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Alexander A. Barbarise, 61
Retired Conseco Sales Director and Trainer
Alexander A. Barbarise, 61, of Vernon Hills, Ill. died on Sunday, February 13, 2000 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill.
Born and raised in Westfield, he had lived in Piscataway for 14 years, Manalapan for seven years and Buffalo Grove, Ill. for seven years before moving to Vernon Hills eight years ago.
Mr. Barbarise had been a Regional Sales Director and trainer for Conseco in Shaumburg, Ill. for seven years before retiring in 1999.
Prior to that, he had been employed with Washington National Insurance Company for 25 years as a regional manager in New Jersey and as Director of Training in Evanston, Ill.
He served in the United States Army from 1957 until 1959.
He was a graduate of Holy Trinity High School in Westfield, where he was active in the Boy Scouts and in the Barbershop Quartet.
He held an associate’s degree from Union College in Cranford.
Surviving are his wife, Amy (Sabino) Barbarise; two sons, Brian Barbarise of Englishtown and Kevin Barbarise of Hainesville, Ill.; three daughters, Laura Navas of Round Lake Beach, Ill., Karen Buchholtz of Kenosha, Wis. and Kimberly Magnan of Addison, Ill.; his parents, Anthony and Mary Del Conte Barbarise of Toms River; a sister, Dolores Engel of Aberdeen; three grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
The funeral will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 19, from the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield, followed by a Funeral Liturgy at 10 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, also in Westfield.
Interment will be at the Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville, Ill.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. today and tomorrow, Thursday and Friday, February 17 and 18 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the NCH Foundation, care of Mary Davis/ Oncology, 800 West Central Road, Arlington Heights, Ill, 60004.
Edmund C. Allen, 91
Taught Latin; Was Principal of Tamaques School
Edmund C. Allen, 91, died on Thursday, February 10, 2000 in the Medical Facility of Normandy Farms Estates in Blue Bell, Pa.
Born on August 16, 1908 in Wallingford, Conn., the son of the late Clifton and Elizabeth Fowler Allen, he had lived in Westfield before moving to Normandy Farms Estates in 1984.
Mr. Allen, who began his education career as a Latin teacher at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., later taught Latin in the Westfield school district until 1952.
He subsequently became an elementary school principal, retiring from Tamaques Elementary School in Westfield in 1971.
Mr. Allen graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. in 1930.
He received a master’s degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania in 1933.
He was a member of the First Congregational Church in Westfield.
He was predeceased by his wife, Doris Ward Allen, in 1998.
Surviving are a son, Robert W. Allen of Highland, Md.; a daughter, Susan A. Delin of Bedminster Township; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 11, at 11:30 a.m. at Normandy Farms Estates, 9000 Twin Silo Drive, Blue Bell, Pa.
Interment will be in the First Congregational Church Memorial Garden in Westfield at a date to be chosen by the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Inc., 1250 Hylan Boulevard, Suite 4B, Staten Island, N. Y., 10305.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Huff and Lakjer Funeral Home in Lansdale, Pa.
Thomas J. Santo Salvo, 67
Former Mayor; Scotch Plains Council Representative
Thomas J. Santo Salvo, 67, of Edison died on Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at home.
Born in Scotch Plains, he lived there until moving to Edison 15 years ago.
Mr. Santo Salvo was the owner and President of Moore Equipment Company, Inc.
He served as Mayor of Scotch Plains in 1968 and was Deputy Mayor a year earlier.
He was a member of the Scotch Plains Township Council from 1966 through 1969.
He subsequently served on the Scotch Plains Board of Adjustment.
Mr. Santo Salvo was a member of American Legion Post No. 209 in Scotch Plains and of the Scotch Plains Republican Club.
He was also a former board member and a member of the Executive Committee of the Plainfield Country Club in Edison.
He was a graduate of Rutgers University.
He served in the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions of the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict.
Surviving are his wife, Arlene Sack Santo Salvo; a daughter, Deborah J. Tallman of Rumson; two sons, Thomas D. Santo Salvo of Fanwood and Lieutenant Commander John T. Santo Salvo of Lawrence, Kan.; his mother, Josephine Santo Salvo; a sister, Dorothy Guiterrez, and three grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Saturday, November 20, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, following the funeral from the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
Interment was at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 815, Elizabeth, 07207.
