Obituaries
William M Bird
Apr 4, 2020
William M. Bird, age 71, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 4, 2020. He is the son of the late Virgil and Veronica Bird. Growing up Bill, known to his family as "Bud," resided in Riverdale and attended Kinnelon High School graduating in 1966. He enlisted in the Army in 1967 and served 2 tours in Vietnam with an...
Megan Walzer
Mar 24, 2020
MEGAN WALZER, 50 Beloved School Nurse From 2006 to 2016, hundreds of children began their schooling at the Aaron Decker School in Butler, a K-4 elementary school. Every day throughout the school year, students would, sooner or later visit the "Nurses Office". Some needed broken eyeglasses repaired, some needed broken shoe laces mended, some needed a band-aid, and some...

Jacqueline Sisco
Mar 23, 2020
Jacqueline Sisco, age 96, of East Stroudsburg, PA formerly of Bloomingdale, and West Milford, NJ, died Monday, March 23, 2020. Mrs. Sisco was born in Versailles, France she was the daughter of the late Robert and the late Francine (Tanou) Laigre. Jacqueline was an inspector for Mac Wayne Plastics, Wayne, NJ before she retired; she was a parishioner of...
Lucille Fulco Rehak
Mar 22, 2020
Lucille Fulco Rehak, artist, wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and life-long New Jersey resident, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 22, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was 76 years young. Born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1943 to Concetta Carierre Fulco and Frank Fulco, Lucille lived with her mother and her Italian immigrant grandparents, Palma and Giuseppe Carierre, in...
Bagrian Vatchev
Mar 22, 2020
Bagrian Vatchev, 70, Butler, NJ, passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 22, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife Diane and children Petkana and Steven as well as many nieces and nephews. Originally from Slavyanovo, Bulgaria, Bagrian came to the United States in 1991. He and Diane moved to Butler in 1994 to raise their family.As a young...

Karen M Jobes
Mar 21, 2020
Karen Jobes, age 64, of Butler, NJ, passed away, Saturday, March 21, 2020 after a long illness. Karen was born in Paterson, NJ, the daughter of the late Theodore Jobes and the late Anne (nee MacKinnon) Jobes. She most recently worked as a Realtor at Weichert Realtors and for years prior worked as a successful insurance underwriter for various...
Patricia Ann Riley
Mar 19, 2020
Patricia A. Riley, age 81, of Bloomingdale, NJ, passed away, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Mrs. Riley was born in Paterson, NJ the daughter of the late Richard and the late Elizabeth (Thompson) Carlyon. She worked at Visiting Health Services Of NJ in Totowa, NJ before retiring. Pat was a parishioner of St. Anthony RC Church and a member of...
Pauline Evelyn Smith
Mar 13, 2020
Pauline Evelyn Smith, age 86, Riverdale, NJ, passed away, Friday, March 13, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Smith was born in New York, NY the daughter of the late Louis Joseph and the late Evelyn Mae (Vyse) Liquori. Evelyn was a former dog breeder, specializing in Doberman Pinchers and will be remembered for her strong will and...
Donald 'Don' J. Barry
Mar 6, 2020
Donald "Don" J. Barry, 89, of Bloomingdale, NJ, passed away on March 6th ,2020 at his home surrounded by family. Don was born in Bloomingdale son of the late John and Ellen Barry. Don was an Air Force Veteran a member of the Knights of Columbus and a NJ Exempt Fireman. He was a Superintendent at Allied Felt and...
Edward A. Destefano
Mar 6, 2020
Edward A. DeStefano, 69, Kinnelon, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2020 surrounding by his family. Ed is survived by his wife, Beatrice DeStefano, his two children, Anthony and Lauren and his sister Carol. Ed was born in Brooklyn, NY, on August 3rd, 1950, to Helen and Anthony DeStefano. He worked as a successful entrepreneur owning multiple businesses and...
Jason R Richard
Mar 6, 2020
Jason R. Richard, age 36, of Edison, NJ formerly of Jefferson, NJ, passed away suddenly on Friday,March 6, 2020. He was a 2001 graduate of Jefferson High School, working 20 years, he was an exceptional salesperson, manager, teacher all things automotive and the owner of J & M Auto Wholesalers in Lakewood, NJ. Jason loved weightlifting, bicycling, nature and...
Larry Paulo
Mar 5, 2020
Larry Paulo, age 88, (beloved husband of Teri) of Butler, NJ died on Thursday, March 5, 2020. A decorated veteran of the Korean War, he served as a Corporal in the United States Army and received the Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, the United Nations Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. Larry...
Sandra J Jaretsky
Feb 28, 2020
Sandra J. Jaretsky, 84 of Pompton Plains, formerly of Bloomingdale, passed away peacefully, February 28, 2020. Sandra was the daughter of the late Richard and Gladys (Shippee) Kohrs. Sandra loved spending time with family and friends, the Jersey shore sunsets, and gambling in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. She supported and donated to the Special Olympics and St. Judes...
Rosemary Chiriaco
Feb 28, 2020
Rosemary Chiriaco, of Bloomingdale, New Jersey, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Rosemary was the loving daughter of Samuel and Rose Barbieri. She married Frank Chiriaco on September 16, 1961, and they enjoyed 58 wonderful years together. Rosemary made a career as a sales consultant for Designer Sign Systems, and later pursued a...
Louis Spataro
Feb 28, 2020
Louis Spataro, 66 of Butler, NJ, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2020. Louis was born in Weehawken, NJ the son of the late Frank and Philomena (Menta) Spataro. Louis loved spending time with family and friends, he was a good cook especially at the holidays. An avid fisherman, Louis was a member of the Barnegat Hole Fishing...
Mary Mawhinney
Feb 27, 2020
Mary Mawhinney, age 82, of Butler, formerly of Haledon, died Thursday, February 27, 2020. Mrs. Mawhinney was born in Paterson, NJ the daughter of the late Edward and the late Jean (Miller) Boydell. She worked at Precision Tool in Hawthorne, NJ and J & M Enterprises in Ridgewood, NJ as a bookkeeper before retiring. Mary was very active in...
Ella Degraw
Feb 21, 2020
Ella DeGraw, age 90, of Bloomingdale, NJ passed away peacefully on February 21, 2020. Ella was born, and remained a lifelong residence of Bloomingdale, her parents were the late James and Ella (Sloat) Meyers. Ella worked as a clerk at the Butler News and at Radio Aircraft in Boonton, she was an original and 26 year resident of Butler...
Wanda M Yingling Dross
Feb 17, 2020
Wanda M. Yingling Dross, age 72, of Butler, formerly of Clifton, died Monday, February 17, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Dross was born in San Saba, Texas, the daughter of the late John and the late Ruth (Stewart) Heath. Before retiring Wanda worked as a Registered Nurse for JDT Resort Medical Rehab Center in Lincoln Park,...
Anne “Nancy” L. Anders
Feb 7, 2020
Anne "Nancy" L. Anders, age 84, of Kinnelon and Butler passed away Friday, February 7, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Anders was born in New Rochelle, NY the daughter of the late Edgar and the late Anne (Griswold) LeFurgy. Nancy was a member of the Smoke Rise Solos Club, attended The Chapel in Lincoln Park and its...
Coleen A Moran
Feb 2, 2020
Coleen A Moran, age 71, of Butler died Sunday, February 2, 2020. Ms. Moran was born in Saddle Brook, NJ the daughter of the late William Martin and the late Alice R (McMahon) Moran. She was a Manager for Macys in Wayne, NJ before she retired and was a graduate of The Lab Institute of Merchandising. Coleen was a...