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Linda E. Kane, 56
Linda E. Kane, 56, died Saturday, September 13, 1997 at The Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
Ms. Kane was born in Cherryville, North Carolina, and had lived in Hackettstown before moving to Scotch Plains in 1987.
She graduated from Livingston High School and, in 1986, received an associate’s degree in literature, cum laude, from the County College of Morris.
She had been a crisis counselor for CONTACT We Care in the Union County area.
Ms. Kane did volunteer work for the Scotch Plains Library and the Scotch Plains Service League.
She also was a volunteer, locally and nationally, for the Scleroderma Federation.
Surviving are her mother, Willie Edwards of Springfield; a son, Brian Kane of Washington, New Jersey; four sisters, Gerri Bonosky of Florham Park, Barbara Durant of Scotch Plains, Jane Byrne of Bridgewater and Shirley Wellman of San Francisco.
Funeral services were held yesterday, Wednesday, September 17, at the Springfield Emanuel United Methodist Church.
Arrangements were handled by the Smith & Smith Funeral Home in Springfield.
Anna Prior, 102
Anna Prior of Scotch Plains, who celebrated her 102nd birthday on May 25, died Monday, September 15, 1997 in the Ashbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Scotch Plains.
Born in Newark, she had lived in West Orange, Maplewood, Berkeley Heights and Spring Lake Heights before moving to Scotch Plains more than a year ago.
Mrs. Prior was a direct descendant of Edward Ball, a founder of Newark.
Surviving are two daughters, Edna Hoehn and Doris Thornton; four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Haeberle & Barth Colonial Home in Union.
Robert Butler, 75, Veteran;
Was Former Chief Engineer
Robert F. Butler 75, of Scotch Plains, died on Thursday, September 11, 1997 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, Mr. Butler had lived in Brooklyn before moving to Scotch Plains.
Mr. Butler had been a Chief Engineer for four years with the United States Lines in New York, before retiring in 1985. Previously, he had worked for 40 years with the Moore McCormack Lines in New York.
Mr. Butler served with the United States Merchant Marines during World War II.
He was a Lieutenant in the Naval Officer Reserve Association and a member of the Dennis Roland Merchant Marine Veterans in Newark, the Plainfield West Nine Golf Club and the Marine Engineers Benevolent Association.
Surviving are his wife, Jeanne M. Butler; three daughters, Sherry Beck, Dale Hampton and Bobbi Jean Wilson; two sisters, Barbara Spottswood and Natalie Barrett; eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Monday, September 15, in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Arrangements were handled by the Dooley Funeral Home, 218 North Avenue, West, in Cranford.
Victor De Jesso, 72, Owned
Township Stationery Store
Victor De Jesso, 72, of Cresco, Pennsylvania, formerly of Scotch Plains, died on Thursday, September 11, 1997 at home.
Born in Newark, Mr. De Jesso had lived in East Orange before moving to Scotch Plains in 1952. He moved to Cresco in 1985.
He had been the owner of Paradise Treat in Cresco from 1987 until this year. From 1976 to 1983, he had owned and operated the Wallis Stationery Store in Scotch Plains.
Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Mary Couto De Jesso; two sons, Gregory De Jesso of Phillipsburg and Victor De Jesso of North Plainfield; two daughters, Joyce M. Gardner and Marlene M. Bauman, both of Scotch Plains; two brothers, Dominick De Jesso of Bloomfield and Peter De Jesso of South Amboy; a sister, Frances Twibill of Springfield, and 12 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Monday, September 15, at the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains, followed by a Mass at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Central Regional Chapter, 15 Roszel Road, Princeton, 98540.
Beatrice W. Scott, 83
Beatrice Louise Woodruff Scott, 83, of Royersford, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday, September 13, 1997 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center in Pennsylvania.
Born in Westfield, Mrs. Scott had lived in Plainfield before moving to Royersford two years ago.
She had worked at Helen Elliott Candies in North Plainfield for 20 years, retiring in 1960.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Plainfield.
Her husband, Richard Scott, died in 1993.
Surviving are two daughters, Reenie Santoro of Norristown, Pennsylvania and Mary Ann Zegarski of Warren, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 16, at the Higgins Home for Funerals in North Plainfield, followed by a Mass at St. Mary’s Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Montgomery County Geriatric Center, 1600 Black Road, Royersford, Pennsylvania, 19468.
Herbert D. Thomas, 76
Herbert D. Thomas, 76, of Toms River, formerly of Westfield, died on Saturday, September 13, 1997 at Community Hospital in Toms River.
Born in Newark, he had moved to Westfield in 1960 and to Toms River two years ago.
He had been a stationary engineer for Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceutical Company in Summit for more than 20 years, retiring in 1988.
He was a United States Army veteran of WW II.
He was a member of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, where he was active in the Christmas Pageant Theatricals.
Surviving are, his wife, Eleanor Williams Thomas; a daughter, Gail Dennise Thomas of Westfield; a son, Nairobi Sailcat of Carlsbad, California, and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 20, at the Dooley Funeral Home, 218 North Avenue, West, in Cranford. Friends are invited to visit at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Interment will take place in Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Dana W. Slayman, 69
Dana Webb Slayman, 69, formerly of Westfield, died on Friday, September 12, 1997 at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, California.
Born and educated in Des Moines, Iowa, Mrs. Slayman had lived in Westfield from 1978 to 1985. While living in the town, she had been a secretary in the Westfield High School Principal’s Office.
In Thousand Oaks, she was an active member of the Los Robles Hospital Volunteers and of the hospital’s Bunny Bee Auxiliary.
Surviving are her husband, Robert Slayman; a son, Thomas Slayman of Redlands, California; two daughters, Julie Naranjo of Redlands and Catherine Nicolella of West Des Moines, Iowa; her mother, Helen Webb of Des Moines; her sister, Colleen Dillon of Des Moines, and six grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on Monday, September 15, at Pierce Brothers Griffin Mortuary in Thousand Oaks. A family service and burial will be held later in Des Moines.
