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Thursday, August 18, 2005

Harold Merrill, Jr., 90, BOE President;

Distinguished Coach and Scout Leader
Harold Douglas Merrill, Jr. died
peacefully on Saturday, July 30, in
Meredith N.H., surrounded by immediate family. He was in his 90th
year and had fought the onset of old
age with great courage and success.
Born on October 6, 1915, in East
Concord, N.H. to Elizabeth Thomas
Nash and Harold Douglas Merrill,
Doug graduated from the University
of New Hampshire in 1937 with a
bachelors degree in civil engineering, and immediately took a position
with New Jersey Bell Telephone in
the Plant Division.
He married Ruth Feely in 1940,
and the couple lived in Westfield, N.J.
until their move in 1972 to a newly
created family farm they called
Peaceable Acres in Stanton, N.J.
All fondly remember the numerous
Turkey Day family reunions. Doug
loved most to be with his family.
The Merrills relocated to New
Hampshire in January 2002, living
closer to younger family members,
first in Exeter and most recently in
Meredith. Mr. Merrill, an Eagle Scout
at the young age of age 16, earned 44
of the 57 merit badges possible at the
time in only two years, and carried that
experience into his work as Cubmaster
of Cub Scout Pack No. 171.
He continued his vast experience
with the supervision of his twin grandsons as they each advanced in rank to
Life Scout, and did likewise with
younger grandsons Hunter and Wyatt.
Mr. Merrill was honored by the Boy
Scouts of America for his service and
received the Silver Beaver Award.
An ROTC graduate and reservist,
Mr. Merrill entered the service in late
1940 with the United States Army
Signal Corps. During his five years of
active duty, he held positions of responsibility for the East Coast early
warning system and for signal operations in the Saipan invasion in 1944 in
the Pacific Theater. He received the
Bronze Star for his service there.
Saipan was the first time that all
armed services communications for
an invasion were under a single point
of command. Mr. Merrill was promoted to Colonel in the Signal Corps
at age 29, making him the youngest
full colonel in the Pacific Theater at
the time.
After the end of World War II, he
continued on reserve status for 20
years. He returned to New Jersey Bell
Telephone Company and held positions as district manager in such locations as Newark, Bloomfield and the
Oranges. He retired from New Jersey
Bell in 1977.
He was a member of the Westfield
Board of Education from 1952 to
1958 a period of expansion for the
board serving as Vice President and
President of the board. During his
years on the board, he was responsible for overseeing the building of
Edison Junior High School, Washington and Jefferson elementary
schools, and the addition to Westfield
Senior High School. He received the
Bnai Brith Award from Temple
Emanu-El in Westfield in 1968.
Mr. Merrill was an active volunteer
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committee for Wesley Hall, and head
of the pastoral relations committee
for over 25 years. His involvement
with Camp Brett Endeavor began in
1978, and he oversaw a period of
major facilities expansion at the camp,
including the building of several allweather facilities to help make Brett
Endeavor a full-year camp, cultivating a volunteer relationship with both
AT&T and Bell Atlantic Pioneers
groups.
An accomplished athlete and coach,
Mr. Merrill had played baseball as a
boy in the Concord Sunset League.
After college, he played softball in
the New Jersey Bell Company league;
in 1957, he began coaching Little
League in Westfield. Over the next 33
years, he was to produce 33 winning
seasons and coach numerous championship teams, as well as several allstar teams. After the familys move to
Stanton in 1972, he continued to coach
Little League until 1985.
Dougs love of life, sensitivity to
others, leadership position in so many
roles and determination served as a
beacon and role model to all those
lucky enough to know him.
He was the beloved and adoring
husband of Ruth, his wife of 65 years;
the loving and supportive father of
Suzi Maybee, Margaret, Barbara,
Chip, Chris, Steve, Peter and Mike
Merrill. Mr. Merrill was grandfather
of Beth Maybee Allgeier, Lynne
Nathan, Geoff, David, Jr. and Jill
Maybee; Elisa Wagner, Larry, Doug,
Wyatt, Hunter, Colette, Wesley, and
Alexander Merrill, and great-grandfather of Lizzie, Matthew and Cassie
Allgeier; Alyssa, Danielle and Jocelyn
Nathan; Benjamin Maybee, and Max
and Sierra Wagner. He also was a
loving and supportive father-in-law
to Dr. David Maybee, Mal, Diane,
Janet, Heather and Pat Merrill.
A memorial service will be held at
the Grace Episcopal Church in East
Concord, N.H. on Saturday, August
20, at 2 p.m. A second memorial
service will take place at the First
United Methodist Church in Westfield
on Saturday, November 19. In lieu of
flowers, the family requests memorial gifts be made in Dougs honor to
the Boy Scouts of America or the
Alzheimers Foundation.
August 18, 2005

