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OBITUARIESEdward Bukowiecki

Edward Bukowiecki, 82, ofManchester, formerly of Hillside,died May 8 in Jersey Shore Univer-sity Medical Center, Neptune.

Bom in Poland, Mr. Bukowieckiemigrated to the United States in1963 and settled in Newark. Heresided in lrvington and Hillsidebefore moving to Manchester 10years ago. Mr. Bukowiecki was atailor by trade. He owned and oper-ated Edward's Tailor Shop, origi-nally located in Newark, and later,in lrvington, before retiring 15years ago.

Surviving are a daughter, EdaShekitka; two sons, Leon andSteven; a sister. Jadzia; six grand-children and two great-grandchil-dren.

The Menorah Chapels at Mill-bum in Union handled the arrange-ments.

Philip CatanzaroP h i l i p 1.

Catanzaro, 85,of Red Bank,formerly ofRoselle Park,

died May 10 in Riven, iew Hospital,Red Bank.

Born in Jersey City, Mr. Catan-zaro lived in Bayonne and for 47years in Roselle Park before mov-ing recently to Red Bank. Heserved in the Army Air Force dur-ing World War II. Mr. Catanzaroretired from Exxon 19 years agoafter working there for 45 years. Hebegan his career climbing the tanksand ended it as the "masterblender" of the entire Baywayrefinery. Mr. Catanzaro was aparishioner of the Church of theAssumption, Roselle Park, wherehe served as usher and lector. Healso was a member of the Knightsof Columbus, Holy Name Societyand Dad's Club.

Surviving are five daughters,juuy iviiniieni, iviary somerviiie,Nancy Depau, Christine Breiden-baugh and Jacqueline Gunning; ason, Francis John; 15 grandchildrenand three great-grandchildren.

The Mastapeter Funeral Home,Roselle Park, handled the arrange-ments.

David ConroyDavid J.

Conroy, 78, ofKenirworthdied May 12 athome.

Born in Newark, Mr. Conroylived in lrvington and Roselle Parkbefore moving to Kenilworth. Hewas a baker for Drake's Bakery,lrvington, for 39 years and retired16 years ago.

Mr. Conroy served in the Armyduring the Korean War.

Surviving are his wife of 48years, Dolores; three sons, Darren,Dale and David; two daughters,Stacey Couzzo and Faith Conroy,and five grandchildren.

The Mastapeter Funeral Home,Roselle Park, handled the arrange-ments.

Richard FedericoRichard J. Federico, 78, of

Mountainside died May 13 inOverlook Hospital, Summit.

Bom in Newark, Mr. Federicolived in Mountainside for 33 years.He owned and operated the GQHair Cutters, Springfield, for 40years.

Surviving are two sons, RichardJ. Jr. and Chris; a daughter, CherylRothweiler; a sister, Norma Con-soli, and eight grandchildren.

The Galante Funeral Home,Union, handled the arrangements.

Jennie FiczkoJennie Ficzko, 94, of

Doylestown, Pa., formerly ofUnion, died on May 8.

Born in Newark, Mrs. Ficzkolived in Union for 50 years beforemoving to Doylestown four yearsago. She was a seamstress with theInternational Ladies GarmentWorkers Union, Newark, for 20years and retired 40 years ago. Mrs.Ficzko was a member of the RosarySociety and a caretaker of thechurch linens of St. James Church,Springfield. She was a former vol-unteer in the cafeteria of St. JamesSchool, Springfield, for manyyears. Mrs. Ficzko was a memberof the Union Township Senior Citi-zens Club.

Surviving are two sons, JosephM. and Richard S.; two sisters,Estella Curry and Genevieve Bell;a brother, Walter Otlowski; ninegrandchildren and 11 great-grand-children.

The Galante Funeral Home,Union, handled the arrangements.

Betty GrindiingerBetty Grindiinger, 85, of

Springfield died Mav 8 in OverlookHospital, Summit.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs.Grindiinger resided in Bayonne andMillburn before moving to Spring-field in 1971. She was a graduate ofNew York University, where shereceived a bachelor of arts degree.Mrs. Grindiinger was active in theParkinson support group in Moun-tainside Hospital. She was a long-time member of the Millburn-ShortHills First Aid Squad. Mrs. Grin-diinger also was a member of Tem-ple B'nai Israel, Millburn.

Surviving are a son. Robert; adaughter. Gail Hughes, and a broth-er, Norman Mann.

The Menorah Chapels at Mill-burn in Union handled the arrange-ments.

Robert HoffmanRobert E.

"Bob" Hoff-man, 91, diedMay 8 inRoselle.

Born in Charleston, S.C., Mr.

Hoffman lived in Roselle Park for31 years before moving to Rosellein 1951. He was an outstandingfootball player at Roselle ParkHigh School and earned all-statehonors. After graduation, Mr. Hoff-man enlisted in the Marine Corps,where he served two tours of dutyin the South Pacific during WorldWar II. He was awarded a letter ofcommendation for bravery anddevotion to duty under adverseconditions for his actions duringthe Battle of Guadalcanal in theSolomon Islands.

Mr. Hoffman worked for 46years as an electrician at StandardOil of New Jersey, which is nowExxonMobil, and retired in 1982.He was a daily communicant for 73years at St. Joseph the CarpenterChurch, Roselle, and offered hiscarpentry and electrical skills tonumerous projects at the churchand school. He and his wife of 46years, Jane, were founding parentsat Roselle Catholic High School.Mr. Hoffman supervised the con-struction of the school's board trackthat served as the springboard forthe nationally renowned track pro-gram at that school.

Also surviving are two sons,Robert and John; four daughters.Virginia Gilcrest, Jane Vecchione,Catherine Hoffman and Grace Mal-one, and nine grandchildren.

