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COURIER NEWS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2001 B-3 Michael J. Riga, 72, Korean War veteran Lillian Yannick, longtime area resident OBITUARIES World Eleanor Faherty, 85, homemaker HOPEWELL Eleanor Hixson Faherty, 85, died at her son's home. Mrs. Faherty resided in Hopewell Borough most of her life and moved to her son's home in Skillman recently. Mrs.

Faherty was graduated from Pennington High School and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Hopewell 39ers, Rocky Hill 76ers and Montgomery Senior Citizens. She enjoyed cooking, crafts, reading, traveling, shopping, and spending time with her family and friends. She was predeceased by her parents, Clarence and Sophie Hixson, and brothers, Raymond and Arthur Hixson. Her husband of 64 years, Robert M.

Faherty, died last June. Mrs. Faherty is survived by her brother, Charles P. Hixson of Hopewell; two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Paulette of Skillman and Robert and Judith of Ewing; three grandsons and their wives, Robert and Nancy, TJ and Amy and Ty and Lori; four great-grandchildren; sister-in-laws, Mary Faherty and Theresa Castagnola; and many special nieces, nephews and friends, especially lifetime firends Winifred Copner and Alice Sutphen. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m.

Friday, March 2, at St. Alphonsus in Hopewell. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Viewing will be 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 1, and 10 to 10 BITUARIES Special tributes purchased by family and friends 7b place an obituary: Fax (908) 707-3205 or (908) 722-1126 Monday to Friday 9 am to 7 pm Saturday to Sunday 3 to 7 pm You also may call (908) 707-3177 during those hours For Billing Inquiries please call (908) 707-3050 Mon-Frf.

9-5 To place an in memoriam or card of thanks: Call (908) 722-3500 ('Must be received 2 dnys prior to publication) KayMauro.66 first aid volunteer SOMERSET Kay Mauro, 66, died Monday (Feb. 26, 2001). She was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and graduated from Cathedral High School in New York City in 195 1 She had lived in Eu gene, before moving to Somerset where she lived for 22 years. She participated in the original pilot training program for emergency medical technicians at Raritan Valley Hospital. She served on the Franklin-Somerset First Aid Squad for several years, beginning in 1968, and on the Hillsborough squad for a short time.

She also served as a CPR instructor for the county Heart Association and has received some nurse's training. She was instrumental in starting a Women's Crisis Center in Somerset County Mental Health Clinic. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, painting, organ playing and singing. She was also president of Ladies Auxiliary of the Community Firehouse in Somerset. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene John.

She is survived by four sons, Robert Eugene James, David and Stephen and two brothers, Richard McCartney of Pittsburgh and Patrick McCartney of Danville. She has six grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday (March 1, 2001) at Musgrove Funeral Chapel in Eugene, Ore. Visitation is from 10 to 1 1 a.m.

prior to the service. Memorial contributions can be made to Sacred Heart Hospice or Eugene Mission. Roger Neal, Navy veteran PLAINFIELD Roger L. Neal, 67, died Monday (Feb. 26, 2001) at his residence in Palm Harbor, Fla.

He was born in Plainfield and moved to Florida in 1987. For 20 years, he worked for Kaiser Aluminum in Edison. He also worked for five years for Welco in Oldsmar, Fla. He was a member of the Espir-ito Santo Catholic Church in Safety Harbor, Fla. He also was with the U.S.

Navy during the Korean conflict. Surviving are his wife of 45 years, Marie Neal of Palm Harbor; a son, James Neal of Odessa, two daughters, Kelly Harris of Fairfield, Conn, and Tricia Fredericks of Oldsmar; four brothers, Ernest Neal of South Plainfield; Lawrence Neal of Middlesex; Thomas Neal of Val-dosta, Ga. and Gary Neal of North Plainfield; four sisters, Jean Quatro of Bridgewater; Lois Sailor of Milford; Gail Cribb of Lacanto, Fla. and Fern Faber of West Palm Beach, and five grandchildren. Arrangements by National Cremation Society in Clearwater, Fla.

John MacPhersonMylet, avid golfer VENICE, FLA. John Mac Pher-son Mylet died on Sunday (Feb. He was born in Camden and lived in Westmont until 1979, when he moved to Venice. He was a retired Pepperidge Farm distributor for the Sarasota, area and also worked part-time at the Capri Isle Golf Course in Venice. He was a member of Mason in Audubon and was an avid golfer.

