Obituaries

Marylou Kessel

Marylou Kessel

October 16, 2019

Marylou Kessel, age 62, of Butler, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Mrs. Kessel was born in Montclair, NJ to the late Gerard and Catherine (Tully) Meyer. She was a Disability Claims Manager for Prudential Insurance in Roseland, NJ, for 44 years before retiring in July of 2019. Marylou enjoyed tanning at...

Linda M Hack

Linda M Hack

October 16, 2019

Linda M. Hack, 62, of Kinnelon, NJ passed away peacefully October 16, 2019, following a long illness. Lin was born August 13, 1957 to Merle (Kmetz) Miller and the late Russell Miller. Lin spent her life as an educator touching many lives working as a Reading and BSI Specialist at Stanlick School in Jefferson, NJ. She was an active...

Doris Porter

Doris Porter

October 13, 2019

Doris Porter, age 94, of Bloomingdale, formerly from Haskell, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on October 13th, 2019. Doris was the daughter of the late Herbert and Anna (Gimen) Titus. Doris was very loving and approachable person and was a long time resident of Bloomingdale of 50 years (since 1969). She lived a full life...

James Simpson

James Simpson

October 11, 2019

James Simpson, aged 73, died on October 11, 2019 at the Chelsea at Bald Eagle, West Milford, New Jersey after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. James was born on August 17, 1946 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He is predeceased by his wife Charlene Fisher, father Oliver Simpson, and son Timothy Simpson. He is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Simpson,...

Michele Martino

Michele Martino

October 9, 2019

Michele Martino, age 48, of Bloomingdale, formerly of West Milford , died Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Ms. Martino was born in Passaic, NJ the daughter of Raymond J. and the late Joanne (Giordano) Martino. Michele was a client of Project Pride of West Milford, NJ, for over 20 years where she enjoyed lots of daily activities such as bowling...

Carol V Grimes

Carol V Grimes

October 9, 2019

Carol V. Grimes, 90, of Bloomingdale, NJ, formerly of Croton -on- Hudson, NY, passed away peacefully surrounded by family October 9, 2019. Carol had a career as a financial secretary in NYC, she enjoyed art, sketching and sewing and feeding the birds and chipmunks at her home. Carol is survived by her loving sisters and brother, Barbara Anzivino and...

Dolores Adubato

Dolores Adubato

October 9, 2019

Dolores Adubato, age 86, of Bloomingdale, formerly of Nutley, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 9, 2019. Dolores was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lucy (DiChiara) Allora. She was a bookkeeper for many years and a parishioner at St. Mary's RC Church in Pompton Lakes, NJ. Dolores was an avid reader, she loved to...

Joseph L Weaver

Joseph L Weaver

October 8, 2019

Joseph L. Weaver, 75, originally from West Milford, NJ passed away October 8, 2019 in St. Petersburg FL. He was born March 15, 1944. Joseph is survived by his beloved partner, Judy King, his five children Sheryl Abernethy, Joseph J., William, Michael, and Robert Weaver. He will also be dearly missed by his brothers, Gerald and Vernon, eleven grandchildren,...

Shirley M. Collins

Shirley M. Collins

October 6, 2019

Shirley M. Collins, age 91, of Pequannock, died Sunday, October 6, 2019. Mrs. Collins was born in Bloomingdale, NJ, the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Catherine (Brown) De Puyt. She is survived by her devoted husband of 75 years, Donald S. Collins Sr., her beloved children, Linda, Donald Jr., Stephen, Jeffrey, Michael, Noreen, Peggy and Jonathan,...

Rose A Roper

Rose A Roper

September 29, 2019

Rose A. Dolloway Roper, age 62, Pompton Lakes, NJ, died Sunday, September 29, 2019. Mrs. Roper was born in Paterson, NJ, the daughter of the late William and the late Marie C. (Metoskie) Stefancik. She was a nurses aide at Lakeland Health Care Center Haskell, NJ and enjoyed country music and NASCAR. She is survived by her devoted husband,...

