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James H. Beckett |
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528 W. Fourth St. |
1919 |
[1919] |
thought to have served the Black community |
Robert James Bourke |
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410 Madison Ave. |
1910 |
1911 |
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Brown's |
(800) 286-4241 brownsfuneralhome.net |
506 W. Fourth St. (1922), 317 Plainfield Ave. (1924), 122 Plainfield Ave. (1945) |
1922 |
present |
has traditionally handled Black customers |
Casey's |
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Park Ave. next to Post Office (1873), 16 W. Front St. (1891), corner of North Ave. & Park Ave. (1915), 325 Park Ave. (until 1941) |
1872 |
1941 |
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James E. Churchman |
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332 Liberty St. (1913), 407 Plainfield Ave. (1913) |
1912 |
1914 |
thought to have served the Black community |
Cole & High |
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200 W. Second St. |
1917 |
1920 |
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Cole's |
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200 W. Second St. (1903, 1920), 315 E. Second St. (1939) |
1920 |
[1946] |
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Cornish |
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216 Richmond St. |
1927 |
1928 |
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Crescent Home |
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149-59 Crescent Ave. (1941) |
1941 |
1959 |
previously Casey's |
DeMott |
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56 Somerset St., North Plainfield |
[1892] |
1922 |
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DeMott & Lambert |
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59 Somerset St., North Plainfield |
1903 |
1904 |
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Charles B. Dennis |
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115 Madison Ave. |
1903 |
1904 |
thought to have served the Black community |
DeSaulniers |
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56 Somerset St., 136 Somerset St., moved to 17 Pearl St. (1936), all in North Plainfield |
1922 |
[1958] |
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William J. Douglass |
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610 E. Third St. |
1911 |
1915 |
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Ford & Stiles |
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14 E. Front St. (1884); 29 E. Front St. (1886) |
1882 |
1888 |
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Higgins |
(908) 756-0017 higginsfuneralhome.com |
Park Ave. & W. Fourth St. (1911), 109-111 W. Fourth St. (1913) 209 W. Eighth St. (1934) |
1911 |
Watchung location, to present |
Jewish customers tended to come here and Higgins was said to work with all religions; records are held at the Watchung location, they're reportedly arranged by date only |
High & Harold |
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224 E. Front St. (1924) |
1920 |
[1932] |
records available for 1920-1928; indexes available with Memorial records online at PPL. |
Judkins Colonial |
(800) 253-4429 judkinscolonialhome.com |
216 Richmond St. (1927), 428 W. Fourth St. (1929) |
1927 |
present |
has traditionally handled Black customers |
Leeson |
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14 E. Front St., Front St. next to/east of Second Presbyterian Church |
[1871] |
[1882] |
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J. W. S. Martin |
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unknown |
[1849] |
[1850] |
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Memorial |
(908) 322-4350 fanwoodmemorial.com |
400 Franklin Pl. (1932)
155 South Ave., Fanwood (1980) |
1928 |
present |
records available for 1928-1996; indexes available with Memorial records online at PPL. |
Thomas A. Moore |
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508 Watchung Ave. (1903), 612 E. Sixth St. (1913), 1214 E. Second St. (1921) |
[1902] |
[1922] |
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Leonard C. Morse |
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324 Plainfield Ave. |
[1919] |
[1919] |
thought to have served the Black community |
James M. Pettit |
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77 Chatham St., North Plainfield |
1913 |
[1913] |
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Riker |
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132 Central Ave. |
[1894] |
[1900] |
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Nelson D. Rumsey |
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209 E. Fifth St. (1925), 504 Belvidere Ave. (1929) |
1924 |
[1932] |
records available for 1924-1932; indexes available with Memorial records online at PPL. |
A. M. Runyon & Son |
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corner of Front & Somerset St. (1875); 40 1/2 W. Front St. (1879); 402 Park Ave.; 900 Park Ave. (1927) |
1875 |
1984 |
records available for 1906-1984; indexes available with Memorial records online at PPL. |
Runyon's |
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north side of Front St. near Somerset St. |
[1860] |
[1874] |
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S. Sakowicz & Son |
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960 W. 4th St. (1940) |
by 1937 |
1944 for Plainfield location |
only known to have served people of Polish descent; primary location seems to have been in Westfield |
Scarpa's / Scarpa Las Rosas Funeral Home |
(908) 756-2693 scarpalasrosasfh.com |
136 Somerset St. (1936); 22 Craig Pl., North Plainfield (1943-44) |
1936 |
present |
may currently be the preferred funeral home for Spanish speakers |
Alfred Simpson |
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324 Plainfield Ave. |
1918 |
1918 |
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Terrill & Cole |
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16 E. Front St. (1891), 128 E. Front St. (1893), W. Second St. |
1888 |
1897 |
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Wilhelmina Woodie |
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528 W. Fourth St. |
1922 |
1924 |
seems to have handled Black customers exclusively |
David D. Woody |
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213 Plainfield Ave. |
1912 |
1912 |
thought to have served the Black community |