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Daily Record, Morris County, N.J. Monday, September 20, 1993 A9 OBITUARIES Robert Brown, retired technician WASHINGTON TWP. RobR. Brown died Saturday at Morristown Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was 60.

He was born in Jersey City and lived in Englewood before moving to Long Valley 25 years ago. Mr. Brown was an electrical toll technician for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in New Brunswick, retiring three years ago. He served in the Army from 1954-56. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor; and a sister, Joanne Sabatini of Sante Fe, N.M.

Arrangements are by Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Hackettstown. John Martin, insurance broker CHATHAM TWP. John P. Martin died Saturday at Pine Acres Nursing Home in Madison after a long illness. He was 86.

He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and was a longtime resident of Chatham Township. Mr. Martin was an independent insurance broker in Chatham Township before retiring. He was a member of Corpus Christi Church in Chatham Township. Mr.

Martin was an exempt member of the Chatham Volunteer Fire Department, Long Hill Company 1. He was a -former member of Spring Brook "Country Club. Survivors include a grandson, John P. III of West Roxbury, Mass. Arrangements are by William A.

Bradley Son Funeral Home, 345 Main Chatham. Angela M. Grasso, Bell analyst DENVILLE TWP. Angela M. Grasso died Saturday at home.

She was born in Naples, Italy, and came to the United States as a child. She lived in South Orange and Howell before moving to Denville a year ago. Mrs. Grasso was a service analyst for New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. in Freehold for many years before retiring in 1985.

She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. Survivors include three sons, Frank, Gary and William; two daughters, Barbara Grasso Gothie Judith Grasso Nemeth; three brothers, Anthony De Cicco, Alexander De Cicco and Edward De Cicco; five sisters, Troncone, Mary O'Cone, Lucy Zecca, Dorothy Giordano and Elizabeth Flynn; and seven grandchildren. Arrangements are by Preston Funeral Home, 153 South Orange South Orange. Mary L. Johnston, 78, homemaker POINT PLEASANT Mary L.

Johnston died Saturday at home. She was 78. She was born in Summit and lived in West Caldwell before moving to Point Pleasant 40 years ago. Mrs. Johnston was a homemaker.

Her husband, Robert died in 1975. Survivors include two sisters, -Dorothy Tylecki of Chatham and Helen Leisner of Dover; and several nephews and nieces. Arrangements are by Wm. A. Bradley Son Funeral Home, 345 Main Chatham.

death notices GRASSO, Angela M. (De Cicco), of Denville. N.J., formerly of South Orange and Howell. Devoted mother of Frank Grasso, Barbara Grasso Gothie, Judith Grasso Nemeth, Gary Grasso and William Grasso. Dear sister of Virginia Troncone, Anthony, Alexander and Edward De Cicco, O'Cone, Lucy Zecca, Dorothy Giordano and Elizabeth Flynn.

Also survived by seven grandchildren. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from Joseph W. Preston Funeral Home, 153 South Orange South Orange, on Wednesday at 9 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be offered in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange, at 10 a.m. Interment in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover.

Visiting hours Tuesday, 2-4 and $17-9 p.m. (20) MARTIN, John formerly of Chatham Township, on Sept. 19, 1993. Husband of the late Helen Murphy Martin. Father of the late John P.

Jr. and grandfather of John P. Ill of West Roxbury, Mass. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Corpus Christi Church, 234 Southern Chatham Township, on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1993, at 10 a.m.

Friends may call at the Wm. Bradley Son Funeral Home, 345 Main St. 124), Chatham, on Monday, 7-9 (20) ROCKEFELLER, Frances of Morristown, on Friday, Sept. 17, 1993. Wife of the late D.

Rockefeller, Beloved aunt of Albert K. Wohlers of Williamsburg, and Donald F. Wohlers of Basking Ridge, N.J. Also survived by six grandnieces and grandnephews. Church Funeral service at the Presbyterian on the Green Chapel, Morristown, on Wednesday, Sept.

