Obituaries

December 22, 2022

Renske Kuiken, age 68, of Franklin, NJ, formerly of Haledon, NJ, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family, Thursday, December 22, 2022. Mrs. Kuiken was born April 25, 1954, in Den Haag, Netherlands, the daughter of the late Bart and the late Johanna (Steenhuis) Van Bergen.

Renske grew up in Hawthorne where she went to...

December 20, 2022

Dorothy Maurer, age 99, of Bloomingdale died Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Maurer was born October 21, 1923, in Yonkers, NY the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Florence (Taylor) Nold.

Dorothy served in the Navy during World War II. She moved from Yonkers to Pompton...

December 16, 2022

Frederick E. Hinchman, age 63, of Wanaque passed away suddenly, Friday, December 16, 2022. Mr. Hinchman was born August 8, 1959 in Pompton Plains, NJ the son of the late Frederick and the late Catherine (Hunter) Hinchman. He worked at Luke Oil Wanaque, NJ. Beloved father, brother, and friend to so many. He is predeceased by his son Timothy...

December 11, 2022

RAYMOND E. MELLINA (1933-2022)

Born in Jackson Heights and raised in Astoria Queens, NY to Edward Mellina and Elizabeth Donnelly, Ray could often be seen palling around with his childhood friends, the Buccaneers. A wild and rowdy bunch of misfits that stayed friends their whole lives. If they weren’t swinging from the Hellgate bridge and...

December 10, 2022

Barbara A. Hurt of Kinnelon, NJ, 79, passed peacefully on December 10th, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was the widowed wife of Kevin Hurt whom she was married to for 53 loving years. Barbara is survived by her cherished children Kevin Hurt and his wife Tania, Kelly Pellegrini and her husband David, Kerry Hurt and his wife...

November 27, 2022

Elizabeth A. D’Angelo (Betty)

On November 27, 2022 Elizabeth A. D’Angelo died in Bloomingdale, New Jersey of natural causes at the age of 93.

Betty, as she was known by her friends and family, is survived by her husband, John G. D’Angelo (J.M.C. Retired) of Kinnelon, New Jersey; children, John C....

November 25, 2022

Joyce I Trigler, 88, of Wayne, peacefully passed away Friday, November 25, 2022. Joyce was born in Bloomingdale, NJ to Hobart and Florence (Elliott) Cole. A graduate of Butler High School, Joyce worked at many jobs and retired from PF Labs, in Totowa, NJ. She loved knitting reading and coloring in coloring books.

Joyce is...

November 25, 2022

November 22, 2022

Dolores (Dee) Unger, age 84, of Fayson Lakes, NJ passed away on November 22, 2022. Mrs. Unger is survived by her beloved husband, Richard (Dick), her daughter, Dawn Austin, and her husband, Tom, and their son, Christopher, and Dee’s son, Eric, and his wife, Suzanne, and their children, Daisy Ann and Ernie. Dee Unger had lived in Fayson Lakes...

November 21, 2022

Jane Veronica Cosgrove Lee, 88, of Wayne NJ entered into eternal rest on November 21st in Wayne NJ. All of Jane’s grandparents immigrated from Ireland and ended up on Staten Island. The Cosgroves from Clones, the O’Farrells from Rahan in Cork, the Rices and Mckuskers from Belfast.

Jane was born on February 20th, 1934 to...

November 19, 2022

James Black, age 63, of Montague died Saturday, November 19, 2022. Mr. Black was born July 3, 1959 in Passaic, NJ the son of the James S. and Olianna D. (Boone) Black. Until his passing Jim was under the loving care of his former wife Pearl Hoppel.

He worked High Point Country Club, Montigue, NJ....

November 18, 2022

Surrounded by family, Heinz Wilhelm Hoeft passed away peacefully on November 18th, 2022, at the age of 95. He was born in Berlin, Germany on April 7,1927 to the late Wilhelm Hoeft and wife Martha. He served in various branches of the military and as a young man worked as an insurance agent. In 1957 Heinz and his family...

November 16, 2022

Alda Morando, of Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 16th 2022 at the age of 98. Alda was born in 1924 in Montegrosso, Italy the daughter of the late Onorato and the late Gemma (Forno) Cortese. Growing up, Alda played a key role in the family business of selling goods to the local farming community,...

November 14, 2022

Lisa Maciag, age 57, of Stirling, NJ, passed away peacefully Monday, November 14, 2022 after a long illness. Lisa was born in Passaic, NJ, the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Serafina (Mancini) Maciag.

Lisa worked at Archival Micrographics in Mahwah, NJ. She attended St. Vincent de Paul RC Church in Stirling, NJ...

November 13, 2022

Robert D. Beek, age 47, of Bloomingdale passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Beek was born December 20, 1974, in Wayne, NJ, the son of the late Bert and Avalon (Andriko) Beek.

A member of the Bloomingdale Fire Department for 25 years, Robert was a Deputy Chief, an Exempt Fireman...

November 12, 2022

Philomena Horgan, 84 of Pompton Plains, passed away November 12, 2022.

Phyllis was born on the family farm, Derrymacar in Newtowncashel, County Longford, Ireland on August 4, 1938. Daughter of Daniel and Mary Ellen Moughty, she is survived by her brother Daniel Moughty and her children Daniel Horgan, Neil Horgan (Terri Horgan), Maureen Horgan and...

November 8, 2022

Bennie Wayne Henderson, age 81, was born to Elizabeth and Ancil Henderson in St. Joseph, Missouri on September 4th, 1941. He had a very happy childhood full of good memories and his uncle Cliff, was even a Pony Express rider! Bennie possessed the same adventurous spirit and, as a young adult, moved to New York and later, New Jersey,...

November 5, 2022

On the morning of November 5, 2022, Bethany "Bet Bet" Ann Cox, resident of Butler, NJ, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 27. Bethany was born on April 14, 1995 to Deborah and Mark Cox in Paterson, NJ. She is predeceased by her father, Mark Cox, uncle, John Norman, and maternal grandparents and paternal grandfather. She is survived...

October 16, 2022

Richard Guy Kohler, age 71 of Oak Ridge, NJ, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Rick was born on July 4, 1951, in Jersey City, NJ, to Gerald Kohler and Cecelia (DeFazio) Kohler. He grew up in East Rutherford, NJ, in the heart of the extensive DeFazio clan, with cousins, aunts, and uncles...

October 15, 2022

The Rev. Bernardine C. Kessing, O.F.M., age 89, a professed Franciscan Friar 68 years, and a Catholic Priest 62 years, died Saturday, October 15, 2022, at St. Catherine of Siena Nursing Home, Caldwell, NJ, after an extended illness. In retirement, Father Bernardine had previously resided at St. Anthony Friary, Butler, NJ, and the former Holy Name Friary, Ringwood, NJ....