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COURIER NEWS LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2000 C-3 On the Web Farm OBITUARIES Claire Spioch, 89, active in church BOUND BROOK Claire Spioch, 89, died Tuesday (July 4, 2000) at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick. Born in Mount Pleasant, she lived in Bound Brook since 1944. She was a homemaker. She was an active communicant of St. Mary's Church in Bound brook and a member of the Altar Rosary Society.

She was predeceased by her husband, Walter, on June 12, 1980. Surviving are her daughters, Dorothy and Marcella at home, Regi-na of Aurora, Colo, and Claire Zurom-ski of Bridgewater, her sisters, Viola Zupa of Forty Fort, Agnes Guar-ino of Lynnbrook, N.Y. and Irene Wright of Bridgewater; and a brother, Vincent Kotarski of Wapwallopen, Pa. Funeral services will be 9 a.m. Saturday from the Taggart-Chamberlain Funeral Home, 305 E.

High Bound Brook followed by a 9:30 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Mary's Church in Bound Brook. Interment will be in Bound Brook Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m.

and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The family request that donations be made to the Bound Brook Library or to the Bound Brook Rescue Squad. Donald H.Yost, 78, World War II veteran TOTOWA Donald H. Yost, 78, died Wednesday (July 5, 2000).

Born in Paterson, he lived in Totowa for the past 50 years. He was the tour superintendent of mails for the U.S. Post Office for 33 years retiring in 1981. He was a World War II Army veteran and received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He was a member of the American Legion Post No.

227 of Totowa. He was a parishioner of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Totowa and a member of the Holy Name Society. He was also a Boy Scout Leader for St. James Boy Scouts.

He was predeceased by his wife, Helen T. Babits Yost in 1997; a granddaughter, Jennifer Lee Yost in 1994; and two brothers, Francis J. Yost and George Yost. Surviving are five sons, Donald J. Yost of Norristown, Francis J.

Yost of Bridgewater, James S. Yost Of Little Falls, Richard G. Yost of Raleigh, N.C, and Gerald T. Yost of Hopatcong; four daughters, Theresa L. Tsigounis of New Port Richy, Christine H.

Pasquariello of West Paterson, Lorraine E. Oxley of West Paterson and Patricia E. Cataruozo-lo of Warren; brother, Joseph Yost of Fair Lawn; sister, Helen Hall of McAfee; and 15 grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Totowa, followed by a 9:30 a.m.

Mass at St. James Roman Catholic Church, Totowa. Interment will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m Friday at the funeral home.

Ex-inmate with diabetes is suing Hunterdon jail From page C-l said Hargreaves, 51. "If there is a problem, it affects everyone. I want to educate the public on what goes on in your own back yard." "John brings a great deal of experience and leadership to his presidency laja said. "We look forward to working with him in moving the experiment station and the college forward in the new millennium." Hargreaves is a 26-year resi dent of the John Hargreaves Whitehouse Station section, where he owns 65 head of cattle. He served five years on the board of managers before assuming the presidency.

He is the president of the New Jersey Beef Industry Council and has served as the past president of both the Hunterdon County's Board of Agriculture and the New Jersey Polled Hereford Association. ly after his incarceration, Mingle turned in his civilian shoes and socks for a pair of canvas deck shoes, standard issue at the jail, according to the suit. But guards did not issue Mingle any socks, the suit contends. Jail doctors who examined Mingle prescribed twice-daily shots of insulin to treat his diabetes, the lawsuit said. But guards turned down his request for socks, which Mingle says he needed to prevent any abrasions on his feet, according to the suit.

People with diabetes have to avoid cuts and abrasions on their feet be- cause they become easily infected, said Henry Loeb, the Somerville attorney representing Mingle. But jail officials never gave Mingle a reason why he couldn't wear socks, Loeb said. During his stay at the jail, Mingle developed an abrasion on his foot that soon became infected, according to the suit. On July 23, 1998, Mingle told a jail nurse that he was running a high fever due to the infection, according to the suit. But the nurse refused to allow Min retractable nightstick that is legal only for law-enforcement officers to carry, Tabasko said.