22, at 10 a.m. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Church in Morristown or to the Association of Morristown Memorial Hospital. No visiting, hours. Arrangements by the Doyle Home, 106 Maple Morristown, N.J.

(19,20) John Kirchoff, retired foreman PARSIPPANY John C. Kirchoff died yesterday at Morristown Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was 67. He was born in Hoboken and lived in Parsippany and Crystal River, before returning to Parsippany two years ago. Mr.

Kirchoff was a foreman for Avon Knitting Mills in Cliffside Park for 20 years before retiring 10 years ago. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a former member and vice president of the Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance Squad. Survivors include his former wife, Carmella, with whom he lived; a son, John E. of Parsippany; two daughters, Gloria M.

of Parsippany Quakertown, and a Janet sister, of Port St. Lucie, Fla; and five grandchildren. Arrangements are by Par-Troy Funeral Home, 95 Parsippany Road, Parsippany. Carolyn Foreman, nursing director TANNERSVILLE, Pa. Carolyn Foreman died Friday at home, apparently of a heart attack.

She was 45. She was born in Morristown and lived in Allamuchy before moving to Tannersville five years ago. Mrs. Foreman was director of nursing services for Forest Manor Health Care Center in Hope. Previously, she was ambulatory surgical coordinator for Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown from 1982-85.

She helped establish the same-day surgery unit at the hospital. She received an associate of applied science degree from the County College of Morris in 1975 and a bachelor of science degree in nursing from the College of St. Elizabeth in 1986. Survivors include her husband, I. Joel; a son, Eric at home; two daughters, Donna Marie Watts of New York City and Denise Lynn Watts of Rockaway; and her parents, William and Elizabeth Pettersen of Melbourne, Fla.

Arrangements are by Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Hackettstown. Marjorie Clow, 84, great-grandmother MILLBURN TWP. Marjorie Clow died Saturday at home. She was 84. She was born in Riverside, and lived in Maplewood before moving to Short Hills 63 years ago.

Mrs. Clow was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Ward Belmont Finishing School in Nashville, and studied music at Harcum School in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mrs. Clow was a member of Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield and Christ Church in Short Hills.

Her husband, Arthur died in 1987. Survivors include three sons, Arthur P. Jr. of Marienville, Stanley H. of Mendham and Richard C.

of Berkeley Heights; a brother, Stanley Holmes of Cedar Grove; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by Smith and Smith Suburban, 415 Morris Springfield. Madeline Ferguson, retired bookkeeper WOODBRIDGE TWP. Madeline Ferguson died Saturday at home. She was 84.

She was born in Hoboken and lived in Menlo Park Terrace for the past 45 years. Mrs. Ferguson was a bookkeeper for the Todd Shipyard in Hoboken for many years before retiring in 1973. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and the Iselin Senior Citizens Club.

Her husband, George died in 1991. Survivors include a stepbrother, Arthur Garrecht of Inverness, a niece, Deborah Metsky of Succasunna; and a cousin, Margaret Baechtold of Fort Lee. Arrangements are by CostelloRunyon Funeral Home, 568 Middlesex Metuchen. Whitman's candidacy on the line Stakes high on eve of economic policy announcement cult fiscal situation the ever faced," said James TRENTON The stakes will be high for Republican gubernatorial candidate Christie Whitman tomorrow when she announces her plans to revitalize the economy and pare government. Political analysts say that by stressing jobs and taxes as the top issues in the campaign, Whitman has put her candidacy on the line.

"She doesn't have to hit a home run, but she can't make an out," said Cliff Zukin, a Rutgers University political scientist. "She has to be able to sell herself as having a credible plan. If she can, she's the odds-on favorite to win. If it's picked apart and people come to believe it's not credible, it dramatically increases the governor's chances of being re-elected." Zukin said that in the 1977 gubernatorial race, underdog Brendan "One Term" Byrne was reelected because the public did not believe in Republican opponent Ray Bateman's promise to balance the budget and meet court- ordered school funding needs without income tax. Gov.

