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John Kellner
MONTAGUE - John Joseph Kellner, 59, died Wednesday at home.
Born in Elizabeth to the late Harold and Catherine Brown Kellner, Mr. Kellner lived in Waretown before moving to Montague in December of 1984.
He was a U.S. Army sergeant during the Vietnam era and was stationed in Germany.
Mr. Kellner was an operating engineer for Rittacco Construction in Belleville for the past three years. He had previously worked for Marquis Construction in Newfoundland from 1985-2000 and worked at R.J. Longo Construction in Denville from 1976-1985. Mr. Kellner was a member of Local 825 Operating Engineers in Springfield.
Mr. Kellner is survived by his wife, Lynn (Thompson); two daughters, Carol Lynn of Milford, Pa., and Denise Marie Price of Waretown; two brothers, Richard A. of Westwood and Joseph Kellner of Manchester, N.H. and three grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Smith-McCracken Funeral Home, 63 High Street, Newton.
Adelia Stormes
SUSSEX BOROUGH - Adelia Stormes, 81, died Monday at the Sussex County Homestead in Frankford.
Born in Sussex to the late Clarence and Edna Heater, Mrs. Stormes was a lifelong resident of Sussex County.
During World War II, she had been employed at Picatinny Arsenal. She retired from Morley's Shirt Co. in Franklin 40 years ago.
Mrs. Stormes was predeceased by her husband, Lester, in 1958; her daughter, Edna "Snook" Stormes in 1969; her son, Richard Lee, in 2000 and a granddaughter, Kristen, in 1984.
She is survived by her son, Lester E. and his wife, Lynn, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; her daughter, MaryAnn Maitetti of Vernon; her brother, Robert Heater of Pennsylvania; her sister, Ann Hobson of Cocoa Beach, Fla., six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex.
Harry Szkolar
GREEN - Harry Szkolar, 81, died Sunday at the Andover Nursing Home.
Born in Newark, he had resided in West Orange for many years before moving to the Greendell section of the township 20 years ago.
Son of the late Nicholas and Sophie Szkolar, he was a graduate of the University of Missouri. He was an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II serving from 1943-1946. Mr. Szkolar received the Victory Medal, American Theatre Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon.
Mr. Szkolar is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dorothy A. Foley Szkolar and his daughter, Kathie Szkolar of Morristown.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Iliff-Ruggiero Funeral Home, 156 Main Street (Route 206), Newton.
Lucy Gamache
NEWTON - Lucy Gamache, 80, died Wednesday at Newton Memorial Hospital.
Born in Boston, Mrs. Gamache grew up in Newark, then lived in Roseland before moving to Sussex County 15 years ago. She lived in Wantage and had been a resident of Newton for 10 years. She was a jewelry maker for the former Schimanns Company in Newark before her retirement in 1982 and a member of Saint Joseph's R.C. Church in Newton.
Predeceased by her first husband, Louis W. Goralski, and her second husband, Tony Gamache, she is survived by two daughters, Bernadette Mickus, of East Stroudsburg, Pa., and Joanne Albert, of Lafayette; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Smith-McCracken Funeral Home, 63 High St., Newton.
Ruth Dorothy Ottoson
HACKETTSTOWN - Ruth Dorothy (Claudelin) Ottoson, 84, died Wednesday at Heath Village Care Center in Washington Twp., in Warren County.
Born on May 5, 1919, in Kensington, Conn. where she grew up and attended school and the First Lutheran Church of New Britain, she was the youngest child of Charles and Mathilda Claudelin, who emigrated individually from Sweden in the late 1800s.
A 1940 graduate of Upsala College in East Orange, she worked for Bell Telephone until she married Karl Ottoson in November 1942 while he was on military leave. In 1945, Mrs. Ottoson settled in Dover with her husband. The two also moved to Randolph in 1954 and in 1984 to Lake Lenape in Andover Township. She moved to Heath Village in 1996.
Mrs. Ottoson was active in Trinity Lutheran Church in Dover for nearly 60 years. At Heath Village, she was active in the choir and the writers' club and had written many poems, prose and her autobiography. A 50-year choir member, she was active in many circle activities and taught Bible school. An avid bird watcher, she could identify many birds through their calls.
Mrs. Ottoson was predeceased by her husband in 1990; one brother, Carl, who died in infancy; one sister, Hildur, in July; and one granddaughter. Mrs. Ottoson is survived by two daughters, Kristine Perry-Schmidt, and her husband, Ray, of Andover Township, Ingrid Williams and her husband, Scott, of Mendham; one brother, Karl, and his wife, Janice, of Mount Olive; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Tuttle Funeral Home, 272 Highway 10, Randolph.
Raymond G. Philip
WANTAGE - Raymond G. Philip, 77, died Wednesday at Saint Clare's Hospital in Sussex Borough.
Born in Nutley, Mr. Philip had lived in Wantage since 1968. A World War II Navy veteran, Mr. Philip served as a frogman. A member of the Sussex Fire Department, the American Legion Post No. 213 in Wantage, the Virgin Acres Gun Club and the Rock View Golf Club, Mr. Philip was a self-employed builder, owning and operating Philip Brothers for 60 years.
Predeceased by his brother, Austin, in 2000, and his sister, Lillian Nelson, in 2001, he is survived by his wife, Helen (Bostory); two sons, Raymond S., of Wantage, and Steven, of California; one sister, Marge Clerc, of Hawaii, and three grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank St. (Route 23), Sussex.
Andrew D. Wheeler
ANDOVER - Andrew D. Wheeler, 68, died Wednesday.
He was a retired member of the ILA of New York City.
Predeceased by his wife, Mary (Probst), Mr. Wheeler is survived by three daughters, Colleen, Barbara and Dawn; two sons, Jimmy and Chris; four sisters, Dorothy, Margaret, Mary and Kathleen; five brothers, James, Joseph, Maurice, Robert and Michael; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Jeannette Perigrin
FRANKLIN - Jeannette (Federico) Perigrin, 91, died Tuesday after a brief illness at Lakeland Healthcare Center, in Wanaque.
Born to Federico and Filomena Federico in Paterson, she lived in Fairlawn before moving to Franklin in 1999.
Mrs. Perigrin worked as a cutter/folder for Textile Co. in Paterson for many years. Predeceased by her brother, Albert Frederick, in 2003, she is survived by her husband, Andrew Perigrin, of Lafayette; one daughter, Andrea Michelson, of Lafayette, and three grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of the F. John Ramsey Funeral Home, One Main St., Franklin.
James Scholz
ANDOVER - James Scholz, 61, of Andover, died Wednesday after a long illness at the Andover Nursing Center.
Born in Bronx, N.Y., he lived in Hopatcong for 20 years before moving to Andover six years ago. He was employed as a custodian with the Hopatcong Board of Education for 19 years before he retired in 1997.
Mr. Scholz is survived by three brothers, Chris, of Stanhope, Robert, of Pawtucket, R.I., and Ronald, of Barnwell, S.C.; three sisters, Beverly Pittman, of Greenville, S.C., Margaret Schmid, of Silver Springs, Fla., and Elizabeth Jones, of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are under the direction of the Morgan Funeral Home, 31-33 Main St., Netcong.
