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Dorothy Johnson, 78
Dorothy Johnson, 78, of Raleigh, N.C., died on Monday, October 2, 2000 at home.
Born in Hazlehurst, Miss., Mrs. Johnson lived in Westfield for 35 years and Plainfield for 40 years before moving to Raleigh in 1998.
Mrs. Johnson had worked for the Burroughs Corporation in Piscataway for 10 years and also as a private duty nurse for various families in the Westfield/Plainfield area before retiring in 1992.
She sang in the choir at St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Westfield.
Surviving are a son, Donald Sumner; four daughters, Barbara Miner-Brown, Brenda Muhammad, Robin Brown and Cheryle Jones; 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services were held on Saturday, October 7 at the Covenant United Methodist Church in Plainfield.
Arrangements were handled by the Plinton-Curry Funeral Home in Westfield.
Willie Thompson, 86
Willie Mae Thompson, 86, of Neshanic Station, died Saturday, October 7, 2000 in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville.
Born in Louisiana, she lived in Los Angeles and Scotch Plains before moving to Neshanic Station five years ago.
Surviving are a daughter, Lillie Jean Laws; two sons, Beverly Charles Thompson Jr. and Reginald Nicholas; a brother, Joseph Lecour; four sisters, Theresa Pryor, Mary Huff, Nora Taylor and Daisy Bryant; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services for Mrs. Thompson, were held on Tuesday, October 10 at the Hillsborough Funeral Home in Belle Mead.
M. Claire Lodge, 80
M. Claire Lodge, 80, of Scotch Plains, died on Saturday, October 7, 2000 at home.
Born in Orange, she lived in Montclair before moving to Scotch Plains in 1960.
She was a bookkeeper for LeBoeuf Cleaners for 40 years before retiring in 1992.
She was a member of the Ramblers of the United Methodist Church in Plainfield.
A Mass was offered on Tuesday at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Arrangements were handled by the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Edward Walsh, 85
Edward J. Walsh, Jr, 85, of Southampton, Pa., died on Saturday, October 7, 2000 at home.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., he lived in Warminster, Pa. and Westfield before moving to Southampton 12 years ago.
Mr. Walsh, was the plant superintendent for Alloy Steel Casting Co., Elizabeth, where he worked for 20 years before retiring in 1984. Previously, he was employed by Fisher-Porter, Southampton, and by the American Steel Foundry, Newark.
He was a member of the Red Lion Golf Club and was a former Little League baseball coach and umpire, as well as a basketball coach.
Surviving his wife of 59 years, Margaret Walsh; a son, Edward J. Walsh 3rd; a daughter, Mrs. Kathleen Z. Huckins; a sister, Mrs. Helen M. Jenkins; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Tuesday, October 10, at St. Mary of the Lakes Church in Medford.
Arrangements were handled by the Mathis Funeral Home in Medford.
John ‘Bob’ Larson
A memorial service for John Robert “Bob” Larson of Watchung, who died on May 29, 2000 will be held on Sunday, July 16, at noon in the memorial garden at Wilson Memorial Union Church, 7 Valley Road in Watchung.
Memorial donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity Greater Plainfield Inc., 315 West 7th Street, Plainfield, 07060.
Robert D. Sharpe, 62
Robert D. Sharpe, 62, of Milford died on Sunday, July 2, 2000 in the Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington.
Born in Jersey City, he had lived in Scotch Plains and Bayonne before moving to Milford.
Mr. Sharpe had been a recycling coordinator at the Occupational Center in Orange before retiring.
Previously, he had been a terminal manager for P. D. I. Trucking in Newark.
He served in the Third Infantry Division of the United States Army from 1958 through 1961.
He was a member of the Jaycees in Scotch Plains, the Knights of Columbus in Milford and the McNamara Association and Ancient Order of Hibernians, both of Elizabeth.
Surviving are his wife, Patricia Sharpe; a daughter, Colleen A. Williams; two sons, Patrick B. Sharpe and Robert H. Sharpe; a brother, Kenneth Sharpe, and five grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Monday, July 3, in St. Edward’s Church in Milford, following the funeral from Finegan Funeral Home in Phillipsburg.
Raymond T. Donovan, 78
Had Served On Fire Department and Rescue Squad
Raymond T. Donovan, 78, of Fanwood died on Wednesday, July 5, 2000 at home.
Born in Elizabeth, he moved to Fanwood in 1951.
Mr. Donovan had been a welder and iron worker for the Western Electric Company in Kearny for 45 years before retiring in 1985.
He also worked part-time for the Shell Service and Gas Station in Plainfield for 15 years.
He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
He was a member of the Fanwood Volunteer Rescue Squad and the Fanwood Volunteer Fire Department, as well as the Pioneer Club of Western Electric.
Surviving are Iris J. Donovan, his wife of 53 years; four sons, Raymond Donovan, Brian Donovan, Michael Donovan and Andrew Donovan; four daughters, Barbara White, Margaret Irovando, Eileen Sheehan and Patricia Melendez; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Saturday, July 8, in St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church in Plainfield, following the funeral from the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Catherine Santos, 49
Former Member Of Mountainside Board of Education
Catherine M. Santos, 49, of Mountainside died on Sunday, July 2, 2000 at home.
Born in Jersey City, she had lived in Westfield before relocating to Mountainside in 1980.
Mrs. Santos was a salesperson with the Pella Window Company in Springfield for two years.
A former member of the Mountainside Board of Education, she also served on the Board of Directors of the nursery school at the Community Presbyterian Church in Mountainside.
Surviving are her husband, Keith C. Santos, and three sons, David Santos, Paul Santos and Scott Santos.
Private services were arranged by the Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home in Westfield.
Henry Weiss
Owned Local Business; Was Founding Member of Synagogue
Henry Weiss of Westfield died on Wednesday, July 5, 2000 at the Westfield Center, Genesis ElderCare Network in Westfield.
Born in New York City, he had lived there and in surrounding boroughs for 41 years before relocating to Westfield in 1946.
Mr. Weiss had been the owner and operator of Ivory Launderers in Westfield until he retired in 1969.
He was a founding member of the Jewish Center, Forest Hills West, Queens and a founding member of Temple Emanu-El in Westfield.
He was predeceased by his wife, Marion Katz Weiss.
Surviving are a son, Ralph Weiss of Phoenix, Ariz.; a daughter, Francine Wolfson of Westfield; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held at Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge on Thursday, July 6.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Raymond C. Hess, 80
Held Patents; Served in Navy During World War II
Raymond C. Hess, 80, of Lititz, Pa., died on Wednesday, July 5, 2000 at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, Pa.
Born in Jonestown, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles E. and Lizzie Tobias Hess. He was a former resident of Westfield.
Mr. Hess had been a research chemist and was responsible for technology sales for Union Carbide Corporation of Bound Brook for 40 years, retiring in 1983.
He had also held various patents on products such as plastic sheeting and vinyl siding.
He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa., in 1941, where he was a member of the Phi Alpha Epsilon Honor Fraternity.
Mr. Hess earned his master’s degree in chemistry from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., in 1943.
He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II, serving as an Electrician’s Technical Mate 2nd Class in the Pacific Theater.
Surviving are his wife, Eleanor H. Hanson Hess, with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage on May 22; a son, Dr. David C. Hess of Augusta, Ga.; a daughter, Janet Rockwood of Chatham; two sisters, Myrle Bomberger of Myerstown, Pa. and Catherine Freeman of Manheim, Pa., and six grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on Sunday, July 9, at 3 p.m. from the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, Pa.
