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Louis R. Cagnassola
Army Veteran; Was Lockheed Electronics Supervisor
Louis R. Cagnassola of Westfield died on Wednesday, December 30, 1998 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Mr. Cagnassola had been employed with Lockheed Electronics in Watchung for 25 years, where he served as a supervisor, before retiring in 1990.
He was a member of the Lockheed Stardusters, a retirement group from the company.
Mr. Cagnassola was a United States Army veteran and served during the Korean Conflict.
He was predeceased by a son, Mark Cagnassola, in 1998.
Surviving are his wife, Louise Devine Cagnassola; five sons, Christopher Cagnassola and Louis Cagnassola, Jr. of Fanwood, Joseph Cagnassola of Phoenix, Arizona, and Jon Cagnassola and Paul Cagnassola of Westfield; three sisters, Gloria DiGirolamo of Apopka, Florida, Francine Blado of Key Largo, Florida, and Dolores Robertson of Seminole, Florida, and four grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Monday, January 4, at St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church in Garwood.
Funeral arrangements were handled by the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Westfield First Aid Squad.
Judith M. Olsen, 60
Judith M. Ure Olsen, 60, of Rahway died on Sunday, January 3, 1999 at home.
Born in Brooklyn, she had lived in Westfield before moving to Rahway in 1968.
Mrs. Olsen was a bookkeeper with the Schering-Plough Corporation in Union. She was also employed as a bookkeeper with United County Trust Company banks in Union County.
She was a member and Past President of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Metuchen Elks Lodge No. 1914.
She was predeceased by her husband, James T. Olsen, in 1993; her twin sister, Denise Ure Williams, in 1997, and her father, Thomas B. Ure, Sr. on December 2, 1998.
Surviving are her brother, Thomas B. Ure, Jr. and a sister, Barbara Rollins.
Funeral services will be held in conjunction with the memorial service for her father on Saturday, January 9, at 10:30 a.m. in the PettitDavis Funeral Home in Rahway.
Dominick Marra, 85
Self-Employed At Dom’s Barber Shop Over 50 Years
Dominick A. Marra, 85, of Scotch Plains died on Saturday, January 2, 1999 at home.
Born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, he had lived in Nutley and Bloomfield before settling in Scotch Plains in 1948.
Mr. Marra had been self-employed as a barber for more than 50 years at Dom’s Barber Shop in Scotch Plains and Roxbury before retiring in 1984.
He later worked part-time as a barber for Larry’s Barber Shop in Maplewood and at Sam’s Passaic Valley Barber Shop in Stirling.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Father Nelligan Council of Scotch Plains and of St. Bartholomew Holy Name Society. Mr. Marra additionally served as a minister of hospitality at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Nancy J. Cannella Marra; two daughters, Violet Ann Gaghan and Nancy J. Charnecky; three sisters, Pauline Porto, Katie Alleman and Lucy Marino; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, January 7, at 9 a.m. at the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains. A Mass will follow at 10 a.m. at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Feed the Children, P. O. Box 36, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73101.
F. D. Blumhard, Jr., 75
Frederick D. Blumhard, Jr., 75, of Mountainside died on Monday, January 4, 1999 at home.
Born in Essington, Pennsylvania, he was raised in Cranford and moved to Westfield in 1964. He relocated to Mountainside in 1979.
Mr. Blumhard had been an auditor for the Internal Revenue Service in Mountainside for 11 years before retiring in 1985. Prior to joining the IRS, he had been Production Control Manager for the Carpenter Steel Company in Union for 20 years.
He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University in 1950.
Mr. Blumhard was a United States Navy veteran of World War II and had served in the Pacific Theatre aboard LST 881.
He was a member of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, and of the Azure Lodge No. 129 of Free and Accepted Masons of Cranford.
He also was active for many years with Boy Scout Troop No. 77 in Westfield, and was a former scout leader with the Calvary Church Troop in Cranford.