He was a World War II Army veteran. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marion; a daughter, Barbara Mylet-Hoban of Pine Hill and son-in-law James; a son Thomas Mylet of Winston-Salem, N.C., and daughter-in-law Marianne; and five grandchildren. Memorial donations can be made to The Venice Little Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Avenue, Venice, 34285. From Page B-1 Cebula said students learn more from studying countries this way, rather than the standard methods of education.

"Hands-on experience is something they remember more than doing a research paper or taking a test," she said. "At some point in their career, they'll have to do a report on a country and they can refer to this." The festival was the idea of Connie Leuenberger and Marie Mluzan, who chair the School Spirit Committee. "We wanted to celebrate the diversity of children at Central School," Leuenberger said. "We tried to introduce culture to the other children. Students spent five minutes at each table until Mluzan rang a large bell that let them know to move on.

"I think this is going fabulously," she said between rings. "We are so impressed with the Central School parents." She added that she and Leuenberger would like to see the program expanded to include more countries and last all day rather than a few hours. As the morning went on, students were entertained by Korean Fan Dancing, a tae kwon do demonstration and a Chinese violin performance. Cebula also felt the program went well and said the festival was as much fun for parents as it was for the students. "The parents are primary resources because some were born in the countries that they were representing," she said.

Fugitive From Page B-1 Street, then kicked and damaged a patrol car. He allegedly assaulted two police officers, one of whom suffered a knee injury. According to the "most wanted" feature, he was arrested Jan. 20, 2000, on charges of criminal contempt, criminal mischief and aggravated assault, but was released on bail before the sentencing date. Even though Coote was not among the morning crowd at the public defender's office Tuesday, his story caused a lot of talk among arriving employees.

As a reporter and photographer staked out the building and Coote's picture was framed in a newspaper box, employees chuckled and shook their heads about the fact that he tried to turn himself in at the Somerset County Jail, but was rebuffed. The "most wanted" feature led to another twist of fate in June 1998, when Henry Fudge of Plainfield brought a Sunday Courier News into the city's police building and gave it to a desk sergeant. Fudge, wanted on a Green Brook drug possession charge, did not know his picture was in the paper. A police officer caught him about a block away and arrested him. Adopt From Page B-1 Russia.

Mrs. Grzech said she read about the celebration and decided to stop in. "It's a breakthrough," she said. "It should have happened a long time ago." She said the law means, 'Tm responsible for him he's not going to go back to his country." She and her husband got "caught in the red tape," she said, when Russia changed its adoption rules. It took one year and two trips to Vladivostok to bring Eric home, she said.

Pam Wolgemuth of Boonton said the law means her China-born daughter, Callie, 17 months is "an immediate part of the family without having to jump through so many hoops." Wolgemuth was making a scrapbook for her daughter which will include items she took off the Internet about the law, she said. "It's just a really neat thing," she said. "It's a great day," said Assemblyman Christopher "Kip" Bate-man, R-Branchburg, as he joined the celebration with friends Linda and Brian O'Connor and their daughter, Grace, 17 months. Bateman said seeing his friends go through the adoptive process helped him understand the many problems involved. He said he was able to get legislation passed that reduced a $25-per-document state fee for adoptive parents to $5 per document.

Feel like a little jaunt? Look for TRAVEL every Sunday in the Courier News PERTH AMBOY Lillian (Zan-zalari) Yannick, 77, of Perth Amboy, died Sunday, (Feb. 25, 2001) at the JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born on May 11, 1923, in Perth Amboy, she was a lifelong resident of the city. She was a supervisor for Bell Telephone in Perth Amboy for 30 years before retiring in 1985. Mrs.

Yannick was a communicant of Most Holy Rosary R.C. Church in Woodbridge. She was a member of the Communications Workers of America Union of Newark, and she worked in the Elizabeth office. She was also a member of the Pioneers Retirees Club with the phone com- Eany. In addition, she also elped start up the United Way Middlesex County chapter.

She was the wife of the late John R. Yannick who died in 1994. She is survived by two sons, Raymond of Tampa, and Robert and his wife Linda of South Plainfield; two grandchildren, Robert Jr. and Alissa Chin-nock and her husband John; and a brother, Joseph Zanalari ofEdi-son. Funeral services will be at 8: 30 a.m.

