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Walter J. Nowicki, 46
Walter J. Nowicki, 46, of Toms River, formerly of Westfield, died on Wednesday, September 24, 1997 in Point Pleasant Hospital.
Born in Linden, he had lived in Clark and Westfield before recently moving to Toms River.
Mr. Nowicki was a truck driver with A. K. Stamping Company in Mountainside, for a year. Earlier, he had been a warehouseman for 15 years with the Twin County Grocers in Edison.
He had served in the United States Army National Guard from 1969 through 1975.
Mr. Nowicki was a 1971 graduate of Union Technical Institute.
Surviving are his wife, Glorya Gerardi; two sons Michael J. Nowicki and Kevin M. Nowicki; his mother, Stella Nowicki Repmann; two brothers, James Repmann and Carl Repmann, and a sister, June Repmann.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Saturday, September 27, in St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church in Linden.
The funeral was under the direction of the Leonard-Lee Funeral Home in Linden.
Lucia DiNizio, 86
Lucia "Lucy" DiNizio, 86, of Scotch Plains, died on Friday, September 26, 1997 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Italy, Mrs. DiNizio came to the United States in 1954. She had lived in Pennsylvania and Westfield before moving to Scotch Plains in 1960.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. DiNizio was a member of the Scotch Plains Meridians and the St. Nicholas Women's Auxiliary.
Mrs. DiNizio also was a member of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
She was predeceased by her husband, Pasquale DiNizio, in 1991.
Surviving are a sister, Carmella Santilli of Italy, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held on Monday, September 29, at the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains, followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Bartholomew's Church.
Seaborn `Ed' Bagley, 79
Engineer; Had Worked on Manhattan Project
Seaborn "Ed" Bagley, Jr., 79, of Scotch Plains, died on Saturday, September 27, 1997 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Alpharetta Georgia, Mr. Bagley had lived in Scotch Plains for 38 years.
He had been the Vice President of Chicopee Manufacturing Co., a part of Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, retiring after 35 years. He also was an engineer on the Manhattan Project that led to the development of the first atom bomb.
He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Textile Engineering. He received his master's degree in textile engineering from the North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Surviving are his wife, Eileen Elsen Bagley; a daughter, Carol B. Langer of Lexington, Massachusetts, and a son, Mark E. Bagley of Jackson, Mississippi.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 30, at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue, West, in Fanwood.
Donations in Mr. Bagley's memory may be made to the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 325, Scotch Plains, 07076.
V.B. Dayhoff, Jr., 74
Van Buren Dayhoff, Jr., 74, of Avon Park, Florida, died on Friday, September 26, 1997 at home.
Born in Boston, Mr. Dayhoff had lived in Norwich, Connecticut for eight years before moving to Florida in 1988.
Mr. Dayhoff had been a quality assurance specialist for the United States government until retiring in 1985.
He was a member of the Avon Park United Methodist Church and the River Greens Golf Course in Avon Park.
Surviving is his wife, Barbara Arndt Dayhoff of Avon Park, formerly of Westfield.
Funeral services took place yesterday, Wednesday, October 1, at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cancer Research Foundation, 200 Daingerfield Road, Suite 200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, or Good Shepherd Hospice of Sebring, Florida, P.O. Box 1884, Sebring, 33870.
Antonetta Galizia, 100
Antonetta Galizia, 100, of Gulfport, Florida, died on Tuesday, September 9, 1997 at home.
Born in Bari, Italy, Mrs. Galizia had lived in Westfield before moving to Gulfport in 1956.
Mrs. Galizia was a homemaker.
She was also an active member of the Women's Club of Most Holy Name of Jesus and the Lions Auxiliary, both in Gulfport.
She was also a member of the Rosary Society of Italy.
Surviving are three daughters, Mary Bongarzone and America Stefnagle, both of Westfield, and Gilda Angelo of Gulfport; six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were handled by the Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.
Helen L. Fraser, 87
Helen L. Fraser, 87, of Peachtree City, Georgia, formerly of Westfield, died on Thursday, September 25, 1997 at the Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Peachtree City.
Born in Toronto, Canada, she had lived in Cranford and Westfield before moving to Peachtree City in 1983.
Helen was a member of the P.E.O., Peachtree City Garden Club and the Daughters of the British Empire. She was a former President of the Woman's Club of Westfield and Past President of the New Jersey State Women's Club.
She was predeceased by her husband, George William Fraser, who died in 1983.
Surviving are two sons, Alan Fraser of Fairburn, Georgia and Roger Fraser of Jacksonville, Florida, and three grandchildren.
Private burial was held under the direction of the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Isaac J. Copper, 74
Isaac J. Copper, 74, of Plainfield, died on Friday, September 26, 1997 at home.
Born in Easton, Maryland, he had lived in Plainfield for 50 years.
Mr. Copper had been a Chief of Quality Control for Golton Industries in Metuchen for 40 years, retiring in 1992.
He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Plainfield for 34 years. He also was a member of King Hiram Grand Council of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Eastern Stars, both in Trenton.
Mr. Copper was a United States Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Annie Jordan Copper; a son, Derrick Copper of Bel Air, Maryland; two daughters, Beverly C. Butler of Toledo, Ohio, and Pamela Parrish of Boardman, Ohio; a brother, Charles Copper of Orange; four sisters, Dorothy McKoy of Scotch Plains, Beth Copper of Orange, Fannie Copper and Edna Copper, both of Plainfield; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, October 3, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Visitation will be held today, Thursday, October 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the church.
Arrangements are being handled by the Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield.
