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SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1978 D5 OBITUARIES Eisenstadt of New York City, and two grandchildren. Services will be tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Lester Memorial Home, 16 Church Jamesburg. Burial will be in Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge. Brunswick.

The Rev. Joseph G. Bodnar will officiate. Burial will be in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick. Miss Carroll was born in Rhode Hall and lived in in the New Brunswick area most of her life.

She had been employed as a teller for the New Brunswick Savings Bank before in 1974. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick and a charter member of the church's Yone-mow Club. Surviving are a sister, Clara L. Carroll of Pemberton, and several cousins. 4 tMriimwMtiniM Mrs.

Wallace was a communicant of St. Peter's Church, New Brunswick. Her husband was Peter J. Wallace who died in 1968. Surviving are a son, Peter of Jack-' sonville, a.

daughter, Maureen Heckt of Atlantic Beach, two brothers, James and Michael Corbett, both of Ireland; three sisters, Eileen Nelson of Herbertsville, Ruth Corbett and Rose Gibsey, both of Ireland, and four grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Boylan Funeral Home, 188 Easton New Brunswick with a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial following at St. Peter's Church.

Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, New Brunswick. Milton Gorran, 66, of Highland Park HIGHLAND PARK Milton Gorran, 66, of 120 S. First Ave. died yesterday at St.

Peter'sMedical Center, New Brunswick. Mr. Gorran was born in New York City and had moved to Highland Park 26 years ago. He was a comptroller for Roselle's Department Store, New Brunswick, for many years before working as a public accountant. Mr.

Gorran was a member of the New York and New Jersey State Society of CPAs. He was also a member of the Highland Park Conservative Temple and Center. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy; two sons, Gary and Jody; a daughter, Nancy Horowitz; a brother, Charles of New York; two sisters, Rose Fleur and Bea Rosenfeld, both of Florida, and four grandchildren. Services were to be held this morning at 11:30 at the Parkside Memorial Chapel, 98-60 Queens Boulevard, Queens, N.Y. Burial will be in Wellwood Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y.

Shiva will be observed at the residence. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Brettschneider Funeral Home, 98-60 Queens Boulevard, Queens, N.Y. Home, 202 Stockton Hightstown. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hightstown. Eugene Boychuk, 62, Franklin resident FRANKLIN Eugene S.

Boychuk, 62, of 826 Hamilton Somerset section, died yesterday at St. Peter's Medical Center, New Brunswick, after a short illness. He was born in Canada and lived in this area most of his life. Mr. Boychuk was a machinist at the Grant Tool and Dye North Brunswick.

He was a communicant of St. Olga's Russian Orthodox Church, Somerset section of Franklin. He was a member of the East Brunswick Elks, 2370, and the Loyal Order of Moose, 127, Somerset. He was also a member of Branch 100 ROOVA, Jackson. Surviving are his wife, Mildred Pis-kor Boychuk; a son, Gregory at home, and a daughter, Michele at home.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Boylan Funeral Home, 188 Easton New Brunswick. Ruth Ruggiero, 58, of East Brunswick EAST BRUNSWICK -Ruth M. Ruggiero, 58, of 32 Lois Ave. died yesterday at Roosevelt Hospital, Edison, after a long illness. Mrs.

Ruggiero was born in Jersey City and lived there until moving to East Brunswick 21 years ago. Before her illness, she was employed as a sales clerk at E.J. Korvettes, North Brunswick where she had worked for 15 Her husband was Peter Ruggiero who died in 1956. Surviving are two daughters, Lorraine Orehostky and Susan Bruno, both of East Brunswick; a sister, Catherine Bressor of Jersey City, and two grandchildren. Services will be Tuesday at 8 :30 a.m.

at the Rezem Funeral Home, 457 Cranbury Road. A 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at St. Bartholomew R.C. Church.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. individuals. He had retired five years ago from his New York City office. One of the chimpanzees that Mr. Trefflich had supplied was "Ham," a space animal who rode 420 miles in a Mercury capsule atop a Redstone rocket.

