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Josephine Klein
Josephine Klein, 69, of Cranford died March 3 in the Hospice Care Unit of St. Clare’s Hospital, Dover.
Born in Newark, Mrs. Klein lived in Cranford for 36 years. She worked in the clerical department for collections for Macy’s Department Store, Cranford, for 10 years before retiring.
Surviving are her husband of 47 years, Jay H.; a son, Jay H. Jr.; a daughter, Linda Blood; a sister, Gloria Dedinsky, and four grandchildren.
Carmen Camuso
Mrs. Carmen Iris Camuso of Bloomfield died Feb. 20 at home.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she lived in Newark before moving to Bloomfield 30 years ago.
Mrs. Camuso was a school crossing guard for the township of Bloomfield since 1999. Before that, she was a school crossing guard for the city of Newark for 25 years.
Surviving are Anthony R. Sr., her husband of 45 years; daughters, Genevieve Triston, Patricia Costantino and Cassandra Salvatoriello; a son, Anthony R. Jr.; her mother, Damina Powers; brothers, Caesar and Ruben deSoto; a sister, Jeanette Lovenguth; and nine grandchildren.
Henry S. Kamenski
Henry S. Kamenski, 72, a lifelong resident of Bloomfield, died Feb. 19 at home.
Mr. Kamenski was a computer programmer for Singer-Kearfott for 36 years before retiring 10 years ago.
He served in the Army during the Korean War.
Surviving are sons, Edward, Kevin and Stephen; a brother, Frank Kaminski Jr.; and four grandchildren.
Mary Anne Weege
Ms. Mary Anne Weege, 67, a lifelong resident of Bloomfield, died Feb. 9 at home.
Ms. Weege was a teacher with the Newark Board of Education for 35 years before retiring in 2000.
She was a violin player with the Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra.
Daniel J. Keeler Jr.
Daniel J. Keeler Jr., 93, of Bloomfield died Feb. 20 at home.
Born in Brooklyn, he lived in Rutherford before moving to Bloomfield.
Mr. Keeler was a shipping manager with Uniroyal Rubber in Passaic, where he worked for 48 years before retiring.
He served in the Marine Corps during World War II.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 227, Rutherford.
Surviving are sons, Daniel J. Jr., Thomas M. Sr., and James W. Sr.; a daughter, Elizabeth K. Bialek; a sister, Helen Asper; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Helen M. Loven
Mrs. Helen M. Loven of Bloomfield died Feb. 20 at home.
Born in Newark, she lived in Orange before moving to Bloomfield 45 years ago.
Mrs. Loven was a cashier with the ABB Lummus Corp., Bloomfield, for 40 years before retiring 23 years ago.
Surviving are daughters, Stacy Szmak and Gail Najuch; sons, Terrence and Frederick Lovenguth; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a great-great grandchild.
Paul E. Thorne
Paul E. Thorne, 84, of Cedar Grove died Feb. 27 in the Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville.
Born in Keansburg, he lived in Bloomfield before moving to Cedar Grove seven years ago.
Mr. Thorne was a forklift operator for Bamberger’s department story for many years before retiring many years ago.
A Coast Guard veteran, he served as an electrician’s mate first class during World War II.
Surviving are a daughter, Paula DiLeo; a sister, Barbara, and four grandchildren.
Jeannette K. Brien
Mrs. Jeannette K. Brien, 83, of Bloomfield died Feb. 25 at home.
Born in Newark, she moved to Bloomfield many years ago.
Mrs. Brien was active at the Presbyterian Church on the Green in Bloomfield, where she was an elder and clerk of session, a Sunday school teacher, a member of the Women’s Club, a Circle Leader and a food pantry coordinator. She also started the Mend Program and coordinated the Interfaith Hospitality Network, both at the church, and was a member of the Presbytery in Newark.
Surviving are two daughters, Patricia Coffey and Nancy Presti; a son, David; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a great-great grandchild.
Denis Ishmael
Denis R. Benjamin Ishmael, 62, of Bloomfield died Feb. 22 in Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
Born in Courtland Village, Guyana, South America, he came to the United States in 1969 and lived in Bloomfield before returning to Courtland Village.
Mr. Ishmael was an accountant for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark. Previously, he worked for the East Orange General Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield in Basking Ridge and the Jersey City Medical Center.
Mr. Ishmael was an ordained deacon of the Calvary Baptist Church and sang in the Gospel Chorus, Men’s Chorus and the Combined Choir at the church.
