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Joseph Donatelli, 81
Business Owner; Was Active With Knights and UNICO
Rev. Michael A. Merlucci, 52, Pastor
Of St. Bartholomew the Apostle
Joseph Donatelli, 81, a lifelong
resident of Scotch Plains, died on
Tuesday, February 8, 2000 at home.
In 1964, Mr. Donatelli founded
the Eastern Marble Corporation of
Scotch Plains, suppliers of marble,
granite and slate to stone industries
worldwide.
An inventor, he held several patents
for stone industry machinery,
including cutters. He was also active
in the market development and sales
of that machinery.
He had previously been President
of the Domar Corporation, a stone
fabricating shop in Florida.
An Army Air Force veteran of
World War II, he served in the 385th
Air Service, distinguished for its role
in the Japanese surrender at Iwo Jima
Island prior to the Japanese surrender
to General Douglas MacArthur.
Mr. Donatelli was a Past President
and served on the Board of Directors
of the Building Stone Institute in
New York City. He was also a member
of the Board of Directors of the
Stone Expo-National Convention
Organization.
He was a Past President of the Vera
Beach Country Club in Florida and a
Past President and Chairman of the
Greens Committee at the Twin
Brooks Country Club in Watchung.
He was a life member and gold
card holder of the International Union
of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman
in New York City and a member of
UNICO and the Knights of Columbus
Father Nelligan Council No.
5730, both in Scotch Plains.
He was predeceased by two brothers,
Henry Donatelli and the late
Scotch Plains Township Councilman
Franklin Donatelli.
Surviving are Mary Donatelli, his
wife of 53 years; three sons, Joseph
M. Donatelli, Thomas P. Donatelli
and John J. Donatelli; nine daughters,
Kathryn, Rosalie and Anne Marie Donatelli,
Mary Ann Reilly, Virginia Perrotti,
Margaret Black, Josephine Kronsteiner,
Betsy Bianchi and Laura Walker; three brothers,
Thomas Donatelli, Mauro Donatelli
and Robert Donatelli; a sister,
Josephine Capparelli, and 13 grandchildren.
A Mass will be offered at 10 a.m.
tomorrow, Friday, February 11, in St.
Bartholomew the Apostle Roman
Catholic Church in Scotch Plains,
after the funeral from the Rossi Funeral
Home, also in Scotch Plains.
Interment will take place at Fairview
Cemetery in Westfield.
Visitation will be held today, Thursday,
February 10, from 2 to 4 p.m.
and from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made
to the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 325, Scotch Plains, 07076.
Howard Rogers, 87
Founded Local Firm;
Active With Churches and Civic Groups
Howard Rogers, 87, of Westfield
died on Thursday, February 3, 2000 at home.
Born in Jersey City, he was raised
in Roselle and lived in Westfield for
the past 30 years.
Mr. Rogers was co-founder with
his son, Thomas Rogers, of Cryogenics
APC Systems Inc. in Westfield.
He retired in 1997 after 20 years.
He had previously owned the Automotive
Machine Company in Elizabeth and was
a consultant to the trucking industry
for many years.
He was a member of the Second
Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth,
where he served for many years as
the Sunday School Superintendent.
Mr. Rogers was also an active
member of the Craftsman’s Club of
The Presbyterian Church in Westfield
and a member of the Westfield Old
Guard and the Elizabeth chapter of
Rotary International.
A 32nd Degree Mason, he was the
organist of Washington Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons in Elizabeth.
More recently, he was a member of
the Loyalty Lodge in Union.
Surviving are his wife of 68 years,
Marion Boyce Rogers; two sons,
Thomas Rogers and David Rogers,
both of Westfield; a brother, Nick
Rogers; two sisters, Leanore Smith
and Delaphine Vogel; five grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
A service was held on Monday,
February 7, at the Chapel of The
Presbyterian Church in Westfield.
Interment took place at Fairview
Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements were under the direction
of Dooley Colonial Home,
556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to
The Presbyterian Church in Westfield.