Thursday at the Flynn and Son Funeral Home, 23 Ford Fords, followed by 9 a.m. at Most Holy Rosary Church. Interment will follow in St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

today at the funeral home. Mary Toat Stanton, retired receptionist SOMERSET Mary M. (Toat) Stanton, 84, died Tuesday (Feb. 27, 2001) at the McCarrick Care Center in Somerset. She was born in Aetneyville, Ohio and had lived in Warren since 1944.

Mrs. Stanton was an operator-receptionist for Ciba-Geigy Corporation in West Caldwell for 15 years, retiring 16 years ago. She was previously a receptionist at St. Joseph's Shrine in Stirling. She was a communicant of Our Lady oftheMountChurchin Warren and was a member of Our Lady of the Mount's Rosary Society.

She was also a CCD teacher at Our Lady of the Mount Church. She is predeceased by her husband, John Stanton, who died in 1965. She is survived by her son, John Stanton and his wife, Evelyn, of Glen Gardner; her daughter, Margaret Knott and her husband, Jeffrey, of Branchburg; and her grandson, Sean Stanton of Charleston, S.C. Funeral services will be 9:15 a.m. Friday at the Higgins Home for Funerals, 752 Mountain Blvd.

in Watchung. The funeral Mass begins 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Mount Chapel in Warren. Interment will be at Holy Redeemer Cemetery in South Plainfield. Visiting hours will be 2 to 4 p.m.

and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. EmmaB. DiMaggio, 84, retired administrator MIDDLESEX Emma B. DiMaggio, 84, died Monday (Feb.

26, 2001) at Integrated Health Services in Bridgewater. She was born in Springfield, and she had lived in Middlesex for 45 years. In 1972, she retired after 25 years from the Social Security Administration in New Brunswick where she was head of the board. She is predeceased by her husband, the late Joseph DiMaggio, who died in 1967. Surviving are her aunt, Mary Roberts of Massachusetts and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Middlesex Funeral Home, 528 Bound Brook Road, Middlesex. Interment will be at St. Bernards Cemetery, Bridgewater. The viewing will be one hour prior to the service from 10 to 1 1 a.m.

Elizabeth Fioravanti, 90, born in Plainfield PLAINFIELD -Elizabeth DeSal-vo Fioravanti, 90, died Feb. 14, 2001 at Vermont Hills Nursing Home in Portland, Ore. Mrs. Fioravanti was born in Plainfield where she lived for 89 years before moving to Portland a year ago. She was a homemaker and a communicant of St.

Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Plain-field. She was predeceased by her husband, the late Frank Fioravanti, who died in 1983. Surviving are two nieces, Frances-Joan DeSalvo Cutting of Long Beach, and Dolores Bagonyi of South Plainfield; two nephews, Tony deSalvo and Michael deSalvo both of Reno, Nev. A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.

Arrangements are by the Scarpa Funeral Home in North Plainfield. Joseph Donald Koon bominCranford PLAIHFIELD Joseph D. Koon, 73, of Plainfield died Sunday (Feb. 25, 2001) at the Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield. He was born in Cranford and had lived in Plainfield for 43 years.

For 14 years, he was employed as a Customer Service Representative Associate at the Sears Parts Divisioin in North Plainfield. Previously, he worked as a Processing InspectorForeman at the Carpenter Technology Corporation in Union for 25 years before he retired in May 1985. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Cranford where he was a past president of the Trustee Board and a member of the Building Fund Committee. He is survived by his wife, Eloise Koon; two sons, Glenn Koon and Gordon Koon both of Plainfield; three daughters, Valerie Palmer of Somerset, Sharon Davis of Centreville, Va. and Gloria Fowlkes of Pensacola, three stepdaughters, Deborah Richardson of Port Arthur, Texas, Helen Johnson of Perth Amboy and Jo Bess Shaw of Woodlands, Texas; two stepsons, Perry Mc-Gowan Jr.

and Paul McGowan both of Plainfield; 22 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of brothers- and sisters-in-law, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, 100 High Cranford. Interment will be at Rosedale Cemetery, Linden. Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m Thursday at the church.

Services entrusted to G.G. Woody Funeral Home, 206 E. Eighth Roselle. Max P. Reinhold, 81, retired machinist SCOTCH PLAINS -Max P.

