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Lily Marcus, 89
Lily Marcus, 89, of Westfield died on Saturday, August 29, 1998 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Czechoslovakia, she had lived in Panama and in New York City before moving to Westfield in 1987.
Mrs. Marcus had been a saleswoman for B. Altman and Company in New York City for several years before retiring in 1975.
Surviving are a daughter, Helen Roberts of Westfield, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Monday, August 31, at the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Annette Dudley, 85
Annette Hallberg Dudley, 85, formerly of Westfield, died on Tuesday, August 25, 1998 at her home in Munroe Village in Jamesburg.
Born in Bayonne, she had lived in Westfield for many years before moving to East Dennis, Massachusetts.
She lived there from 1965 to 1990, when she relocated to Jamesburg.
Mrs. Dudley was a graduate of Bayonne High School and Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.
She had taught foreign languages at Caldwell High School for many years.
She was a former member of the Dennis Garden Club, the Ladies Nine Holers at the Dennis Pines Golf Course in Dennis, and a former member of the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Harwichport, Massachusetts.
She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Henry G. Dudley, in 1989.
Surviving are three sons, Thomas G. Dudley of Thompson, Pennsylvania, Kenneth H. Dudley of Plainfield and Henry G. Dudley, Jr. of Brookfield Center, Connecticut, and seven grandchildren.
A graveside service was held at the Quivet Neck Cemetery in East Dennis on Monday, August 31.
Memorial donations may be made to the Pilgrim Congregational Church, Route 28 Main Street, Harwichport, Massachusetts 02646.
Kathryn Rohrer, 69
Technical Editor; Coordinated Crusader Scholars Program
Kathryn Rohrer, 69, of Warren died on Friday, August 28, 1998 at her home.
Born in Newark, she had lived in Maplewood, in Westfield, in Wheaton, Illinois, and in Memphis, Tennessee before moving to Warren in 1978.
She graduated from Vassar College in 1950 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Comparative Religion.
Mrs. Rohrer had been a technical editor with Bell Telephone Labs in Murray Hill until 1956.
She was a member and editor of the Village Voice Newsletter of the Union Village United Methodist Church in Berkeley Heights.
She was a coordinator of the Crusader Scholars Program at the Methodist Board of Missions in New York City.
Surviving are her husband, James Rohrer; two sons, David William Rohrer and James Philip Rohrer; a daughter, Sue Ellen Rohrer Leys; a sister, Ellen G. Raymer, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 1, in the Union Village United Methodist Church.
Arrangements were handled by the Higgins Home for Funerals in Watchung.
Louise Terry, 76
Previously Owned Terry-Lou Zoo in Scotch Plains
Louise Terry, 76, of Avon Park, Florida, died Friday, August 28, 1998 at her home.
Born in Winchester, New Hampshire, she had lived in Scotch Plains before moving to Avon Park in 1993.
She was the owner of Terry-Lou Zoo in Scotch Plains. The 7-acre zoo was established more than 49 years ago.
Most of the animals housed at the zoo were castoffs from other zoos. Some of the animals were too old to breed, were deformed or had been injured or maimed by hunters.
Mrs. Terry and her husband, Franklyn T. Terry, owned the zoo until they sold it in 1993. In 1997, the zoo was closed and the animals were relocated.
Surviving in addition to her husband are a son, Franklyn Avery Terry of Greensboro, North Carolina; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Services are being held today, Thursday, September 3, at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home Chapel in Avon Park.
Donations may be made to the Florida Children’s home, P. O. Box 8190, Lakeland, Florida, 33802.
Charlotte Harring, 74
Was Secretary; Active in Child Evangelism Foundation
Charlotte M. Harring, 74, of Scotch Plains died on Friday, August 28, 1998 at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison.
Born in Newark, she had lived in Hillside before moving to Scotch Plains in 1954.
Mrs. Harring had been a secretary for Calvin Schwartz Realty for 20 years, retiring in 1977.
She was a member of the Child Evangelism Foundation of Central Jersey, where she was also a secretary. She was a member of the Sarah Circle of the Scotch Plains Baptist Church, and a member of the Green Brook Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Robert E. Harring; two daughters, Joyce K. Locknish and Lorraine E. Nobles, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 1, at the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Child Evangelism Foundation of Central Jersey, 146 Main Street, South River 08882.
Lillian Page, 77
Lillian Page, 77, of Gillette died on Thursday, August 27, 1998.
Born in Ireland, Mrs. Page came to the United States at age 9.
She had lived in Newark, Elizabeth and Basking Ridge before moving to Gillette.
She was a homemaker. Mrs. Page was predeceased by her son, James Boyce.
Surviving are her husband, Clifford Page; two daughters; Karen Maly of Westfield and Janis Coty of Gillette; a sister, Kathleen Gallagher of South Orange; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 29, at St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Valley Memorial Funeral Home in Gillette.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Parkinson’s Foundation, care of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, 100 Albany Street, New Brunswick, 08903.
Sapfo A. Covras, 93
Sapfo Andrews Covras, 93, of Westfield died on Friday, August 28, 1998 at the Berkeley Hall Nursing Home in Berkeley Heights.
Born in Mytilini, Greece on February 16, 1905, Mrs. Covras had lived in Westfield for many years.
She was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Gabriel Covras, in 1941.
Surviving is a daughter, Susan Covras of Westfield.
Private funeral arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Lizzie E. Murray, 95
Lizzie E. Murray, 95, of Fanwood died on Thursday, August 27, 1998 at home.
Born in Lincolnton, Georgia, she had moved to Passaic in 1945.
She relocated to Scotch Plains in 1948 and later settled in Fanwood.
She had worked at the Van Dorn Laundry in Westfield, retiring in 1963.
She was predeceased by her husband, James Murray, three sisters and two brothers.
Surviving are three daughters, Adele Roane of Plainfield and Susie Griffin and Eva Murray, both of Fanwood; a son, Eithel Murray of Plainfield; a grandson; and a great-grandson.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 1, at the Plinton-Curry Funeral Home in Westfield.
Alice Moeller, 80
Alice Moeller, 80, of Sarasota, Florida, died Sunday, August 30, 1998 in Sarasota Health Care Center.
Born in Jersey City, she had lived in Westfield before moving to Sarasota.
Mrs. Moeller had been a member of the Wallberg Post No. 3 American Legion Ladies Auxiliary in Westfield.
Funeral Services will be held today, Thursday, September 3, at 9:45 a.m. in the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue, Westfield.