After booking Puslowski and taking him to Hunterdon County Jail, where his bail was set at $15,000, officers discovered the man was wanted in Montgomery County, Maryland, Tabasko said. Authorities there have a warrant for his arrest for violating his parole on a drug charge. Because the charges in Maryland take precedence over the local charges against him, Puslowski will be sent there for trial, Tabasko said. Klonopin is rated by federal drug authorities as a schedule-four substance, a drug that is available only by prescription, police said. Hoffman-LaRoche, the Nutley-based pharmaceutical firm, produces the drug, according to the company's Web site.

The drug is used to treat people suffering from seizures and panic attacks, according to the company's Web site. The drug has a depressant effect on the body's central nervous system. Klonopin's street name is "pins," said Earl Fielder, special agent I I ST'' i He says they failed to give him socks, which led to an abrasion and foot infection. By SCOTT HOVANYETZ Staff Writer FLEMINGTON A former Hunterdon County Jail inmate has filed a civil suit claiming the jail's failure to provide him with socks nearly led to the amputation of his right foot. James Mingle, who now lives in Laurence Harbor, on Friday filed a lawsuit against the county, state and Correctional Health Services, the health firm that serves the jail.

Mingle, who has diabetes, is seeking unspecified damages for what he claims was negligent treatment at the hands of jail guards, doctors and nurses. The former Somerville resident entered the jail July 10, 1998, to serve 18 days on a motor vehicle charge, according to the suit. Short BITUARIES Special tributes purchased by family and friends To place an obituary: Fax (908) 707-1205 or (908) 722-1 126 Monday to Friday 9 am to 7 pm Saturday to Sunday to 7 pm You also may call (908) 707-3177 during those hours For Billing Inquiries please cull (908) 707-1050 9-5 To place an in memoriam or card oj thaiits: Call (908) 722-3500 (Must he received 2 diiys prior to publication) Marcella Berlin, 86, a Court Miller regent CLARK Marcella Berlin, 86, died Wednesday (July 5, 2000) at Union Hospital, Union. Born in Chicago, she lived 40 years in Plainfield before moving to Union 10 years ago and then to Clark two years ago. An administrative assistant, she worked in the Trust Department of the National State Bank in Westfield and Summit for 20 years before retiring in 1979.

Afterward, she worked in the law offices of Frank Swain in Westfield for nine years before retiring again in 1988. She was a longtime member of the Rosary Society at St. Mary's Church and of the Catholic Women's Club, both in Plainfield. She was the past grand regent of Court Miller, Catholic Daughters of America in Plain-field. She was predeceased by her husband, William F.

Berlin, in 1960 and by a son, Robert in 1996. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Berlin, with whom she lived; two sons, John and William, both of Allentown, and five grandchildren. The funeral will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday from the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Westfield, followed by a 10 a.m. funeral liturgy at St.

Helen's Church, Westfield. Interment will be in Holy Redeemer Cemetery in South Plainfield. Friends are invited to visit from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to a favorite charity in her memory. Stephen T.Kostelnik, smelting engineer TOMS RIVER Stephen T. Kos-telnik, 91, died Saturday (July 1, 2000) at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born in Pittsburgh, he lived in Woodbridge before moving to Toms River in 1985. Mr.

Kostelnik was a smelting engineer for the American Smelting and Refining Co. in Woodbridge for 30 years, retiring in 1968. He was a member of the American Legion of Linden and the Dover Township Senior Citizens Club and a life member of the Slovak American Citizens Club of the Raritan Bay Area of Fords. He was predeceased by a brother, Florin and a stepdaughter, Lillian Lundquist. Surviving are his wife, Marion A.

Pichadou Kostelnik; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Benice Kostelnik; a stepson, Charles Weissbord; a stepdaughter and son-in-law, Marion and Frank Azzarita; four brothers, Joseph, Andrew, Carl and Thomas; five sisters, Caroline Sauro, Anna Buys, Mary LaMonica, Julianna Nes-sine and Geraldine Auguciak; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will begin at 9:45 a.m. today at the Silverton Memorial Funeral Home, 2482 Church Road, Toms River followed by an 11 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Toms River.

