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Morton H. Berkower
Life Dates: July 17, 1921 - September 10, 2004
Morton H. Berkower, age 83 of Highland Beach, Florida, died on Friday at the Del Ray Medical Center in Florida.He was born in Brooklyn, NY and resided in Metuchen from 1949 to 1988 before moving to Florida.
A graduate of City College of New York he pursued a career as a Certified Public Accountant for over 43 years in Perth Amboy with the firm of Howard, Listander and Berkower. His civic interests included, Past President of the Metuchen Exchange Club, Past Commander of Flotilla 45 US Coast Guard of Perth Amboy and former Vice President of Temple Neve Shalom in Metuchen.
He was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn G. Greenstein Berkower who died in 1990 and his sister, Judith Levbarg.
Survived by: Surviving are his sons, Dr. Ira Berkower of Washington, DC and Dr. Alan Berkower of Great Neck, Long Island, NY, and his daughter, Dr. Carol Berkower of Baltimore, MD.
Also surviving are his granddaughters, Risa, Ariel and Simone Berkower, Meira Lefkovich, Ellie Erdfarb, Abigail and Rachel Berkower and Laura Loveland.
Funeral Service: Monday, September 13, 2004 at 12:00 noon at Flynn and Son Funeral Home, 23 Ford Avenue, Fords, NJ.
Interment will be in Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge.
Ramona Adan
Life Dates: July 23, 1916 - October 10, 2004
Ramona Adan, age 88 of Fords, NJ, died on Sunday at JFK Hartwick at Cedarbrook in Plainfield, NJ. She was born in Cuba and had resided in Fords for the past 12 years.
Mrs. Adan was a homemaker who devoted her time to her family.
Her husband, Luis Adan who died in 1984 predeceased her.
Survived by: Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, Angel and Blanca Adan of Miami, FL, Luis and Debra Adan of Atlanta, GA, and Jose and Irma Adan of Fords, her grandchildren, Sara, Ilena, Alicia, Marta and Vivian and many nieces and nephews.
Services: Funeral Services will be held in Decatur Georgia.
Memorial contributions may be made to: JFK Hartwick at Cedarbrook, 1340 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060
Bertha Misdom, 98
Bertha Misdom, 98, of Springfield died on Friday, March 10, 2000 in the Manorcare Health Services of Mountainside.
Born in Nuertingen, Germany, she came to the United States and settled in Staten Island.
In the early 1920s, Mrs. Misdom moved to Mountainside and later to Springfield, where she lived for 27 years.
Surviving are a daughter, Irene Villanova; a son, Walter E. Misdom; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Tuesday, March 14, in St. James Roman Catholic Church in Springfield.
Agnes Skarbek, 64
Agnes Skarbek, 64, of Red Bank died on Wednesday, March 8, 2000 at The Center for Hope Hospice, Father Hudson House, in Elizabeth.
Born in Newark, the daughter of the late John M. and Vera Banach Slowineski, she had lived in Westfield, North Brunswick and Conshohocken, Pa., before relocating to Red Bank in 1998.
A licensed cosmetologist, she later worked for Berg Agency, a real estate office in Old Bridge. While in Conshohocken, where she lived for nine years, Mrs. Skarbek was a volunteer with The Colonial Neighborhood Council, a charitable organization.
Surviving are two daughters, Victoria Skarbek of Long Branch and Christine Kanzler of Linden; her sister, Veronica Mayer of Wisconsin, and three brothers, John Slowineski of Morganville, Walter Slowineski of Whiting and Chester Slowineski of Lakewood.
Arrangements were handled by the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Anatomical Association.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at River Street Commons, 49 Catherine Street in Red Bank. For directions, please call (732) 345-1011.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Center for Hope Hospice, Father Hudson House, 111 DeHart Place, Elizabeth, 07202.
Horace Cardoni, 83
Retired Attorney; Founding Member of Borough Church
Horace R. “Russ” Cardoni, 83, of Mountainside, a retired New York attorney, died on Thursday, March 9, 2000 at home.
Born in Jessup, Pa., he moved to Mountainside 42 years ago.
Mr. Cardoni had served as Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel for Schumberger Ltd. in New York City before retiring in 1981 after 29 years of service.
