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Elizabeth F. Ely, 100
Elizabeth F. Ely, 100, died on Sunday, June 28, 1998 in Vicar's Landing Nursing Home in Pointe Vedra Beach, Florida.
Born in Baltimore on August 3, 1897, she had lived in Mountainside before moving to Ponte Vedra Beach 10 years ago.
She was a graduate of Goucher College in Towson, Maryland.
Surviving are two sons, Richard F. Ely and Allen Ely, Jr.; four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by the Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home and Crematory in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Lester R. German, 81
Captain in War; Worked With Handicapped and Veterans
Lester Reader German, 81, of Westfield died on Monday, August 10, 1998 at home.
Born in Lambertville, he had lived in Westfield since 1956.
Mr. German was a 1938 graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
He majored in biology and chemistry, and was a member of the choir, the Glee Club, the College Body Senate and the Delta Upsilon Fraternity.
Mr. German had worked as a chemist in the RCA plant in Harrison prior to World War II. After the war, he had worked at Western Electric in Kearny as a Personnel Counselor, and later as a Managing Director of the Department for the Handicapped of the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service.
He had subsequently worked as a manpower specialist and veterans’ employment representative with the State of New Jersey Labor Department.
From April of 1941 until the end of World War II, Mr. German served at military installations in the United States and overseas, and was discharged with the rank of Captain.
Surviving are his wife, Hannah Comer German; a daughter, Gail B. Myers of Loudonville, Ohio, and two grandsons.
Funeral arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hope Hospice, 176 Hussa Street, Linden, 07036.
Edward Benish, 81
USO Drummer; Owned Coffee-Break Vending Service
Edward L. Benish, 81, of Scotch Plains died on Friday, August 21, 1998 at home.
Born in Elizabeth, he had lived in Scotch Plains for more than 50 years.
Mr. Benish, who was self-employed since 1949, had owned the Coffee-Break Vending Service in Scotch Plains and the Springfield News Delivery Service before retiring in 1993.
Earlier, he had been an electrical engineer for Western Electric in Kearny.
A drummer, Mr. Benish had played with the Andy Mangione Band and at USO shows during World War II. He had served in the United States Army during the war.
Mr. Benish was a member of the American Federation of Musicians of Elizabeth and Plainfield.
Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Dorothy L. Benish; two daughters, Marsha J. Trout and Andrea L. Thompson, and three grandchildren.
Arrangements were handled by the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Edythe K. Monett, 95
Edythe Koppe Monett, 95, of Westfield died on Monday, August 24, 1998 at home.
Born in New York City on January 15, 1903, the daughter of the late Paul J. and Elizabeth Mohme Koppe, she had lived in Westfield since 1929.
Mrs. Monett was a homemaker. She was a 60-year member of Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield.
Surviving are her husband, Edward Monett; a son, Jack E. Monett of Warren; a daughter, Betty-Lou Hess of Deerfield, Illinois; a brother, Clifford Koppe of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were private. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad, 335 Watterson Street, Westfield, 07090.
Nellie J. Jackson, 86
Nellie J. Jackson, 86, of Scotch Plains died on Friday, August 21, 1998 at home.
Born in Nelson County, Virginia, Mrs. Jackson had lived in Roselle before moving to Scotch Plains eight years ago.
Mrs. Jackson was a charter member of the Young married Women’s Club, affiliated with the Union Baptist Church in Elizabeth.
She was active with the Women’s Service League and the New Jersey State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, both of Roselle.
Surviving are her husband, Albert A. Jackson; four sons, Albert C. Jackson, Dr. Curtis C. Jackson, Carl Jackson and Stanley Jackson; two daughters, Joyce Ramsey and Sharon Davis; 15 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held yesterday, Wednesday, August 26, in the Union Baptist Church. Arrangements were handled by the Hicks Funeral Home in Elizabeth.
Warren Loewenstein, 49
Developer; Rutgers Graduate Co-Authored Book
Warren Loewenstein, 49, of Westfield died on Saturday, August 22, 1998 in Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
Born in Hoboken, he had lived in West New York, Woodbridge and Union City before moving to Westfield 20 years ago.
Mr. Loewenstein was a real estate developer and had a partnership with MLB Construction and Consulting in Hoboken.
Previously, he had been a consultant for Stat-Tech in Westfield for four years, and a marketing manager for International Paper for 10 years. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Rutgers University in New Brunswick and Newark, respectively.
Mr. Loewenstein also co-authored a book on real estate development.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara Loewenstein, and a brother, Howard Loewenstein.
Funeral services were held on Monday, August 24, in the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Harold J. Aman, Jr., 75
Navy Veteran; Freight Conductor With Erie Railroad
Harold J. Aman, Jr., 75, of Fanwood died on Sunday, August 23, 1998 at home.
Born in Orange, he had lived in Maplewood before moving to Fanwood in 1953.
Mr. Aman had served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Cleveland during World War II.
He had been a freight conductor for the Erie Railroad in Secaucus from 1945 until his retirement in 1983.
Mr. Aman was a parishioner of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, and was a member of American Legion Post No. 209, also in Scotch Plains.
Surviving are his wife, Madelon Reynolds Aman; a daughter, Donna Gaffney of Berkeley Heights; three sons, Richard Aman of Cedar Run, Michael Aman of North Plainfield, and Steven Aman of New Providence; a sister, Elizabeth Castner of Florida, and seven grandchildren.
The funeral will be held today, Thursday, August 27, at 10 a.m. at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
A Mass will follow at 11 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 1571 Martine Avenue in Scotch Plains. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Center for Hope Hospice, 176 Hussa Street, Linden, 07036.
