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Robert Potts, 51
Construction Employee; Also Worked for County Road Dept.
Robert Darryl Potts, 51, of Broadheadsville, Pennsylvania, died on Tuesday, May 18, 1999 at home.
Born in Harlem, New York City, he had lived in Plainfield before moving to Broadheadsville several years ago.
Mr. Potts was a construction worker in New York for over 10 years.
He also worked for the Union County Road Department in Fanwood for several years.
He had attended Plainfield schools.
He was predeceased by his parents, Hiram Potts and Ruth Potts Thomas; a sister, Doris Potts Osley, and a brother, Alvin Potts.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Potts; three sons, Gerard Potts, Darryl Potts and Emerson Potts; a daughter, Nicolette Potts; four stepchildren, Gillian, Gail, Gena and Glenn Patrick; four brothers, Larry Potts, Louis Potts, Jeffrey Potts and Cary Potts; four sisters, Barbara Potts-Bowens, Sheilah Potts Hamlette, Michelle Potts and Carla Potts-Johnson; a stepsister, Adrian Lake of Scotch Plains, and a stepbrother, William Lake of Oregon.
A funeral was held on Friday, May 21, in Pennsylvania.
Nickolas DiQuollo, Sr., 81
Army Veteran; Was Carpenter at Scotch Plains Company
Nickolas A. DiQuollo, Sr., 81, a lifelong Scotch Plains resident, died on Wednesday, May 19, 1999 at home.
Mr. DiQuollo had been a carpenter with Graybar Construction in Scotch Plains for 25 years before retiring in 1979.
He was a Master Sergeant with the United States Army in the Philippines during World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Mary M. DelNegro DiQuollo; three sons, Nickolas A. DiQuollo, Jr. of Fanwood and Dominick P. DiQuollo and Eugene DiQuollo, both of Scotch Plains; a daughter, Arlene Podesla of Bridgewater; a sister, Laura Checchio of Scotch Plains; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 22, at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 325, Scotch Plains, 07076.
Robert H. Johnson, 86
Senior Deacon; Construction Worker for Many Years
Robert H. Johnson, 86, of Linden died on Monday, May 17, 1999 in Rahway Hospital.
Born in Scotch Plains, he had lived in Cranford before moving to Linden.
Mr. Johnson was a senior deacon, preacher, Sunday school superintendent and teacher, as well as a member of the Prayer Band, choir and Brotherhood in the Refuge Church in Plainfield. He also served as President of the Deacon Board.
He had been a construction worker with DiOrio and DiOrio in Scotch Plains, and later with the City of Linden, for many years before retiring in 1979.
Surviving are six daughters, Barbara L. Fair, Christina L. Johnson, Bessie E. Johnson, Lynda M. Alexander, Lauria J. Betts and Esther L. Davis; a son, Wayne A. Johnson; an adopted daughter, Inez Broner; two sisters, Lola Irby and Catherine Irby; 22 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Friday, May 21, in the Refuge Church.
Arrangements were handled by the Plinton-Curry Funeral Home in Westfield.
Florence Van Wyck Lott Freeman, 94
Active in School and Club Activities
Florence Van Wyck Lott Freeman, 94, a resident of the Oaks Nursing Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, died on Saturday, March 20, 1999 in the Nursing Center.
Born in Elizabeth on June 3, 1904, the daughter of the late Florence and Van Wyck Lott, she was a descendant of early Dutch settlers on Long Island.
She graduated from Battin High School in Elizabeth in 1921, and from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1925.
Mrs. Freeman was a member of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield and its Woman's Association for over 50 years, the Westfield Woman's Club, the College Woman's Club, the Republican Woman's Club, and the Auxiliary to Children's Specialized Hospital.
She was President of the Woodrow Wilson Parent Teacher Association from 1943 to 1945; President of the Westfield Woman's Club from 1946 to 1948, and a member of the Executive Board of the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs from 1948 to 1951.
