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Daily Record, Morris County, N.J. Monday, March 21 1 994 A9 OBITUARIES James D. Lawrence, 75, writer Lewis Grizzard, 47, columnist neering degree from the Detroit Institute of Technology in 1939. A daughter, Sherry Lemmon, died previously. Survivors include his wife, Marie two sons, James D.

of Wharton, and John W. of Summit; three daughters, Liane of Ann Arbor, Vivian De Santis of Howell, and Gillian of Summit; a brother, Ret. Navy Capt. William H. of Danville, and six grandchildren.

Arrangements are by Wm. A. Bradley and Son Funeral Home, 345 Main (Route 124), late parents. He married Dedra Kyle, his fourth wife, in a hospital room Wednesday. His book "Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun," a memoir of his father, was his favorite of his 20 books.

Other books, many of them collections of his columns, had similarly beguiling titles. Examples: "Elvis is Dead And I Don't Feel So Good Myself" and "Don't Bend Over in the Garden, Granny, You Know Them Taters Got Eyes." Total sales ran into the millions. Mr. Grizzard- even poked fun at his health problems. "They Tore Out My Heart and Stomped That Sucker Flat," about his first heart operation in 1982, became his highest-selling book.

That was the year doctors replaced Mr. Grizzard's faulty aortic valve with one taken from a pig's heart. The valve was replaced with another in 1985 after it became infected. Then, in 1993, he received a mechanical aortic valve to replace the second pig valve, which was wearing out. The operation Friday was to remove a life-threatening mass lodged in his aorta, possibly caused by infection or a blood clot, and to replace the mechanical valve with one taken from a human cadaver.

Jean R. Brasile, 71, retired secretary DOVER TWP. Jean R. Brasile died Saturday at Community Medical Center in Toms River. She was 71.

She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Levittown, N.Y., before moving to Toms River seven years ago. Mrs. Brasile worked as an executive secretary at Mergenthaler Linotype in Plainview, N.Y., for 15 years before retiring in 1983. Survivors include her husband, Carmine; a son, Dr. Richard Gross of Livingston; a daughter, Judith Knabbe, and a brother, Robert Ricken, both of Long Island, N.Y.; and four grandchildren.

Arrangements are by Menorah Chapels at Millburn, 2950 Vaux Hall Road, Union. Lillie Kanouse, 98, retired buyer MORRISTOWN Lillie May Kanouse died Friday at Crest-wood Nursing Home in Whippany after a short illness. She was 98. She was born in Plainfield and lived in Morristown since 1937. Miss Kanouse worked as a buyer at M.

Epstein in Morristown for 15 years before retiring several years ago. She also worked as a housekeeper and practical nurse. She was a member of the Morristown United Methodist Church. Survivors include several cousins. Arrangements are by Layton Funeral Home, 475 Main Bedminster.

Charles Ross, 66, worked for DOT NETCONG Charles Ross died Sunday at Dover General Hospital and Medical Center after a short illness. He was 66. He was born in Port Murray and lived in Little Washington before moving to Netcong 44 years ago. Mr. Ross worked as a heavy equipment operator for the New Jersey Department of Transportation, District 1, in Trenton for 44 years before retiring in 1991.

SUMMIT James Duncan Lawrence died Saturday at Berkeley Heights Convalescent Center after a long illness. He was 75. He was born in Detroit, and moved to Summit in 1962. Although an engineer, Mr. Lawrence spent most of his life writing.

He wrote for such popular radio shows as "Jack Armstrong," "Sargent Preston," "Silver Eagle," and "Sky King." He also wrote for comic strips, including: Joe Palooka, Captain Easy, Friday Foster, and Buck Rogers. He briefly wrote for the daytime drama "Another World." In addition to many childrens' and young adult books, some with historical themes, he also wrote more than two dozen books in the Tom Swift Jr. series, and more than one dozen Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Chris Cool, and Bobbsey Twins books. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1934 at the age of 15, but, resigned before graduation.

He eventually earned degrees in art education from Wayne State University in Detroit and an engi- William Kinsey, 64, worked at Conrail DENVILLE TWP. William D. Kinsey died yesterday at home. He was 64. He was born in Jersey City and moved to Denville 3V2 years ago.

Mr. Kinsey worked as a chauffeur and clerk at Conrail in Elizabeth for 35 years before retiring in 1990. He was a member of the United Steamships Clerks in Elizabeth. Survivors include a sister, Shirley CLoughlin of Denville; and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements are by Norman Dean Home for Services, 16 Righter Denville.

Helen Bastedo, 74, grandmother of 11 MOUNT OLIVE TWP. Helen Bastedo died Friday at Dover General Hospital and Medical Center after a long illness. She was 74. She was born in New York City, and lived in Brooklyn before moving to Mount Olive Township 21 years ago. Mrs.