He was born in a Hamburg, Germany zoo where his father had been employed. He had formerly lived in White House Station before moving to Bound Brook five years ago. Mr. Trefflich was a member of the Players Club and the. Adventurers' Club of New York City.

Surviving are his wife, Alberta Stetin Trefflich; two sons, Richard H. of Hillsborough and Arno F. of Colton, two daughters, Carol Weyhreter of Massapequa, N.Y. and Marlena Mul-larkey of Elizabeth; three sisters, Wil-ma Lesch of Florida, Elsa Ungemach of New York and Emmy Trefflich of Connecticut, and five grandchildren. Private funeral arrangements are being handled by the Taggart-Cham-berlain Funeral Home, 305 E.

High Bound Brook. There will be a private cremation. G.C. Nevius, 86, local historian SOUTH BRUNSWICK G. Clifford Nevius, 86, of 1345 Georges Road, Deans section, died yesterday at the Princeton Medical Center.

Mr. Nevius, a well-known local historian, was born in the Franklin Park section of the township and lived there most of his life before moving to the Deans section six months ago. He was a self-employed carpenter having retired in 1957. Mr. Nevius was a member of the Six Mile Run Reformed Church.

He was a 1908 graduate of the New Jersey Agricultural College. Surviving are four grandsons, G. Clifford Carter of Waterford, James Carter of Shreveport, Ronald Carter of Kokomo, Ind. and Scott Carter of Matawan, and four greatgrandchildren. Graveside services will be Monday at 1 p.m.

at the Ten Mile Run Cemetery, Franklin, with the Rev. Eugene Speckman, pastor of the Six Mile Run Reformed Church, officiating. Arrangements are by the Quacken-boss Funeral Home, 156 Livingston New Brunswick. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Six Mile Run Reformed Church. Nora Wallace, 79, former area resident ATLANTIC BEACH, FLA.

Nora J. Wallace, 79, of 469 Palmwood Lane died Friday at the Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla. Born in Ireland, Mrs. Wallace resided in New Brunswick for many years before moving to Florida five years ago. She worked for Rutgers University in the food services department.

Louis Bonkowski, 62, South River resident SOUTH RIVER Louis E. Bonkowski, 62, died Friday at the Beth Israel Hospital, Newark. He was born in Glen Lyon, Pa. and had lived in South River for 40 years. Prior to his retirement in February, he had been employed by N.L.

Industries, where he had worked for 25 years. He had been a member of the company's 25 year club. Mr. Bonkowski had served with the U.S. Army from 1936 to 1947 and had been awarded the Purple Heart Medal for injuries that he had received in Central Europe during World War II.

Surviving are two sisters', Sophie Murphy of Glen Lyon, Pa. and Olga Kerutis of Wanamie, and a brother, Stanley of Glen Lyon, Pa. Private services will be held Tuesday. The Maliszewski Funeral Home, 218 Whitehead South River, is handling arrangements. Burial will be in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River.

Vincent Muse, 50, Allentown resident ALLENTOWN Vincent C. Muse, 50, of Route 526, died yesterday at home. He lived in the Hightstown area his entire life. Mr. Muse had worked as a State employee in the sewer department.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley Thaxton Muse; five daughters, Joyce Brown of Orange, Geraldine of Brooklyn, N.Y., Diane Young of Omaha, Wanda and Roxanne Andrews, both of Jersey City; two sons, Vincent Jr. of Jersey City and Kevin of Atlantic City; a sister Ruth Muse of Hightstown, and a brother, James of Trenton. Services will be Thursday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Hightstown, at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hightstown.

Arrangements are by the The Heyr Funeral Home, 202 Stockton Hightstown. JEFF KEELING victim Jeff Keeling, 22, Marine corporal EAST BRUNSWICK Cpl. Jeff A. Keeling, 22, of 2 Holmes Place died Friday in Santa Anna, Calif, of injuries suffered as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was stationed at the El Torro Marine Base in Santa Anna, Calif.