A founding parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Mountainside, he also was founding Trustee, an usher and a member of the Parish Council, as well as a member of the church’s Nocturnal Adoration.
He was a Eucharistic Minister at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Mr. Cardoni received the Jubilee Medal Pro-Emeritus from the Archdiocese of Newark for his extraordinary service to the Diocese and his parish.
He was on the Planning Board and was a member of the Ethics Committee for the Borough of Mountainside. He also was a member of the Mountainside Annual Cancer Drive.
Mr. Cardoni was a member of the Community Access Unlimited, formerly the Association for the Advancement of Mentally Handicapped Citizens in Roselle; the Mountainside Chapter of the United Way and the Springfield Mountainside Chapter of UNICO.
He also was a Past President of the New Jersey Society of Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Mr. Cardoni was a counselor for the Union County Volunteers in Probation and a member of the Union County Child Placement Advisory Board.
He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander.
During World War II, he was stationed aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Coral Sea in the Pacific Theatre and fought in the battles of Gilbert and Marshall Islands.
Mr. Cardoni was stationed at the Willow Grove Navy Air Station in Philadelphia during the Korean Conflict.
A 1938 graduate of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, he earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School three years later.
Mr. Cardoni was a member of the Pennsylvania, Lackawanna and the American bar associations.
Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Florence Henderson; three daughters, Mary Clare Cardoni-Khordi, Ann Henderson and Louise Henderson; three sons, Robert Henderson, Joseph Henderson and John Henderson; a brother, John Henderson, and six grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Monday, March 13, in Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
The funeral was from the Higgins and Bonner Funeral Home in Westfield.
Dr. Peter N. Britton, Jr., 68
Held Patents; Former President of Local School Board
Dr. Peter N. Britton, Jr., 68, of Scotch Plains died on Friday, March 10, 2000 in Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Lynchburg, Va., he lived in Scotch Plains for many years.
Dr. Britton had been Director of Community Environmental Development at the Johnson & Johnson Company in New Brunswick for 11 years, retiring in 1999.
He was responsible for the development and implementation of worldwide community strategy. Dr. Britton was awarded seven patents for product and process innovation in the non-woven area and in drug release substrates.
After retirement, he led a management consulting firm in New Brunswick, The Peter Britton Group, specializing in environmental strategy and multicultural training.
Dr. Britton was a 1949 graduate of Dunbar High School in Lynchburg, Va. and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Natural Science from Rutgers University, Newark Campus, in 1953.
He received a master’s degree in physical chemistry from Seton Hall University in South Orange in 1960 and a doctorate in physical chemistry from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken in 1967.
He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Dr. Britton received gubernatorial appointments to the Board of Trustees of Kean University in Union and the New Jersey Council of Environmental Quality.
He served on the boards of directors of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood YMCA and the Human Rights Council.
Dr. Britton was Past President of the Kidney Foundation of New Jersey.
Elected to the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education, Dr. Britton was the first black member and first black President of the board.
He was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Plainfield for over 40 years, and was a member of the Deacon Board under the pastorage of Dr. A. Ross Brent.
He was a United States Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Britton; a daughter, Kathy Bracey of Randalstown, Md.; a son, Scott Britton of Dallas, Tex.; a brother, Courtney Britton of Westfield; his stepmother, Magnolia Britton of Westfield, and three grandchildren.
A funeral service was held yesterday, Wednesday, March 15, in the Shiloh Baptist Church.
Interment took place at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.
Arrangements were handled by Brown’s Funeral Home in Plainfield.
William Henderson, 77
MIT Alum; Was Sales Consultant for Two Firms
William Walter Henderson, 77, of Lakewood died on Friday, March 10, 2000 in the Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Born in Catskill, N.Y., he had lived in Westfield before moving to Lakewood.
Mr. Henderson had been a sales consultant in the field of commercial air conditioning systems for the Carrier Company and the Trane Company, retiring from Trane in 1986 after more than 20 years.
He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1944 with a degree in engineering.
He served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Lieutenant.
Surviving are Dorothy Henderson, his wife of 52 years; three daughters, Lynne Henderson, Jill Berns and Hope Schauer, and a grandchild.
Memorial services were held on Sunday, March 12, in the Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River.
Arrangements were handled by the DeGraff Lakehurst Funeral Home in Lakehurst.
