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Martha Williams, 90
Self-Employed As Childcare Nurse in Plainfield
Martha Elizabeth Williams, 90, of Plainfield died on Thursday, February 18, 1999 at Robert Wood Johnson Health Care Center in Plainfield.
Born in Oswego, New York, she had lived in Westfield before moving to Plainfield in 1965.
Mrs. Williams was a self-employed childcare nurse in Plainfield for many years.
She was a member of St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church in Plainfield.
She was predeceased by her husband, Olaf John Williams.
Surviving are a daughter, Martha Dilworth of Plainfield; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Monday, February 22, at the Higgins Home for Funerals in Plainfield.
Helen Gregory, 79
Former Teacher With Westfield Schools For 20 Years
Helen Gregory, 79, of Westfield died on Friday, February 19, 1999 at the King James Care Center in Chatham.
Born in Elizabeth, she lived in Westfield since 1923.
Mrs. Gregory had been a teacher in the Westfield school system for 20 years before retiring in 1980.
She received a bachelor’s degree in education from Elmira College in Elmira, New York, and a master’s degree in education from New York University in 1958.
Mrs. Gregory was a member of the Elmira College Woman’s Club and the Westfield TWIGS, a volunteer association with Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Surviving are her husband, Robert Gregory; two sons, Robert R. Gregory, Jr. of Westfield and Richard H. Gregory of Cranford, and a sister, Jane D’Angelo of Phoenix, Arizona. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 27, at the Chapel of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield.
Burial was private under the direction of the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Alzheimer’s Association, 299 Cherry Hill Road, Suite 305, Parsippany, 07054.
Mary Tunstall, 94
Eastern Star Member; Served on Local Church Usher Board
Mary Tunstall, 94, of Plainfield died on Friday, November 13, 1998 in Union Hospital in Union.
Born in Newberry, South Carolina, she had moved to Westfield at an early age and later relocated to Plainfield.
She was a homemaker. Mrs. Tunstall was a member of the Usher Board of the Bethel Baptist Church and the Eastern Star in Westfield.
She was predeceased by her husband, Leroy Tunstall. Surviving are two sisters, Pauline Turpin of Westfield and Willie Williams of Charlotte, North Carolina, and a brother, Joseph Lark of Westfield.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, November 19, at the Bethel Baptist Church in Westfield.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Plinton-Curry Funeral Homes in Westfield.
Elizabeth G. Wieghorst, 83
Rosarian; Was File Clerk With Insurance Firm
Elizabeth G. Wieghorst, 83, of Whiting died on Monday, November 16, 1998 in the Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Born in Phillipsburg, she had lived in Scotch Plains and Paramus before moving to Whiting five years ago.
Mrs. Wieghorst had been a file clerk for the Kemper Insurance Company in Summit for many years before retiring in 1967.
She was a member of the Rosary societies of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church in Whiting, and St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Surviving are her husband, Fred Wieghorst; a son, James P. Wieghorst; a daughter, Eileen M. Torchy; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Thursday, November 19, at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Elizabeth in Avon, following the funeral from the Reilly Funeral Home in Belmar.
Irving H. Laifer
Licensed Pharmacist; Was Owner of Tiffany Drugs Since 1957
Irving Harold Laifer, of Westfield died on Friday, November 13, 1998 in Rahway Hospital in Rahway.
Born in Newark, he had lived in Westfield for 36 years.
Mr. Laifer, a state-licensed pharmacist, was the owner of Tiffany Drugs in Westfield since 1957.
He received a degree in pharmacology from Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
Mr. Laifer was a United States Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Dr. Thelma Warshaw; two daughters, Dr. Audrey Kern and Jean Warshaw; a brother, Sidney Laifer, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, November 15, at Temple Emanu-El in Westfield. Funeral Arrangements were handled by the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Charles Lonergan
Was Army Veteran; Former U. S. Treasury Department Agent
Charles J. Lonergan, 59, of Scotch Plains died Thursday, November 19, 1998 at home.
Born in Newark, he had moved to Scotch Plains in 1967.
Mr. Lonergan was a United States Army veteran.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting from Seton Hall University in South Orange.
He was an agent for the United States Treasury Department in Newark for six years, retiring last year. Previously, he had worked for Merrill Lynch in Short Hills and as a Treasurer for Clark Door in Cranford.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Father Nelligan Council and St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, both in Scotch Plains.
He was predeceased by his father, Charles J. Lonergan, Sr., in 1984.
Surviving are his wife, Joan M. Bradley; two sons, Dr. Terence Lonergan and Scotch Plains police officer Kevin Lonergan; a daughter, Karen Robinson; his mother, Bridget Freeman Lonergan, and a grandson.
A Funeral Mass was held on Monday, November 23, at St. Bartholomew Church. Arrangements were handled by the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Mary Powell Wiant, 98
Mary Powell Wiant, 98, a resident of the Twin Rivers Nursing Center in New Bern, North Carolina, died on Monday, November 16, 1998.
Mrs. Wiant had been an elementary school teacher in Plains, Pennsylvania and in Bound Brook. She was a member of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield. Surviving is a daughter, Joan W. Clark of New Bern; a son, Dr. James R. Wiant of Saint Louis, Missouri; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Funeral arrangements were handled by the Pollock-Wells & Best Funeral Home in New Bern.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Beatitudes Scholarship Fund, Beatitudes Campus of Care, 1610 West Glendale Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85021.
Mabel H. Purcell, 94
Mabel H. Purcell, 94, of Westfield died on Wednesday, November 18, 1998 in the Cranford Hall Nursing Home in Cranford.
Born in New York City, she had lived in Bloomfield, Glen Ridge and Short Hills before moving to Westfield nine years ago.
Mrs. Purcell was a member of the Lamplighters Club of St. Rose of Lima Church in Short Hills.
Surviving are a daughter, Claire Ham; two sons, Joseph R. Purcell and Eugene M. Purcell; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Saturday, November 21, at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield. Arrangements were handled by the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