William Gabriel, 81
William Gabriel, 81, of Westfield
died on Saturday, August 13, at his
home.
Born in Elizabeth, he lived in
Westfield since 1967.
Mr. Gabriel had been a shop foreman in the packaging department at
Bristol Myers Corporation in Hillside for 23 years, retiring in 1985.
He was a member of the I Ams
Temple in Plainfield.
He was predeceased by his wife,
Frances Franceschetti, in June.
Surviving are a daughter, Janice
Gabriel Walker; three sons, Jeffrey
Gabriel, Jon Gabriel and James
Gabriel; two sisters, Margaret Heaton
and Doris Brahm; 11 grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
offered yesterday, Wednesday, August 17, at the Holy Trinity Roman
Catholic Church in Westfield. Entombment took place at Fairview
Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements were by the Dooley
Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
August 18, 2005

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William E. Kirk, 58, Banking Executive;
Scoutmaster Enjoyed Reading, Music
William Edward Kirk of Westfield as Chairman of the International Bankdied on Monday, August 8, at the ers Association in Tokyo.
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in
He also served as a Scoutmaster for
Houston, Tex.
Boy Scouts of America in Tokyo,
Born on March 31, 1947 in Green Japan, where his favorite activities
Bay, Wis. to Harley and Eloise Kirk, included camping and hiking around
William graduated from
the Japanese countryBoone High School in
side.
Boone, Iowa and reWilliam was a memceived an undergraduber of the Foreign Corate degree in history
respondents Club of
from Iowa State UniverJapan and the Tokyo
sity, as well as a masters
American Club. Upon
degree in Foreign Serhis return to the United
vice with honors from
States, he became a DiGeorgetown University.
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William married
Association for Finance
Helen Louise Anderson
and Trade in Washingin 1968 in Alcester, S.D.
ton, D.C. He is rememHe served three years as
bered as an avid reader
an officer in the United
who enjoyed music and
States Navy Atlantic
good conversation.
William E. Kirk
Fleet and later had a caAfter successful treatreer in international banking.
ment for non-Hodgkins lymphoma,
In 1977 he opened Harris Banks William died of an unexpected stroke.
Japan office in Tokyo, and later He is survived by his wife, Helen
worked in the Singapore branch of Anderson Kirk of Westfield; two sons,
the same bank. In 1987, he returned Philip John Kirk of Chicago, Ill. and
to Asia with the Bank of New York, James Edward Kirk of New York City,
where he was Vice President and and a brother, John Robert Kirk of
General Manager for Japan Opera- Millersville, Md.
tions. William returned to work for
A memorial service was held at the
the Bank of New York corporate head- Nathanael Lutheran Church in
Alcester, S.D. on Sunday August 14.
quarters in 1999.
Williams curiosity about people and
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August 18, 2005
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Campbell Clark Groel, Jr., 91, Pilot;

Worked In Real Estate Investments
Campbell Clark Groel, Jr., 91, of
Vero Beach, Fla. and Marthas Vineyard, Mass. died on Thursday, August 11, at the Royal Palm Convalescent Center in Vero Beach after a
brief illness.
He was born February 16, 1914 in
Orange, N.J.
Campbell was a graduate of
Lawrenceville Academy and Princeton
University, Class of 1936. Shortly after graduation from college, he joined
the Army and obtained the rank of
Captain while piloting transport planes
over The Hump to China.
After his military service, he joined
his father in the family business, Port
Warehouse, based in the Tribeca section of New York City. This led to a
long and successful career in real

estate investments until his retirement in 1986. Campbell never lost

his love of flying and piloted private
planes until he was 82.
Surviving are his wife of 22 years,
Eleanor Groel of Vero Beach and
Marthas Vineyard; three stepsons,
Don Reese, Hunter Corbin and Peter
Corbin; a stepdaughter, Sally R.
Anderson; seven grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Elizabeth
M. Corbin, in 1981.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Strunk Funeral Home in
Vero Beach.
In lieu of flowers, the family would
appreciate donations to a favorite
charity in Campbells memory.
August 18, 2005

