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Fred Roeder
June 22, 2022
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MG Frederick W. Roeder received his final orders from the Lord Himself, who called him home on June 22, 2022 after a brief illness. Fred was born to Theresa C. Roeder and Frederick G. Roeder at home in Paterson,...
Naomi Alice Lang
June 20, 2022
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Naomi Alice (nee Russell) Lang died peacefully Monday morning, June 20th, near Tampa, Florida. Naomi was 98. The cause of death was complications from Covid-19.
Naomi was born in New York, NY on...
Jennie C Donohue
June 17, 2022
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Jennie Constance Donohue (née Arena), born October 19, 1931, passed away peacefully at home on June 17th, 2022, at the age of 90.
Born to Giovanni and Marietta Arena, and wife of...
George John Vallone
June 7, 2022
George John Vallone, age 94, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. He was a longtime resident of Oakland with his wife of 54 years Marilyn Vallone. George was the beloved father to his five children: his daughter Victoria and her husband Dominick Vallo, his daughter Jennifer and her husband Royce Knight, his daughter Lauren and her husband...
Anna R Fronte
June 6, 2022
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Rosanne Meyer
June 2, 2022
Rosanne (Javras) Meyer, 68, of Hamburg NJ, passed June 2nd, 2022 peacefully at home. She graduated from St. John's Cathedral High School in Paterson. She went on to spend 20 years working with The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in Montvale, NJ along with 20+ years of office management with her family away from home, Pruzansky Plumbing of Passaic,...
Catherine L. Obiso
May 31, 2022
Catherine Obiso, born Catherine Liotard, age 93 formerly of Oakland, NJ passed away on May 31, 2022. She is predeceased by her late husband, Daniel Obiso, her brother, Robert and her half sister, Gladys Farino. She has one surviving brother, Paul who lives with his wife, Rosie in North Carolina. She is also survived by her 5 children: Anne Block...
Bernadette Dorothy Sephton
May 19, 2022
Sephton, Bernadette D. (nee Muller) age 92 of Oakland, NJ on May 19, 2022. She is predeceased buy her late Husband Leigh R. Sephton. and sons Robert (2017) and Larry (2010) Sephton. Cherished Aunt of Robert Muller. Friends and relatives may call on Wednesday May 25, 2022 from 4-8 PM at the Oakland Memorial Home 330 Ramapo Valley Road (Rt.202)...
Jose Leocadio Santana Cruz
May 19, 2022
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Robert Normandia
May 13, 2022
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Jane Ekdahl Lydecker
May 12, 2022
Jane Ekdahl Lydecker, 96, of Oakland, NJ, passed away peacefully with family by her side on May 12, 2022. Born on May 25, 1925, in Buffalo, NY, she was the beloved daughter to Cora Babinger Ekdahl and Harry Gilton Ekdahl. Jane graduated from Lafayette High School in Buffalo, NY, in 1943. After the war, she went to the University of...
Leigh Kent Lydecker, Jr.
May 11, 2022
Col. Leigh Kent Lydecker, Jr., (known as Colonel), 97, of Oakland, NJ, passed away peacefully with family by his side on May 11, 2022. Leigh was born on April 2, 1925, in his family's farm house in Maywood, NJ, to Col. Leigh Kent Lydecker, Sr. and Dorothy Fisher Lydecker. His years of service started early; Leigh was active in the...
Arlene Catherine Drury
May 9, 2022
Arlene Catherine Drury (Nee Sullivan), beloved Aunt Arlene, was born February 22, 1946, to the late John and Catherine Sullivan (Nee Englehardt). She passed away on May 9, 2022, in Ridgewood NJ at the age of 76. Arlene's career started in 1964 as an administrative assistant at Joslyn. She then went on to work at Givaudan Corp in the marketing...
Charles Alexander Lescinsky
May 9, 2022
Charles A. Lescinsky – Aka Butch – Passed away May 9th 2022. Charles served as a US Marine from 1958 until 1961 – where he received the Purple Heart. Born in Jersey City, NJ and a longtime resident of Rutherford, NJ. Where he served as Captain of The Rutherford Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a member of The Rutherford Auxiliary Police...
Roman Kapturkiewicz
April 16, 2022
Roman Kapturkiewicz passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 16th 2022 at the age of 73, in his hometown of Oakland New Jersey. Roman graduated from Rzeszow Technical High School in 1974 with a concentration in radio and electronics. In 1979 he received his Ph D in automatic electronic control systems and television, radio broadcasting and acoustic systems. Roman...
William Edwin Drury
April 12, 2022
William Edwin Drury, beloved Uncle Billy, was born March 16, 1948, to the late William and Ethel Drury. The loving husband of the Arlene C. Drury (Nee Sullivan), passed on April 12, 2022, in Oakland NJ at the age of 74. Bill was a Vietnam Veteran who proudly served his country from 1967-1971. During his time in the service, he...
John R Rowling
April 12, 2022
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Byong Hak Lee
April 7, 2022
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Louise Kranz
April 4, 2022
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Shirley Dooley
April 2, 2022
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