Evelyn KlemEvelyn Polnik Klem of Roselle

died May 10 in Trinitas RegionalMedical Center. Elizabeth.

Born in Newark, Mrs. Klemlived in Elizabeth before moving toRoselle 56 years ago. She was atelecommunications facilitator forWachovia Bank in Rahway andLinden for 22 years and retired in1994. Prior to that, Mrs. Klem wasa switchboard operator for Pruden-tial Insurance Co.. Newark, for fouryears. She was a past president and

Roselle-Roselle Park and a memberof the Twin Boro Contact Club,Roselle.

Mrs. Klem was the health advi-sor and member of the AARP Lin-den Chapter No. 1894. She alsowas a member of the GeneralPulaski Memorial Parade Commit-tee and the Senior Citizens Club,both of St. Theresa's Church, theRetired Men's Club, the FriendshipClub and the Gregorio SeniorCrafts Club, all of Linden.

Surviving are her husband of 59years, Joseph A.; a son, Kenneth J..and a daughter, Deborah Klem.

Victor Kostin Sr.Victor D.

Kostin Sr. ofSpringfielddied on May12.

Born in Newark, Mr. Kostinlived in Union and in Springfieldfor 43 years. He served in the ArmyAir Force from 1960 to 1964. Mr.

OBITUARY LISTBENDOKAS — John "Jack," of Springfield; May 13.BROWN — Daniel Dewey, of Hillside; May 9.BUKOWIECKI — Edward, formerly of Hillside; May 8.CATANZARO — Philip F., formerly of Roselle Park; May 10.CONROY —- David J., of Kenilworth; May 12.FEDERICO — Richard J., of Mountainside; May 13.GANASSI — Bemice E., of Union; May 14.GAUSS — Eunice Rosemary, of Union; May 9.GRINDLINGER — Betty, of Springfield; May 8.FICZKO — Jennie, formerly of Union; May 8.HALL — Theodore, of Hillside; May 9.HOFFMAN — Robert E. "Bob," of Roselle; May 8.JAEGER — George, of Linden; May 9.JOHNSON — Bertha Lee. of Linden; May 10.KLEM — Evelyn Polnik, of Roselle; May 10.KOSTIN — Victor D. Sr., of Springfield; May 12.LADINSKI — Mary Loretta, of Union, May 15.LAZAUSKAS — Helen, of Union; May 15.MASON — Frances M., of Linden; May 11.MASON — Victor Francis, of Cranford; May 11.MATSKO — Bernard V. Sr., of Union; May 10.PAWLIKOWSKI — Walter J. Jr., formerly of Linden; May 7.PFISTER — Mark Edward, of Roselle; May 12.PICCIRILLO — Rose A., of Union; May 11.REDZINIAK — Mary "Maria" S., of Linden; May 13.ROBERTSON — Virginia B., formerly of Summit; May II.RYAN — Damian S., formerly of Summit; May 8.SCHWARTZ — Norma, formerly of Clark; May 10.S1NARIS — Gualberto, of Hillside; May 12.SPERBER — Sidney, of Springfield; May 11.STRAGALAS — Wanda J., of Union; May 12.STROHMENGER — Joseph W., of Cranford; May 10.TILLISON — Josephine A., of Cranford; May 10.VAN WHY — Sarah Hope Parkinson, of Cranford; May 9.VERNON — Anita, of Linden; April 20.WEIDLING — David Charles, of Rahway; May 10.WEINER — Sylvia "Mom," of Union; May 11.WEISINGER — Robert S., formerly of Linden; May 10.WILK — George A., of Linden; May 11.WRIGHT — Roselia, formerly of Roselle; May 10.ZALESKY — Mary S., of Union; May 10.ZAMBOLLA — Marie, of Springfield; May 13.

Editor 's Note: Not all of the names including in this listing willappear as full-length obituaries.

Kostin was a tool and mold makerfor Union Tool and Mold, Union.for 30 years.

Surviving are two daughters.Kimberly Duanno and CynthiaApicella; a son, Victor D. Jr., andsix grandchildren.

Frances MasonFrances M. Mason. 85, of Lin-

den died on May 11.Bom in Newark, Mrs. Mason

lived in Linden for the past 50years. She was employed by SmallLot Stamping, Linden, as a secre-tary for 20 years and retired manyyears ago. Mrs. Mason was a mem-ber of Hadassah and entertained atvarious area nursing homes.

Surviving are her husband of 36years, William A., and a grand-child.

Victor MasonVictor F. Mason, 91, of Cran-

ford died on May 11.Born in Newark, Mr. Mason

moved to Cranford in 1953. Heretired after 28 years with GeneralElectric Co., New York. Mr. Masonmanaged the Sportsman's Shop andworked for Arthur Hynes Jewelers,

Cranford. He was a former scout-master in Hillside and a chairmanof the parents committee for theBov Scouts of America. Mr. Mason

also belonged to the Hillside His-torical Society and the HillsideHigh School Reunion Committee.He was a charter member of theHillside Knights of Columbus.

Mr. Mason was a communicantof St. Michael's Church, Cranford.He served as first lector. Eucharis-tic minister, usher and sacristan.Mr. Mason volunteered many hoursin helping shut-ins as part of theGood Samaritans.

Surviving are his wife, ShirleyRussell Mason; seven children, JoiiMasorovic, Robert, Victor. James,Daniel, Michael and Thomas; 16grandchildren, 14 great-grandchil-dren and a great-great-grandchild.

Bernard Matsko Sr.Bernard V.

J ; Matsko Sr., 85,,'Z^I" of Union died

** on May 10.Mr. Matsko

was a Navy veteran, who servedduring World War 11.

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