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Frank Fedowitz, 85
Served as Elder; Executive at A. Gross and Company
Frank Fedowitz, 85, of Mays Landing died on Saturday, May 15, 1999 in Mainland Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Pleasantville.
Born in Newark, he had lived in Scotch Plains for 40 years before moving to Mays Landing in 1989.
Mr. Fedowitz had been employed by A. Gross and Company of Newark, a division of Millmaster Onyx Corporation, for 45 years before retiring as Vice President of Production in 1974.
He was an elder of the Willow Grove Presbyterian Church in Scotch Plains.
Mr. Fedowitz earned a bachelor’s degree in 1940 and a master’s degree in 1943, both in chemical engineering, from New York University in New York City.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Fedowitz; a son, Frank Fedowitz, Jr. of Manassas, Virginia; a daughter, Andrea Hintze of Belle Mead; a sister, Ann LaPointe of Ramsey; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held yesterday, Wednesday, May 19, from the Hillsborough Funeral Home in Belle Meade. Interment was at Neshanic Cemetery.
Doris A. Longaker, 86
Doris A. Longaker, 86, of Red Bank, died on Tuesday, May 11, 1999 at River View Medical Center in Red Bank.
Born in Newark, she had lived in Middletown and Cranford before moving to Red Bank where she resided for over 20 years.
She was predeceased by her husband, the Reverend Dr. Robert G. Longaker, past pastor of Cranford Presbyterian Church, in 1991.
Surviving are her sons, Robert Longaker, 2nd, of Westfield, and Leslie Longaker, of Rochester, New York; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Friday, May 14, at First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank-Tower Hill, Red Bank. Interment was at Fair View Cemetery in Middletown.
Arrangements were handled by John E. Day Funeral Home, Inc. in Red Bank.
Memorial donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church Connect Program at Tower Hill, 255 Harding Road, Red Bank, 07701.
Joseph Palac, 79
Joseph Palac, 79, of Fanwood, died on Wednesday, May 12, 1999 in the Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Staten Island, he had lived in Elizabeth before moving to Fanwood in 1955.
Mr. Palac was a machine set-up man and die-cast foreman with the Diehl Manufacturing Co., Linden, where he had worked for 42 years before retiring 17 years ago.
Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Anastasia Palac; three daughters, Carol Reid, Barbara Swistock and Janet Siegel; three brothers, Walter Palac, Edward Palac and John Palac; a sister, Helen Wanca; and four grandchildren.
A Mass was held on Friday, May 14, at St. Bartholomew Church in Scotch Plains.
Arrangements were handled by the Krowicki McCracken Funeral Home in Linden.
Frank A. Barone
Was Army Veteran; Accountant With GAF Corporation
Frank A. Barone of Scotch Plains died on Wednesday, May 12, 1999 in Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Elizabeth, he lived in Scotch Plains for 41 years.
Mr. Barone had been an accountant for 38 years with the GAF Corporation in Linden prior to retiring in 1988.
He was a member of the Holy Name Society at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, and was also a member of the Knights of Columbus Council in Elizabeth. He had served in the United States Army during World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Margaret Barone; a daughter, Patricia Osborne; two sons, Mark Barone and Neil Barone; a sister, Angela Barone; two brothers, Salvatore Barone and August Barone, and two grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Tuesday, May 18, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, following the funeral from the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Betty Delnero Ruggieri, 56
Secretary, Record Clerk for Prosecutor’s Office
Betty Delnero Ruggieri, 56, of Scotch Plains died on Wednesday, May 12, 1999 at home.
Born in Plainfield, she had lived in Scotch Plains most of her life.
Mrs. Ruggieri was a secretary for George Wolf Realty in Springfield for the last three years.
Previously, she had been the senior records clerk with the Union County Prosecutor’s Office in Elizabeth until 1993.
She was a member of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
Surviving are her husband, Thomas Ruggieri; two sons, Thomas J. Ruggieri and Michael J. Ruggieri, and two sisters, Barbara Scalzadona and Beverly Zielenbach.
A Funeral Mass was offered on Monday, May 17, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, following services at the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Sophie Katsch, 94
Sophie Katsch, 94, of Westfield died on Friday, May 14, 1999 at home.
Born in Germany, she had lived in Springfield before moving to Westfield eight years ago.
Mrs. Katsch had owned the Swiss Yodel Restaurant in Irvington with her late husband, Bruno C. Katsch.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Sharon Chapter, in Union.
Surviving are a daughter, Marilyn Schreiber; a son, Bruno C. Katsch, Jr.; a sister, Alma Schule; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services were held on Tuesday, May 18, at the McCracken Funeral Home in Union.
Franklin Donatelli, Sr.
Franklin P. Donatelli, Sr., 65, Councilman In Scotch Plains; Runnells Superintendent
Councilman Franklin P. Donatelli, Sr., 65, a lifelong resident of Scotch Plains, died on Monday, May 17, 1999 at home.
Mr. Donatelli was elected to the Township Council last November in a Democratic sweep that gave his party control of the governing body for the first time since 1974.
He had also been a Superintendent of Maintenance for Runnells Specialized Hospital of Union County in Berkeley Heights for 25 years before retiring in 1998.
Councilman Donatelli was a member of the Scotch Plains American Legion Post No. 209, and of the
Mountainside Elks and the Moose Clubs in Mountainside and Forked River.
He was a United States Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Lorraine McDede Donatelli; two sons, Franklin P. Donatelli, Jr. and Stanley Donatelli; five daughters, Lorraine Walters, Barbara Signorile, Sharon Janssen, Teresa Paszkowski and Maureen Donatelli; a sister, Josephine Capperelli; four brothers, Joseph Donatelli, Mauro Donatelli, Thomas Donatelli and Robert Donatelli, and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, May 20, at 10 a.m. from the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 325, Scotch Plains, 07076.
