Livingston community

Georgiana B. Cona, 97, died at her residence in Livingston on Sunday, October 12. The Funeral Mass celebrating her life was offered at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Roseland, on Wednesday, October 15. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center 95 Old Short Hills Rd., West Orange, NJ 07052. Mrs. Cona, who received a bachelor’s degree from the College of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, was born in Orange and had lived in West Orange for many years before moving to Livingston 54 years ago. For many years, she was an administrative assistant at Macy’s Department Store in New York City. She was also a member of the Essex Skating Club. Predeceased by her husband, Ernest R. Cona, Sr. and son, Ernest R., Jr., she is survived by many nieces and nephews.

Albert P. Arnold died at the age of 70 on October 13, following a long battle with cancer. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Jude Roman Catholic Church in Budd Lake on Friday, October 17. Visitation will bhe held at the Cochran Funeral Home in Hackettstown today, Thursday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Born in Livingston to the late Anita and Albert Arnold, Mr. Arnold lived in Budd Lake. He worked as an electrician with I.B.E.W. Local 52 for 40 years. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Joyce; a son, Tom and his wife Lenore; a daughter, Karen and her husband Kevin; a sister, Anita Nurge; and three grandchildren. The family has suggested that memorial contributions be made to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065.

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Livingston teams may soon have a new turf field on which to play. The Township Council took the first steps on Monday evening toward the installation of a new field with a synthetic surface on the open space property to the rear of St. Philomena Church. Livingston mayor Dr. Michael Rieber announced that the township has received a letter of commitment from Saint Barnabas Medical Center to fund the construction of the field.

 

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Carole J. Restaino of Livingston died Saturday, October 4, in Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 7, in the Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel of Livingston. Born in Newark, Mrs. Restaino lived in Union before moving to Livingston in 1981. For many years, she had been a dental assistant in the Belleville office of her late husband, Dr. Robert M. Restaino, D.D.S. Predeceased by her husband of 37 years, Mrs. Restaino leaves her children, Donna Restaino Levey and her husband, Yale Levey; and Dr. Robert Restaino, Jr., and his wife, Fallon; and four grand-children. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.