Surviving are his wife, Marilyn Crouse Blumhard; a son, Christopher Blumhard of Glastonbury, Connecticut; a daughter, Cheryl Bozin of Burke, Virginia, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held yesterday, Wednesday, January 6. Interment is at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, January 7, in Hollywood Memorial Park in Union.
Arrangements are being handled by the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Atlantic Hospice, 33 Bleeker Street, Millburn, or to the Mountainside Rescue Squad, 1399 Route 22, East, Mountainside.
Priscilla Swab, 73
Priscilla Swab, 73, of Westfield died on Monday, January 4, 1999 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Charles Clarence Stroh and Villa Baker Stroh, she moved to Westfield in 1961.
Mrs. Swab had been an administrator in the Plainfield and Elizabeth offices of the Union County Board of Social Services for 30 years before retiring in 1991.
She had previously been a caseworker for five years with the Dauphin County Department of Public Assistance in Harrisburg.
An alumna of William Penn High School in Harrisburg, Mrs. Swab received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. She was awarded a Master of Social Work Degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick in 1968.
She served on the Board of Visiting Health Services of Union County in Westfield and was a member of the Junior League of Harrisburg.
She was predeceased by her husband of 42 years, Retired Army Colonel Robert Kniley Swab.
Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Ann Swab of Jersey City; two sons, Robert E. Swab of Bloomfield and Charles S. Swab of Westfield; a sister, Barbara Stroh Borth of Montauk, New York, and two grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held tomorrow, Friday, January 8, at 11 a.m. at Maple Grove Cemetery in Elizabethville, Pennsylvania.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. today, Thursday, January 7, at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad or to the Salvation Army.
James E. Vaden, Jr.
James E. Vaden, Jr., 67, of Plainfield died Saturday, January 2, 1999 at home.
Born in Plainfield, he was a lifelong resident.
He was a United States Navy veteran, serving in the Korean Conflict.
Mr. Vaden was a retired school bus driver for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education. He was also employed by Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield.
He was a former member of the Cosmo Civic Club in Plainfield.
Surviving are his wife, Beverly Vaden; a son, Walter King of Newark; six daughters, Cassandra Vaden and Janice Grant, both of Plainfield, Debra Vaden of Vallejo, California, Carmen King of Newark, and Tonya Allen and Shelly Cooper, both of Dayton, Ohio; his mother, Bernice Vaden of Plainfield, and a sister, June Maxey of North Plainfield.
Services will be held today, Thursday, January 7, at 11 a.m. at Rose of Sharon Community Church in Plainfield.
Arrangements are being handled by the Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield.
Charles A. Young
Charles A. Young of Scotch Plains died on Sunday, July 9, 2000 in Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Maywood, he had lived in New York and Bogota before moving to Scotch Plains in 1933.
Mr. Young had been an engineer with Bell Labs in Whippany for 33 years before retiring in 1983. He was granted two patents by the company.
He had been employed with PanAm Airlines as a flight radio operator during World War II and was assigned to the air transport command that returned the wounded and dead.
He also did special assignments in West Africa and Turkey.
Mr. Young attended the Newark College of Engineering.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara Young, and two sons, Charles R. Young and Ronald D. Young.
Private services were arranged by the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Gerard F. Dunn, 62
Church Usher Had Owned Business in Westfield
Gerard Francis Dunn, 62, of Westfield died on Saturday, July 1, 2000 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Dunn lived in Westfield since 1976.
Mr. Dunn had been the owner of Premium Goals in Westfield for seven years before retiring last year.
He was a graduate of Bernard M. Baruch College in New York City.
Mr. Dunn was an usher at St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Surviving are his wife, Leona Margaret McLeod Dunn, and two daughters, Mary Beth Dunn of Cincinnati, Ohio and Carolyn Dunn of Westfield. A Mass was held on Thursday, July 6, in St. Helen’s Church in Westfield, following the funeral from the Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home in Westfield. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Westfield Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 356, Westfield, 07091, or to the American Cancer Society, New Jersey Division, Inc., 507 Westminster Avenue, Elizabeth, 07207.
