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Frances Addonizio
Frances Addonizio, 90, of Millsboro, Del., formerly of New Jersey, died March 12 in the Milford Memorial Hospital in Delaware.
She was a volunteer for Hospice of Delaware.
Born in Newark, she lived in Irvington, White Meadow Lake, Brick and Florida before moving Delaware.
Surviving are sons, Armand and Robert; a daughter, Elaine Damiano; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Donald S. Allen
Donald S. Allen, 71, of Irvington died March 14 in the Clara Maass Continuing Care Center, Belleville.
Mr. Allen was a dairy manager at the Good Deal Supermarkets in Irvington and several area Foodtown supermarkets before retiring in 1992.
After that, Mr. Allen worked at the Sunoco in Morristown for 13 years.
Born in Newark, he moved to Irvington 45 years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Erna; daughters, Doreen DeRenzo and Diane Mauriello, and a grandchild.
John M. Diggs
John M. Diggs, 66, of Charlotte, N.C., a former New Jersey resident, died March 9 at home. Mr. Diggs worked for the Simmons Mattress Co. in Piscataway for 20 years before retiring as a supervisor.
He served in the Army until 1964 as a member of the honor guard contingent in Berlin.
Born in Newark, Mr. Diggs lived in Irvington for many years before moving to Charlotte four years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Laurie; daughters, June Diggs and Karen Bryant; sons, John Jr. and Cyrus; stepdaughters, Laurie Ellen Johnson and Sterling Johnson; brothers, Fredrick, Lawrence, Eric, John and Larry; sisters, Shakema and Shakeisha Diggs and and JoAnn Caroll, and 18 grandchildren.
Jean Abby Saslow
Jean Abby Saslow, 59, passed away on Feb. 23 after a heroic battle with cancer, as reported by her husband, Dr. Arnold R Saslow of West Orange. She was a graduate of West Orange High School, and attended and graduated from L.I.M. in Manhattan.
She was born and raised in West Orange, the daughter of the late Bennett Herman, who for decades was “Mr-Go-to” in the City of Orange. She is survived by her mother, Natalie Herman who is 96.
She was the granddaughter of Abe Holzmann, the noted turn-of-the-20th century rag time composer, who at one time hired a very young George Gershwin to play submitted compositions.
After a former brief marriage, she spent the following more than 20 years living as a single woman in Manhattan where she worked as an advertising model, real estate agent, and for the majority of this period as an independent TV and infomercial producer. She was a regular at Studio 54, and befriended Truman Capote, Andy Warhol and other noted figures of the time.
She moved to South Orange to take care of her elderly parents and met her husband in 1998, when she went into his store, Ye Olde Curiositie Shoppe of South Orange, to sell a “treasure coin” from the Antocha given to her by a friend.
Once again living in West Orange, she became an award-winning artist in acrylics and collage and exhibited at numerous shows in New York City and New Jersey.
She was the treasurer of the West Essex Art Association and served on the board of directors of the West Orange Arts Council.
She is survived by two step-daughters, Julie Winkler and Amanda Saslow and two step-grand-daughters, Maddie and Katie Winkler. She is also survived by her sister, Natalie Rosen, and nieces Ariel Kirchner and Stacey Rosen.
Donations in her memory may be sent to the Jeanne A. Saslow Art Scholarship Fund, West Orange Arts Council, PO Box 7009-WOB, West Orange 07052.
G. Henry Addison Fisk II
George Henry Addison Fisk II, 78, of Trappe, Md., formerly of Maplewood, died Feb. 11 in Rayland Acres, Trappe.
He was a quality-control executive, plant manager and director of labor relations at the Celanese Corp of America in New York City before retiring in 1983.
A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, he was a member of the Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies and Sigma Nu fraternity, as well as the Advanced ROTC program. He served in the Army in the Chemical Corps in England from 1951 to 1953.
Fisk was active in service organizations, including the United Way and the Lions and Kiwanis clubs in Maplewood. He was a volunteer with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in Maplewood and had earned the Eagle Scout badge with two palms as a youth. He also taught Sunday School at a Methodist church in Maplewood.
After retiring, Fisk volunteered with the National Executive Service Corporation in New York City and was honored for his work.
In Maryland, he was a governor and docent at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and a past commodore of the Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels and a member of the Talbot County Creek Watchers.
Born in Jacksonville, Fla., he lived in Maplewood and Bozman before moving to Trappe.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Elizabeth; four sons, George Henry III, Robert Clayton, Stuart Neil and Andrew Chalker, and seven grandchildren.
