Corps during peacetime.
Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Barbara Case; three sons, Louis Case, 3rd of Yorktown, Va., Russell Case of Mechanic Falls, Me., and James Case of Westfield; a sister, Pauline Safranek of Carnegie, Pa., and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Monday, August 9, in the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
James Story Lee, 85
Army Veteran; Was Executive at Paper Companies
James Story Lee, 85, of Mountainside died on Tuesday, August 3, 1999 in Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown.
Born in Cranford, he had lived in Westfield before moving to Mountainside in 1972.
Mr. Lee had been a general sales manager for the Ris Paper Company in New York City for 10 years, retiring in 1989. Prior to that, he had worked in the same capacity for the John F. Sarle Paper Company for nine years, after retiring as president of the J. J. Lee Paper Company in New York City.
Mr. Lee directed several ski schools and was one of the first members of the National Ski Patrol. He was also a member of the Westfield Historical Society.
He was a communicant of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield.
A United States Army veteran of World War II, he achieved the rank of Lieutenant serving with the 10th Mountain Division.
Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Hope Gallaway Lee; two daughters, Mary L. Andrews of Jacobus, Pa. and Nancy Lee Rice of Asheville, N.C.; a sister, E. Harriet Lee of Westfield; a brother, Robert Lee of Whitehouse; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on Tuesday, August 10, in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield.
Arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Organ Fund of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield or to a chosen charity.
Walter F. Moser, 82
Was Fire Lieutenant, Rescue Squad Volunteer in Scotch Plains
Walter F. Moser, 82, died on Monday, August 9, 1999 at his home in Scotch Plains.
Born and raised in Jersey City, he moved to Scotch Plains in 1952.
Mr. Moser was employed for 23 years by the Crucible Steel Company of America in Harrison as a Maintenance Supervisor, retiring in 1968. He subsequently had worked for H.F. Butler Corporation of Union as a Plant Engineer for 15 years, retiring in 1985.
He was an active member of the Scotch Plains Volunteer Rescue Squad. Mr. Moser was also a member of the Scotch Plains Fire Department for 31 years, retiring as a Lieutenant of Company No. 1.
He was a communicant of the First United Methodist Church of Scotch Plains.
Surviving are his wife, Lois Dietz Moser; two sons, Thomas Moser and Gordon Moser; a brother, Donald Moser of Thompsontown, Pa., and five grandchildren.
A prayer service was held on Tuesday, August 10, at Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue, Fanwood. Interment was private.
Memorial donations may be made to the Center for Hope Hospice, 176 Hussa Street, Linden, 07036 or the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 325, Scotch Plains, 07076.
Gordon H. Batten, 70
Gordon Harvey Batten, 70, of Mountainside died on Saturday, August 7, 1999 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Mr. Batten had lived in Fanwood and Westfield before moving to Mountainside over 35 years ago.
He worked in the long lines communication division of CBS in New York City for 30 years before retiring 20 years ago.
He volunteered with Overlook Hospital for many years.
He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara Batten, and a daughter, Anne Batten.
Surviving are a son, Bruce Batten of Mountainside, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were private and held under the direction of the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Woodford Mooers, Sr., 76
IBM Engineer; Combat Pilot and Recipient of Gold Star
Woodford James Mooers, Jr., 76, of Westfield died on Monday, August 9, 1999 in the Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care Center at East Orange.
Born in Phoebus, Va., he had lived in Atlantic City and in New York State before moving to Westfield many years ago.
Mr. Mooers had been employed as an electrical engineer by IBM in East Fishkill, N.Y. before retiring. During his career, he invented many devices which were patented, including a high speed rectifier used by Westinghouse Corporation in a lunar mission.
He was a combat pilot in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Mr. Mooers was awarded the Gold Star for outstanding service as an air combat pilot.
A graduate of the University of Connecticut, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration.
He was predeceased by his parents, Woodford J. and Beatrice Rowe Mooers; a sister, Muriel Mooers and a brother, William Mooers.
Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Genevieve Farrah Mooers; three daughters, Marcia Hill of Ashland, Mass., Kim Leo of Clinton Corners, N.Y. and Julia Diddell of Westfield; a son, Woodford James Mooers, 3rd of Mahwah; a sister, Una Osrud of Vestal, N.Y.; three brothers, Myran Mooers of Miami, Fla., Eugene Mooers of Placentia, Calif. and Carroll Mooers of St. Petersburg, Fla., and three grandchildren.
A memorial service was held yesterday, Wednesday, August 11, at the First United Methodist Church in Westfield. Interment will be held today, Thursday, August 12, at 1:30 p.m. at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery in Arneytown.
Arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 2550 U.S. Highway No. 1, North Brunswick, 08902.
Charles Gillman, 80
Charles Gillman, 80, of Whiting died on Sunday, August 8, 1999 at home.
Born in Kearny, he had lived in Scotch Plains for 37 years before moving to Whiting 16 years ago.
Mr. Gillman had been a sales engineer with Weston Electrical Instrument in Newark for over 30 years before retiring in 1983.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth F. Gillman; a daughter, Barbara Vreeland, and a sister, Lois Zulli.
Private funeral services were arranged by the Anderson Campbell Funeral Home in Whiting.
Elizabeth Jenkins
St. Bart’s Parishioner; Was Benefits Manager at AT&T-Bell; Labs
Elizabeth M. Jenkins of Scotch Plains died on Sunday, August 8, 1999 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Waycross, Ga., she lived in Scotch Plains for 30 years. She also maintained a residence in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Mrs. Jenkins had been the manager of Benefits at AT&T-Bell; Labs in Murray Hill, then Short Hills, before retiring in 1991.
She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers and the Crescent Oaks Country Club in Tarpon Springs, as well as St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Jenkins, in 1995, and by her mother, Mattie Gottie, in March of this year.
Surviving are a daughter, Linda Jenkins of Scotch Plains.
The funeral will take place at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, August 12, from the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
A Mass will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 325, Scotch Plains, 07076.
