Obituaries

Maria J. Garcia

Maria J. Garcia

Jul 10, 2020

Maria J. Garcia nee Morales of Paterson, NJ passed away peacefully at Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff on July 10th, 2020 Beloved wife of Candelario Garcia; devoted mother of Cristina Garcia, Christopher Garcia and his wife Tania, Monica Galiano and her husband Rocco and her beloved son at heart Angel Ortiz; dear sister of Milagros Torres and husband...

Joseph Vaccaro

Joseph Vaccaro

Jul 5, 2020

Joseph Vaccaro, age 86, of Siena Village, Wayne, formerly of Paterson, died Sunday, July 5, 2020. Mr. Vaccaro was born in Paterson, NJ the son of the late Joseph and the late Catherine (Giarritano) Vaccaro. He served in the U.S. Army, owned and operated Vaccaro Shoe Repair in Nutley, NJ, was a member of the Knights of Columbus and...

Herbert Walter Grieshaber

Herbert Walter Grieshaber

Jul 3, 2020

Herbert Walter Grieshaber, 91, of Kinnelon, NJ, passed away on July 3, 2020. He is survived by his two sons, Steven and his wife Jeanne of Jefferson, NJ, and Kenneth and his wife Cynthia of Bethlehem, Pa. In addition, Herb is survived by five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters-in-laws, Irene Williams of Kinnelon,...

Gerald P Mcgovern

Gerald P Mcgovern

Jun 27, 2020

Gerald P McGovern, age 57, West Milford, died Saturday, June 27, 2020 after a courageous three-year long fight with cancer, surrounded by his wife and children. Mr. McGovern was born in Pequannock, NJ, the son of the late John and the late Rosemarie (Hague) McGovern. He was a truck driver for Fedway Associates, Hackensack, NJ for 24 years, and...

Jonathan Samuel Becker

Jonathan Samuel Becker

Jun 26, 2020

Jonathan S. Becker, age 45, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, June 26, 2020. He is survived by his two beautiful daughters, Savannah Lynne and Avalee June, their mother Kimberly, Jons long-term girlfriend Abby, Jons father Alan, sister Julie and her children David, William and Addyson, sister Amy and brother-in-law Louis. Jon was predeceased by his mother,...

Geraldine R. Moeller

Geraldine R. Moeller

Jun 25, 2020

Geraldine R. Moeller, age 71, of Butler passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020. Mrs. Moeller was born August 2, 1948 in Paterson, NJ the daughter of the late John and the late Martha (Carafello) Snyer. She was a beautician and owner of Hairs Geri in Clifton, NJ before retiring. Geraldine was a beautiful person and loved her grand children...

Bryan Paul Franco

Bryan Paul Franco

Jun 22, 2020

Bryan Paul Franco, age 55, of Butler. died Monday, June 22, 2020. Mr. Franco was born Pequannock, NJ and was a member of IBEW local 164, and was a general foreman for Allan Briteway Utility in the communications division. Bryan had a passion for landscaping and had his own landscaping business for many years, Franco Landscaping. He excelled at...

Albert 'Albie' Or 'Big Al' Willi Walzer, Jr.

Albert 'Albie' Or 'Big Al' Willi Walzer, Jr.

Jun 21, 2020

Albert William Walzer, Jr. ("Albie" or "Big Al") Albert William Walzer, Jr., husband of the late Megan McCracken Walzer, died at his home in Butler, NJ on Sunday, June 21, 2020. He was 62 years old. Son of the late Albert William Walzer, Sr. and Dorothy Hofferman (Snyder), Albert Walzer Jr. was born on August 10, 1958 at St....

Victor M Jimenez, Jr

Victor M Jimenez, Jr

Jun 6, 2020

Victor M Jimenez, Jr., age 87, of Kinnelon died Saturday, June 6, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Mr. Jimenez was born in Brooklyn, NY the son of the late Victor Manuel and the late Olga (Croney) Jimenez Sr. He served in the Air Force and worked at Charles Bahr Lumber and Fuel Co., in Verona, NJ as...

