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Dorothy Spalluto, 82
Dorothy King Spalluto, 82, of South Plainfield, died Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Westfield she and had lived in South Plainfield for more than 50 years.
She had worked in the administrative offices of the South Plainfield Board of Education during the 1960s.
Mrs. Spalluto was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in South Plainfield and the South Plainfield Senior Citizens.
She was predeceased by her husband, Victor Spalluto, 1981. Surviving are two daughters, Amy S. Cichocki of Whitehouse Station and Patricia Shapiro; and a son, Victor Spalluto of Blakeslee, Pennsylvania
Funeral Services will be held tomorrow, Friday, June 19, at 9:15 a.m. at the McCriskin Home for Funerals in South Plainfield. A Funeral Mass will follow at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in South Plainfield. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mildred K. MacBean, 79
Mildred K. MacBean, 79, a resident of Grace Ridge, Morganton, North Carolina, died on Friday, June 12, 1998 at Grace Hospital in Morganton.
She had lived for many years in Westfield before moving to North Carolina.
In Westfield Mrs. MacBean was engaged in many civic activities. She was a member of the Grace Episcopal Church in Morganton.
She was predeceased by her husband, Roy H. MacBean. Surviving two sons, James MacBean of Berkley, California and Lawrence MacBean of Hickory, North Carolina; a brother, Winfield Kohler of North Plainfield, and three grandchildren.
Arrangements were handled by the Kirksey Funeral Home of Morganton.
Memorials may be made to the Grace Ridge Life Care Tree Planting Fund or the Arthritis Foundation, Morganton, North Carolina.
Walter Kern, 82
Decorated Veteran; Member of Shade Tree Commission
Walter F. Kern, 82, of Fanwood, died on Wednesday, April 22, 1998 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Newark, he had lived in the Oranges, Elizabeth, Arlington and Maplewood before settling in Fanwood in 1953.
Mr. Kern attended New York University and was a 1933 graduate of St. Benedict's Prep School in Newark.
He had been a district manager in the Northeast Division of Kelly Springfield Tire Company for 23 years, prior to retiring in 1978.
He served in the United States Army during World War II, seeing action in the Asiatic Pacific and European-African-Middle East theaters. Mr. Kern received four battle stars and a Bronze Arrowhead.
He was a member of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, and of Scotch Plains American Legion Post No. 209.
Mr. Kern was a longtime shade tree commissioner in Fanwood.
He was predeceased by his wife, Janet Peter Kern, in 1994.
Surviving are a son, Kevin B. Kern; a daughter, Anne Provax; a sister, Sister Clare Leona, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 25, at the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains, followed by a Mass at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hope Hospice 176 Hussa Street, Linden, 07036.
William Wyman, 93
Active in Town; Founded Dealership in Maplewood
William Earl Wyman, 93, of South Orleans, Massachusetts, formerly of Westfield, died on Wednesday, April 22, 1998 at his home in Cape Cod.
Born in Plainfield, he graduated from high school there in 1924. He later majored in industrial engineering at Rutgers University, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.
He was the founder and President of Wyman Ford in Maplewood, which is currently owned and operated by his great-grandson, Lee M. Horner, Jr., and Mr. Horner's father.
Mr. Wyman began his automotive career with Ford Motor Company in 1930. He was Vice President of the Ford Dealers Advertising Association, a trustee of the New Jersey Automotive Association, President of the Essex County Automotive Trade Association and a founding member of the Ford Dealers Alliance.
He was the first President of the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce and President of the Maplewood South Orange Kiwanis, and was a member of the Maplewood Businessman's Association.
Mr. Wyman was a member of the Board of Directors of the Westfield United Campaign, the Rahway Memorial Hospital Development Chairman, a member of both the Westfield and Maplewood Defense Council and President of the Watchung Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, who presented him with their Silver Beaver Award upon his retirement.
He was an elder and also President of the Board of Trustees of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Helen W. Wyman; a son, William W. Wyman of Hanover, New Hampshire; two daughters, Jane W. Gregory of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Nancy W. Horner of Summit; 10 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, May 1, in the Chapel of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, 140 Mountain Avenue.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the W. Earl and Helen W. Wyman Scholarship Fund, care of the Westfield Foundation, P. O. Box 2295, Westfield, 07090.
Michael S. Sgarro
Deacon and Elder; Former Member of Municipal Boards
Michael S. Sgarro of Mountainside died on Sunday, April 26, 1998 at the Glenside Nursing Center in New Providence.
Born in Philadelphia, he had lived in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, and in Bound Brook before moving to Mountainside in 1956.
Mr. Sgarro had been a Supervising Construction Engineer with Sun Oil Company at the Doremus Avenue Plant in Newark for 45 years prior to retiring in 1971.
He had attended Drexel University in Philadelphia and was a member of the Community Presbyterian Church in Mountainside, where he served as a Deacon and an Elder.
Mr. Sgarro was also a former member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Planning Board of Mountainside. He was also a member of the Mountainside Lions Club.
Surviving are his wife, Edith Wyndham Sgarro; a daughter, Louise Sgarro of Edison; a sister, Isabel Manno of Havertown, Pennsylvania, and a brother, Nicholas Sgarro of Rhinebeck, New York.
Memorial services will be held tomorrow, Friday, May 1, at 2 p.m. at the Community Presbyterian Church in Mountainside. There will be no visitation.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Memorial Fund, care of the Community Presbyterian Church, Deer Path, Mountainside, 07092.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, in Westfield.
Casmir J. Bodziuch, 80
Machinist; Worked for Hillyer for 10 Years
Casmir J. Bodziuch, 80, of Fanwood, died on Saturday, April 25, 1998 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Garfield, Mr. Bodziuch had lived in the Vailsburg section of Newark before moving to Fanwood in 1980.
He had been a machinist at Hillyer Machinery in Mountainside for 10 years before retiring 15 years ago.
Previously, he had worked as a foreman at Goldsmith's Foundry in Newark.
Mr. Bodziuch was a former member of the Polish American Alliance Club in Irvington.
Surviving are his wife, Anna Gaska Bodziuch; two daughters, Carolyn Annicchiarico-Bodziuch of Fanwood and Janet Johnson of Phillipsburg; a sister, Natalie Dikowski of Bricktown; two brothers, Raymond Bodziuch of Haddonfield and Theodore Bodziuch of Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, and three grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Tuesday, April 28, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Arrangements were handled by the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue, in Fanwood.
Saul "Sy" Goldweitz, 72
Saul"Sy" Goldweitz, 72, of Scotch Plains died on Sunday, April 26, 1998 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Elizabeth, he had lived in Westfield for five years and returned to Elizabeth before moving to Scotch Plains 18 years ago.
He was a graduate of Pace University in New York, and was a self-employed public accountant in Elizabeth for 45 years.
Mr. Goldweitz served in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theater during World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Mae Massaro Goldweitz, and a brother, Norton J. Goldweitz of Elizabeth.
Arrangements were handled by the Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home in Westfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad.