Bastedo was a homemaker. She was a member of the Mount Olive Senior Citizens Club. SHe was a parishioner at St. Jude's Church in Budd Lake. Survivors include her husband, Thomas four sons, Ronald of Hopatcong, Francis of Dothan, Anthony of Staten Island, N.Y., and Kevin of Hackettstown; two daughters, Lillian Fina of Massapequa, N.Y., and Karen Ta-tarynw of Jackson; a brother, Joseph DeSilva of New York; 11 grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.

Arrangements are by Morgan Funeral Home, 31-33 Main Netcong. Henrietta Maurell, great-grandmother MARGATE, Fla. Henrietta Rock (Gromer) Maurell died Saturday at North West Regional Hospital in Margate. She was born in New York City, and, lived in Newark and Union before moving to Margate 19 years ago. Mrs.

Maurell was a homemaker. She was a past president of Ha-dassah in Newark. She was a member of Flo Okin Cancer Relief, the Organization of Rehabilitation Through Training, True Sisters, Alzheimer, the Oriole Gardens Repertory Group, and a volunteer at Strax Breast Center, all in Margate. Survivors include two daughters, 'Riva Geldzahler, and Cynthia Goodman; two sisters, Pearl Linzer, and Anita Lieberman; eight, grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by Menorah Chapels at Millburn, 2950 Vaux Hall Road, Union.

Ronald Buckingham, formerly of Morris EAST ORLEANS, Mass. Ronald M. Buckingham died Saturday at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis after a short illness. He was 58. He was born in Neptune and lived in Boonton Township for many before retiring to East Orleans in 1986.

Mr. Buckingham owned and operated Royal United Electric Co. in Whippany for 13 years before retiring in 1986. Previously, he worked as a lineman at Public Service Electric Gas Co. in Irv-ington and West Orange for 13 years.

fr He was a Coast EjsL Guard veteran of the (553 Korean War. He was a member of a Masonic Lodge in New Jersey. He was on the board of tax asse-sors in Orleans. He was a graduate of Benedict Prep School in Newark, and was the New Jersey State Prep School high hurdle champion. He was an avid tennis player, reader and gardener.

Survivors include his wife, Rita (Winters); two sons, Stephen Ronald of Upper Montclair, and Michael Matthew of Montville; two daughters, Christine Anne Cifelli of Denville, and Judith Lee Leach of Morris Township; a sister, Patricia Kellett of Neptune; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements are by Nicker-son Funeral Home, Eldredge Parkway, Orleans. Dorothy Kearns, 89, retired teacher MORRISTOWN frothy M. Kearns died Saturday at home after a long illness. She was 89.

She was born in Irvington and lived in Chatham before moving to Morristown 73 years ago. Mrs. Kearns worked at the Franklin-Simon Store in Morristown. Previously, she was an elementary school teacher in the Mendham Borough Public School system for many years before retiring. She was a graduate of Morristown High School and Montclair State Teachers College.

Her husband of 60 years, Hugh, died in 1988. Survivors include two daughter, Lois Roberts of Morristown, and Carol Ziegler of Fishkill, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Arrangements are by Doyle Funeral Home, 106 Maple Morristown. Edward F. Wilson, sporting goods exec WASHINGTON (AP) Edward Foss Wilson, a retired board chairman and president of Wilson is dead of cancer at age 89.

He died Saturday at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Mr. Wilson, who lived in White Post, became one of the country's youngest corporate presidents in 1934 when he took the helm of the Chicago meatpacking company founded by his father. It was taking in $180 million a year in revenue at the time and by 1953, when Mr. Wilson became chairman of the company, he had built it into an $800 million a year entity with diversified product lines, including sporting goods and pharmaceuticals.

Mr. Wilson, a native of Chicago, graduated from Princeton in 1926. In addition to working in death notices BASTEDO, Helen, 74, of Flanders, N.J., on Friday, March 18. 1994. Beloved wife of Thomas J.

Bastedo. Mother of Ronald of Hopatcong, N.J., Francis of Dothan, Anthony of Staten Island, N.Y., Kevin of Hackettstown, N.J., Lillian Fina of Massapequa, L.I., N.Y., and Karen Ta-tarynw of Jackson, N.J. Sister of Joseph DeSilva of New York City, N.Y. Grandmother of 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Funeral will be held on Wednesday 8 a m.

from the Morgan Funeral Home, 31-33 Mam Netcong, N.J., to the Church of St. Jude, Budd Lake, N.J. for a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 m. Interment in the Hackettstown Union Cemetery, Washington Township, N.J.