She additionally served as State Chairwoman of Literature from 1960 to 1962, and as President of the Senior Auxiliary to Children's Specialized Hospital, also from 1960 to 1962. She was a member of various committees of the Westfield Woman's Club, and for many years was Chairwoman of the Endowment Fund.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, J. Russell Freeman.
Surviving are three daughters, Florence Rom of Point Pleasant, Anne Russell of Le Sueur, Minnesota, and Peggy Dunlap of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be held in Westfield at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to The Presbyterian Church in Westfield or to a recipient of one's choice.
Helen J. Romano, 76
Former Secretary; Member of Multiple Sclerosis Association
Helen J. Romano, 76, of Green Brook died on Monday, May 24, 1999 at the Green Brook Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Green Brook.
Born in New York City, she had lived in Plainfield and Middlesex before moving to Green Brook two years ago.
Miss Romano was a secretary for her late brother, Dr. Frank R. Romano, Sr. in Dunellen before retiring 24 years ago.
She was a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Association, the Opera Guild of Middlesex and Friends of the Library in Middlesex.
She was a communicant of St. Bernard’s Church in Plainfield.
Besides her brother, she was predeceased by her parents, Angeline and Joseph Romano, and a sister, Rose Artale.
Surviving are a sister, Mildred Sabatello of Scotch Plains, and a brother, Thomas J. Romano of Green Brook.
A Funeral Mass will be held today, Thursday, May 27, at 10 a.m. in St. Bernard’s Church in Plainfield, following a funeral service from the Higgins Home for Funerals in Plainfield at 9:15 a.m.
Entombment will be at Somerset Hills Memorial Park in Basking Ridge following the Funeral Mass.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mid-Jersey Chapter, 801 Belmar Plaza, Belmar, 07719.
Agnes Strenkert, 95
Legal Secretary; Active Member of Holy Trinity Church
Agnes K. Strenkert, 95, of Westfield died on Monday, May 24, 1999 at the Genesis Elder Care Center in Westfield.
Born and raised in Jersey City, she had lived in Westfield since 1923.
Ms. Strenkert was a legal secretary for the Alcohol Beverage Central Board of the State of New Jersey for 40 years before retiring in 1971.
She was an active member of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield, where she was a lecturer, Eucharistic Minister, choir member and a member of the senior group.
She was also a member of the Catholic Daughters of America.
She had received the Jubilee Medal Pro Meritis in 1994 for distinguished service in the Archdiocese of Newark.
Surviving is a nephew, Francis Edmund Flanagan, of Springfield, Virginia.
A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held today, Thursday, May 27, at 10 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church.
Arrangements were handled by the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue, Westfield.
Katherine Sennett, 83
Girl Scout Leader; Earned Awards in Drawing Competitions
Katherine Sennett, 83, of Westfield died Saturday, May 1, 1999 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in New York City, she had lived in Westfield for 53 years.
Mrs. Sennett was a Girl Scout Troop Leader in Westfield and the Past President of “The Club of Little Gardens” also in Westfield.
She was Vice President of the Extension Club and a volunteer sewing instructor at the YMCA.
She was awarded the Haney Medal by the School of Art League of New York City, the John Wanamaker Drawing Competition medal and won the Humane Poster Contest.
She had attended City College in New York where she studied art.
She was predeceased by her husband Walter Sennett, in 1982.
Surviving are a son, a daughter and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were private.
Arrangements were handled by the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street, Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Westfield Rescue Squad, Watterson Place, Westfield.
Carla Schumacher, 74
Bank Supervisor At Chase Manhattan in New York
Carla L. Schumacher, 74, of Scotch Plains died on Wednesday, March 10, 1999 at home.
Born in the Netherlands, she had lived in Queens before moving to Scotch Plains in 1972.
Mrs. Schumacher had been a bank teller and supervisor at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York for 27 years before retiring in 1987.
She was a member of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, and a volunteer for Catholic Charities, which helps homeless children in New York.
Surviving are two sons, Kenneth Nascimento and Stephen O. Nascimento, and a sister, Carmen Slijngard.
Funeral services were held on Monday, March 15, at the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains, followed by a Mass at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church.
