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Daniel Rogers
Mobil Oil Retiree, FMC Corp. Independent Consultant
Daniel Rogers of Westfield died on Sunday, August 1, 1999 at home.
Born in New York City, he lived in Westfield for 48 years while maintaining a residence in Boyton Beach, Fla.
Mr. Rogers was employed for many years with Mobil Oil Corporation before retiring in 1973.
He became an independent consultant for the FMC Corporation in New York City and continued to work as a consultant for Mobil Oil.
He worked on various oil refining operations throughout the world including assignments in Australia, Singapore, Italy, Turkey and the Middle East.
He was a member of The Westfield Tennis Club and the Echo Lake Country Club.
Mr. Rogers was a graduate of New York University.
He was predeceased by his wife, Sallie M. Rogers, in 1973.
Surviving is his second wife, Dorothy D. Rogers; a daughter, Patricia Rogers-Modzelewski of Boston; a son, Daniel G. Rogers of Laguna Niguel, Calif.; a sister, Anne M. Coogan of Boca Raton, Fla., and two grandchildren.
Private services were held under the direction of the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue, Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made in his name to The American Cancer Society.
Anna Daniel, 91
Anna Daniel, 91, of Westfield died on Saturday, July 31, 1999 in Union Hospital in Union.
Born in Johnsonburg, Pa., she had lived in Linden for 60 years before moving to Westfield two years ago.
Mrs. Daniel had worked in the bindery department of the Wilson Jones Company in Elizabeth for 25 years before retiring in 1974.
Surviving are a son, Nicholas Daniel; a daughter, Eleanor Kliesch; two sisters, Lena O'Krepky and Edith Papa; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held yesterday, Wednesday, August 4, in the Leonard-Lee Funeral Home in Linden.
Ellen Hartmann, 78
Ellen Hartmann, 78, of Plainfield died on Sunday, August 1, 1999 in the Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in New York City, she lived in Queens and in Scotch Plains before moving to Plainfield 50 years ago.
Mrs. Hartmann was a member of Cana and the Rosary Society of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Plainfield and of the Women's Auxiliary of the Industrial Medical Association of New Jersey. She was also active with the Parent Teacher Association of Plainfield.
Surviving are three sons, Edmund Hartmann, Jr., John R. Hartmann and Robert J. Hartmann and a grandchild.
A Mass will be offered tomorrow, Friday, August 6, at 10 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, following the funeral from the Higgins Funeral Home in Plainfield.
Thomas J. Ricciardi, 76
Former Mayor; Owned Construction Firm for 36 Years
Former Mountainside Mayor Thomas J. Ricciardi, 76, of Harvey Cedars died on Tuesday, August 25, 1998 in the Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin.
Born in Brooklyn, he had lived in Mountainside before moving to Harvey Cedars two months ago.
Mr. Ricciardi served as Mayor from 1970 until 1983, and had been Chairman of the Mountainside Board of Adjustment.
He had been the owner and operator of the Ricciardi Building and Construction Company in Orange for 36 years, retiring in 1983.
He was a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick and a member of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity.
A United States Army veteran, he served during World War II.
Mr. Ricciardi was a member of the Board of Directors of the Frost Valley YMCA in Montclair.
Surviving are his wife, Eleanor Ricciardi; a son, Patrick T. Ricciardi; a brother, Rudolph Ricciardi; a sister, Gloria Filippone, and five grandchildren.
A Memorial Mass was offered on Saturday, August 29, in St. Luke’s Parish in Long Valley.
Bette Morris, 73
Conducted Research; Founding Member of Temple Emanu-El
Bette Morris, 73, of Edison died on Wednesday, August 26, 1998 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in New York City, she had lived in Westfield before moving to Edison 11 years ago.
Mrs. Morris was a founding member of Temple Emanu-El in Westfield, and served as President of the temple’s Sisterhood.
She conducted extensive studies at the New School for Social Research of New York City.
Surviving are two sons, Kenneth Morris and Stephen Morris, and her mother, Helen Levy.
Funeral services were held on Friday, August 28, in Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Richard C. Marder, 84
Owner of Graftek; Active Member of Westfield Glee Club
Richard Collins Marder, 84, a lifelong Plainfield resident, died on Thursday, August 27, 1998 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Mr. Marder had been a Director of United National Bank for 31 years before retiring in May of last year.
He served on the Executive Committee and as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
He attended Plainfield schools, graduating from Plainfield High School in 1931.
Mr. Marder subsequently attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
During a business career that spanned more than 60 years, he had served as Production Manager for C.P. Hoagland Printing in Somerville; as Unit Supervisor for Wright Aeronautical during World War II, and later in positions at American Type Founders.
He had also been Director of Planning for Lockheed Electronics and its predecessor, Stavid Engineering, as well as Marketing Director for Squires-Sanders in Bernards.
He maintained his own phototypography business, Graftek, since 1969, where he prepared United National Bank advertisements which appeared in the Courier News for many years.
Mr. Marder was a member of the Plainfield Rotary Club and headed the scholarship program for many years.
He was also a member of the Christian Businessmen’s Committee of Central Jersey, the Plainfield Mendelssohn Glee Club and the Westfield Glee Club.
He was involved in fellowship at the Cedarcroft Bible Chapel in South Plainfield, formerly the Grove Street Chapel in North Plainfield, for over 40 years.
Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Catherine Loizeaux Marder; a son, Richard C. Marder, Jr. of Plainfield; a daughter, Elizabeth R. Marder, also of Plainfield, and a sister, Alethea M. Pond of Scotch Plains.
A memorial service was held at the Cedarcroft Bible Chapel on Monday, August 31.
Arrangements were handled by the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
Margaret Mumford, 91
Margaret Lynde Mumford, 91, of Tewksbury Township, formerly of Westfield, died on Friday, August 28, 1998 is the Hunterdon Care Center in Flemington.
Born in Westfield, she was the daughter of William Ridgway Lynde and Belle Morrow Lynde.
Mrs. Mumford was a graduate of Westfield High School and of Montclair State Normal School.
After graduation, she had been a public school kindergarten teacher in Dunellen and later in Winfield. She had also been a nursery school teacher at the Wardlaw School in Plainfield.
She was predeceased in 1986 by her husband of 53 years, Robert E. Mumford, former assistant general counsel for Allied Chemical Corporation.
Surviving are three daughters, Marilyn Mumford of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Nancy Mulvey of Andover, Massachusetts, and Shirley Ferguson of Hopewell Junction, New York; two sons, Robert Mumford of Darnestown, Maryland and Richard Mumford of Arlington, Virginia; a sister, Marian L. Collins of Wilbraham, Massachusetts; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 5, at 4 p.m. at the Lebanon United Methodist Church, Main Street, Lebanon.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian Children’s Fund, P.O. Box 26484, Richmond, Virginia, 23261.
Bertha A. Pfeiffer, 83
Bertha Ann Briant Pfeiffer, 83, of Bound Brook died on Thursday, August 27, 1998 at home.
Born in Westfield, she had moved to Bound Brook in 1941.
Mrs. Pfeiffer had been an inspector at Thermionics Products in North Plainfield before retiring.
Surviving are her husband, Arthur Pfeiffer; a son, William Pfeiffer of Bound Brook, two sisters, Kathryn Kunz of Westfield and Alice Nelson of Florida, and three brothers, Clarence Briant, Jr. of Westfield, Russell Briant of South Carolina and Donald Briant of Edison.
Funeral services were held on Friday, August 28, at the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