(21) BRASILE, on Saturday, March 19, 1994, Jean H. (nee Ricken), of Toms River, formerly of Levittown, L.I., beloved wife of Carmine Brasile and the late Jack T. Gross, devoted mother of Dr. Richard Gross and Judith Knabbe. dear sister of Robert Ricken, loving grandmother of four grandchildren, graveside service at New Mon-leliore Cemetery.

Pinelawn. L.I., on Monday, March 21, 1994, at 1 Arrangements by the Menorah Chapels at Millburn, 2950 Vaux Hall Road, Union, N.J. (21) BUCKINGHAM, Ronald 58. of East Orleans, formerly of Boonton Township, N.J., died in Hyannis March 19. Beloved husband of Rita (Winters) Buckingham, father of Christine A.

Cifelli of Denville. NT Stephen R. Buckingham of Upper Montclair, N.J., Judith Lee Leach of Morris Township, N.J., Michael M. Buckingham of Montville, N.J., brother of Patricia Kellett of Neptune, N.J., grandfather of six. Funeral at the Nickerson Funeral Home, 77 Eldredge Parkway, Orleans.

Wednesday, March 23, at 11a.m. Visiting hours at the funeral home Tuesday, March 22, from 7-9 p.m. Burial is private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Orleans Rescue Squad, Eldredge Park Way, Orleans. Mass.

02653. (21) KEARNS, Dorothy May (nee Kelley), of Morristown, N.J., on Saturday, March 19, 1994. Wile of the lale Hugh Kearns. Beloved mother of Lois Roberts of Morristown and Carol Ziegler of Fish-kill, N.Y. Grandmother of Robert Roberts, Gwynedd Roberts Murray, Hugh Ziegler and Nancy Ziegler Troll.

Great-grandmother of Robert John Murray. Funeral service at the Doyle Funeral Home, 106 Maple Ave Morristown, on Wednesday, March 23. at 12:30 p.m. Interment Evergreen Cemetery. Hours of visitation on Tuesday only, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the Occupational Training Center, 10 Ridgedale Cedar Knolls, N.J. 07927. (21,22) KINSEY, William on Sunday, March 20, 1994, of Denville, N.J., formerly of Jersey City, N.J. Brother of Mrs. Shirley K.

Loughlin. Uncle of many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the funeral services on Tuesday, March 22, at 9 p.m. at the Norman Dean Home for Services, 16 Righter Denville. N.J., and may also visit at the funeral home on Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

(21) MAURELL, on Saturday, March 19, 1994, Henrietta Rock (nee Gromer), of Margate, formerly of Newark and Union, N.J., devoted mother of Riva Geldzahler and Cynthia Goodman, dear sister of Pearl Linzer and Anita Lieberman, loving grandmother of Jay and Michelle Weisman, Stacy Weisman, Seth and Amy Geldzahler, Maria and Louis Sarrel. and Jodi Geldzahler, great-grandmother of Derek Weisman and Scott Geldzahler. Funeral services conducted from the Menorah Chapels at Millburn, 2950 Vaux Hall Road, Union, N.J., on Tuesday, March 22, 1994, at 11:30 a.m. Interment Union Field Cemetery, Queens. N.Y.

(21 SCHNUR, Katherine (Hays), of Morris Plains, N.J. Formerly of Morristown on Saturday, March 19, 1994. Wife of the late Robert L. Schnur. Beloved mother of Katherine Woebse of Morris Plains.

Sister of William Hays of Vandergrift, and Charles Hays of Bradenton, Fla. Also survived by six grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Funeral service at the Doyle Funeral Home. 106 Maple Morristown, on Tuesday. March 22, at 9 am.

Entombment Holy Rood Cemetery Mausoleum. Hours of visitation 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Monday. (21) SINCE 1895 Premium 12 200 Gal. Mm.

C.O.D. AROUND THE CLOCK SERVICE 625-2030 Ll 3 i ATLANTA (AP) Lewis Grizzard, whose down-home humor in columns and books such as "Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun" delight-jed and sometimes enraged readers, died yesterday. He was 47. i Mr. Grizzard had a history of heart trouble, including four operations, the most recent one Friday at Emory University Hospital.

He never regained consciousness before he died in the intensive care unit, a hospital statement said. The surgery led to extensive brain damage, hospital officials said. i Mr. Grizzard pronounced griz-ZARD wrote a column four days a week for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and also was syndicated in 450 newspapers across the country. A fiercely proud Southerner whose columns played redneck humor to the hilt, Mr.

Grizzard took special delight in attacking Yankees, draft evaders and feminists. He often devoted his column to letters from readers he'd enraged. His greatest ire was directed at Georgia Tech, the football rival of his beloved alma mater, the University of Georgia. He also poked fun at his record of marital problems, and wrote, often movingly, about his Timothy A. Moan, 49, lawyer BERNARDS TWP.