Interment will be at St. Peter's Cemetery in New Brunswick. MaryC. Leinenbach, infant daughter UPPER BLACK EDDY, PA. -Mary Caitlyn Leinenbach, infant daughter of Elizabeth (Betty Brown) and husband, David Leinenbach, was born on June 20, 2000 and entered into eternal rest on Sunday (July 2, 2000) at the Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa.

She is also survived by her paternal grandparents, Dorothy and Linus Leinenbach of New Jersey; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Mary and Michael Brown of Raritan. Funeral services will begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Bongiovi Funeral Home, corner of Bell Ave. and Anderson St.

in Raritan, followed by a 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, 45 Anderson Raritan, celebrated by Monsignor Anthony J. Gambino. Burial will follow at the Milford Union Cemetery, Milford.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. FIRST ANNIVERSARY CHARLES G. KAH0RA, JR.

Who passed away July 1,1999 4i Sadly Missed By ys- Family and Friends Information can be obtained on the Internet at: www.cook.rutgers.edu Cook College focuses on policymaking, food safety, and research regarding wildlife, crops, health properties of foods and product development. For example, when New Jersey blueberry farmers needed a product boost, the experiment station came up with a blueberry sports drink, Hargreaves said. Commodities are developed with an eye toward a chain of beneficial use, as when corn is converted into ethanol, and the remaining mash is used as animal feed. Such efforts help farmers make money' a key to maintaining farmland as a viable component of open space preservation, Hargreaves said. New Jersey farmland cannot be sustained long-term unless farming is profitable, Adelaja said.

He issued a Cook College report in April, "Economic Condition of New Jersey Agriculture," which stated that while gross state product rose by 42 percent from 1990 to 1998, net farm income fell by 39 percent. Fewer than 48 percent of the state's farmers made a profit. gle to see a doctor immediately, the suit said. Instead, the nurse scheduled Mingle to see a doctor July 27, the day he would finish his sentence and leave the jail, according to the suit. By July 26, the infection had begun oozing, the suit said.

After getting out of jail, Mingle sought medical treatment on his own, Loeb said. "When somebody is diabetic, a cut is very serious," Loeb said. "They were worried they would have to amputate his toe or foot." Mingle, a carpenter, was in the hospital for more than two months and out of work for a total of six months, Loeb said. During this time he suffered severe financial difficulties and underwent emotional problems, the attorney said. "He became pretty depressed," Loeb said of Mingle.

"It's in the nature of post-traumatic stress." County Counsel Guy DeSapio, who would defend the lawsuit for the county, did not return phone calls seeking comment. A representative of DeSapio's office said he had not received notice of the suit. with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Newark. It is often used in conjunction with other drugs, including heroin and its substitute methadone, to increase their intensity and prolong their effect. Klonopin is in the family of drugs known as benzodiazepines, which bear similarities to barbiturates, Fielder said.

They can produce dependence after long-term use, and overdoses can lead to coma. Drugs are rated on a scale of one to five, with schedule-one drugs having the highest potential for abuse, said Fielder. But in the wrong hands even a drug lower on the ladder of controlled substances, such as Klonopin and Valium, also a schedule-four drug, can be dangerous. "There are (schedule-four drugs) out there that could get you into trouble," Fielder said. People sometimes become addicted to drugs that their doctors prescribe, Fielder said.

When the prescription runs out, the addicts sometimes turn to the black market to continue taking the drug. license only bar said, he has never had to defend his license at a hearing. After hearing the testimony from Carboy and Murphy, the council went into closed session and emerged to vote unanimously for the license renewal. "The council is impressed by your efforts to control the situation," Councilman Joel Whitaker said. The council's only two recommendations were that Murphy instruct his staff to tell patrons to be quiet when leaving near closing, and to have employees alert him to any complaints they had to call in to police.

The borough has only four licenses. One is for to sell warm beer, one is for the Sun Tavern restaurant and Fanwood Liquors has one to sell packaged goods. Rocco's has both a package store and a bar at its Terrill Road location. Donald W. Fox, watercolorist WATCHUNG Donald W.