Jim Florio has kept the pressure on his opponent, blunting her criticism of his $2.8 billion tax increase i in 1990 by asking what she would have done. Economists agree Whitman faces a difficult task. Several said New Jersey should counter the lingering national slowdown by lowering taxes, particularly income taxes, to make the state more attractive to business executives who decide where to expand facilities. Expand tax base "The goal has to be an expansion of the tax base rather than tax rates," said Rutgers economist Joseph Seneca. But such a proposal from Whitman has pitfalls.

Any adjustment to the upper-bracket taxes raised by Florio would certainly be greeted by with a charge that Whitman whose family earned $3.7 million last year was trying to help herself. Zukin said it could also hurt her Race for Governor ANALYSIS credibility. "My sense is the public will be very skeptical of promises of a tax cut," he said. "The public believes that no matter who wins, taxes will go up." The final problem with a tax cut is finding the money to pay for it. Though the state budget says New Jersey will reach next June 30 with more than $400 million in surplus, the books have been balanced for three years with oneshot revenues.

Unless she finds another cash source like a pension revaluation, road sale, bond issue or big-buck federal reimbursement, the state faces a deficit next year as large as $1 billion not counting whatever the Supreme Court orders in additional funding for public schools. "This is probably the most diffi- director of the Rutgers Regional Report, which has done extensive studies of the state's recession. "Every solution is painful, there's no easy way out. "Maybe the real question should be how can they finesse and not answer the difficult questions and still put something forward and call it an economic plan," he said. Must be specific state has Hughes, By HERB JACKSON Associated Press During the primary, Whitman's economic proposals centered on the process.

She said she'd attack waste through tough audits and tie programs and regulations to performance standards. Those that don't meet the standard will be cut. Rider College political scientist David Rebovich said she must be more specific now. "It's essential her plan be internally consistent, that it offer something tangible and meaningful that addresses jobs. The rap on her is she lacks experience, vision, so her plan's got to have some meat to it.

It can't just be a list of promises." Police kill juvenile car thief after Essex chase EAST ORANGE (AP) A 15- year-old Irvington boy driving a stolen car was fatally shot by police as they tried to arrest him and a passenger following a brief car chase, authorities said. Alquan Brown was killed just before midnight Saturday after the car struck a metal post at a service station and officers reached in through the car's windows to try to take it out of gear, according to a statement from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and the Orange and East Orange Police Departments. A back-seat passenger, a 16- year-old Newark boy, was arrested and will be charged with being in possession of a stolen automobile and assaulting police officers. A third male who jumped from the moving car as a marked Orange police car followed it into East Orange was being sought last night, according to Ray Weiss, spokesman for the prosecutor's office. Brown and two Orange police Commuter traffic 23 Morris update County 80 46 280 287 1 ROUTE Overnight 80 lane closures between Route 53 in Denville and Route 202 in Parsippany from 9 p.m.

to 5 a.m. for bridge painting and resurfacing until October. Westbound lanes shifted between Routes 206 and 15 from 4:30 a.m. to 03 p.m. through Tuesday.

ROUTE 287 (2) I End of Route 287 in Montville exits to a diversionary road onto Route 202 until further notice. I Right lane of Route 287 south I between the Parsippany Road overpass and exit ramp to Route 10 west in Hanover is closed daytime. ROUTE 46 (3) One lane closed midday for resurfacing on Route 46 east between Grange and Edwards roads in Parsippany until Sept. 30. CHESTER TWP.

MENDHAM TWP. Old Mill Road closed between South Road and Burnett Drive for bridge repairs until further notice. HARDING Long Hill Road bridge closed for construction for at least a month. HANOVER I Eden Lane railroad crossing will be closed until Thursday. MONTVILLE.

Crescent Drive bridge closed until further notice. MORRIS TWP. I The Washington Valley Road bridge is closed for construction for at least a month. MORRISTOWN I Center Street bridge is closed for at least a month. RANDOLPH.