Surviving are his wife, Marva Andrea; four daughters, Elisha Manning, Chantal Charles, Pate and Jeanine; two sons, Romel Leacock and Kaeron; eight sisters, Claville Cameron, Lereen Crawford, Sandra Semple, Roxanne Cumberbatch, Beverly Semple, Dawn Hoyte, Melanie Henry and Debra Wrong; three brothers, Lawrence, Alfred Henry and Paul, and five grandchildren.
Louise Minichino
Mrs. Louise Minichino, 80, of Bloomfield died Feb. 28 in Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge.
Born in Newark, she lived in Belleville and Paterson before moving to Bloomfield five years ago.
Mrs. Minichino was an assembler for Resistoflex Corp. in Roseland for 12 years before retiring 24 years ago.
Surviving are her husband, Gennaro; a son, Frank; a brother, Alfonse Battista, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mary DeFilippo
Mrs. Mary DeFilippo, 93, of Rochester, N.Y., died Feb.26 in the Highland Hospice Center, Rochester.
Born in Pietro al Tanagro, Italy, she lived in Bloomfield for 50 years before moving to Rochester in 2003.
Mrs. DeFilippo was an active volunteer as a candy-cart lady at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville for many years. She was a member of the Belleville Senior Citizens Club for many years.
Surviving are two sons, Richard and Kenneth; a daughter, Carol; a sister, Rose Zungoli; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Richard Russell
Richard A. “Dick” Russell, 65, of Barnegat died Feb. 28 at home.
Born in Glen Ridge, he lived in Bloomfield for 20 years and Quechee, VT., before moving to Barnegat five years ago.
Mr. Russell worked in the trucking industry sales before retiring.
He was a former member of the Bloomfield Zoning Board, a past president of the Fifth Quarter Club, the Clarks Pond Restoration Committee and the Oakview Home and School Association, all in Bloomfield.
Surviving are his wife, Marianne; a daughter, Kelly Noel Wolek; a son, Michael F.; a brother, Tom, and four grandchildren.
Henry C. Field Jr
Henry C. Field Jr. was a man of the great outdoors.
For one, during his treks to catch a New York-bound train in Glen Ridge, the avid hiker intentionally would walk against traffic so no one would pull over and offer him a ride.
Mr. Field reveled in hiking the Appalachian Trail, savoring a particularly proud moment at the trail’s end, the 5,200-foot peak of Mount Katahdin in Maine.
Over the years, his children — six boys and girls — would be in tow, hiking in such places as Eagle Rock Reservation when “Hank” — as he was known — wasn’t taking them to breathe in history at Jockey Hollow, Valley Forge and Gettysburg.
At other times, he’d coach baseball and share in extended-family gatherings in Glen Ridge, always a presence with his signature pipe and those favorite crossword puzzles.
Mr. Field, of Glen Ridge, died March 2 at the age of 84 at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Mr. Field was born at the Douglas Road home of his grandparents, whose Glen Ridge roots dated to before the little borough’s 1895 secession from Bloomfield.
In 1942, he met his bride, Isabel, on a blind date.
As the United States entered the war, Mr. Field signed up with the Merchant Marines and served as a pharmacist mate 3rd class on so-called “liberty ships” that crossed the Atlantic Ocean with supplies for the beleaguered Allies when they weren’t torpedoed by German U-boats.
After the war, his love of the ocean led him to a sales position at the famed Cunard Line, giving him the chance for an occasional trip on the RMS Queen Mary. Later, as trans-Atlantic passenger service declined, he switched to freight with the Atlantic Container Line.
Back home in Glen Ridge, Mr. Field could be found singing seaman’s songs and spinning yarns.
On one Saturday afternoon, Mr. Field was recruited to fill in when an umpire didn’t show for his son’s baseball game at Glen Ridge’s Carteret Field.
Mr. Field was predeceased by a son, Henry III. In addition to his wife, Isabel; and sons Richard and Jim; Mr. Field is survived by son William; daughters Ruth Matteson and Ellen Merkel; and nine grandchildren.
Cornelia Combias
Mrs. Cornelia Combias of Bloomfield died March 2 at home.
Born in Thrace, Turkey, she lived in Kavala, Greece, and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, before moving to Bloomfield in 1950.
Surviving are a daughter, Effie Reilly; and two grandchildren