Mr. Keeling was born in Charleston, W. Va. and lived in the Parlin section of Sayreville until moving to East wick four years ago. He was a 1974 graduate of the Sayreville War Memorial High School.

His father was the late Marvin Keeling Sr. Surviving are his mother, Iva Keeling Melkowits; his step- step-father, Robert Melkowits; five brothers, Marvin Keeling Kenneth and Robert Melkowits, all of East Brunswick, Todd Melkowits of Spotswood and Bruce Melkowits of Salem, and eight, sisters, Beverly Keeling and Elaine Melkowits, both at home, Doris Bresnick of Old Bridge, Patricia D'Onofrio of the Parlin section of Sayreville, Martha Oryniak of Mill-town, Retha Thompson of South Am-boy, and Jenny and Judy Melkowits, both of South River. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Rezem Funeral Home, 457 Cranbury Road. Henry Trefflich, imported animals for research BOUND BROOK Henry H. F.

Trefflich, 70, of 431 E. Union Ave. died Friday at his home. He was a pioneer importer of animals for scientific research. He had represented the National Institute of Health in importing Rhesus monkeys for the development of the polio vaccine.

Mr. Trefflich had sold more than one and one half million small monkeys, more than 4,000 chimpanzees and many other animals to zoos, carnivals and Harold Drucker, 83, Old Bridge resident OLD BRIDGE Harold Drucker, 83, of 332 Sunset Ave. died yesterday at Princeton Nursing Home. Mr. Drucker was born in New York City and had lived here for more than 20 years.

He was a retired salesman for the Pergament Store, East Brunswick. He was a World War I U.S. Army veteran. Surviving are a daughter, Frances Wann of Old Bridge; a sister, Ada Barbara Long, 92, of North Brunswick NORTH BRUNSWICK Barbara Long, 92, of 1380 Kearney Drive died yesterday at Middlesex General Hospital, New Brunswick. She was born in Germany and lived in the New Brunswick area for most of her life.

Miss Long had been employed as a housekeeper for many years. Surviving are a nephew, John Long of Highland Park, and a niece, Anna Walz of New Brunswick. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Quackenboss Funeral Home, 156 Livingston New Brunswick, with the Rev. Robert Long officiating Burial will be in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick.

Henry Schneider, 85, of East Brunswick EAST BRUNSWICK Henry Schneider, 85, of 51 Fairfield Road died yesterday at the Edison Estate Nursing Edison, after a short illness. Born in Austria, he moved to the U.S. in 1917. Mr. Schneider had lived in Colonia for more than 25 years before moving to East Brunswick one month ago.

He was a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of the Lafayette Lodge 27, F. A.M., for more than 50 years. His wife was Katherine Mann Schneider who died in 1969. Surviving are a son, Henry J.

of Sparta; a daughter, Elsie L. Launhardt, with whom he lived; two sisters, Theresa Contaldi of North Arlington and Elizabeth Hasel-maier of Jersey City, and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at The Lehrer-Crabiel Funeral Home, 275 W. Milton Rahway.

Burial will be in the Hollywood Memorial Park, Union. Services to be held for Lena G. Carroll NEW BRUNSWICK Services for Lena G. Carroll, 68, of 279 Ward St. who died Friday at the Somerset Valley Nursing Home, Bound Brook, will be Tuesday at 10 a.m.

at the Selover Funeral Home, 555 Georges Road, North THE HOME NEWS WANT ADS FOR THINGS TO THE HOME NEW! WANT ADS WHENEVER YOU HAVE THINGS TO CALL 246-3000 Sill their temples "He got a his cousin. Appearing charge, he despite the "extremely Two days by a motorman. motorman, and Even in not been checked. Brookwood Center members with raped another social worker of the staff 1 Before of ierpel infant dies in hospital CRANBURY Melissa Ann Herpel, 10 days old, of the Dorchester Arms Apartments, died yesterday in St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.