Margaret Jean Mccarthy

Margaret Jean Mccarthy

Jun 3, 2020

Margaret Jean McCarthy, 95, of Chestnut Ridge, New York, formerly of Butler, NJ, wife of the late Thomas W. McCarthy, died on June 3, 2020. Born August 4, 1924, daughter of the late Herbert Grant and Margaret Walker of Frome, England. Mrs. McCarthy was schooled in England and shortly after finishing her schooling, supported the war effort working with...

Raffaele Basile

Raffaele Basile

Jun 2, 2020

Raffaele (Ralph) Basile, of Bloomingdale, NJ died suddenly, Tuesday June 2, 2020. Ralph was born in Jersey City, NJ on July 18, 1969 and moved to Wayne, NJ at the age of 13. Ralph received his BA in accounting from William Paterson University. Ralph loved to spend the summer with his family camping and enjoying everything that went along...

Richard F. Lummer

Richard F. Lummer

May 28, 2020

Richard F. Lummer, age 88, of Kinnelon, passed away surrounded by his loving family Thursday, May 28, 2020. Mr. Lummer was born in Paterson, NJ, the son of the late Frank and the late Frances (Federhenn) Lummer. He served in the Navy from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean war and was a former Chief of the Kinnelon Volunteer...

Helen E Barry

Helen E Barry

May 27, 2020

Helen E Barry, age 94, of Butler, NJ, passed away, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Mrs. Barry was born in Kinnelon, NJ, the daughter of the late Michael and the late Ruth (Cook) Witty. Helen worked at State Farm Insurance Co., Wayne NJ before her retirement. She was a parishioner and member of the rosary altar society at St. Anthony's...

Louise C. Decker

Louise C. Decker

May 26, 2020

Louise C. Decker, age 89, of West Milford, passed away at home Tuesday, May 26, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Decker was born in Apshawa, NJ, the daughter of the late Charles R. and the late Jennie (Matthews) Decker. Louise worked at Milford Manor in West Milford, NJ as a dietary aide before retiring. She was a...

Herbert Matthias Then

Herbert Matthias Then

May 24, 2020

Herbert Matthias Then of Kinnelon, NJ, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, May 24th, two days shy of his 89th birthday. Herb was born in Newark, NJ on the 26th of May, 1931, to Robert and Philomena (nee Muller), a year after they immigrated from Wernfeld, Germany. Residing in Roseland, NJ, he was the eldest of their...

Robert N Rugel

Robert N Rugel

May 16, 2020

Robert Nickolas Rugel, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on May 16, 2020, he was 74 years old. Robert was born in New Brunswick, NJ on August 29, 1945, to the late Franz and Rose (Ricca) Rugel. He moved to Paterson N.J. at an early age and lived there before moving to Butler in 1974. Robert served...

Gertrude Margaret Clarke, Phd

Gertrude Margaret Clarke, Phd

May 15, 2020

Dr. Gertrude Margaret Clarke, founder and executive director (1981-1999) of the New JerseyBusiness/Industry/Science/Education Consortium, and the first woman president of the NewJersey Inventors Hall of Fame, died on May 15th, 2020 near the age of 88.Gert, as she was known to friends and family, was born on May 28th, 1932 in Franklin, N.J. Sheattended Franklin High, earned her baccalaureate...

Charles Vanderpyle

Charles Vanderpyle

May 11, 2020

Charles VanderPyle went home to be with the Lord on May 11th. He was 97, and still enjoyed life. He loved people and sharing the Gospel. He was born in Paterson, NJ to Jacob and Laura VanderPyle. In addition to New Jersey, he also resided in New York and Pennsylvania. He had been a member of the Riverdale Bible...

Donald R Bepler

Donald R Bepler

May 8, 2020

Donald Robert Bepler, 58, of West Milford, NJ, passed away on May 8, 2020, surrounded by loved ones, in Butler, NJ. He was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer and passed a short time later. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, then moved to Haskell, NJ, in 1966. He graduated from Lakeland Regional High School, in 1979, then went...

Anna Milewska

Anna Milewska

May 8, 2020

Anna Milewska, age 100, of Butler, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 8, 2020. Anna was born in Poland, the daughter of the late Waclaw and the late Zofia Milewski. Anna was never married but was always surrounded and loved by her nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. Ana was kind. Her wisdom and humor were great gifts. She...