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Patricia C. Jansen, 69
Parishioner; Had Been Accounts Receivable Clerk
Patricia C. Jansen, 69, of Port Reading died on Monday, April 17, 2000 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank.
Born in the Bronx, she lived in Port Reading for the past 35 years.
Mrs. Jansen had been employed as an accounts receivable clerk with Supermarkets General in Avenel for seven years before retiring in 1995.
Previously, she had been Payroll Manager at Alexander’s department store in the Menlo Park Mall in Edison.
She was a communicant of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Woodbridge, as well as a member of the American Cancer Society Support Group of Scotch Plains and the Irish League of Women.
She was predeceased by her husband, James C. Jansen, Sr., in 1995.
Surviving are a son, James C. Jansen, Jr. of Port Reading; two daughters, Debra Suskevich of Toms River and Patricia Jansen Dimino of Fanwood; three brothers, Thomas Quinn of Long Island, James Quinn of Manchester, Conn. and Robert Quinn of Somers, Conn.; three sis ters, Catherine Ryan of Suffern, N.Y., Esther Hughes of Metuchen and Rosemary Morris of West Nyack, N.Y., and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. on Monday, April 24, from the Costello-Greiner Funeral Home in Woodbridge, followed by a 10: 30 a. m. Liturgy at St. James Church.
Interment will take place at the Resurrection Cemetery in Piscataway.
Visitation will take place from 2 to 4 p. m. and from 7 to 9 p. m. today, Thursday, April 20, at the funeral home.
Joseph Sieczka, 80
Decorated Veteran; Retired Cost Accountant and Manager
Joseph W. Sieczka, 80, of Fanwood died on Friday, April 14, 2000 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Beaver Falls, Pa., he had lived in Elizabeth before moving to Fanwood 45 years ago.
Mr. Sieczka had been employed as a cost accountant and manager for Rogers, Hoge Hills in New York City before retiring in 1992.
He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the Infantry of the United States Army in the Pacific Theater.
He was a recipient of the Bronze Star and a member of the 27th Division Association.
Mr. Sieczka was a communicant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
He graduated from Rutgers University in Newark in 1941.
Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Doris J. Kelly Sieczka; a son, Paul Sieczka of Berkeley Heights; four daughters, Linda Horrigan of Wading River, N.Y., Debra Sieczka of Roselle Park, Wendy Pierce of Ferrisburgh, Vt. and Valerie Sieczka of Morris Plains, and two sisters, Sophie Pasko and Helen Mallack.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 18, at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood, followed by a Mass at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Scotch Plains.
Interment will follow at St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Colonia.
Louis Kessler, 71
Company President; Board Member at Temple Emanu-El
Louis H. Kessler, 71, of Westfield died on Saturday, April 15, 2000 in Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Newark, he had lived in Hillside and in Allenhurst for 10 years before relocating to Westfield 45 years ago.
Mr. Kessler was President of the Exchange Holding Corporation of Scotch Plains, a longtime family business.
He was awarded a bachelor’s degree in education from West Chester University in West Chester, Pa., where he participated in varsity football, lacrosse and gymnastics.
While attending Hillside High School, he lettered in four sports.
He was all state and Co-Captain of the football team and was also active on the baseball, wrestling and basketball teams.
He was Chairman of his class’s 50th reunion in 1998.
Mr. Kessler was a founding member of the Chancellor Avenue School Playground Association, established more than 50 years ago by hundreds of athletes in the Newark area.
He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.
He was the founder and administrator of the Kessler Family Scholarship Funds at Princeton University and at Monmouth University in West Long Branch.
Mr. Kessler was a 45-year member of Temple Emanu-El in Westfield and served on its Board of Directors.
Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Rita Kessler; a daughter, Karen Horowitz of Warren; a son, Todd Ellis Kessler of Los Angeles; a sister, Sandy Kessler Greenberg of Tewksbury, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Monday, April 17, at Temple Emanu-El.
Interment took place at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Iselin.
Memorial donations may be sent to the Louis H. Kessler Fund, care of Westfield Boosters, Westfield, 07090.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.
Mary E. Pond, 90
Past President Of Woman’s Club of Westfield
Mary E. Pond, 90, of Hightstown died on Friday, April 14, 2000 at The Medical Center at Princeton.
Born in Chicago, she had lived in Westfield from 1940 until moving to Meadow Lakes in Hightstown in 1996.
Mrs. Pond was a member and had served as President of the Woman’s Club of Westfield.
She was also a member of the group’s Past President’s Club.
She additionally was a member of the Mayflower Society and a 52-year member of the First Congregational Church of Westfield.
Mrs. Pond participated in various volunteer activities and was active in the library system in Westfield and at Meadow Lakes.
She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Myers Pond, and by her parents, Nathaniel C. and Ida Mae Leighton Thayer.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary E. “Betsey” Lenskold of Allentown; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on Tuesday, April 18, from the Chesterfield Baptist Church in Chesterfield, with the Reverend Robert Davidson, Pastor, officiating.
An interment service followed in the Memorial Garden of the First Congregational Church of Westfield.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Saul Colonial Home in Hamilton Square.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Congregational Church of Westfield, 125 Elmer Street, Westfield, 07091 or to the Chesterfield Baptist Church, Chesterfield Road, Chesterfield, 08620.
Regina Cristiano, 78
Regina Cristiano, 78, of Westfield died on Wednesday, April 12, 2000 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born and raised in Summonte, Italy, she came to the United States in 1972, settling in Westfield.
Mrs. Cristiano was a homemaker.
Surviving are her husband of 50 years, Antonio Cristiano; four sons, Modestino Cristiano, Aniello Cristiano, Carmine Cristiano and Silvester Cristiano; a daughter, Concetta Cristiano Capone; two brothers, Nino Romano and Aniello Romano, and eight grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial took place on Saturday, April 15, at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Burial was at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements were handled by the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
Rose Combs Allen, 79
Rose Mary Combs Allen, 79, of Plainfield died on Sunday, April 9, 2000 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Hazard, Ky., she had lived in Lexington, Ky. before moving to Plainfield 36 years ago.
She was employed as a cook for the Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church in Piscataway for eight years and for The Arc of Somerset County for 10 years.
She was predeceased by her brother, James D. Combs, in 1999.
Surviving are a daughter, Barbara J. Staley of Scotch Plains; a sister, Elizabeth Combs Warner of Lexington; one grandson; four great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 15, at the Community Baptist Church in North Plainfield.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield.
William H. Stiles, 87
Navy Veteran; Retired President of Metuchen Bank
William Hathaway Stiles, 87, of Auburn, Me., died on Tuesday, April 11, 2000 at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Me.
Born in Akron, Ohio, he had lived in Westfield, Metuchen and Leisure World of Maryland prior to moving to Auburn two years ago.
Mr. Stiles had been the President of Metuchen Savings Bank in Metuchen for 20 years before his retirement in 1980.
As a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, he served in communications aboard the USS Neville, an attack transport ship, in the South Pacific.
He was a member of the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce in Metuchen.
Mr. Stiles was awarded a bachelor’s degree in economics from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., in 1935.
He was predeceased by his parents, Lynn and Grace Beebe Stiles.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Nancy Whiton Stiles; a daughter, Nancy Gordon of Windham, Me., and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Friday, April 14, at the Costello Runyon Funeral Home in Metuchen.
Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to Camp Sunshine, P. O. Box 829, South Casco, Me. 04077, the Diabetes Association or to a charity of the individual’s choice.