Daniel Paglia, 81, Was Master Jeweler

For D. Paglia & Son in Mountainside
Daniel Paglia, 81, of Toms River
died on Sunday, August 14, at his
residence.
Born in Trevico Avellino, Italy, he
had lived in Mountainside before
moving to Toms River in 1989.
Prior to retiring in 1989, Mr. Paglia
had been a master jeweler for D.
Paglia & Son in Mountainside.
He was predeceased by a brother,
Generoso Paglia, in 2002.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years,
Rose Distefano Paglia; two daughters, Lena McGilbery of Big Bear
City, Calif. and Theresa Paglia Brown
of Ormond Beach, Fla.; a son, Daniele
Paglia of Far Hills; a brother, Professor Luigino Paglia of Assisi and
Trevico, Italy; five grandchildren,
Brian Daniel McGilbery, Tara Jean
Komoda, Amy Rose Abel, John
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A Liturgy of Christian Burial will
be celebrated at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, August 18, at St. Elizabeths
Church in Far Hills. Entombment will
follow in the Our Lady Chapel Mausoleum in Basking Ridge.
Arrangements are by the Gallaway &
Crane Funeral Home in Basking Ridge.
Memorial contributions may be
made to The Mesothelioma Applied
Research Foundation, 1609 Garden
Street, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93101.
August 18, 2005

Prayer to St. Jude

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martyr, great in virtue and rich in
miracles, near kinsman of Jesus
Christ, faithful intercessor of all
who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have
recourse from the depth of my
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Dennis F. Kinsella

Dennis Kinsella, 59, Red Cross Head;

Rotarian and Soccer Assoc. President
Dennis F. Kinsella, 59, of Westfield
died on Thursday, August 16, at his
residence with his family by his side.
Born in Kearny, he was raised in
Scotch Plains and had also lived in
Harrison. He moved to Westfield in
1974, residing there for 22 years,
before moving to Point Pleasant,
where he lived for five years. He
returned to Westfield in 2000.
Mr. Kinsella served as Executive
Director of the WestfieldMountainside Chapter of the American Red Cross in a full-time capacity
for the past 10 years. He had also
chaired many boards and committees prior to becoming Executive
Director.
During his tenure, he had been
highly successful in raising money
for the Red Cross through his many
charity golf outings.
Prior to his position with the Red
Cross, Mr. Kinsella had been a salesman with Thomas Lincoln Mercury
in Westfield for 20 years.
He was Past President of the
Westfield Soccer Association, a
former commissioner on the
Westfield Recreation Commission,
a member of the Rotary Club of
Westfield and a volunteer for many

years with the WestfieldMountainside Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Surviving are his wife, Patricia
Walsh Kinsella; a son and daughterin-law, Dennis and Liz Kinsella; a
daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and
John Sartor; a brother, John Kinsella;
four sisters, Geraldine Edwards,
MaryEllen DeGeso, Kate Reis and
Reenie Young, and three grandchildren, Jack, Katie and Kevin.
The funeral service will be held at
9 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, August 19,
at the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch
Plains. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. at St. Helens Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.
Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Visitation will take place from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, Thursday,
August 18, at the funeral home today.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American
Red Cross, Westfield-Mountainside
Chapter, 321 Elm Street, Westfield
07090 and the Center for Hope Hospice & Palliative Care, 1900 Raritan
Road, Scotch Plains 07076. Letters
of condolence will also be accepted
at rossifh@comcast.net.
August 18, 2005

Thomas Byrnes, 84, Sales Representative;

Was Decorated Veteran of World War II
Thomas P. Byrnes, 84, of Charlotte, N.C. died on Monday, August
15, at his residence.
Born in Central Falls, R.I., he had
lived in Scotch Plains for 26 years,
then in Edison for 18 years, before
moving to Charlotte in 2002.
Mr. Byrnes had been employed as
a sales representative with Goshen
Rubber Co., Inc. in Goshen, Ind. for
35 years prior to retiring in 1992.
A veteran of World War II, Mr.
Byrnes served as a Staff Sergeant in
the 42nd Bombardment Squadron
of the United States Army Air Corps.
He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for participating in the
bombing run on Iwo Jima, as well
as the Air Medal with six oak leaf
clusters.

