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Joseph Mayer, 93
Joseph Mayer, 93, of Whiting in Manchester, died on Friday, February 25, 2000 at home.
Born in Garwood, he had lived there before moving to Whiting 25 years ago.
Mr. Mayer had owned and worked at his family’s grocery store, John Mayer & Sons Grocer in Garwood, before retiring in 1971.
He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church in Whiting and a member of the Crestwood Village 4 Residents Club.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Catherine Barclay Mayer; a son, William Mayer of Millville; three daughters, Marilyn Keller of Fanwood, Monica Shaw of Basking Ridge, Bernards Township, and Kathleen Alfonse of Point Pleasant Beach; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. this Saturday, March 4, at the All Saints Chapel at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Whiting.
Private interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
DeGraff Cremation Services in Lakehurst is in charge of the arrangements.
Jeffrey Curtis, 50
Jeffrey Curtis, 50, of Mountainside died on Friday, February 25, 2000 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Newark, he had lived in Tennessee before moving to Mountainside.
Mr. Curtis served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.
Surviving are a daughter, Sara Curtis; his mother, Lucille Curtis, and a sister, Lynn Schenk.
Services were held on Tuesday, February 29, in the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Frank Schiazza, 60
Project Director; Lead Anti-Substance Abuse Efforts
Frank L. Schiazza, 60, of Fanwood died on Tuesday, February 22, 2000 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Brooklyn, he resided there before moving to Fanwood nine years ago.
Mr. Schiazza was Project Director at Grand Central Partnership in New York City.
He was previously employed as a Sales Associate with McLean Trucking in Brooklyn and was the former owner of R&D Surveys, Inc., also in Brooklyn.
Mr. Schiazza additionally orchestrated anti-substance abuse community action groups in Brooklyn during the 1980s, which gained national attention.
Surviving are his wife, Patricia Vitale Schiazza; four sons, Frank Schiazza, Christopher Schiazza, Brian Schiazza and Patrick Schiazza; a daughter, Laura Lover; a brother, Robert Schiazza; three sisters, Marie Vance, Teresa Chiusano and Genevieve Maceda, and 10 grandchildren.
The funeral was from the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood, followed by a Mass at St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Arthritis Foundation, 200 Middlesex Avenue, Iselin, 08830, or Helping Hands and Hearts, 1600 Rahway Avenue, Westfield, 07090.
Dewey B. Cotone, 94
Had Owned Pizzeria in Westfield for 20 Years
Dewey B. Cotone, 94, of Lebanon died on Tuesday, February 22, 2000 in the Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington.
Born in Westfield, Mr. Cotone had lived in Port Richey, Fla. for 27 years before moving to Lebanon in 1997.
Mr. Cotone had owned Dewey’s Pizzeria in Westfield for 20 years before retiring in 1971.
He was a past member of the Westfield Civic Association.
He was predeceased by his wife, Verna Cotone.
Surviving are a daughter, Peggy Ann Jensen of Lebanon; two sisters, Yolanda Ziener and Flora Cotone, both of Westfield; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Saturday, February 26, in the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Burial took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements were handled by the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center, care of Dr. Brian Quinn, 1100 Wescott Drive, Flemington, 08822.
Patricia Ray, 62
Activity Director At Ashbrook Nursing Center
Patricia Ray, 62, of Scotch Plains died on Friday, February 25, 2000 in University Hospital in Newark.
Born in Newark, she had lived in Colonia before moving to Scotch Plains 20 years ago.
Mrs. Ray was an activity director at the Ashbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Scotch Plains for 10 years.
Surviving are her husband, Charles Ray; a son, Peter Bennett, 3rd; three daughters, Teresa Zakszewski, Susan Decker and Cheryl Bellomo; three brothers, Thomas Maloney, Dennis Maloney and Robert Maloney; a sister, Maureen Caruso, and 14 grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Monday, February 28, in St. John Vianney Church in Colonia, following the funeral from the Gosselin Funeral Home in Edison.
Interment took place in St. Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia.
Fred K. Hoyer, 88
Was Pipe Fitter At Bayway Refinery for 42 Years
Fred K. Hoyer, 88, of Port Charlotte, Fla. died on Thursday, February 24, 2000 in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Port Charlotte.
Born in Weehawken, he had lived in Westfield for more than 60 years before moving to Florida 22 years ago.
Mr. Hoyer had been a pipefitter with the Bayway refinery of the Exxon Corporation in Linden for 42 years, retiring in 1972.
He was predeceased by a brother, Victor R. Hoyer, and a sister, Gertrude Raffterrey.
Surviving are a daughter, Mar-Beth Walker of Scotch Plains; a brother, Woodrow Wilson Hoyer of Lincoln, Neb., and two grandchildren.
Services were held yesterday, Wednesday, March 1, in the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
Wilhelmina Henry, 95
Wilhelmina R. Henry, 95, of Union died on Tuesday, February 22, 2000 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in New York, she had lived in Union and Mountainside before returning to Union 10 years ago.
Mrs. Henry had been a cafeteria worker for the Prudential Insurance Company in Newark for 22 years, before retiring 33 years ago.
She was a member of the Five Points Senior Citizens and the side Historical Society.
Graveside services were held on Friday, February 25, in Hollywood Memorial Park in Union.
Arrangements were handled by the Haeberle & Barth Colonial Home in Union.
Richard F. Weber, 76
Richard F. Weber, Sr., 76, of Lakewood died on Tuesday, February 22, 2000 at the Lakeview Nursing Center in Lakewood.
Born in Newark, he had lived in Clark for 40 years before moving to Lakewood 10 years ago.
Mr. Weber had been a machinist for Magnus Tool and Die Company in Mountainside for 49 years before retiring 10 years ago.
He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post No. 328 in Clark.
Mr. Weber was also a member of the Brick Elks Lodge No. 2151.
Surviving are his wife, Thelma Thomas Weber; three sons, Richard Weber, Jr. and James Weber, both of Clark, and Thomas Weber of Bangor, Pa., and 12 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held last Thursday, February 24, at the Krowicki-Gorny Memorial Home in Clark.
