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Alvah H. Wickes, 80
Worked in Sales; Army Veteran Received Purple Heart
Alvah H. Wickes, 80, of Westfield died on Wednesday, August 5, 1998 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania on June 25, 1918, he was the son of the late Richard and Rizpah Kraus Wickes. He had moved to Westfield 46 years ago.
Mr. Wickes had been employed as a salesman of automotive supplies for The Whitemarsh Corporation in Edison for 40 years before retiring in 1983.
He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army during World War II and received the Purple Heart. Surviving are his wife, Mary E. Quinlin Wickes; a daughter, Betsy McKeever of Denville; a son, James R. Wickes of Scottsdale, Arizona; a brother, Richard W. Wickes of Fallbrook, California, and four grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were private. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad, 335 Watterson Street, Westfield, 07090.
Roberta Lee Marks, 56
Roberta Lee Margolin Marks, 56, of Westfield died on Saturday, August 8, 1998 at home.
Born in Brooklyn, she had lived in Short Hills before moving to Westfield in 1993.
Mrs. Marks was a member of Temple Emanu-El of Westfield.
Surviving are her husband, Sheldon Marks; a daughter, Jessica Marks of Scotch Plains; a son, Gregg Marks of Hoboken, and a brother, Ely Margolin of Coral Springs, Florida.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, August 9, at Temple Emanu-El. Burial followed at Cedar Park Cemetery in Westwood.
Arrangements were under the direction of Kreitzman’s Memorial Home in Union.
John Scheuerman, 3rd
LaSalle Graduate; Was Aerospace Engineer and Executive
John Scheuerman 3rd, of Pompano Beach, Florida, formerly of Mountainside, died on Monday, August 3, 1998.
He had been an aerospace engineer and executive for Curtiss-Wright Aviation in Wood Ridge for many years before retiring. Prior to that, he had worked for Bendix Avia tion.
Mr. Scheuerman attended Newark College of Engineering and studied law at LaSalle University in Philadelphia.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Scheuerman; a daughter, Judith Lippe; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
A Mass was offered on Friday, August 7, in Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Mountainside.
Arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Janet Wowchuck, 73
Janet Wowchuck, 73, of Raritan Township died on Friday, August 7, 1998 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville.
Born in Newark, she had lived in Scotch Plains for 44 years before moving to Raritan Township in 1994.
She was a computer assembler at QUI Corporation in Springfield.
Surviving are her mother, Rose Zalepsky of Three Bridges; two sons, Nicholas Wowchuck of Raritan Township and Harry Wowchuck of New Jersey; a daughter, Kathie Friesen of Raritan Township; a brother, Michael Zalepsky of Manasquan; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, August 11, at the Robert L. Ford Funeral Home in Flemington.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bridgeway Convalescent Center, Route 22, Bridgewater, 08807.
Nancy McElroy
CSH Auxiliary Member; Youth and Family Counseling President
Nancy M. McElroy of Westfield died on Friday, July 31, 1998 in the Ashbrook Nursing Home in Scotch Plains.
Born in New Brunswick, she had lived in Westfield for 38 years. She was a graduate of Immaculata College in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. McElroy was a communicant of St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
She had served on the Board of Trustees of Youth and Family Counseling Service in Westfield from 1983 to 1989, and was President of the charity from 1984 to 1988. She also was a longtime member of the auxiliary of Children’s Specialized Hospital in Mountainside.
Mrs. McElroy was a trustee of Visiting Home Care, an affiliate of Visiting Nurses Services, and a member of the Auxiliary of the Westfield Day Care Center. She was a member of Union County Birthright, and a former Vice President of Colonial Westfield Questers.
Surviving are her husband of 46 years, Joseph L. McElroy; a daughter, Kathryn McElroy of Westfield; three sons, Gregory McElroy of Potomac, Maryland, James McElroy of Harrisonburg, Virginia and John McElroy of Ridgewood, and nine grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass was held on Monday, August 3, in St. Helen’s Church. Interment took place in Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Dooley Colonial Funeral Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Center for Hope Hospice, 176 Hussa Street, Linden, 07036.
Joseph P. Lacko, 83
Joseph P. Lacko, 83, of Westfield died on Thursday, August 6, 1998 in the Westfield Center, Genesis ElderCare Network, in Westfield.
Born in Elizabeth, he moved to Westfield two years ago.
Mr. Lacko had been a construction laborer with Lawrence Construction in Short Hills for 30 years before retiring in 1980.
Surviving are three sons, Joseph Lacko, Thomas Lacko and James Lacko; a daughter, Gail Lacko; four sisters, Olga Scott, Evelyn Schmidt, Rita Davern and Ann Brandt, and nine grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Saturday, August 8, in St. Michael/ Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church in Elizabeth.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Krowicki McCracken Funeral Home in Linden.
Florence Lisowski, 80
Florence C. Lisowski, 80, of Toms River died on Saturday, August 8, 1998 in the Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Born in Newark, Mrs. Lisowski had lived in Westfield before moving to Toms River in 1986.
Surviving are her husband, Joseph A. Lisowski; two sons, Joseph Lisowski, Jr. and Michael Maderia; a daughter, Judith O’Keefe; seven sisters, Loretta Anderson, Edna Jackson, Mary Jankowski, Marnett Geoghagan, Myrtle Saparito, Lorraine Powell and Rita Burdette; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Tuesday, August 11, in the Visitation Church of Bricktown, following the funeral from the Silverton Memorial Funeral Home in Toms River.
