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– Obituaries –

Westfield Library to Feature‘Extraordinary Life’ AuthorWESTFIELD — The author of “An

Extraordinary Life: Josephine E.Jones” will speak on Saturday, Feb-ruary 16, at 2 p.m., at the WestfieldMemorial Library. The library is lo-cated at 550 East Broad Street.

Author Wendy Jones wrote “AnExtraordinary Life” to tell the storyof her mother, Josephine E. Jones.After moving to New York fromSouth Carolina in 1946 to work as acook in private homes, JosephineJones became a Harlem activist and,in the 1960s, the first black supervi-sor at a Fortune 500 company.

“‘An Extraordinary Life’ is anAmerican story, a Great Migrationstory, a New York story, a blackfamily’s story, a mother-daughterstory, and the story of a woman’sfight for creativity in the work-place,” said Wendy Jones.

Wendy Jones is an author, play-wright and the writer-publisher ofIda Bell Publishing, LLC. Namedafter Ida B. Wells, the writer andsocial activist, the company willpublish the work of people of color,new immigrants, all women and oth-ers who may face challenges get-ting their voices heard.

Her first play, In Pursuit of Jus-tice: A One-Woman Play about IdaB. Wells, won four AUDELCOAwards (Audience DevelopmentCommittee, Inc., which recognizesand honors Black Theatre and art-ists in New York City).

Her writing has appeared in twoanthologies: “Streetlights: Illuminat-ing Tales of the Urban Black Experi-ence” and “The Point: Where Teach-ing and Writing Intersect.” She is thefiction editor of theravensperch.com.

The program is free and open toWestfield Memorial Library andMURAL cardholders. MURALcardholders belong to the 40-pluslibraries that are part of theMiddlesex Union Reciprocal Agree-ment Libraries. Interested personsare advised to check the WestfieldMemorial Library’s website,wmlnj.org, to see if their library is aMURAL participant.

To register for “An Extraordi-nary Life,” visit wmlnj.org and clickon the Online Calendar, or call (908)789-4090, option 0.

Library hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9p.m., Monday through Thursday;9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday andSaturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sun-day. The library will be closed onMonday, February 18, for Presi-dents’ Day.

Betty N. Sayre, 87, BelovedWife, Mother and Grandmother

Betty Nordquist Sayre, 87, passedaway at home on Thursday, January31, 2019. Born in Montclair, N.J.,Betty lived in Westfield, N.J., for 55years before moving to Garwood, N.J.,in 2012. She obtained a bachelor’sdegree from Wellesley College in 1953and later received a master’s degreefrom Drew University.

Betty is survived by her husband of65 years, Austin B. Sayre, and wasmother of four children, Bart(Martha), Peter (Vicki), AnneLoughlin (John) and Lee Sayre. Shehad eleven grandchildren and onegreat-grandchild. She was loved byher family and was unreservedly de-voted to each member of the family.

During her early years in Westfield,Betty had several jobs, including withThe New York Times InformationBank and as an editor of the Metro-politan Corporate Counsel (legalnewspaper). In 1986, she and herfriend Mary O’Herron formed Will-iam Austin Company, a home fur-nishing and interior decorating ser-vice, which they operated with greatpride for over 25 years.

Betty was one of the founding mem-bers of the Westfield Day Care Cen-

ter. She was also a member of theWestfield Service League, WestfieldTennis Club, Echo Lake CountryClub, and Joint Civic Committee, aswell as being an active member of St.Paul’s Episcopal Church, where sheserved on the Flower Guild and theEmbroidery Guild. She also mademany friends through her interest inbridge. Betty and her husband owneda house in Madison, Conn., for 25years, where they enjoyed being mem-bers of the Madison Beach Club. Theirchildren and grandchildren often vis-ited and there are many happy memo-ries from those summers.

Betty and her husband loved totravel, especially to England, Swe-den, France and Italy. They oftenrented houses or apartments to use asa base to explore the countryside.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may bemade in Betty’s memory to St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church, 414 East BroadStreet, Westfield, N.J. 07090. A fu-neral will be held at St. Paul’s onSaturday, February 9, 2019, at 11a.m. Burial will be in the Garth. Pleasego to www.grayfuneralhomes.com toleave condolences online.

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Gladys E. Nette, 96Gladys E. Nette passed away on

Saturday, January 26, 2019, at StaffordHill retirement home in Plymouth,Mass. While raising her family, shewas a resident of Scotch Plains/Westfield for 40 years and then re-tired to Princeton, N.J. Gladys wasborn in New York City and graduatedfrom Hunter College. She was pre-ceded in death by her loving husbandof 70 years, Siegfried Nette. Aftertheir marriage in 1947, the Nettesmoved to New Jersey, where Gladysworked for NJ Bell Telephone and

Verizon for 25 years.Surviving are her children, Deborah

Briner of Glen Ellyn, Ill., and Chris-topher Nette and his wife, Laurel, ofDuxbury, Mass. She was brought tre-mendous joy from her grandchildren,Emily DeMayo, Elizabeth Melvin andEric, Keith and the late Ryan Nette,and great-grandchildren, Jillian,Blake, Elliott and Charlie. Condo-lences may be addressed to Christo-pher Nette (1290 Tremont Street,Duxbury, MA 02332).

