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Josephine Jiran
Josephine Jiran of Scotch Plains died on Sunday, November 19, 2000 at home.
Born in Brooklyn, she moved to Scotch Plains in 1986.
Mrs. Jiran had been an international collections clerk for the Chase Manhattan Bank Corporation of New York City for 15 years before retiring in 1986.
Surviving are a son, Joseph Jiran; a sister, Maria Stojek; a brother, Michael Barone, and a grandchild.
A Mass was offered on Wednesday, November 22, in St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Arrangements were handled by the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Norma Weitz
Norma Weitz of Monroe Township died on Monday, November 20, 2000 in the Medical Center at Princeton.
Born in Newark, she had lived in Union and Scotch Plains before moving to Monroe Township five years ago.
Surviving are three sons, Howard Weitz, Neil Weitz and Robert Weitz; a brother, Eugene Blackman; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held on Wednesday, November 22, in Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge.
Arrangements were handled by the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Marion E. Crampton, 96
Was Active In Dramatic Arts and Public Welfare
Marion Elizabeth Mills Crampton, 96, of Cooperstown, N.Y., died on Saturday, November 18, 2000 at The Meadows in Cooperstown.
Born on November 2, 1904, in Oak Park, Ill., the daughter of Cecil Robert and Catherine Scott Mills, she had lived in Westfield before moving to Cooperstown in 1972.
Mrs. Crampton had operated the Marion Mills Studio of Dramatic Arts in Westfield, where she trained aspiring actors and actresses.
She also coached many plays for various Westfield organizations and was a member of the Westfield Community Players.
Appointed as Chairwoman of New Jersey Public Welfare in 1934, she initiated such projects as audio books for the blind, providing milk for pre-school children, collecting toys and clothing during the holiday season and conducting story hours at local public libraries.
She was also Co-Chairwoman of the Junior Women’s Clubs of the State of New Jersey and state Chairwoman of the New Jersey Garden Clubs for several years.
During this period, she won several gardening awards.
After relocating to Cooperstown, Mrs. Crampton became active in the Cooperstown Woman’s Club, the Lake and Valley Garden Club and Glimmerglass Opera.
In addition, she was instrumental in launching and conducting the story time program at the Village Library in Cooperstown.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown and a former member of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield.
A graduate of Westfield High School, Mrs. Crampton attended Elmira College in Elmira, N.Y. and then studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the New York School of Music and Art.
She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Ward Crampton, Jr., in 1958, and by a brother, Robert Mills.
Surviving are two sons, Robert Mills Crampton of Hartwick Seminary, N.Y. and William Scott Crampton of Cooperstown, and seven grandchildren.
A funeral service was held on Wednesday, November 22, at the Connell, Dow and Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Interment took place on Friday, November 24, in Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of the Village Library for the Children’s Collection, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y., 13326.
Robert Johnston, 83
Banking Executive; Served in Coast Guard in World War II
Robert F. Johnston, 83, of Scotch Plains died on Tuesday, November 21, 2000 in Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Brooklyn, he had lived in Cranford for 52 years before relocating to Scotch Plains five years ago.
Mr. Johnston had been an Assistant Vice President and Trust Officer with the National Bank of North America in New York City for eight years before retiring in 1980.
He had previously been an Assistant Vice President with Empire Trust Company in New York.
He was a member of the Stock Transfer Association and the American Bankers Association, both of New York City.
Mr. Johnston served with the United States Coast Guard in the Pacific during World War II.
He was a vestryman at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Cranford.
Surviving are his wife, Eleanor Johnston; a daughter, Marjorie Crane; three sons, Richard Johnston, Douglas Johnston and Craig Johnston; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on Saturday, November 25, in the Trinity Episcopal Church.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Dooley Funeral Home, 218 North Avenue in Cranford.
Marjorie Schulze, 79
Marjorie Cluley Schulze, 79, of Hilton Head, S. C., died on Saturday, November 25, 2000 at the Cypress Retirement Home on Hilton Head Island, SC.
Born in Titusville, Pa., the daughter of the late James LaSerre Cluley and Anna Benson Cluley, she grew up in Westfield. She had also lived in New York and in Columbia, SC, before relocating to Hilton Head in Beaufort County, S.C.
She moved to the Cypress Retirement Home after the death of her husband, Professor Chris Schulze.
Mrs. Schulze graduated from Skidmore College in Scarsdale, N.Y.
She was a member of the Ladies Golf Association and the Presbyterian Church in Beaufort.
Surviving are a niece and two nephews.
The funeral service was held on Tuesday, November 28, in the Chapel of the Greenlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Columbia, SC.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Greenlawn Funeral Home in Columbia.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Newberry Opera House, 1201 McKibbon Street, Newberry, SC, 29108.
Norma Gardner
Self-Employed Artist; Was Active in Hadassah and Synagogue
Norma Gardner of Scotch Plains died on Friday, November 17, 2000 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in the Bronx, she had lived in Fanwood before moving to Scotch Plains 28 years ago.
Mrs. Gardner was a self-employed artist who did educational and charitable artwork for Hadassah art shows. She also created holiday cards for Temple Beth Israel in Scotch Plains and designed a chuppa for the temple.
She earned a bachelor’s degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and attended Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y.
Mrs. Gardner was a life member and a board member of Hadassah in Westfield.
She was also a board member at Temple Beth Israel, as well as Art Chairwoman.
Surviving are her husband, Irwin Gardner; two daughters, Joan Mandel and Linda Ann Gardner Chalem; a brother, Leonard Koch, and two grandchildren.
Services were held under the direction of the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Sophia A. Kemps, 87
Active in Parish; Named Woman of the Year by Knights
Sophia A. Murad Kemps, 87, of Westfield died on Wednesday, November 22, 2000 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Troy, N.Y., she had lived in Roselle for 45 years before moving to Westfield 13 years ago.
Mrs. Kemps had been employed by the Prudential Insurance Company in Newark for 10 years until leaving in 1942.
She was active with the Church of St. Joseph the Carpenter in Roselle, where she was a member of the Rosary Society, the Save the Parish Committee and ran the Chinese Auction and the clothing drive. She also sewed costumes for parish Christmas pageants.
Mrs. Kemps was a member of the Republican Party, the Mothers’ Club of Roselle Catholic and Girls Catholic schools and a Girl Scout leader, all in Roselle.
She received the Woman of the Year award from the Knights of Columbus Council No. 3946 in Roselle.
She was predeceased by her husband, Jacques C. Kemps, Sr.
Surviving are three sons, Jacques C. Kemps, Jr. of Union, Dr. Anton P. Kemps of Haddonfield and Thomas H. Kemps of Westfield; two daughters, Bernadette Fideli of Maryland and Marian Caprario of Westfield; a sister, Julia Doolittle of Connecticut; 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Monday, November 27, in the Church of St. Joseph the Carpenter, following the funeral from the Sullivan Funeral Home in Roselle. Interment took place at St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Colonia.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sophia Kemps Memorial Fund, care of Mrs. Marian Caprario, 212 Sunset Avenue, Westfield, 07090.