Fox, 71, died Tuesday (July 4, 2000) at Overlook Hospital in Summit. He was born in Southbridge, and lived in Arizona and Summit before moving to Watchung 18 years ago. Mr. Fox earned an associate's degree in nursing from Phoenix College in Phoenix, in 1978. He worked as a registered nurse in Overlook Hospital for 13 years, retiring in 1994.

Mr. Fox was also an award-winning watercolorist. His paintings have been exhibited in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maine and Arizona. He was an associate member of the New Jersey Watercolor Society, a member of the Millburn-Short Hills Art Association, the Westfield Art Association, the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts in Summit and the Art center of New Jersey in Livingston. He won many awards for his painting, including the award for excellence at the Millburn-Short Hills Art Exhibition held at Seton Hall University, as well as the 1999 Award of Excellence given by the Westfield Art Association.

Mr. Fox served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He was also an avid fisherman, hunter and camper. He was the beloved husband of Margaret Ann Cobbe Fox; loving father of Susan McNany of Summit, Christopher and Jonathan Fox and Elizabeth Josslyn all of Massachusetts and Jennifer Davis of North Carolina; step-father of Dean Van der Clute of Jackson, Diane Van der Clute of Berkeley Heights, Martha Kaiser of Pennsylvania, Sandra Van Pelt of Missouri and Douglas Van der Clute of New Hampshire. He is also survived by 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wilson Memorial Church in Watchung. Interment will be private. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

at the Paul Ippolito Summit Memorial, 7 Summit Summit. Stuart S.Gilbert, 89, retired business owner PLAINFIELD Stuart S. Gilbert, 89, died Tuesday (July 4, 2000) at his home. Born in New York City, he lived on Long Island before moving to Plain-field in 1940. Mr.

Gilbert, who attended Columbia University, was a plant manager for Silvray Lighting of Bound Brook for many years. He was also the owner of Professional Placements of Princeton before retiring in 1985. During World War II, he served as an auxiliary police officer with the Plainfield Police Department. Mr. Gilbert was predeceased by his wife, Grace, in 1999.

Surviving are two daughters, Patricia Kaye of Houston and Carol Gilbert-Sacks of New York City; a grandson, Edward Frank Kaye of San Antonio; and a niece, Ivy Amdur. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. today at the Higgins Home for Funerals, 209 West Eighth Plainfield. Interment will follow at the Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Islin. Donations in Mr.

Gilbert's memory may be made to Muhlenberg Hospital Home Care Department, Randolph Road, Plainfield, or the Haven Hospice, co JFK Medical Center, 65 James Edison. Eugene H. Gardiner, forklift driver PLAINFIELD Eugene H. Gardiner, 26, died June 29, 2000 at home. He was a resident of Plainfield all his life.

He was employed as a fork-lift driver and warehouseman for Plainfield Roofing. He graduated from Union County Vo-Tech as an engine mechanic in 1992. He graduated from Plainfield High School in 1992. He was predeceased by his mother, Johnnie Belinda Young and his grandparents, John and Agnes Toles. Surviving are his father, Eugene Taylor of Jersey City; devoted aunts, Frankie Gardiner of Plainfield and Anna Ivey of Edison; a devoted cousin, Leonard Coleman Jr.

of Plainfield; a brother, Joseph Young Jr. of Alabama; his paternal grandparents, Eugene Taylor Sr. and Anna B. Taylor of Middlesex; and a host of great aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Services will be noon Friday at Jud-kins Colonial Home in Plainfield.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral home. NINTH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of TIMOTHY CORNELL JONES Sept. 12, 1965-July 6, 1991 Love Never Dies Memories have replaced the pain and tears. You will always have a place in xir hearts.

We have learned to smile again. Love Never Dies lovingly Remembered By: Parents-Jama llabelh, Sistcra-Wanda A DcMrc, Paternal Grandmother Essie Jones Williams and a host of Relatives and Friends. Driver faces drug charges, extradition after accident Raymond T. Donovan, World War II veteran FANWOOD Raymond Timothy Donovan, 78, died Wednesday (July 5, 2000) at his home. Mr.

