Community Corner
Year in Review: The Ones We Lost
As we look back over the landscape that we've traveled during 2011, we pause for a moment to remember those who will no longer journey with us.
Mountainside Teen Dies At High School Swim Meet
B.J. Giannone collapsed after finishing race.
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Dennis M. Ritchie, Noted Computer Scientist, Dies at 70
Berkeley Heights resident developed software for search engines and smartphones at Bell Labs.
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21-year-old attended University of Colorado.
Obituary: Richard "Dick" Lent Guyton
Richard "Dick" Lent Guyton died on 03/11/2011. He was a bond portfolio manager at Guardian Life Insurance Co, in NYC. He was predeceased by his brother, Robert Thomas Guyton (1976).
Obituary: George S. Graves
Mr. George S. Graves passed away on 03/08/2011 at a Berkeley Heights Nursing Home. Mr. Graves was employed by the U.S. Post Office in Westfield for 53 years.
Obituary: Ruth M. Merrill
Ruth M. Merrill passed away on 04/03/2011 at the age of 85. She was born in New Providence and lived her life in Berkeley Heights. She was a member of the Berkeley Heights Senior Citizens. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert A. Merrill.
Obituary: John D. Ciesielski
John D. Ciesielski passed away on Feb. 13, 2011. He was born in Chicago, IL and raised in Indiana. He moved to New Providence in 1958. Mr. Ciesielski was a U.S. Navy Veteran during WWII and Korean War. He retired as Commander in 1953. He was a member of American Legion and Senior Citizens of New Providence, Old Guard of Summit, and Knights of Columbus. He volunteered for the Red Cross in Summit for many years and as a cameraman for a local TV station.
Obituary: Burton H. Helgeson
On 02/07/2011 Mr. Burton H. Helgeson died at Largo Medical Center in Largo, FL. He served in the US Army in the post Korean War era. He worked for ADP in Clifton, Nj and was an executive recruiter for his own business, B.H.H. Asso. in Berkeley Heights. Mr. Helgeson was predeceased by his wife, Alice Helgeson and his brother, Howard Helgeson.
Obituary: Eileen M. Breen
Eileen M. Breen died on 02/09/2011 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. She was born in NYC and moved to Ireland at the age of two. She returned at age 18 to NYC and then settled in Berkeley Heights. Mrs. Breen was associated with St. Joseph's Shrine in Stirling for over 50 years, especially in her later years.