Timothy A. Moan died Friday at his office in New York City, apparently of a heart attack. He was 49. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and lived there and in Florida before moving to Far Hills seven years ago. Mr.

Moan worked as a lawyer at Zeznik, Horton, Guibord McGovern law firm in New Y6rkr City. Previously, he worked at Jones Day, also in New York City and at Exxon International in Florham Park. He was a 1967 graduate of Penn State University, where he received a bachelor's degree in political science. He received his juris doctor in 1970, and his master's degree in tax in 1971, both from New York University. He was a member of the Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa.

Survivors include his wife, Carol (Sechler); a son, Andrew; a daughter, Mary; and his mother, Jeanne (Corkhill), all of Far Hills; and two brothers, Terrence of New York and Patrick of Arlington, Va. Arrangements are by Bailey Funeral Home, 176 Main Peapack. Catherine Dodd, 86, great-grandmother DOVER Catherine Dodd died yesterday at Newton Memorial Hospital. She was 86. She was born in Scotland, and lived in Dover for 46 years.

Mrs. Dodd worked as a waitress at the Dutton Hotel and Charlie's Tap Room, both in Dover, for 40 years before retiring in 1969. Survivors include two sons, George, and Richard, both of Dover; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by Quigley Funeral Home, 68 N. Bergen Dover.

i Dorothy L. Hughes, 98, homemaker PARSIPPANY Dorothy L. Hughes died yesterday at the Troy Hills Center in Parsippany after a short illness. She was 98. She was born in Short Hills and lived in Denville for 50 years before moving to Parsippany seven years ago.

Mrs. Hughes was a homemaker. Her husband, Joseph Randolph, died in 1962; and her son, Joseph Randolph died in 1975. Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Ann of Mountain Lakes; one nephew; and three nieces. Arrangements are by Whitham Kanapaux Funeral Home, 20 KelW Rockaway.

Katherine Schnur, 86, homemaker MORRIS PLAINS Katherine Schnur died Saturday at Morris-town Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was 86. She was born in Pittsburgh, and lived in Morristown for 21 years before moving to Morris Plains six years ago. Mrs. Schnur was a homemaker.

Her husband, Robert died in 1988. Survivors include a daughter, Katherine Woebse of Morris Plains; two brothers, William Hays of Vandergrift, and Charles Hays of Bradenton, six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by Doyle Funeral Home, 106 Maple Morristown. David Rapel, 52, retired teacher WASHINGTON TWP. David Rapel died Saturday at home after a long illness.

He was 52. He was born in Newark, and lived in Woodbridge before moving to Long Valley 26 years ago. Mr. Rapel worked as a store manager at Autumn House Furniture in both Flanders and Ber-nardsville. Previously, he was a teacher at Bridgewater East High School for 25 years before retiring in 1988.

He had also been a teacher at the Island Junior High School in Woodbridge Township. He was named soccer coach of the year in 1982 by Bridgewater East High School, where he was the freshman basketball coach for several years. Survivors include his wife, Diane three sons, Brian Douglas and Todd and a daughter, Karin all at home; his mother, Margot of West Palm Beach, and a brother, Harold of Mission Viejo, Calif. Arrangements are by Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Hackettstown. Megan Valentine KNOWLTON TWP.

Megan Valentine died Saturday at New York University Medical Center after a long illness. She was 8. She was born in East Stroudsburg, and lived in Columbia. Miss Valentine was a second-grader in the Knowlton Township Elementary School and a member of Knowlton Brownie Troop 789. Survivors include her parents, Claude and Sharon; two sisters, Holly Akers of Brodheadsville, and Laura Anglemyer of Kresgeville, her maternal grandmother, Althea Rusweiler of Blairstown; and her paternal grandparents, Claude and Catherine of Brick Town.

Arrangements are by Newbak-er Funeral Home, Route 94, Eiairstown. He' served in the Army. He was a member of Netcong Fire Compa ny 1. A brother, John died previously. He was a parishioner at St.

Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Netcong. Survivors inlcude his wife of 44 years, Frances (Milone); two sons, Michael A. of Netcong, and Charles M. Jr. of Farmingdale; a brother, Henry F.

of Washington; two sisters, Carolyn Lipoma of Raritan, and Jennie DaMelio of Hackettstown; and eight grandchildren. Arrangements are by Pichi Funeral Home, 105 Main Stanhope. Mon-f ri: 8 Soturdoy: 8 Sunday: 1 0 SAVE $5 i Valid toward purchase of I 1 Automatic Transmission from JIFFY om om THE. NUMBER D. VOLUME LUBE IN NEW JERSEY! on our two most asked for spring maintenance services, only until April 2nd! Valid only in: MORRIS PLAINS 1717 Route 10 East 6 pm 5 pm om-3 pm 984-8984 C5 1 00! SAVE I n.

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