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Katherine Perry, 30
Katherine Perry, 30, of Bremerton, Washington, died on Sunday, March 22, 1998 at home.
Born in Perth Amboy, she had lived in Fanwood, in Troy, Michigan, and in Mendham before moving to Bremerton in 1992.
Miss Perry was a special education teacher with the Bremerton school district since 1992.
She was a 1990 graduate of Stroudsburg University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Special Education.
Miss Perry was a volunteer with Paws, a cat adoption service in Bremerton.
Surviving are her parents, Janet and Leland Perry; two brothers, Scott Perry and Todd Perry, and her grandmothers, Doris Perry and Meta Pekau.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, in the Grace Lutheran Church, 65 East Main Street, in Mendham.
Rose Bronikowski, 59
Rose Montesano Bronikowski, 59, of Scotch Plains died on Thursday, June 4, 1998 at home.
Born in Mamaroneck, New York, she had lived in Bayonne before moving to Scotch Plains 34 years ago.
She attended Union County College in Cranford. Mrs. Bronikowski was a supervisor at Lucent Technologies in Murray Hill for 10 years.
She was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Surviving are a son, Jeffery Bronikowski of New York City; three daughters, Karen Bronikowski of Plainfield, Lori Knight of Somerset and Linda Billotti of Bridgewater; two sisters, Frances Bartolomeo and Lee Gonzales, both of Bayonne, and a grandson.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Saturday, June 6, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.
Arrangements were handled by the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue, in Fanwood.
Lena Adase, 79
Lena Adase, 79, of Roselle Park died on Thursday, June 4, 1998 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Elizabeth.
Born in Westfield, she had lived in Roselle Park for 42 years.
Surviving are two sons, Carmine P. Adase, Jr. and James Adase; a brother, Peter Sisto; four sisters, Catherine Smith, Julia Piscopo, Esther Furino and Marie Merkler, and a grandchild.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Saturday, June 6, at the Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption in Roselle Park.
Arrangements were handled by the Mastapeter Suburban in Roselle Park.
James O. Powers, 34
Assistant Coach; Substitute Teacher at High School
One of the most important qualities which James O'Hara Powers brought to high school athletics, according to those who knew him, was his ability to relate to students on their level in a positive and supportive way.
Mr. Powers, a 34- year- old assistant coach and substitute teacher at Scotch Plains- Fanwood High School, died suddenly on Saturday, June 6, 1998 at his home.
Born in Plainfield, he had lived in Scotch Plains for most of his life. Mr. Powers graduated in 1982 from Scotch Plains- Fanwood High School, where he played varsity baseball.
He was an assistant swimming and diving coach, as well as an assistant girls' volleyball coach, at the high school for several years. In addition, he served as assistant manager at the Highland Swim Club in Scotch Plains.
Eugene Schiller, Athletic Director at the high school, said that as an assistant coach, Mr. Powers was able to relate to young athletes in a more informal, relaxed way than a head coach, who has the primary responsibility for developing a successful team.
"He was like a brother (to the students)," Mr. Schiller remarked on Monday about the easy rapport Mr. Powers had with young athletes at the high school. "He was the type who could sit down and explain to them why the head coach was doing what he was doing."
Besides his regular coaching duties, Mr. Powers also volunteered "a great deal" of time supervising students on athletic trips, according to Mr. Schiller.
"Jimmy has always done an excellent job for us," the Athletic Director commented. "There was really nothing you could ask him that he wouldn't do. He always came through for us."
Millie Wagner, whose son, Jeff, was coached on the high school swim team by Mr. Powers, called him "a tremendous asset" to the high school community.
"The kids just loved him," Mrs. Wagner said. "He got just as excited as they did (about their athletic meets) all the time. He touched a lot of people.
"They kind of looked at him as one of the guys, but very mature," she added. "He was always there for those kids. He will be missed."
Mr. Powers, who graduated in 1986 from Villanova University in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature, had been a permanent substitute teacher in the school district since 1989.
Surviving are his parents, John J. and E. Beverly Powers of Scotch Plains; four brothers, Lawrence Powers of Bridgewater, Christopher Powers of Union, John A. Powers of Holtwood, Pennsylvania, and Patrick Powers of Roselle Park, along with four nieces and three nephews.
Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, June 11, at 9 a.m. from the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, for the James O'Hara Powers Memorial Scholarship Fund, 641 Westfield Road, Scotch Plains, 07076.
Alfred H. Rack, 93
Alfred H. "Al" Rack, 93, of Boca Raton, Florida, died on Wednesday, June 3 1998.
Mr. Rack had lived in Westfield prior to moving to Florida more than 30 years ago.
He was active in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 36 based in Boca Raton, and was a member of the Golden Harbour Yacht Club and The Camino Gardens Association.
Surviving are his wife, Erma Rack; a daughter, Carol Herndon of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts; seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on Monday, June 8, at the Kraeer Funeral Home in Boca Raton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice By The Sea of Boca Raton.
Lowell Ballinger, Sr., 86
Lowell Ballinger, Sr., 86, of Bonita Springs, Florida, died on Tuesday, May 12, 1998 in the Northern Lights Manor Nursing Home in Washburn, Wisconsin.
Born in Madison, he had lived in California, Illinois and Scotch Plains before moving to Florida.
Mr. Ballinger had been an electrical engineer with the Exxon Corporation in Florham Park for many years prior to retiring in 1974. He had also worked on the Alaskan pipeline.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in electrical engineering.
Mr. Ballinger was a full Colonel in the United States Army during World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Jane Ballinger; two sons, Lowell Ballinger, Jr. and Jon Ballinger; a daughter, Gail Ballinger; a sister, Clarice Gediest, and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 27, at 9:30 a.m. in the First Memorial Presbyterian Church in Dover.
Harry F. Leary, 89
Harry F. Leary, 89, formerly of Westfield, died on Saturday, June 6, 1998 at Riverview Extended Care in Red Bank.
Born in Plainfield, he had lived there and in Westfield before moving to Red Bank 10 years ago.
Mr. Leary was a self- employed freelance writer.
He was a former member of the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
He was predeceased by his wife, Clarisse Andrews Leary, in 1978.
Surviving are two nephews, Jerome C. Leary of Vermont and Stephen Leary of Madison.
The funeral service was held on Monday, June 8, at St. James Roman Catholic Church in Red Bank. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