Dover-Chester Sussex Turnpike for paving and WASHINGTON TWP. Delays Mountain and Fairmount roads for Road closed from Route 10 to drainage until further notice. on East Mill, West Mill, Schooley's traffic light repairs until further notice. SUSSEX NEWTON I Detour at Routes 206 and 94 southbound in effect until August 1994. Detour goes west on North Park Drive, south on county Route 519, to traffic light at intersection of Routes 519 and 206.

WANTAGE I County Routes 519 and 650 are closed from the intersection to Dale's Crossing until Friday. Detour posted. VERNON I Resurfacing on Route 94 between Maple Grange Road and Barett Road will cause intermittent lane closings between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. until mid-October.

NEW YORK 1 Upper level of George Washington Thursdays from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. I George Washington Bridge closed for The raised roadway connecting the and 9, and N.J. 495, will be closed in Friday from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m.

until tubes of the Lincoln will be closed to 5 a.m. Source: State Department of Transportation, county engineers, officers who had been following him struggled for the control of the car in a service station parking lot at Central Avenue and South Munn Street which Brown had swerved into, apparently to avoid an approaching East Orange patrol car. The statement said Officer John Young reached into the driver's side of the car and tried to hold Brown, while Officer Brian David leaned in through the open passenger side window to control the car. The transmission was taken in and out of drive several times, and Brown backed the car out of the service station onto South Munn Avenue. By then, East Orange Officer Berkely Jest had run to the front of the stolen car and repeatedly ordered Brown to stop.

When Brown drove toward Jest, Jest fired one shot through the front windshield, the statement said. It said Young fired two shots toward the driver and Webster fired one shot into the car. Minister killed during service; ex-girlfriend held in shooting NORTH SALEM, Ind. (AP) A Methodist minister was finishing his sermon yesterday when a woman shot him to death in front of his horrified congregation and 13-year-old daughter, police said. A woman he once dated was arrested.

The Rev. Roland Phillips, 36, of North Salem, was concluding the sermon before about 25 people at the United Methodist Church when he was shot three times in the chest, said Lt. Terry Brinker, a Hendricks County Sheriff's spokesman. He died on the way to a hospital. Brinker said Elizabeth S.

May- berry of Bloomington approached Phillips during the sermon and asked to speak with him, but the minister asked her to wait until he was finished. Mayberry then stood next to Phillips until he was concluding the sermon, when she pulled out a gun and shot him three times in the chest, Brinker said. Authorities said a member of the congregation wrestled Mayberry to the ground while another parishioner took away the gun. A fourth shot was fired during the struggle, but it harmlessly hit a railing in front of the congregation. Long-distance calls disrupted NEWARK (AP) A software problem at New Jersey Bell's central switching office disrupted long-distance service for as many as 3.3 million customers in the 201 and 908 area codes for three hours yesterday.

The problem began at 12:30 p.m. and was resolved at 3:30 when the computer at the p.m. central switching office here was restarted, New Jersey Bell spokesman James Carrigan said. Company technicians are investigating the cause of the glitch. Carrigan said people trying to make long-distance calls from the 201 or 908 area codes would get either a fast busy signal or a recording that said the call could not be completed.

Some cellular telephone service was also hampered by the computer problems. The 609 area code was not affected, he said. Two-thirds of New Jersey Bell's 5 million customers are located in the affected area codes, Carrigan said. ARIBA OIL 150 Checks, Visa, Gal. Welcomed 989-8780 CROSS ROADS Friday, September 24 Consumers are driving domestic and import manufacturers to build better and safer vehicles.

Many of these models are on showroom floors right now. See The Daily Record's AUTO CROSS ROADS Sept. 24 for details on the latest cars, trucks and minivans as well as the sales and service offered by area dealers. Daily Record MORRIS COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER Bridge is closed Mondays through Left local lanes to Route 46 from maintenance until further notice. Lincoln Tunnel with Routes 3,1 both directions Monday through the end of the year.

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