Livingston Tribune

Dorothy C. Tylka (Mankus) of Livingston died on Sunday, February 25. Born in Hyde Park, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Tylka was predeceased by her husband, John, in 2003; her brothers, Stanley, Walter, Chester, and Henry; and her sisters, Theresa and Mary. She is survived by her daughter, Bev Siffeti (Aman) of Livingston; as well as one granddaughter; and three greatgrandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Philomena Church in Livingston, or to the Livingston First Aid Squad. Arrangements were made by the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home.

Solomon Joseph Frankel, formerly of Livingston, died on February 19 in Davenport, Florida. Born in Lodz, Poland in 1925 to Benjamin Frankel and Ida (Midlarz) Frankel, he and his family were part of the last deportation of Jews to Auschwitz in 1944. His mother died in the gas chamber and sister, Sara, died of typhus at Stutthof concentration camp. As electrical workers, Mr. Frankel and his father were sent to Friedland, a work camp that was part of Gross-Rosen concentration camp. The camp was liberated in 1945, and the two men lived in Feldafing, a displaced persons camp in Germany, until 1951, when they were able to secure passage to the United States. They settled in Newark and set up a radio and TV repair shop. Mr. Frankel took classes at Newark College of Engineering (now NJIT) and later established Frankel Electric Contracting, Mr. Frankel was deeply committed to Holocaust education and spoke in many schools around the country.

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend

Helene Purcell passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018 in Livingston. Mrs. Purcell was a Business Teacher at Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair for many years. She was a member of the Catholic Teacher’s Association; the past President of the Essex Dove No. 251, the Benevolent Order of Does; Membership Vice-President of the Livingston Chapter of the American Association of University Women; President of the Livingston Ladies Bowling Team; and Vice-President and Treasurer of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus in Livingston. She was also Program Chairperson for the Livingston Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Helene was married to the late William Purcell, Jr., and they lived in Livingston for 51 years. She is survived by several nieces and nephews: Charles J. Barbaz, Jr., and his wife, Clara, Jean Kulpa, Carol Binkowski, William Barbaz, Charles Barbaz, and Richard Purcell.

Bennington Road residents’ concerns about flooding around the Saint Barnabas Medical Center on Madonna Drive Community Field were acknowledged by the township last week.

The Township Council held a meeting with homeowners to address the issue on Thursday, February 15. Township officials heard complaints from the residents, who said flooding in the area has increased in the months since the field was built, but the engineer in charge of the project insisted the field posed no major flood issues. In fact, they said the field conditions have exceeded expectations.

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A fast-moving snowstorm dropped over five inches of the white stuff on Livingston on Saturday night, February 17. By Tuesday, however, most of the snow was a memory, thanks to subsequent rain and warm temperatures.

The forecast was for three to six inches of snow, and the storm dropped five-plus, according to Mike Anello, supervisor of the Livingston Public Works Department (DPW).

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The Livingston Lancer wrestling team sent four wrestlers to the District 12 Finals this past Saturday, February 17, with three becoming district champions.

Michael Petrillo (113 pounds), Anthony Petrillo (126), and Ryan Valese (195) all took home district titles. For Anthony Petrillo, this was his second consecutive district win.

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An Orange resident was issued a motor vehicle summons following a Friday night crash, according to the Livingston Police Department.

In other news, a car was stolen while it was left running to warm up, and a man is facing drug charges in this week’s police blotter.

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SUNRISE ROTARY DISCUSSES PROM: The Livingston Sunrise Rotary hosted guest speakers, Liliana Branquinho and Bunnie Ratner at this week’s meeting. They discussed the 2018 Intergenerational Prom, which will be held on Wednesday, April 11, at Livingston High School.

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At last week’s annual fire inspection, each member of the Township Council thanked the Livingston Fire Department for another year of dedicated service to the community.

The West Essex Tribune would like to join the Council in thanking the 65 members of the volunteer fire department for all they have done for our township in the past year.

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