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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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Charles Thomas Anzolut
March 28, 2022
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Connie C Thomas Thomas
March 23, 2022
Connie Thomas was born in Brooklyn, NY to Clara & John Cavaliere on August 11, 1930. She attended and graduated from the Katherine Gibbs School in NYC. Connie and Harry eloped on January 26, 1963 in New York City and remained married for 56 years until his death in 2019. Connie greatly enjoyed reading the daily paper and her variety...
Irving A Conklin Iii
March 23, 2022
Irving A. Conklin the 3rd. pass away on Wednesday morning due to Covid related issues. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Conklin, his father Irving Conklin Sr., his mother Jane, and his brother David. Irv graduated from Indian Hill School in Oakland in 1987 and then on to Bergen Community College to study in police Science in the...
Liming Kuhns
March 18, 2022
Liming Kuhns, age 71, of Oakland, NJ, passed away March 18, 2022, in Oradell, NJ, from complications of COVID-19. She was born on October 19, 1950, the second of six children, in Taipei, Taiwan, where she also attended National Taiwan Normal University. Liming immigrated to the U.S. in 1973 and worked for over 20 years as a translator for the...
Dorothy L. Enright
March 13, 2022
Dorothy L. Enright, 86 of North Haledon, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Dorothy was born on November 16, 1935, in Queens, New York to Dorothy and John Lynch. She was a longtime resident of Oakland, NJ. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband Edward. Dorothy worked for the Oakland Public Schools and more recently...
Dorothy Labarba
March 7, 2022
Beloved Wife, Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Aunt and Friend Dorothy LaBarba (Dot), 92, of Wayne, NJ passed away peacefully on March 7th, 2022 Funeral services will be held at Oakland Memorial Home on Saturday, March 12th at 10am with Reverend Nathan Busker of Ponds Reformed Church officiating. Burial will follow at Ponds Cemetery, 341 Ramapo Valley Rd in Oakland. Visitation...
Charles T. Cox Jr.
March 5, 2022
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Ralph Yezza Sr.
February 26, 2022
Ralph Yezza Sr., 79 of Mahwah, NJ, passed away, Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Valley Hospital. Ralph, son of Joseph & Susan Yezza, was born on February 16, 1943 in Campobasso, Italy and was a longtime resident of Oakland, NJ. Ralph was pre-deceased by his beloved wife Katherine of 50 years in 2017 and could be found having coffee while...
Gustavo Adolfo Cajina
February 21, 2022
Gustavo Adolfo Cajina (Gus) passed away on Monday, February 21st, 2022, at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ. He was born in Minneapolis, MN and lived in New York City until age 12 when his family moved to Oakland, NJ. He graduated from Indian Hills High School and from Bergen Community College with an Associate's degree in Hotel/Restaurant and Hospitality...
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