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Claire Potosky Obituary
Basking Ridge - Claire (Hermine) Potosky, 97, was a resident of Fellowship Village in Basking Ridge NJ, formerly of Whiting and Matawan, NJ, passed away on Thursday November 23, 2018. Claire was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States when she was five years old. She was married to Stephen Potosky for 67 years who predeceased her in 2013. Claire is survived by her brother Harry and sister-in-law June Potosky and sister-in-law Marilyn Schober. She is also survived by her cousin Ruth Bauer and by her nine nieces and nephews, Paul Potosky, Karen Potosky Bonifade, Sandra Potosky Schneider, Janet Potosky Centimole, Russell Potosky, Ron Schober, Mark Schober, Kathy Schober Oliver, and Carol Schober Policelli. The visitation will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Gallaway & Crane Funeral Home, 101 S. Finley Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ from 10:00 - 11:00a.m. Funeral Service will follow at the funeral home at 11:00am. Interment will be at the Hollywood Memorial Cemetery, Union, NJ. For further information, or to light an online condolence candle please visit www.gcfuneralhome.com
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J W
December 1, 2018
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Joan Stewart
December 1, 2018
Joan Stewart
December 1, 2018
November 30, 2018
May your hearts be filled with wonderful memories of times spent together as you celebrate a life well lived.
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