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Wednesday Morning ClubReveals Upcoming Events

CRANFORD — The WednesdayMorning Club has announced its eventsfor February. The Public Affairs De-partment will host Fanwood MayorColleen Mahr on Tuesday, February12, at 1 p.m., at the home of BarbaraJackson. Mayor Mahr will speak aboutkey issues in her community. All areinvited to attend and to participate inthe discussion. Those planning to at-tend are asked to call Barbara.

The Arts and Crafts Departmentwill meet at the Cranford CommunityCenter on Tuesday, February 19, at10 a.m., to learn about the art ofquilting. This gathering will be led byEdie Coogan, who will share her ex-periences making quilts. She also willdemonstrate how to plan a pattern fora quilted pillow. Attendees are askedto bring a pair of large scissors suit-able for cutting material if they areavailable. All other materials will beprovided. If planning to attend, callEdie. The Cranford Community Cen-ter is located at 220 Walnut Avenue.

The Literature Department willmeet on Monday, February 25, at 1p.m., at the home of Dot Conheeney,who will lead a discussion of the book“The Gatekeeper” by Kathryn Smith.This is the story of Missy LeHand,one of the people who enabled Presi-dent Franklin D. Roosevelt to achievehis place in history. Those planning toattend are asked to call Dot.

The club will hold a business meet-ing on Wednesday, March 6, at 10a.m., at the Cranford Community Cen-ter. Co-Presidents Sue Driscoll andMarie Mastorakis will preside as at-tendees welcome guest speaker CarolNolde. A Westfield resident, Ms. Noldeis a poet and the author of “ThingsLive After.” She has taught Englishand creative writing at Westfield HighSchool. The public is invited.

The club is collecting non-perish-able food items at its meetings to bedonated to the food bank. For moreinformation about the WednesdayMorning Club, contact Co-Vice-Presi-dents Carol Moran at (908) 233-5635or caromm@comcast.net or SandiJacobs at (908) 317-5256 orsandij301@gmail.com.

MUSIC FILLS THE AIR...Conductor Mark Hyczko will lead the New BrunswickChamber Orchestra this Saturday, February 9, at 7:30 p.m., in the first “SteepleConcert” at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield. Mr. Hyczko also is the newmusic director at St. Paul’s. Tickets may be purchased at the door or interestedpersons can go to steepleconcerts.org for discount series tickets. For moreinformation, call Mr. Hyczko at (908) 232-8506, extension no. 10.

Holy Trinity SeniorsTo Gather Monday

WESTFIELD — The Holy TrinitySenior Social Club will meet on Mon-day, February 11, at 1:30 p.m., in theparish center. The parish center islocated at 512 Westfield Avenue,Westfield, adjacent to the Holy Trin-ity Roman Catholic Church.

Garrad Perry will again entertainattendees with his voice and music.Members are invited to bring guests.Refreshments will follow the program.The club expressed appreciation to allwho provide desserts and reminded itsmembers to continue to support theWestfield Food Pantry with donations.

Local SynagoguePlans Trivia Night

CRANFORD — Temple Beth-ElMekor Chayim will present TriviaNight on Saturday, March 9, begin-ning at 7:30 p.m. It will take place atthe synagogue, located at 338 Wal-nut Avenue, Cranford.

Participants are invited to formteams of four to eight people to com-pete, or be matched with others. Theevent also will include Tito’s VodkaTasting Bar, a tricky tray, silent auc-tion and snacks. Local businessesare welcome to donate items for theauction, tricky tray or a giveaway.

Tickets are $30 in advance and$40 at the door. Interested personsmay order tickets online attbemc.org/trivianight/ or reservetheir seat by calling (908) 276-9231.

Joan A. Cavanaugh, 84,Longtime Westfield Resident

Joan A. Cavanaugh, 84, passedaway peacefully on Tuesday, Janu-ary 29, 2019, at Center for HopeHospice in Scotch Plains after acourageous battle with cancer, withher primary caregiver by her side.Born in Cranford, she lived most ofher life in Westfield. She was alifetime member of the Holy TrinityRoman Catholic Church, where sheserved as a Eucharistic Minister.

Joan was a graduate of Seton HallUniversity, earning a Bachelor’s De-gree in Education.

She was the beloved daughter ofthe late Rose (née Barraia)Bracchitta. She was also prede-

ceased by her adoring grandpar-ents, Louis and Anna Barraia, andher faithful canine companions,Tara, Megan and Percy. She will begreatly missed by her caregiver,Greg Meier, and her close friends,Fr. Gerry and Fr. Peter, as well asseveral others.

Visitation was held at Dooley Co-lonial Funeral Home, 556 WestfieldAvenue, Westfield, on Sunday, Feb-ruary 3. A Funeral Mass took placeon Monday, February 4, at the HolyTrinity Church in Westfield. Inter-ment followed at Fairview Cem-etery in Westfield.

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