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Joan M Herkomer

Joan M Herkomer

February 19, 2018

Joan M. Herkomer, 79, of Oakland, NJ passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. Joan was born in New York City, New York to Peter and Rose Majuk on November 25, 1938. In 1959 she moved to Miami, FL where she met the love of her life, Arthur. Joan and Art married in...

Lester Woodward

Lester Woodward

February 15, 2018

LESTER WOODWARD, age 91 of Dallas, TX, formerly a longtime resident of Oakland, NJ, passed away on February 15, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. A funeral service will be held at Oakland Memorial Funeral Home on February 24, 2018 at 10AM with Pastor Russell Stammer, Chaplain of the Oakland Fire Dept., officiating. Burial will follow at Ponds Cemetery in Oakland, NJ....

Evelyn D Walker

Evelyn D Walker

February 12, 2018

Obituary of Evelyn Walker Evelyn D. Walker Oakland – Evelyn D. Walker (nee. Dornich), 83, of Oakland passed away on February 12, 2018. Born in Clifton, NJ she moved to Oakland in 1965. Evelyn retired as an Executive Assistant at Boston Scientifics in 1996. She was a longstanding member of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Oakland where she was on...

Helen Kolaja

Helen Kolaja

January 27, 2018

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Doris C Marchese

Doris C Marchese

January 24, 2018

Doris Catherine Marchese AKA "Terry" to family- 82 years old, passed away at home after a long illness. Mrs. Marchese was a resident of Ocean Pines Maryland - where she retired in 1996 Doris was born on October 28th 1935 in Morristown NJ to Doris and Louis Kovalcik. She attended Clifton High School - She was the beloved wife of...

Ensio Adami

Ensio Adami

January 12, 2018

Ensio Adami, 91, of Oakland on January 12, 2018. Cremation was private.

William T. Ahearn

William T. Ahearn

January 7, 2018

William Thomas Ahearn II Born March 31st, 1933 in Jersey City, NJ, "Bill" passed away at the age of 84 in his home in Ringwood on January 7th, 2018. He was surrounded by those he held most dear, Mary, his wife of 56 years, his son Bill Jr., and daughter Lauren. Bill is also survived by his brother Jack Ahearn,...

Kathleen Ann Carr

Kathleen Ann Carr

January 7, 2018

Kathleen "Cathy" Carr (nee Corr) Kathleen Carr, age 79, of Oakland passed away on January 7, 2018 with family by her side. She was the youngest child, born to Irish immigrants, Thomas and Kathleen Corr. Raised in the Bronx, NY and attended Cathedral High School. Met the love of her life, John J. Carr, when they both worked at Rockefeller...

Carolyn Ann Edwards

Carolyn Ann Edwards

January 5, 2018

Carolyn Ann Edwards, 41, of Upper Saddle River and Denville, NJ, passed away on January 5, 2018 in Hollywood, Florida. Funeral services will be held at Oakland Memorial Home, 330 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland, NJ 07436, on Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 10am until 2pm. Carolyn was born in Seoul, Korea and raised in Upper Saddle River by her mother,...

Mervin Charles

Mervin Charles

January 5, 2018

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Jeanne Wittwer

Jeanne Wittwer

January 4, 2018

Julius (Jeanne) Wittwer (nee Dawal),86, of Oakland, NJ passed away on January 4th, 2018 at her home. Visitation will be held at Oakland Memorial Home,330 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland, NJ on Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Funeral service will be held at Oakland Memorial Home on Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 at 10:00 am with Reverend Thomas Lipnicki...

Kathleen Egan Schlipf

Kathleen Egan Schlipf

December 24, 2017

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Rickard Mark Waterman

Rickard Mark Waterman

December 23, 2017

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Rickard M Waterman, 63, of Oakland, NJ passed away peacefully at home Dec 23, 2017 of natural causes.

A beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, and grandfather, he adored all his family, spending time with them whenever he could....

Margaret Glynn

Margaret Glynn

December 17, 2017

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Marilyn A. Cole

Marilyn A. Cole

December 10, 2017

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Marilyn Cole, 85, of West Milford NJ, passed away on December 10th, 2017.  Marilyn was happily married to the late Arthur Cole for 55 years. Beloved mother of Theresa Saunders and her husband Norm, Arthur Cole and his wife Carole,...

Barry L. Wilson

Barry L. Wilson

December 8, 2017

Barry Wilson, 63, of Oakland, NJ, passed away on December 8, 2017. He was a devoted husband, loving father and adored grandfather. Barry enjoyed theater, concerts, museums, golf, traveling, nature, riding his motorcycle, reading, taking trips down the shore and most of all - spending time with his family. He was one of a kind, a true gentleman, a man...

Ann P Capparelli

Ann P Capparelli

December 4, 2017

Ann Capparelli (née Cacciola), of Cliffside Park and Oakland, NJ passed away on 12/4/17. Born in New York City, NY, devoted wife of the late Vincent Capparelli (1989), and daughter of the late David Cacciola and Fannie Mortelleti Cacciola. Raised in Cliffside Park, she became drum majorette of her local high school band and was awarded the best baton twirler....

Thomas F Drechsel

Thomas F Drechsel

December 4, 2017

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Thomas F Drechsel of Passaic, NJ on December 4, 2017. Cremation was private.

Arthur Joseph Nemetz Jr.

Arthur Joseph Nemetz Jr.

November 30, 2017

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~~Arthur J. Nemetz, Jr. 52 of Oakland, NJ, originally of Bergenfield lost his battle with cancer and peacefully passed away with his family by his side on November 30, 2017.

Arthur "Buddy" is survived by Marycarmen Kunicki and...

Joseph John Mollor

Joseph John Mollor

November 23, 2017

Sadly Joseph Mollor passed away on November 23rd, 2017. Joe was a long time resident of Oakland, NJ and a graduate of Seaton Hall University. Joe worked in the pharmaceutical industry for the majority of his career. He is survived by his brothers Eric Mollor and Kurt Mollor, sisters Lisa Bowers, Marybeth Monaghan, Joanne Doyle. Nieces, Nicole Miller, Danielle Monaghan,...

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