He was predeceased by his wife,

Elsie Sweet Byrnes, in 2002, and by
a daughter, Lynne E. Byrnes, in 1998.
Surviving are a son, Robert S.
Byrnes of Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter, Deborah Anne Byrnes of Boston, Mass.; a step-brother, Raymond
Forcier of Florida, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10
a.m. today, Thursday, August 18, at
the Memorial Funeral Home, 155
South Avenue in Fanwood. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the FanwoodScotch Plains YMCA, 1340 Martine
Avenue, Scotch Plains 07076.
August 18, 2005

Charles Hanson, Sr., 86, GAF Retiree;

Was Active In Presbyterian Church
Charles R. Hanson, Sr., 86, of
Westfield died on Thursday, August
11, at Westfield Center-Genesis
ElderCare in Westfield.
Born in Hillside, he had resided in
Fanwood, Westfield and Garwood before moving back to Westfield in 1973.
Mr. Hanson had been employed by
GAF as a lab technician in Wayne and
Linden for 40 years prior to retiring in
1985.
He was a member of the Garwood
Presbyterian Church and its choir,
and also was a Sunday school teacher
for many years.
He was predeceased by his wife,
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Carolyn Hanson, in 2003.

Surviving are a son, Charles
Hanson, Jr., and a brother, George
Hanson.
A funeral service was held on Tuesday, August 16, at the Garwood Presbyterian Church. Interment followed
at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Gray Funeral Home,
318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be made
to the Garwood Presbyterian Church
Building Fund, 341 Spruce Avenue,
Garwood 07027.
August 18, 2005

PUBLIC NOTICE

BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
The Bond Ordinance published herewith has been finally adopted on August 9, 2005
and the 20 day period of limitation within which a suit, action or proceeding questioning
the validity of such ordinance can be commenced, as provided in the Local Bond Law,
has begun to run from the date of the first publication of this statement.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
ORDINANCE 05-16-S
BOND ORDINANCE AMENDING BOND ORDINANCE NUMBER 05-12-S
FINALLY ADOPTED BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH
OF FANWOOD, NEW JERSEY ON JUNE 14, 2005

Dooley Funeral Service, Inc.

Caring & Courteous Service to the
Cranford / Westfield Area Since 1913

Westfield
556 Westfield Avenue
233-0255
John L. Dooley
Manager
NJ License # 4100

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD,

IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, NEW JERSEY (not less than two-thirds of all the members
thereof affirmatively concurring), AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Bond Ordinance of the Borough Council of the Borough of Fanwood,
in the County of Union, New Jersey (the Borough) entitled Bond Ordinance Providing
an Appropriation of $1,505,068 for Various Capital Improvements for and by the Borough
of Fanwood in the County of Union, New Jersey and Authorizing the Issuance of
$1,002,314 Bond or Notes of the Borough for Financing Part of the Appropriation finally
adopted on June 14, 2005 (the Ordinance) is hereby incorporated by reference in its
entirety.
Section 2. Section 1 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting at the end
thereof the following:
For the said Improvements, the appropriation includes the sum of $70,000 expected
to be received from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection- Statewide
Livable Communities Grant in connection with the Improvement described in Section
3(a)(3).
Section 3. Section 3(a)3 of the Ordinance is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:

Purpose

Appropriation Estimated
Period
and Estimated Maximum
of
Cost
Amount of Usefulness
Bonds or Notes

Various recreation improvements

$ 351,250
including LaGrande Park Field tennis
courts and Forest Road Field renovations,
including all work or materials necessary
therefor or incidental thereto.

Cranford
218 North Avenue
276-0255
Charles V. Dooley
Manager
NJ License # 3703

$ 96,187

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Section 4. The Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the reference of $1,505,068

for the appropriation and estimated cost and substituting in lieu therefor $1,575,068.
Section 5. The capital budget of the Borough is hereby amended to conform with the
provisions of this ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith. The resolutions
in the form promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended
capital budget and capital program as approved by the Director of the Division of Local
Government Services is on file with the Clerk and is available there for public inspection.
Section 6. All other provisions of the Ordinance shall remain unchanged.
Section 7. This amendatory bond ordinance shall take effect twenty days after the first
publication thereof after final adoption as provided by Local Bond Law.
Introduced:
July 12, 2005
Adopted:
August 9, 2005
Colleen Mahr, Mayor
Eleanor McGovern, Borough Clerk
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