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Ralph M. Keck, Jr., 91
Ralph M. Keck, Jr., 91, of Whiting and Morris Plains died on Thursday, November 19, 1998 at the Van Dyke Manor in Montclair.
Born in Boston, he had lived in Metuchen and in Westfield before moving to Whiting and Morris Plains.
Mr. Keck had been a traffic supervisor for Mobil Oil in Metuchen for more than 40 years, retiring in 1963.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion Post No. 1000.
Mr. Keck was a former Trustee of Crestwood Village 5 in Whiting and a member of the Mount Zion Lodge Free and Accepted Masons in Metuchen.
Surviving are his wife, Vera Olk Keck; two nieces, Kathleen Keck Daily of Morris Plains and Pamela Schoonaker of Candlewood Lake, Connecticut, and a nephew, John Camp of Naples, Florida.
Private funeral services were arranged by the Doyle Funeral Home, Inc. in Morristown.
Michael DiPrisco, 83
Sales Supervisor; Was Violinist for Westfield Symphony
Michael M. DiPrisco, 83, of Jefferson Township in Lake Hopatcong, died on Wednesday, November 18, 1998 at St. Clare’s Hospital in Dover.
Born in Somerville, he had lived in Westfield before moving to Lake Hopatcong in 1977.
Mr. DiPrisco had been a sales and office services supervisor for the Ryerson Steel Company in Jersey City for 27 years before retiring in 1977. He had previously worked for Igoe Brothers in Newark for 15 years.
He was a violinist for the Westfield Symphony, the Rahway Symphony Society, the Elizabeth Philharmonic Society Orchestra and the All Soldier Symphony Orchestra of Camp Chanks in New York.
Mr. DiPrisco graduated from Coleman National Business College in 1936, and studied violin at the New York School of Music and Art.
He was a member of the Quarter Century Club of Inland Shed Company in Chicago.
Surviving are a son, Joseph DiPrisco; a daughter, Rose Marie Van Horn; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Saturday, November 21, in the Star of the Sea Church in Lake Hopatcong, following the funeral from the Bermingham Funeral Home in Wharton.
Pat J. Principe Sr., 74
Air Corps Veteran; Was Financial Management Consultant
Pat John Principe, Sr., 74, of Monroe died on Tuesday, November 17, 1998 at The Ponds in Monroe.
Born in Oyster Bay, New York, he had lived in Scotch Plains for many years before moving to The Ponds a year ago.
Mr. Principe graduated from Oyster Bay High School in 1940 and from Pace University in New York City in 1953.
He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Mr. Principe was a financial management consultant, specializing in organizational restructuring, with various companies including Airco, Durling Farms, A. J. Pilar Chemicals, and Mensing Concrete.
He served as President of the Italian American Club of The Ponds. Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Mary Lou Principe; a daughter, Jane Anne Principe of West Windsor; three sons, Pat John Principe, Jr. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Thomas Joseph Principe of Chicago and James Michael Principe of Pawleys Island, South Carolina; a brother, Louis Principe of Vero Beach, Florida, and 11 grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Saturday, November 21, at the Nativity of Our Lord Church in Monroe.
Arrangements were handled by the A. S. Cole Funeral Home in Cranbury.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 2550 Route 1, North Brunswick, 08902, or to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, 10021.
Bruce Perry Berman, 32
Film Animator; Was Adjunct Professor at Two Campuses
Bruce Perry Berman, 32, of Nevada City, California died on Saturday, November 14, 1998 at his home. Born in Elizabeth on April 12, 1966, he had lived in Wanamassa and in Westfield before moving to Nevada City in 1993.
Mr. Berman was employed since 1993 in Hollywood, California as a special effects animator for national commercials and feature films. He worked at Sidley Wright Motion Works, Topix LA, and VIFX/ Video Image, a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox.
Mr. Berman graduated from Ocean Township High School in 1984, from Seton Hall University in South Orange in 1988, and from William Paterson College in Wayne in 1992, with a master’s degree in computer animation.
He was an adjunct graphics/ animation professor at both Seton Hall University and William Paterson College.