Rein-hold, 81, died Monday (Feb. 26, 2001) at Convalescent Centre in Berkely Heights. Mr. Reinhold was born in Bres-low, Germany, and moved to the United States in 1936 where he lived in Cranford and then settled in Scotch Plains in 1951. Max worked as a machinist for Singer Manufacturer Co.

in Elizabeth for more than 30 years before retiring in 1981 at the age of 62. Mr. Reinhold liked to garden and spend time on his farm in New York State. He was also a tailor by trade. He is survived by his wife Gilda (nee Zambetti); a son, Stephen five daughters, Linda Zebleckas, Lisa Caswell, Lori Wojtech, Lydia Reinhold and Lois Ahner; and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on at 9 a.m. Friday, March 2, at Rossi Funeral Home, 1937 West-field Ave, Scotch Plains. A funeral service will be offered at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church in Scotch Plains at 10 a.m. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m.

and Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions maybe made to Deborah Hospital Foundation NJ Region, P.O. Box 820 Browns Mills, N.J.

08015 and will be accepted at the funeral home. SECOND ANNIVERSARY In Memory Of WILLIAM MOORE Feb. 28, 2000 HOME" I Jin homo in Heaven, dew ones: Hi happy awl so bright! is perfect joy and beauty, In tlm everlaMinj light. All the pain and gnel i over, Kvery reMlev Hissing passed. I am no al peace forever, Salely home in Heaven at last.

And He caine Himself in meet me. In thai way so hard lo tread: And Milh Jesus' arm lo lean on. Could I have one doubt or dread There is work Mill wailing lor you. So you must not idly stand; Do it no, while life reinainclh You shall rest in Jesus' land. When that ork is all completed.

He will gently call you home: Hi, ihe rupture of thai meeting; (Hi ihe joy to sec you come! "May Ciod Hk si Her Beautiful Soul!" Sadly Missed, The Family mmmm RENTALS SALES REPAIRS ft I i-i Medicare Medicaid AcceDted when qualified SURGICAL 627 Park Ave, Plainfield, NJ Saturday Hours till 908-756-7074 1-800-287-1793 trihorurfJ ktlrr for Accro IodinlrW(1wiinf Anerkn SliWJHdr 1 vex'? RARITAN Michael J. Riga, 72, died Monday (Feb. 26, 2001) at his daughter's residence in Flag-town. He was born in Raritan and lived most of his life there before moving to Hudson, Fla. for the last 8 years.

Michael was a pipe coverer for American Cyanamid for 28 years in Bridgewater. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War. He enjoyed traveling throughout the United States with his loving wife. He loved spending time with his grandchildren.

Michael played semi-pro football on the Rambler's team in Somerville for seven years. He will be sadly missed by his loving family, friends and neighbors. He will always be remembered for being a very special, caring person, a really "good man." He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Elaine Dunster Riga; a son, Michael Riga or Scotsdale, a daughter Cheryl Gill and husband, James, of Flagtown; three brothers, Anthony Riga and his wife, Ronnie, of Florida, Basil Riga and his wife, Carole, of Flemington and Michael Gi-aquinto and his wife, Helen, of Maryland; two sisters, Rose In-namorato and her husband, Anthony, of Bridgewater and Anna Scrape of Raritan; five grandchildren, Christopher and Michele Salko and Michelle, James Jr. and Megan Gill. Funeral services will be conducted 9:15 a.m.

Friday at Bon-giovi Funeral Home, corner of Bell Avenue and Anderson Street in Raritan. A Funeral Liturgy begins at 10 a.m. at Mary Mother of God Roman Catholic Church, 157 S. Triangle Road in Hillsborough. Entombment will follow in St.

Bernard's Cemetery in Bridgewater. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m Thursday at the funeral home. Harry J. Taylor, 79, British army veteran RINGOES Harry J.

Taylor, 79, formerly of Ringoes, died Monday (Feb. 26, 2001) at Valley View Manor Care Center in Alexandria where he resided for the past three years. He was born in Long Eaton, England, July 2, 1921. He was the son of the late Harry and Daisy Hall Taylor. He came to this country in 1946 and formerly resided in Branchburg before he lived in Ringoes from 1991-1998.

He was manager of maintenance at Ortho Diagnostics in Raritan, retiring in 1985. He was a World War II British army veteran, serving in Africa. He was predeceased by his wife, Ethel Wilkes Taylor, who died in 1998, and a son, Daniel, who died in 1984. Surviving are a son, Stephen Taylor of Raritan Township; a sister, Jean Hallam of Piscat-away; and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 1 1 a.m.

