Josephine Di Rienzo, 93, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at the Hunterdon Care Center in Flemington, N.J. Because of the limitations of visitors due to state restrictions, there will be a gathering of friends and family at a later date and location to be determined. Born in Newark, Mrs. Di Rienzo lived most […]
William “Bill” Griffin, Jr., 69, of Bloomfield, NJ, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 23, 2020. He was a lifelong resident of Bloomfield, born on July 17, 1950, the son of the late William and Margaret Griffin. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years Eileen, whom he often affectionately referred […]
Mara B Harkins passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020, at home, surrounded by her loving family, in Glen Ridge, N.J. after a brief battle with colon cancer. Mara was born in Latvia in 1941 and lived there until 1944, when her family made a harrowing escape from the Soviets during WWII, eventually finding refuge in […]
Agnes I. Kennedy, of Pompton Plains, N.J., passed away peacefully Sunday, May 24, 2020. She was 92. She was the daughter of the late William and Agnes (Masterson) Donahue. Agnes was born and raised in Newark, N.J., and moved to Bloomfield, N.J. in 1951, before moving to the Cedar Crest community in Pompton Plains in […]
Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, Friend, Teacher. March 10, 1944 – May 27, 2020 Marie was born on March 10, 1944 to parents Theresa (Geraghty) and Thomas Jordan in Brooklyn, NY. She was raised in Hoboken, NJ, and later attended The Academy of Saint Elizabeth in Convent Station, NJ, where she received her degree in […]
Former Mayor Thomas Henry Cooke, Jr. passed away on May 18, 2020. During the decades Thomas H. Cooke Jr. spent as an elected leader in New Jersey, his city, East Orange, fell on hard times. As a two-term mayor, his focus on restoring the city’s tax base brought the New York Times and network TV […]
Gerard William (Jerry) Ryan passed away on May 27, 2020 in Maplewood, New Jersey, after a valiant three-year battle with cancer. He was 59. Born and raised on “the rock,” Staten Island, Jerry graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School in 1979. He then attended The Cooper Union in New York City, where he earned a […]
Amparo Cecelia Clusan, 53 of East Orange, entered into eternal rest on May 16, 2020 at University Hospital, Newark. Cremation Services are being held in private. Arrangements by Levandoski-Grillo Funeral Home, Bloomfield. www.levandoskigrillo.com
Edward John White passed away on May 13th. Ed was 60 years old when he died of cancer in his home in Easton, PA. Ed was a 15-year resident of West Orange. He was a PAL Little League Baseball assistant coach. He loved coaching his son Liam and the other boys. He had a great […]
Mary Karen O’Connell (Pierce), passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Clara Maas Hospital. Born and raised in Newark, NJ until she moved to North Bergen, then Belleville, NJ for the past 44 years. Mary brought joy to the world and brightened the lives of her husband, children, grandchildren, family and friends alike. In […]