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Tillie Bass
Tillie Bass of Hong Kong, a former Westfield resident, died on Monday, August 3, 1998 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Queens, she had lived in Westfield and Houston, Texas, before moving to Hong Kong four years ago.
Mrs. Bass had been an administrator with Oakite Products in Berkeley Heights for 16 years before retiring in 1985.
Surviving are three sons, Fred Bass, Mark Bass and Alan Bass; a daughter, Ellen Diamond; a brother, Joe Herman, and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, August 7, in the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Patrick Spina, Sr., 64
Patrick M. Spina, Sr., 64, of Malabar, Fla., died on Sunday, July 16, 2000 in the Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla.
Born in Westfield, he had lived in Scotch Plains before relocating to Brevard County in Florida in 1970.
Mr. Spina owned Spina Construction in Melbourne. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Spina; five sons, Patrick Spina, Jr., Thomas Spina, Steven Spina, Michael Spina and Robert Spina; a daughter, Debbie Volpe; his mother, Jennie Spina; three brothers, Iggy Spina, Santo Spina and Leonard Spina; a sister, Mary Coleman; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held under the direction of the Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home in Palm Bay, Fla.
Anna Buthe, 91
Anna Buthe, 91, of Lakewood died on Friday, July 21, 2000 in the Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood.
Born in Goppingen-Jebenhausen, Germany, she had lived in Mountainside before relocating to Lakewood three years ago.
Surviving are two daughters, Nancy Brewer and Linda Sullivan; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, July 27, in the Atlantic View Cemetery in Manasquan.
Thomas Ricciuti, 79
Owned Area Clubs; Served at Battle of the Bulge, Normandy
Thomas Ricciuti, 79, of Seaside Park died on Saturday, July 22, 2000 at home.
Born in the Bronx, he had lived in Plainfield and Scotch Plains for 45 years before moving to Seaside Park in January of 1997.
Mr. Ricciuti had owned and operated night clubs for more than 40 years before retiring in 1992. He owned the Arrow Lounge in Scotch Plains and City Lights in Perth Amboy.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, having served in the Battle of the Bulge, the Invasion of Sicily and Italy, North Africa and at Normandy Beach on DDay.
He was a member of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Optimist Club, where he was a charter member, and the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Veterans of Foreign Wars. As a Scotch Plains businessman, he received the PBA Gold Shield.
He was predeceased by his wife, Viola Ricciuti, on July 30, 1999, and by a son, Thomas Ricciuti, in 1987.
Surviving are a son, Frank Ricciuti of Westfield; two daughters, Michele Immordino Seaside Park and Valerie Fisher of Scotch Plains; a sister, Anne DuCret of Florida; seven grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, July 28, at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Silverton Memorial Funeral Home in Toms River.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Grace’s Kitchen, care of Grace Episcopal Church, 600 Cleveland Avenue, Plainfield, 07060 or Animal Birth Control ABC, P. O. Box 353, Pine Beach, 08741, or to the American Cancer Society, 1035 Hooper Avenue, Suite No. 2, Toms River, 08753.
James J. Waters, 79
Army Veteran; Was Teacher and Principal in Linden Josephine
James J. Waters, 79, of Westfield, a former teacher and Principal, died on Monday, July 24, 2000 at home.
Born in Hoboken, he had lived in Jersey City, Cliffwood Beach and Linden before moving to Westfield in 1953.
Mr. Waters had been employed by the Linden Board of Education for 40 years before retiring in 1984.
A sixth grade teacher at School One for 20 years, he spent the remainder of his career as Principal of different schools in the district.
He was the Past President of the Parish Council at St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield, where he was also a parishioner.
Mr. Waters was also Past Chairman of the Cub Scout Committee in Westfield.
He was a member of the New Jersey Education Association, the Union County Education Association, the National Education Association and N. E. A. R. (Retired Education Association).
He earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from Rutgers University.
Mr. Waters served in the United States Army during World War II, achieving the rank of Technical Sergeant.
Surviving are his wife, Anne Sharkey Waters; a daughter, Suzanne Crane of Wayne; five sons, the Reverend Philip James Waters, Pastor of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Newark; David Patrick Waters of Somerville, Christopher John Waters of Englewood, Colo., Robert Brian Waters of Cranbury and Richard Charles Waters of Henryville, Pa., and six grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, July 27, in St. Helen’s Church, with interment to take place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either Center for Hope Hospice, 176 Hussa Street, Linden, 07036, or Helping Hands and Hearts, St. Helen’s Parish Center, 1600 Rahway Avenue, Westfield, 07090.
Armando Romeo, 74
Was Westfield Crossing Guard for 20 Years
Josephine Armando Romeo, 74, of Westfield died on Sunday, July 23, 2000 in her home.
Born and raised in Bloomfield, she lived in Westfield for 42 years.
She had been a school crossing guard in Westfield for 20 years before retiring in 1975.
Surviving are her husband of 25 years, Russell Romeo; two sons, Joseph Beninato and Albert Beninato; a daughter, Donna DeRosa; two stepdaughters, Linda Romeo and Marie Kuen; two sisters, Rose Perdian and Mary Rinsky, and five grandsons. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered yesterday, Wednesday, July 26, at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements were handled by the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad, 335 Watterson Street, Westfield, 07090.
Vincent Lynch, Sr., 88
Civil Engineer; Among Liberators of Rome During War
Vincent J. Lynch, Sr., 88, of Basking Ridge died on Wednesday, July 19, 2000 at home.
Born in Highland Mills, N.Y., he had lived in Lodi, Hasbrouck Heights, Brooklyn and Scotch Plains before moving to Basking Ridge.
Mr. Lynch had been a civil engineer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in New York for many years before retiring 23 years ago.
He received a civil engineering degree in 1934 from Catholic University in Washington, D. C. and a degree from Fordham Law School in 1954.
He served as a First Lieutenant with the Combat Engineers of the 98th United States Army during World War II and fought in North Africa and Italy at Monte Casino and Anzio.
Mr. Lynch’s unit also lead the Allied Forces in the liberation of Rome.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Agnes J. Lynch; three daughters, Mary Jean Van Neste, Eileen A. Sweeney and Megan Shashaty; two sons, Vincent J. Lynch and Brian P. Lynch; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Saturday, July 22, in St. James Roman Catholic Church in Basking Ridge.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Gallaway & Crane Funeral Home in Basking Ridge.
