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Betty F. Whitney, 85
Betty F. Fish Whitney, 85, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, died on Wednesday, November 8, 2000 at Kethley House in Cleveland, Ohio, where she was a resident for several weeks.
Born in Cleveland on March 27, 1915, she had lived in Westfield from 1952 to 1972.
She attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio after high school.
She was predeceased by her husband, Franklyn Whitney, and by a sister, Janet Fish Brown.
Surviving are two sons, John R. Whitney of Lincolnshire, Ill. and Richard B. Whitney of Shaker Heights, Ohio; a daughter, Janet L. Whitney of Key Biscayne, Fla.; a brother, Dr. John S. Fish of Atlanta, Ga., and six grandchildren.
Private services and burial were held at the Mapleshade Cemetery in Auburn Township, Ohio.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 East 185th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, 44119.
Amelia M. Knox
Amelia M. Semon Knox of Scotch Plains died on Saturday, November 11, 2000 at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison.
Born in Newark, she had lived there until moving to Scotch Plains 13 years ago.
Mrs. Knox had been the Executive Secretary to the Vice President of the PSE&G Company in Newark during the 1940s, later becoming a homemaker.
She was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains and of the Catholic Daughters of America, where she served as the Grand Regent of the Court of Short Hills at the St. Rose of Lima Parish in Short Hills.
She was predeceased by her husband, Harold Knox, in 1988. Surviving are a son, Harold C. Knox of Scotch Plains; her brother, Thomas Semon of Short Hills, and a granddaughter.
The funeral was held on Wednesday, November 15, from the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood, followed by a Mass at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Interment took place at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover.
Violet Woroniecki, 85
Violet Woroniecki, 85, of the Somerset section of Franklin Township died on Thursday, November 9, 2000 at Somerset Manor North in Somerset.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., she had lived in East Millstone before relocating to Somerset 51 years ago.
Mrs. Woroniecki was a member of the Franklin Township and Bound Brook Senior Citizens.
She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in East Millstone.
She was predeceased by her husband, Clarence Woroniecki, in 1978.
Surviving are three sons, Clem Woroniecki of East Windsor, John Woroniecki of East Brunswick and Matthew Woroniecki of Somerset; two daughters, Jean Orpen of Little Egg Harbor and Margaret Seeburg of Piscataway; two brothers, John Matonis of Scotch Plains and William Matonis of Newark; two sisters, Rose McFall of Endicott, N.Y. and Maggie Aleszczyk of Allentown, Pa., and nine grandchildren.
Services were held on Monday, November 13, from the Gleason Funeral Home in Somerset, followed by a Mass at St. Joseph’s Church.
Interment took place at St. Peter Cemetery in New Brunswick.
J. Albert Lacy, 69
J. Albert Lacy, 69, of Barnegat died on Tuesday, November 7, 2000 at home.
Born in Bayonne, he had lived in Scotch Plains and Green Brook before relocating to Barnegat in 1999.
Mr. Lacy was a fundraiser coordinator for the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
He had previously worked in the same capacity for New York University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology and other universities and hospitals in New Jersey and New York.
He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.
Mr. Lacy was awarded a bachelor’s degree in business and science from Rutgers University in 1952.
Surviving are his wife, Irene C. Lacy; a daughter, Marilynn Lacy Hendricks; a son, Mark Lacy, and three grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Monday, November 13, in St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, following the funeral from the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Herbert Wetter, 72
Herbert Wetter, 72, of Monroe Township died on Friday, November 10, 2000 in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
Born in Westfield, he had lived in Newark and Millburn before relocating to Monroe Township eight years ago.
Mr. Wetter and his wife, Shirley, owned and operated three Burger King franchises in Monsey, N.Y., Nanuet, N.Y. and Clifton for many years before retiring eight years ago.
He had previously owned and operated the Cedar Post Market in Chatham for 30 years.
Mr. Wetter was a member of the Concordia Golf Club and the B’nai B’rith South Mountain Lodge.
Surviving are a daughter, Allyson Ranzer; a son, Philip Wetter; a brother, Albert Wetter; a sister, Miriam Rekoon, and two grandchildren.
Services were held on Monday, November 13, in the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Helen Quinn, 89
Helen Quinn, 89, of Cranford died on Saturday, November 4, 2000 in the Cranford Health and Extended Care Center.
Born in Bayonne, she had lived in Roselle for many years and also in Westfield before moving to Cranford.
Mrs. Quinn was a member of the Rosary Society of St. Joseph the Carpenter Roman Catholic Church in Roselle.
Surviving are a son, John A. Quinn; two daughters, Dolores La Fluer and Eileen Donnelly; two sisters, Rita Eckhardt and Josephine Gittens; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
A Mass was held on Wednesday, November 8, in St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church in Garwood.
Arrangements were handled by the Dooley Funeral Home, 218 North Avenue in Cranford.
Mildred McClary, 93
Mildred Sutphin McClary, 93, of South Plainfield died on Wednesday, November 8, 2000 in the Genesis Elder Care Center, The Woodlands, in Plainfield.
Born in Reaville, she had lived in the Hunterdon County area and in Scotch Plains for 58 years before moving to South Plainfield in 1996.
Mrs. McClary was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, James P. McClary, in 1968.
Surviving are two daughters, Della Varga of Sunset Beach, N.C. and Mildred Ann McClary of Riverview, Fla.; three sons, Robert McClary of South Plainfield, James McClary of Punta Gorda, Fla. and Richard McClary of Jackson; a sister, Catherine Marshall of Reaville; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held on Monday, November 13, at the McCriskin Home for Funerals in South Plainfield. Interment followed in Lake Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery in Piscataway.
Mary G. Jordan, 83
Mary Gwendolyn “Bobbie” Jordan, 83, of Westfield died on Saturday, November 11, 2000 at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in North Plainfield.
Born in Dubuque, Iowa, she had lived there until moving to Denver, Colo., in 1936.
She relocated from Denver to Westfield four months ago when she came to live with her son, William Jordan.
She had been an executive assistant to the business editor of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver for 43 years, retiring in 1982.
Surviving, in addition to her son, are two sisters, Anna Mae McEndaffer and Rita Du Charme, both of Denver, and three grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held yesterday, Wednesday, November 15, at St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Helping Hands and Hearts of St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church, Lambert's Mill Road, Westfield, 07090.
