Joanne Chapman Hammon, Long-time Westfield Substitute Teacher Joanne Chapman Hammon of Smithville, N.J., passed away at home on Friday, December 1. She was born and raised in Pottsville, Pa., and after high school attended Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa., majoring in German with a minor in Econo...

Robert F. Gaudenzi, Sr., 89, Devoted Family Man, Local Accountant Robert F. Gaudenzi, Sr., known lovingly by many as Bob, Bobby G, Boobie or Pop, passed away at the home of his granddaughter Cory Cassidy and her husband, Keith Sockell, in the early morning hours of Friday, February 17, 2023, three w...

Eleanor Cafaro (née Mullen) was born into eternal grace after a short illness and a wonderful life on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. She resided in Long Beach Island, N.J., and Westfield, N.J. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., to Basil and Cecilia Mullen, Eleanor and her younger brother, Leo, moved to Linden,...

Gerard Barton passed away peacefully at his home in Westfield, N.J., on Monday, November 20, 2023, after a lengthy illness. He was employed by PSE&G in the Electric Distribution Department at a number of locations in the state for 42 years, retiring in 1999.He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in ...

On Monday, October 30, 2023, Frank McTeigue died of cancer. He was 54. He passed away peacefully with his mother and sister by his side. Frank was born November 27, 1968. He attended Westfield Public Schools and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Kean University. He worked most of his a...

Thomas Millard Masteller, 81, passed away at his home in Westfield, New Jersey, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Tom was born on February 17, 1942, to Marvin Masteller and Ruth Thomas Masteller, and was raised in the hard coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. He graduated from Eas...

Thomas Leo Callahan, Jr., 88, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. He was born in Belmont, Mass., on July 11, 1935. He graduated Belmont High School and went on to graduate Babson College. During his college summers he worked as a waiter at Huletts Landing’s Hotel on Lake George, where he me...

Dr. Ronald Kelber, 87, of Westfield, N.J., died peacefully in the early morning of Monday, November 13, after a battle with dementia. He went on his own terms, as he lived.Dr. Kelber spent his life dedicated to children, working as a teacher, vice principal, member of the child study team for the Wo...

Carolynn Pulliam, Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother Carolynn Carlson Pulliam, 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at home surrounded by her loving family in Westfield. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was a resident of Westfield for over 50 years. Carolynn wo...

Ellen M. Lagano, 75, Past Pres. of PTA At St. Bartholomew; Fmr. Library Clerk Ellen Margaret Morrison Lagano, 75, of Fanwood, N.J., passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Ellen was born in the Saint Albans section of Queens, N.Y., and was raised in the Laurelton and Richmond Hill sections of that...