Friday in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Flemington under the direction of Holcombe-Fish-er Funeral Home, 147 Main Flemington. There will be no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation, 299 Cherry Hill Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Anthony Zinna, 77, War War II veteran METUCHEN Anthony Zinna, 77, died Tuesday (Feb. 27, 2001) at home in Keansburg.

He was born in Belleville and had lived in Metuchen before moving to Keansburg seven years ago. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was the bingo caller on Wednesday and Friday afternoons and Saturday nights for St. Helena's Roman Catholic Church in Edison. He was self-employed remodeling contractor for 30 years retiring 25 years ago.

He was predeceased by his brother, Leonard Zinna. Surviving are his wife of 22 years Bernadette "Bernice" Toohey Zinna; three sons, Daniel of North Branch, Leonard of Illinois and Donald of Keansburg; a daughter, Maria Yurow of Blairstown; and five grandchildren; Jessica, Danielle and Samantha Zinna; Daniel and Laura Yurow. Funeral services are Friday, March 2, at 8:45 a.m. at Gosselin Funeral Home, 660 New Dover Road, Edison. The funeral liturgy begins at 9:30 a.m.

at St. Helena's Church in Edison. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Cremation is private.

A.R.Ammons,75, English professor, poet ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) A.R. Amnions, who started writing poet- aboard a World War II Navy estroyer and went on to win nearly every major American poetry award over the next half-century, died Sunday of cancer. He was 75. Archie Randolph Ammons was a longtime professor of English and poetry at Cornell University.

a.m. Fnday, March 2. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Memorial Fund, The Medical Center at Princeton Foundation, 253 Witherspoon Princeton, NJ 08540-9914. Arrangements are by Cromwell Memorial Home, 71 E. Prospect Hopewell.

King S.Washington, World War II veteran PLAINFIELD King S. Washington, 77, died Thursday (Feb. 22, 2001) at home in Plainfield. He was born in Gardner's Corner, S.C., and lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., Boston, and Plain-field. He was a World War II veteran for the U.S.

Coast Guard. He was a member of the Elks Lodge 9 in Boston. He was a welder in the U.S. Navy Yard in Boston and Brooklyn Naval Yard for 21 years, retiring in 1977. He is survived by his wife, lie Washington of Plainfield; his mother, Julia Coleley of Edison; three sons, King S.

Washington of Scranton, Jospehus of Plainfield, and Prince of Mata-pan, five daughters, Peggy of White Plains, N.Y., Carolyn Adu of Plainfield, Josephine Harvin of South Brunswick, Marylee Dillion of Brooklyn, and Ebony of Roxbury, a sister, Rebecca Evans of St. Abons Queens, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild. Funeral services will be at 7 tonight at Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield. Visitation is from 6 to 7 p.m. A Ritualistic Service I.B.P.O.E.

of Elks will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. James E. born in Plainfield TURNERVILLE-James E. Del-negro, 48, died Monday (Feb. 26, 2001) at his home after a lengthy battle with MS.

Mr. Delnegro was born and raised in Plainfield before moving to Turnerville 10 years ago. James was predeceased by his mother, Grace Delnegro, in 1999. Surviving are his wife, Colleen Sullivan Delnegro; his father, Angelo of Plainfield; two sons, James T. of Philadelphia and Joseph E.

Delnegro of Denver, a daughter, Amy K. Delnegro of Clayton; a brother, Kenneth R. Delnegro of North Plain-field; three sisters, Sharon Delnegro of Plainfield, Karen Mat-tox of Binghamton, N.Y. and Gloria Kosport of Perryopolis, Pa; and a granddaughter, Keara M. Delnegro.

Also surviving are several nieces and nephews and a beloved dog named Storm. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, at the Scarpa Funeral Home, 22 Craig Place, North Plainfield. A private cremation will follow. Visiting hours are 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursday at the funeral home. EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY God took him away, it was his wish. In our hearts, we love him still. His memory is as dear today as in the hour he passed away. Sadly Missed, Your Loving Wife: Fay; Your Children: Gloria, Theresa, Joey and Anthony; Grandchildren Great-Grandchildren -1 fff, mmk tmrnmii In Loving Memory RALPH PAUL DECANTO Who Passed Away February 28, 1993.