John M. Ward, 81
D-Day Veteran; Served on Rescue Squad for 19 Years
John M. Ward, 81, of Toms River
died on Monday, January 31, 2000 at home.
Born in Litherland, England, he
had lived in West Orange and in
Westfield before moving to Toms
River 24 years ago.
Mr. Ward had been a safety supervisor
for Public Service Electric and
Gas Company before retiring in 1980.
He served in the United States
Army during World War II and was
one of the first wave to hit Omaha
Beach on D-Day. Mr. Ward received
the American Defense Service Medal
with a Bronze Star, the European
African Middle Eastern Service
Medal, the Good Conduct Medal
and the American Service Medal.
He was a member of the Westfield
Volunteer Rescue Squad for 19 years
and was also a volunteer with the
American Red Cross in Westfield,
where he served as a Vice President.
He had been a President of the
Hudson County Industrial Safety
Council, the Westfield Knights of
Columbus and the Toms River Elks.
Mr. Ward attended Pace University
in New York and the Newark
College of Engineering.
Surviving are his wife, Teresa A.
Ward; a son, David Ward of Metairie,
New Orleans, La., three daughters,
Mimi VanNortwick of Bethaven,
N.C., Lin Ward-Ziskoski of Edison
and Cathy Centanni of Jupiter, Fla.,
and six grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Friday, February 4,
in Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic
Church in West Orange,
following the funeral from the Dangler
Funeral Home of West Orange.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Van Dyke Hospice,
99 Highway 37 West, Toms River, 08755.
John C. Brown, 72
Awarded Medals For Service During World War II
John C. Brown, 72, of Scotch Plains
died on Monday, January 31, 2000 at home.
Born in Elizabeth, he lived in
Scotch Plains for the last 45 years.
Mr. Brown had been a production
manager and chief design engineer
for MacMillan Bloedel, Inc. in Union,
where he worked for 40 years before
retiring in 1989.
He was a veteran of the United
States Marine Corps and participated
in the landing at Okinawa during
World War II. Mr. Brown received
two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and
a Silver Star.
He was a graduate of Seton Hall
University in South Orange, where
he earned a Bachelor of Science
Degree.
Surviving are his wife,
Joann Major Brown; two daughters, Diane
Robinson of Scotch Plains and Laura
Forrestal of Edison; a son, Robert C.
Brown of Scotch Plains; a brother,
Edward Brown of Colts Neck, and
two grandchildren.
Private services were arranged by
the Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake
Funeral Home in Westfield.
Joseph F. Regan, 69
Army Veteran; Was Senior Systems Analyst at IBM
Joseph Francis Regan, 69, of Clark
died on Thursday, January 27, 2000 at
home.
Born in Plainfield, he had lived in
North Plainfield and later in Westfield
for 25 years before relocating to Clark
four years ago.
Mr. Regan had been employed as a
senior systems analyst with IBM in
Cranford and in White Plains, N.Y.
before retiring in 1990 after 35 years.
He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.
He graduated in 1960 from Seton
Hall University in South Orange with
a bachelor’s degree in engineering.
Surviving are three sons, Brian
Regan of Rochester, N.Y., Sean
Regan of Red Bank and Patrick Regan
of Key West, Fla.; a brother, John
Regan of Augusta, Ga.; a sister,
Monica Regan of Toms River, and
two grandchildren.
Friends are invited to Yin 24 PM
Sunday at the Dooley Colonial Home
Services were held on Sunday,
January 30, at the Dooley Colonial
Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in
Westfield.
Albert Neumann, 70
Third Generation Owner of Westfield Construction Firm
Albert E. Neumann, Jr., 70, a lifelong
resident of Westfield, died on
Monday, February 7, 2000 in Overlook
Hospital in Summit.
Mr. Neumann was the third generation
in his family to own and
operate Neumann Construction in
Westfield.
He was also a driver with A.K.
Stamping in Mountainside for six
years.
Surviving are his mother, Mildred
Neumann; a daughter, Stacey Franke,
and three grandchildren.
Services will be held tomorrow,
Friday, February 11, under the
direction of the Dooley Funeral Home,
218 North Avenue in Cranford.