C. Glenn Carraway, 77
Glazier At Statewide Glass in Plainfield
C. Glenn Carraway, 77, of Fanwood died on Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Goldsboro, N.C., he had lived in Scotch Plains before moving to Fanwood 15 years ago.
Mr. Carraway had been a glazier with Statewide Glass in Plainfield for 39 years prior to retiring in 1986.
He was a former member of the Scotch Plains Volunteer Rescue Squad.
Surviving are his wife, Joyce C. Leaver Carraway; six daughters, Linda Walker of Maine, Linda J. McNally of Rochester, N.H., Coleen D. DeJesso and Lisa L. Burns of Phillipsburg, Cindy L. Squashic of Wake Forest, N.C. and Lori S. Ashburner of South Berwick, Me.; four sisters, Correnner West and Cleo Wynn, both of Goldsboro; Elender James and Reba Sills, both of Garner, N.C.; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held on Friday, November 19, at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
Memorial donations may be made to the Fanwood Rescue Squad, 218 Forest Road, Fanwood, 07023.
Leslie ‘Don’ Coon, 53
Leslie “Don” Coon, 53, of Elizabeth died on Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at the home of his brother, Arthur Coon Jr., in Scotch Plains.
Born in Elizabeth, he had lived in Scotch Plains before returning to Elizabeth.
Mr. Coon was an independent contractor for a delivery service in Newark Airport for the past 15 years.
Surviving, in addition to his brother, are a daughter, April Coon; four other brothers, John Coon, Charles Coon, Howard Coon and Thomas Coon, and two sisters, Dorothy Liechty and Margaret McFadden.
Private services were arranged by the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Memorial donations may be made to the UMDNJ-Hematology and Oncology Department, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, 07103.
Rosemary A. Jones, 69
Was Rosarian; Administrative Assistant for 18 Years
Rosemary A. Jones, 69, of Warren died on Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at home.
Born in Tuckahoe, N.Y., she had lived in Roselle Park before moving to Warren in 1960.
Mrs. Jones was employed as an administrative assistant for Paulus Sokolowski and Sartor in Warren for 18 years.
She was a member of the Rosary Altar Society of the Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church in Martinsville and was also a member of the Woman’s Club.
She was predeceased by her husband, Francis Jones, in 1990, and by a son, Richard Jones, in 1979.
Surviving are a daughter, Cathy E. Jensen of Lebanon; two sons, David Jones of Mountainside and Robert Jones of Greenville, N.C. and three grandsons.
A funeral service was held on Monday, November 22, at the Springdale Methodist Cemetery in Warren.
Memorial donations may be made to Somerset Hills Visiting Nurses Association, the Morristown Memorial Hospital Hematology and Oncology Department, or the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements were handled by Bruce C. Van Arsdale in Raritan.
Gist R. Johnson, Jr., 46
Gist R. “Boo” Johnson, Jr., 46, of Plainfield died on Thursday, November 18, 1999 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born on March 7, 1953 in Plainfield, he was an area resident all of his life.
Mr. Johnson was employed as a driver with Lucent Technology in Murray Hill.
He was a graduate of Westfield High School.
Surviving are his wife, Karia Johnson; three sons, Kelonis Johnson, Gist Johnson, 3rd and Anthony Johnson; his mother, Beverly Johnson of Westfield; his father, Gist R. Johnson, Sr. of Plainfield; his grandmother, Estelle Counts of Plainfield; two sisters, Diane Gonzales of Westfield and Tijuano Franklin of Virginia, and a granddaughter.
A funeral service was held on Monday, November 22, at the Plainfield North Kingdom Hall in Plainfield.
Arrangements were handled by the Plinton-Curry Funeral Home in Westfield.
Clifford J. Ruffini, 85
Clifford J. Ruffini, 85, of Stirling died on Friday, November 19, 1999 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Rahway, he had lived in Westfield, Florida and Toms River before moving to Stirling.
Mr. Ruffini had been a foreman with the Alcoa Company in Garwood and Edison, where he worked for 35 years before retiring in 1968.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Ruffini; a son, Richard C. Ruffini; a brother, Joseph Ruffini; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Monday, November 22, at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Arrangements were handled by the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