She was born in Princeton Medical Center. Surviving are her parents, Wayne and Magda Rivera Herpel; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Herpel of New York; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Enrique Rivera of Puerto Rico, and three uncles and an aunt. Services will be. private. Arrangements are by The 'Heyer Funeral CHANGE OF LUCK Murderous juveniles are a growing menace CARD OF THANKS The family of William G. Bennett wishes to express their appreciation to the many who helped and extended their services and sympathy during the passing of our brother and uncle.

To our relatives, good friends, and neighbors, words cannot express our deepest appreciation. We would like to offer our special thanks to the Rev. Lonnie Ford of the Ebenezer Baptist Church who aided us in our time of need and gave such a warm memorial service. Also our thanks to our friends and members of Superior Lodge 215 IB-POE FW and Sunbeam Temple164 and the Masons. We are also most grateful to the Jack James Funeral Home, and to all who aided and gave flowers, spiritual ouquets, donatd ers, spiritual bouQuets, donated Our many thanks for all your and firing.

kick out of blowing them away," said in court two days later on a pickpocketing was released into his mother's custody assessment of Transit Police that he was dangerous." later, he was surprised in a train yard He shot and seriously wounded the was arrested. custody, the boy's violent impulses have In seven months at the upstate for Youth, he bludgeoned two staff a hammer. In one day, he reportedly boy, stole a truck, tried to run over a and menaced the director and 10 members with a crow bar. similar stories. Gov.

Hugh Carey, moved by a case in which a 15-year-old boy killed two men and wounded another within two weeks, has called for tougher sentences for violent juevniles. Paul A. Strasburg, in his book "Violent Delinquents," says such "monsters" are rare, and that only 0.2 percent of all juvenile arrests in 1975 were for homicide. But he also says that a study by the Vera Institute of criminal justice showed that 54.5 percent of arrested juveniles in a Manhattan sample group had been arrested at least once for a violent crime. This compared with 37.3 percent in suburban Westchester County and 33.7 percent in Mercer County, N.J.

The boy, whose murderous history riled Carey, had robbed and then shot two men in the subway within nine days, coolly holding the gun three inches from NEW YORK AP) Evil, to most minds, does not weigh 99 pounds or stand shorter than a gumball machine. But 90-year-old Jennie Kelly is no less dead because it was a 12-year-old boy who beat her. He followed her to her third-floor Brooklyn apartment on April 13, forced his way in, and, when she resisted, he kicked her down the stairs to the second story. He followed her, beat her repeatedly about the head and stabbed her twice in the face. He made off with a television set as she sank into a coma, dying on June 29.

The boy was arrested as he left his sixth-grade class. The same boy whose name was withheld because of his age had pushed his! 15-year-old sister in front of a subway train in February. New York's newspapers have been filled with help during our The William FUNERAL HOME FOUNDED 1929 1360 Hamilton Somerset John K. Gleaswi, Mf. 545 -070C DEATH NOTICES: darkest CARROLL In July 7, 1978, Lena Q.

of 279 Ward New Brunswick. Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Selover Funeral Home, 555 Georges Road, North Brunswick, with the Rev. Joseph G. Bodnar officiating.

Burial will be in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday 7-9 p.m. Selover Funeral Hvmp NORTH' BRUNSWICK 555 GEORGES ROAD RICHARD H. SELOVER PHONE 828-2500 CEMETERY MEMORIALS CLINTON MONUMENT CO. Est.

1866 Ronald Nelsoji, Prop. BARRE-GUILD DEALER BRONZE 'MARKERS CALL 247-4353 329 COMMERCIAL NEW BRUNSWICK V- EFM DRUCKER In Princeton, July 8, 1978. Harold of 332 Sunset Old Bridge. Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Lester Memorial Home, 16 Church Jamesburg.

