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Joseph F. Walton, 68
Joseph F. Walton, 68, of Plainfield died Sunday, May 16, 1999 at Muhlenberg Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in East Orange, he resided in West Orange, Vineland and Woodbine before moving to Plainfield many years ago.
He had been employed as a baker’s helper for Lenny’s Bakery in Fanwood for seven years before retiring in 1996.
Mr. Walton was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in South Plainfield, where he was a member of the church’s choir and had been a soloist.
He had participated in the local Special Olympics and was the recipient of the bronze medal in bowling.
He was predeceased by his father, W. Carl Carlton, in 1985; his mother, Irma Walton, in 1987, and his brother, The Reverend Carl Walton.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow, Friday, May 21, at 10 a.m. in the Wesley United Methodist Church in South Plainfield.
Interment will be in Restland Memorial Park in East Hanover.
Arrangements were handled by the McCriskin Home for Funerals in South Plainfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church, 1500 Plainfield Avenue, South Plainfield, 07080.
Dr. János Kollonitsch, 79
Pioneered Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research
Dr. János Kollonitsch, 79, of Westfield died on Wednesday, September 15, 1999 at home.
Born in Alag, Hungary on July 7, 1920, he came to the United States in 1956, settling in Salem, Mass.
He moved to Westfield in 1958.
Dr. Kollonitsch began his career while attending technical high school. He joined Chinoin, a pharmaceutical firm in Hungary, as a summer laboratory intern.
During his career, he invented a new process for manufacturing papaverine, which became Chinoin’s best export for years.
He also developed manufacturing processes for sulfonamides, antibiotics and vitamins.
He was also employed at the Metal Hydrides Company in Salem, Mass.
In late 1957, Dr. Kollonitsch joined the Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research; Laboratories Division of Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway.
He discovered new pharmaceutical agents.
At the time of his retirement in 1991 as a senior scientist, he authored and co-authored 72 patents, including 65 U.S. patents, and over 60 scientific papers. Six of those papers announced newly-discovered fields of research, which were featured in Nature.
Dr. Kollonitsch was awarded by the Hungarian government with the Kossuth Prize, Hungary’s highest scientific award in 1950 and 1954.
He was also elected a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1953, receiving a Doctoral Degree in Chemistry.
Surviving are his former wife, Valerie Kollonitsch of Morristown; a son, John Kollonitsch of Bernards Township and a daughter, Katalin Kollonitsch of Elizabeth.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 16, at 11:15 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Arrangements were handled by Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue, Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Memorial Concert Fund at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Attention: Music Department, 89 Ridge Street, Newark, 07104.
Sylvia Mitnick, 86
Sylvia Mitnick, 86, of Cranbury died on Sunday, September 26, in Princeton Medical Center.
Born in New York City, she lived in Brooklyn, Hallandale, Fla., and Westfield before moving to Cranbury two years ago.
Surviving is a daughter, Emily Eisen.
Arrangements were handled by the Kreitzman’s Memorial Home in Union.
Robert Stanbury, 63
Former Professor At County College, Reference Librarian
Robert Jerome Stanbury, 63, of Westfield died on Monday, September 27, 1999 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born on March 11, 1936, he was the son of the late Allan and Lillian Stanbury.
He grew up in Hillsdale and resided in the Princeton area before settling in Westfield.
Mr. Stanbury was a reference librarian and professor at Essex County College in Newark since 1968.
He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Masters of Library Science Degree from Rutgers University.
Surviving are two daughters, Jenifer Grecsek of Princeton and Kate Stanbury of Pacific Grove, Calif.; a sister, Pat Lucia of Hillsdale and a brother, Allan Stanbury of Manhattan.
A Memorial Service was held on Sunday, October 3, at the Cotton Funeral Home in Orange.
Donations may be made to The Robert J. Stanbury Memorial Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 7532, Princeton, 08540.
Lillian Ziering
Owned Beauty Shop In Roselle; Member of Hadassah
Lillian Ziering of Scotch Plains died on Monday, September 27, 1999 in the Ashbrook Nursing Home in Scotch Plains.
Born in New York City, she lived in Roselle, Linden and Cranford before moving to Scotch Plains this year.
Mrs. Ziering had owned and operated Lill’s Beauty Shop in Roselle from 1941 to 1943.
She was a member of the Hadassah, the B’nai B’rith, the Senior Citizens, the Deborah and the Sunnyfield Social Club, all in Linden, and the New Neighbor Club in Roselle.
Surviving are a son, Arthur Ziering; a daughter, Harriet Forman, and four grandchildren.
A Graveside Service was held in the Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge on Wednesday, September 29.
Arrangements were handled by the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Grace Marie Alexy, 81
Production Executive for C. R. Bard, Murray Hill
Grace Marie Alexy, 81, of New Port Richie, Fla., died on Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at her daughter’s home in New Port Richie.
Born in Marlboro, she had lived in Scotch Plains before moving to New Port Richie in 1973.
Mrs. Alexy worked in productions for C. R. Bard in Murray Hill for many years prior to retiring in 1973.
Before that, she worked for Alcoa in Garwood.
She was predeceased by her husband, Alexander Julius Alexy, in 1985, and by a daughter, Brenda Lee Alexy, in 1964.
Surviving are two daughters, June Lynn Patten of Roselle Park and Cindy L. McGuire of New Port Richie; a brother, Harvey Rue of South Plainfield, and six grandchildren.
A Funeral Service was held on Monday, October 4, at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield.
Interment was at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Adolf R. Jacobsen, 93
Was Butcher; Diner Owner Throughout New Jersey
Adolf R. Jacobsen, 93, of Mountainside, died on Wednesday, September 29, 1999 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Hamburg, Germany, he lived in Hoboken and The Bronx before moving to Mountainside in 1950.
Mr. Jacobsen was a butcher at The Manor in West Orange before retiring in 1986.
Prior to that, he owned and operated diners throughout New Jersey including locations in Newark, Washington, Delaware and Mountainside.
Surviving is a son, Lawrence A. Jacobsen.
Funeral services were held on Friday, October 1, at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield.