While attending Seton Hall, he served as an Orientation Advisor, Resident Assistant and Vice President of the Student Activities Board, and was instrumental in the establishment of a haze-free fraternity on the campus.
In 1996, he began research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), and developed an Internet web site, www.jps. net/berman, offering information on the condition.
He was predeceased by his mother, Rhoda Berman, in 1993.
Surviving are his wife, Carolyn McMahon Berman; a daughter, Andie Rose Berman; his father, Morrie Berman of Ocean Township, and two brothers, Haskell Berman of Ocean Township and Brian Berman.
The funeral service was held on Saturday, November 21, at the Vanderhoven Chapel of Hazelwood Cemetery in Clark, where interment also took place.
Arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Doris Brinkmann, 80
Church Founder; Was Medical Transcriber for 20 Years
Doris M. Schiffmacher Brinkmann, 80, of Fanwood died on Wednesday, November 18, 1998 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Brooklyn, she had lived in West Corinth, Vermont, for 20 years prior to moving to Fanwood nine years ago.
Mrs. Brinkmann had been a medical transcriber at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Northport, New York for 20 years before retiring in 1980.
She attended the Juilliard School of Music in New York City.
Mrs. Brinkmann was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Westfield, and was a founding and honorary member of the Church of the Abiding Presence in Kings Park, New York, where she was the former Choir Director and organist.
She was predeceased by her first husband, John F. Klein, in 1987.
Surviving are her husband, Herman M. Brinkmann; two sons, John C. Klein of North Brook, Illinois and Paul J. Brinkmann of Flemington; two daughters, Valerie J. Klein of Winnipeg, Canada and Diane T. McCauley of Hopkinton, Massachusetts; a brother, Harry Schiffmacher of Brooklyn; a sister, Jean Geiger of Deltona, Florida, and six grandchildren.
Memorial services were held at the Redeemer Lutheran Church on Saturday, November 21. Arrangements were handled by the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Memorial Fund of the Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Estelle S. Bracuto, 85
Estelle Stasium Bracuto, 85, of Westfield died on Tuesday, November 17, 1998 at Rahway Hospital in Rahway.
Born in Eynon, Pennsylvania, she lived in Westfield for the last 40 years.
Mrs. Bracuto was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Carmen Bracuto. Surviving are a brother, Alfred Stasium of Sparta; two sisters, Sally Snyder of Plainfield and Jean Radzikowski of Eynon, Pennsylvania; and many nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, December 5, at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Private interment will be held at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield under the direction of Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue, Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made in Mrs. Bracuto’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, 29 Cherry Hill Road, Suite No. 305, Parsippany, 07054.
Ruth Anspach, 82
Was Twig Founder, Woman’s Club Member and Volunteer
Ruth Anspach, 82, of Westfield died on Sunday, November 15, 1998 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on November 26, 1915, the daughter of the late Jacob W. and Nina Weatherholt Anspach, she lived in Westfield for many years.
Miss Anspach graduated in 1937 from Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics. She was active in the Chi Beta Chapter of Chi Omega Sorority and its Alumni Association.
She was a founding member of Overlook Twiggs No. 8 in 1964, and served as its Treasurer for many years.
Miss Anspach was also a volunteer at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
She was a member of the College Woman’s Club of Westfield, and a member of the Maplewood Country Club since 1922.
Surviving are a sister, Dorothy H. Thiele of Westfield and a nephew, William J. Thiele of Bernardsville.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 3, in Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Crystal Cathedral Ministries, P. O. Box 100 Garden Grove, California, 92842.
Stella M. Jarosz, 99
Stella Mazick Jarosz, 99, of Fanwood died Monday, November 23, 1998 at Cranford Hall Nursing Home in Cranford.
Born in Poland, she lived in Irvington and Miami, Florida before moving to Fanwood in 1991.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Michael Mazick, in 1932 and her second husband, John Jarosz, in 1966.
Surviving are her son, Martin Mazick; three grandsons, and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held tomorrow, Friday, November 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
A Funeral service will be held at Memorial Funeral Home on Saturday, November 28, at 9 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to Cranford Hall Nursing Home, 600 Lincoln Park, East, Cranford, 07016.