Donovan leaves behind his beautiful wife of 53 years, Iris J. Donovan; eight children, Raymond of Florida, Brian of Plainfield, Barbara White of Pennsylvania, Margaret Irovando of Scotch Plains, Michael of South Plainfield, Eileen Sheehan of Scotch Plains, Patricia Melendez of Scotch Plains and Andrew of Edison; 18 grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. He was born in Elizabeth and settled to Fanwood in 1951. Mr. Donovan was a World War II Navy veteran.

He was a member of the Fanwood Rescue Squad; the Fanwood Fire Department; and the Pioneer Club of Western Electric. For 45 years he worked for Western Electric Co. in Kearny as a welder and iron worker, retiring in 1985. Mr. Donovan worked part-time for the Shell Service and Gas Station on East Third St.

and Terrill Road in Plain-field for 15 years. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Saturday from the Rossi Funeral Home, 1937 Westfield Scotch Plains, followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Bernards Roman Catholic Church in Plainfield.

Interment will be at St. Gertrude's Cemetery in Colonia. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to the Children's Specialized Hospital, New Providence Road, Mountainside, N.J. 07092. Joseph retired sales manager Joseph William Sheelen, 93, of Sarasota, died Monday (July 3, 2000). Born in North Plainfield, he moved to Sarasota from Endwell, N.Y., in 1976. He retired after 45 years as a sales manager for Gulf Oil Co.

He was a Grand Knight with the Knights of Columbus Watchung Council No. 552 in Plainfield. He was a member of Incarnation Catholic Church. Surviving are his sons, Joseph Sheelen Jr. of Sarasota, Donald Sheelen of Clearwater, Fla.

and Paul Sheelen of Hopkinton, a sister, Betty Wod-wrich of Plainfield; a brother, Ray Sheelen of Toms River; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services will be noon Saturday at Incarnation Catholic Church. Arrangements are by Wiegand Brothers Funeral Home in Sarasota. Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity. FIRSTANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of jl EDWARD CLARK SEDER I Who Paused Away July 6, 1(W It's surprising how often 1 think of turn to speak to you, and realize Jt.

you're not right there as 1 expect you to be. 1 guess 1 hold you so close in thought that it's hard to understand sometimes that you aren't close J- in person. yl But I wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you and wishing we could talk and just oe together awhile. Sadly Missed By, i Your Daughters, Jarita Of Danila Police describe motorist's stash as a 'smorgasbord' of illegal drugs. By SCOTT HOVANYETZ Staff Writer RARITAN TOWNSHIP A man police described as a "smorgasbord" of illegal drugs is awaiting extradition to Maryland after his arrest here.

Marc Puslowski, 23, of Washington was driving north on Route 31 Friday morning when his vehicle rear-ended another in slowing traffic, police said. Officers investigating the accident discovered a cornucopia of drugs and a weapon in Puslowski's car. Police found marijuana, cocaine, a couple of grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms and 22 tablets of Klonopin, a drug that officers said they hadn't seen before, said Capt. Glenn Tabasko of the township police. Police also found drug paraphernalia and an ASP baton, a Fanwood renews for the borough's not be substantiated, Carboy said, and no arrests or summonses arose from the complaints.

Answering questions by Borough Attorney Wilfred Coronato, Carboy said the complaints were for loud music as well as loud talking, mostly late on Fridays, and mostly from a Midway Avenue resident who lives just behind the bar. Murphy said the homeowner has never spoken to him directly about noise, though he sees the man 15 or 20 times a week. The complainant did not appear for the hearing and has no listed phone number. Under council questioning, Murphy said he has changed the kind of recorded music played at the bar on weekends and has put panic bars on rear doors so they can't be opened from the outside. In 16 years of owning the bar, he By BERNICE PAGLIA Staff Writer FANWOOD The borough's only bar won liquor license renewal Wednesday night after the owner explained what he has done to overcome noise complaints.

John Murphy, representing corporate license holder Chris-Don, told the Borough Council most of the 56 complaints against Rocco's Tavern since July 1999 have come from one neighbor. Since Borough Clerk Eleanor McGovern informed him of the complaints in March, he said, he has made changes that resulted in only eight complaints in the past three months. The council held a public hearing on the matter in Municipal Court, with Police Chief Robert Carboy testifying. Many of the calls could a).