Frances Ficken

Frances Ficken

September 29, 2019

Frances Ficken, age 77, of Kinnelon, formerly of Weehawken, died Sunday, September 29, 2019. Mrs. Ficken was born in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late William and the late Pearl (Del Guidice) Ingold. She was a Customer Service Representative for Mikasa in Secaucus, NJ, and often enjoyed riding her bike. She is survived by her devoted husband of...

Robert “Bob” P Siek

Robert “Bob” P Siek

September 28, 2019

Robert P. Siek, 69, of Stockholm, formerly of Butler, passes away on September 28th 2019 at home surrounded by his family. Bob was born in Paterson and was the son of the late Robert J. and Janice Siek. Bob graduated from Morris County Community College and Montclair State College, was Manager at Excelsior Lumber, formed "Against the Grain" Construction...

David D. Pellegrini

David D. Pellegrini

September 24, 2019

David D. Pellegrini, 85 of Butler, NJ, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Born in Paterson, NJ, David was the son of the late Anthony and the late Susan (Tannachione) Pellegrini. David worked as a Plant Inspector for ADT, was a parishioner at St. Anthony's RC Church in Butler, an Army Veteran and a member of the Knights...

Gina M. Graziano Hempton

Gina M. Graziano Hempton

September 20, 2019

Gina Graziano Hempton of Wayne, New Jersey passed away as a consequence of injuries sustained in an accident. She and her husband, Robert Hempton, met while attending school at the University of Delaware where she graduated with honors and a degree in Psychology. They were blessed with three adoring children, Lucas (9), Morgan (6) and Ella (4). Growing up,...

Catherine Johr

Catherine Johr

September 11, 2019

Catherine Johr, age 90, of Butler, NJ, died Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Mrs. Johr was born in Paterson, NJ, the daughter of the late Robert and the late Catherine (O'Toole) Hutchinson. She was the head bookkeeper at Shop Rite Franklin, NJ before retiring. She is survived by her loving sister, Joanie Steele and husband Peter, a beloved niece and...

Leonard Hasson

Leonard Hasson

September 11, 2019

Leonard Hasson, age 81, a resident of Bloomingdale for over 53 years, died Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Lenny was born in New York City, NY, the son of the late Danny and Suzanne Hasson. He worked at Singer-Kearfott in Little Falls, NJ as a Logistics Analyst for 40 years before retiring. Lenny was a long time member of the...

Marie Montgomery

Marie Montgomery

September 7, 2019

Marie (Sowinski ) Montgomery, age 89, of Butler, NJ, passed away peacefully, Saturday morning September 7, 2019 at home with her daughters Cheryl Bradley and Jacque Montgomery by her side. Remember her with a SMILE and know she is at Peace. Mother of Cheryl Bradley and Jacqueline Montgomery, grandmother to Nicole, Raymond Jr., Billy and Leland. Great grandmother to...

Chris Sklodowski

Chris Sklodowski

September 2, 2019

Chris Sklodowski, age 56, of Butler, passed away peacefully, Monday, September 2, 2019. He was born in Zambrow, Poland the son of Tadeusz and Teresa (Nagorka) Sklodowski. Chris was a parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua Church; he enjoyed gardening, animals, fishing, boating and was able to fix anything. Chris was a devoted family man and loved spending time...

Sherry Yvonne Bednarz-Mosier

Sherry Yvonne Bednarz-Mosier

September 2, 2019

Sherry Bednarz-Mosier (nee Van Tassel) of Butler NJ peacefully passed away on September 2, 2019. Born April 30, 1964 and raised in Butler she is survived by her devoted husband Marc Mosier and her loving children, sons Jeffery and Tyler Bednarz and daughter Clarrissa Bednarz. She is predeceased by her sisters Laurie Van Tassell and Marie Predmore. Sherry also...

Marilyn Marlaine Beger

Marilyn Marlaine Beger

August 20, 2019

Marilyn Marlaine Beger, age 66, of Bloomingdale, formerly of Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. Marilyn Beger was born in Ridgewood, NJ the daughter of the late Walter W. and the late Joanna (Van Winegarden) King. She was a special woman who loved to be with family and friends. Marilyn is survived by...