Burial will be in Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge. Friends may call at the funeral home today 2 4 and 7-9 p.m. hour. Family of Bennett Bound Brook, 0 ROURKE In New Brunswick on July 7, 1978, Lillian of 249 Remsen New Brunswick. Services will be at 8:30 a m.

Monday at the Boylan Funeral Home, 188 Easton New Brunswick, followed by a 9 a m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary of Mount Virgin R.C. Church, New Brunswick. Burial will be in St.

Peter's Cemetery, New Brunswick. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday 2 4 and 7-9 p.m. PRIBULA In Chatham on July 7, 1978, Genevieve of 25 Hickory Place, Chatham. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St.

Patrick's R.C. Church. Chatham. Burial will be in Holy Road Cemetery, Morristown. Arrangements are by the William A.

Bradley Funeral Home. 345 Main Chatham. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday 3 5 and 7-9 p.m. RUGGIERO In Edison, July 8. 1978.

Ruth M. of 32 Lois East Brunswick. Services will be Tuesday at 8 30 a m. at the Rezem Funeral Home, 457 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, with a 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial fol- lowing at St.

Bartholomew C. Church, East Brunswick. Burial will be in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. SCHNEIDER In Edison.

Juty 8. 1978, Henry of 51 Fairfield Road, East Brunswick. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at The Lehrer-Crabiel Funeral Home, 275 W. Milton Rahway.

Burial will be In the Hollywood Memorial Park, Union. Friends may cail at the funeral home Tuesday from 9 a.m. until time of service. WALLACE In Jacksonville, July 7, 1978, Nora J. 469 Palmwood Lane, Atlantic Beach, Fla.

Services will be Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Boylan Funeral Home, 188 Easton New Brunswick, with a 10 a m. Mass of Christian Burial following at St'. Peters R.C. Church.

New Brunswick. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, New Brunswick. Friends my call at the funeral home Tuesday 7 9 p.m. The "Summer Heat" Takes It's KNOBLOCK In South Amboy.

July 6. 1978. John A. of 14 E. Kupsch Sayreville.

Services will be Monday at 8 30 a.m. in the Maliszewski Memorial Home, 121123 Main Sayreville, with a 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Stanislaus R.C. Church, Sayreville.

Burial will be In St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Sayreville. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. KOYEN FUNERAL HOME 319 -AMB0Y AVE. Metuchen 548-2134 Main Street Reduce your cooling costs Prolong the life of your cooling equipment.

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at the Quackenboss Funeral Home, 156 Livingston New Brunswick, with the Rev. Robert Long officiating. Burial will be in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday 7-9 p.m. ntMtiiT and FRESH FRUIT BASKETS 181 Mini South River.

N.J. 08582 We Honor Most Credit Cards QUACKENBOSS Bank Americard -Master Charge Accepted AP photo Call Today For FREE Air Flow Survey! 61 Gross Avenue. Edison I 758-0200 I MAURO In New Brunswick on July 7, 1978. Mary of 998 Lin-wood Place, North Brunswick. Services will be at 8: 15 a.m.

Monday at the Selover Funeral Home, 555 Georges Road. North Brunswick, followed by a 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart R.C. Church, New Brunswick. Burial will ba in Van Liew Cemetery.

Friends may call at the fu-neraKnome Sunday 2-4 and 7 9 m. FUNERAL nUMt MORE THAN 90 YEARS George J. Deinzer, Jr. Manager Jack R. Clark Thomas F.

Krissak 156 Livingston Avenue NEW BRUN5WILK S45-0008 CD. Pate of Dallas, Texas, shows of one of his pair of rare two-faced bills one side a $1 0 and the other a $20 which he received as change from a Houston supermarket. Only 40 of the rare bills remain In circulation out of 160 accidentally distributed in the Houston area. The value of the bills hasten estimated at $2,000 to $5j000 each. "Our Twenty-Seventh Yeqr".

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