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John Joseph Flanagan

John Joseph Flanagan

April 26, 2024

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John Joseph Flanagan, 70, of Oakland NJ, passed away on April 26, 2024 surrounded by his family. He is finally at peace after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's disease.

John...

Joseph Clarke Williams

Joseph Clarke Williams

April 20, 2024

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A memorial mass will be held Friday for Joseph Clarke Williams, of Wanaque, who died peacefully April 20 after several years battling Parkinson's Disease. He was 82.

Born in Brooklyn, New York,...

William P Bickford

William P Bickford

April 7, 2024

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William (Bill) Bickford, 81, of Oakland, NJ, passed away on April 7, 2024, in Ridgewood, NJ.  He is survived by his high school sweetheart and devoted wife of 59 years, Carmen.

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Francis R Schwarz

Francis R Schwarz

March 28, 2024

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Francis Robert (Frank) Schwarz, 74, of Oakland, New Jersey, passed away on March 28 in Ridgewood, New Jersey .

Frank was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Bernadette (Martin)...

James John Mcguire

James John Mcguire

March 25, 2024

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James John "Jim" McGuire, 81, of Bronx, New York, passed away on March 25, 2024, in Oakland, New Jersey. He was born on July 29, 1942. Jim, a proud US Army veteran who served for 4 years, dedicated 30 years...

Thomas Francis Leahy

Thomas Francis Leahy

March 21, 2024

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Thomas F Leahy, 81, of Oakland NJ passed away on March 21, 2024.  Born on July 25, 1942 in Manhattan, NY to Daniel and Julia (Kennedy) Leahy.  He spent his early years in Kingsbridge in the...

Karen Lynne White

Karen Lynne White

March 15, 2024

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Karen Lynne White (née Kaufmann), of Oakland NJ, passed away on March 15, 2024 at the age of 77 after a brave battle with cancer. She is survived by Tom her lovingly devoted husband of 37 years....

Sal Granato

Sal Granato

March 13, 2024

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Salvatore "Sal" Granato, 91, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Formerly of Wanaque, NJ and Coconut Creek, FL.  Born August 6, 1932 Baucina, Sicily, Italy to Girolamo & Maria (Cali) Granato. He immigrated to the U S. in 1951 He married...

Frank L Karloczy

Frank L Karloczy

March 11, 2024

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Frank Karloczy of Oakland, NJ passed away on March 11, 2024 at the age of 82 years old.

The visitation will be held at the Oakland Memorial Home on Friday...

Frederick C. Birks

Frederick C. Birks

February 28, 2024

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Obituary for Frederick C Birks. 1950-2024

Frederick Christian Birks, 74, of Oakland, NJ passed away peacefully in his home on February 28,...

Nancy D Wirkmaa

Nancy D Wirkmaa

February 20, 2024

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73, on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Cremation was private. A memorial service will be held on April 15, 2024, 1:30 PM at Portobellos,175 Ramapo Valley Rd, Oakland, NJ 07436 . In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to the Alzheimer's Foundation...

Paul Marcazo

Paul Marcazo

February 18, 2024

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Paul Marcazo, 63, of Oakland, NJ, peacefully passed away on February 18, 2024.

Paul was born in New Milford, NJ to Anna and Carl. Paul had...

Timothy William Mcdonough

Timothy William Mcdonough

February 5, 2024

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Timothy William McDonough, 73, of Oakland, New Jersey passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loving family on February 5, 2024.

Tim was born in Saddle Brook, New Jersey to...

Georgina Whyte Simmers

Georgina Whyte Simmers

January 31, 2024

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Georgina W. Simmers (nee Sellars) age 87 of Oakland, NJ. passed away quietly at home on January 31, 2024.

Georgie was born on September 10, 1936 to George and Elizabeth Sellars in Glasgow,...

Marie Moore

Marie Moore

January 30, 2024

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Marie J. Moore

Marie J. Moore, a long-term resident of Oakland, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Born in Newark, Marie earned a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in...

John Edward Nicolaysen

John Edward Nicolaysen

January 25, 2024

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We are deeply saddened by the passing of John E. Nicolaysen. He was born June 26, 1935 in Jersey City, and passed away at home in the presence of loving family on January 25, 2024.  John...

Anthony M Papasso

Anthony M Papasso

January 23, 2024

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Anthony Mark Papasso 80 years old born on  9/12/1943 passed away 1/23/2024. He was born in Brooklyn NY to Frank and Susan Papasso and brother to Nicholas.

Tony married Helen Smith on 12/1/1996 and...

Julia Elizabeth Sheridan

Julia Elizabeth Sheridan

January 15, 2024

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Julia Elizabeth Sheridan May 27, 1939 - January 15, 2024

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother Julia Elizabeth Ryan Sheridan. Julia was...

Barindra Kumar Dasgupta

Barindra Kumar Dasgupta

January 8, 2024

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Barindra Kumar Dasgupta 91 of Oakland died Monday January 8, 2024. Born in Ranchi, India he immigrated to the United States in 1989 and eventually became a U.S. citizen. Barindra settled in New York and spent the first 25...

Janet Godwin

Janet Godwin

January 1, 2024

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In the early dawn of the new year 2024, our beloved Janet Godwin entered heaven's glory.  Janet was first generation American, as well as first born to Helen and Frank Mueller in June 1938 and grew up in Montclair, NJ....

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