Eugene I. Litwornia
Eugene I. Litwornia, 86, of Belleville died Feb. 18 in Clara Maass Continuing Care Center, Belleville.
He was a line mechanic in the lamp division at General Electric in Newark for 35 years before retiring 21 years ago.
Litwornia was an Army veteran of World War II.
Born in Newark, he lived in Maplewood before moving to Belleville two years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Helen; two daughters, Catherine Kish and Eugenia Yousoufian; a son, Stephen; a brother, John; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Arkady Zalesky
Arkady Zalesky, 86, of West Orange died Feb. 17 in St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. He was a dental technician for many years before retiring.
He was a member of the Elks Lodge 1154 in South Orange.
Born in Vranje, Yugoslavia, he lived in Halifax, West Yorkshire County, England, for 12 years and South Orange for 40 years before moving to West Orange a year ago.
Surviving is his wife, Franciszka.
Charles H. Jung Jr.
Charles H. Jung Jr., 87, of Ramsey died Feb. 19 at home. He worked for the Bar-Work Manufacturing Co. in Waterbury, Conn., before retiring as a president many years ago. He served in the Army during World War II.
A graduate of Yale University, New Haven, Conn., Jung was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Born in Brooklyn, he lived in South Orange before moving to Ramsey many years ago. Mr. Jung also maintained a home in East Machias, Maine. Surviving are Alma, his wife of 64 years; sons, Richard and Robert; a daughter, Sally Beucler; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Robert H. Ahrens Jr.
Robert H. Ahrens Jr., 74, of Florida, N.Y., formerly of New Jersey, died Feb. 9 in St. Anthonys Hospital, Warwick, N.Y. He was a social worker for the city of Newark for many years before retiring. Born in New York City, Ahrens lived in South Orange for many years before moving to New York five years ago. Surviving are four daughters, Jeanne Marie Ahrens, Maureen Scheper, Susan Bongo and Dorothy Schaub; a son, Robert III, and 13 grandchildren.
Adele Regan
Adele Regan, 75, died Feb. 7.
She owned the Molly Dickens Gift Shop in South Orange, and was a former director of a day care center in South Orange.
Surviving are three sons, Paul, John and Tom; a daughter, Joan; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Dorothy M. McCann
Dorothy M. McCann, 89, of Monmouth Beach, died Feb. 15 in Morristown Memorial Hospital.
She was a member of the Deal Golf Club, the Allenhurst Beach Club and the Rosary Altar Society of Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Born in Newark, McCann lived in South Orange before moving to Monmouth Beach.
Surviving are sons, John F. and Michael K.; a daughter, Dorothy M.; a sister, Jeanne Ward; 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Ruth Rose Desiderio
Ruth Rose Desiderio, 83, of Maplewood, died Feb. 15 in Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. She was an X-ray technician at Irvington General Hospital for many years before retiring. Earlier, she worked at St. Michaels Medical Center in Newark. Desiderio was a member of the Millburn Italian-American Club and a volunteer with the American Red Cross.
Born in Eynon, Pa., she lived in Irvington and Millburn for 10 years before moving to Maplewood two years ago.
Elizabeth L. Kreideweis
Elizabeth L. Kreideweis of Ormond Beach, a former New Jersey resident, died Feb. 13 in the Hospice Care Center.
Born in Baltimore, she lived in Maplewood and Union before moving to Ormond Beach 20 years ago.
Surviving are Joseph, her husband of 65 years; a son, John; a daughter, Nancy Illingworth, and five grandchildren.
Dorothea Reichman
Dorothea Levine Reichman, 82, of Verona died Feb. 24 in St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston.
She had a degree in education from the former Newark State Teachers College and also earned a degree from the former Upsala College in East Orange.
A former president of the Sisterhood at Temple Bnai Israel in Millburn, Reichman was active in the United Jewish Appeal of Essex County for many years.
Born in Newark, she lived in Maplewood before moving to Verona 25 years ago.
Surviving are a son, Michael Levine; a daughter, Joan Levine, and two grandchildren.
Betty Jane Sternkopf
Betty Jane Sternkopf, 77, of Willingboro died Feb. 19 at home. She was the manager of computer operations for New Jersey Bell, Madison, where she worked for 33 years before retiring in 1980.
She later worked in the development department at the New Jersey Masonic Home, Burlington, for several years.
A volunteer at Rancocas Hospital, Sternkopf also was a trustee at St. Pauls United Methodist Church, where she had various positions on the church council.
Born in Irvington, she lived in Maplewood before moving to Willingboro 45 years ago.
Surviving is her companion, Jane Sarin.
